I Drive an Old Banger and Can't Afford Holidays - but I'd Still Rather Spend Pounds 80,000 a Year Educating My Children Than Put Them in State School ; Education,Articles

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THIS week my wife and I dropped our 16-year- old daughter Evelyn off for her first day at Sevenoaks School in Kent. Evelyn insisted on a 'drive-by' drop off, and almost leapt from our beaten-up, old people carrier before anyone could spot her embarrassing parents.

My wife's main concern as we drove away through the school's extensive and well maintained grounds was that she would make friends quickly. My main concern was how the hell was I going to pay the fees.

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I Drive an Old Banger and Can't Afford Holidays - but I'd Still Rather Spend Pounds 80,000 a Year Educating My Children Than Put Them in State School ; Education,Articles

I have four children at private schools.

Taking into account the fact that I am a higher-rate taxpayer, the brutal truth is that I pay around Pounds 80,000 a year just to educate the brood. This

figure will climb in the years ahead as the younger boys enter senior school and inflation rises.

That's Pounds 80,000 a year just for schools!...

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