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Shakespeare's Globe theatre has come under criticism for charging higher fees for school trips from private schools compared to state schools. The Globe charges £12 per pupil for state schools and £14 for "other UK schools," which primarily refers to fee-paying institutions. This policy is part of a broader trend among London cultural sites, including the Horniman Museum and Gardens, the William Morris Gallery, and the Bank of England’s museum, that offer different pricing structures based on school type. Critics argue this approach discriminates against children from lower-income families who attend private schools on bursaries, while allowing wealthier students in state schools to participate at a reduced cost.
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In April 2023, The Shakespeare's Globe faced criticism for implementing higher fees for private school pupils visiting its educational programs. Critics accused the organization of discriminating against children from lower-income families who attend independent schools on bursaries. Campaigners like Tony Perry of Education Not Taxation, a group protesting against the Labour government’s decision to scrap VAT relief on private school fees, argue that such policies penalize economically disadvantaged students attending independent schools while offering state schools more favorable rates.
The Bank of England, located in City of London, only provides its museum presentations to state schools, illustrating a similar divide. Meanwhile, other cultural institutions like the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow, and the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in Clerkenwell also apply differential pricing policies. For instance, the William Morris Gallery charges £95 per tour for local authority schools compared to higher fees for private institutions.
Campaigners propose offering concessionary rates based on economic need rather than school type; specifically, providing discounts to students on free school meals or from high-deprivation areas.
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Others in the capital with a similar policy include the Horniman Museum and Gardens in Forest Hill, the William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow and the Quentin Blake Centre for Illustration in Clerkenwell.
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Others → include → Clerkenwell
The Bank of England, based in the City of London, only accommodates state schools for its in-house museum presentations.
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Bank → base → presentations
Campaigners at the Education Not Taxation group, set-up in protest against the Labour government’s decision to scrap the 20% VAT relief on private school fees, urged cultural institutions to end what it called a “divisive approach” to pricing school trips.
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it → set → trips
Chairman Tony Perry accused certain organisations of “discriminating against, or outright excluding, children simply because they attend independent schools”.
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they → accuse → schools
“It can penalise children from lower-income families who attend independent schools on bursaries, while allowing children from wealthier families in state schools to participate.”
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children → penalise → schools
Mr Perry suggested that a fairer and “more targeted” approach would be to offer concessionary rates to children on free school meals or living in areas of high deprivation.
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approach → suggest → deprivation
The William Morris Gallery in north-east London charges £95 for tours given to local authority schools and £135 independent schools before VAT.
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Gallery → charge → VAT
It has a funding arrangement that allows it to offer 24 free workshop sessions each year for schools with 30% or more pupils on free school meals.
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it → have → meals
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The Globe charges £2 more per head for school workshops when it comes to fee-paying pupils.
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it → read → pupils
State schools are charged at £12 per pupil, with “other UK schools” billed at £14 per student.
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schools → charge → student
At the north London Quentin Blake Centre, which opened in June, state schools are charged £200 per 90 minute workshop when visiting.
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schools → open → workshop
Independent schools pay £87.50 more for the same experience.
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schools → pay → experience
The Bank of England defended its policy of only permitting state school pupils access to its 45-minute presentations when visiting its museum.
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Bank → defend → museum
It said all schools are “very welcome” at the museum but that it prioritises its “limited resources” by aiming them at pupils with less access to economics education.
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it → say → education
“Economics as an academic subject is less widely taught in non-selective state schools than independent schools,” the Threadneedle Street institution said.
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institution → teach → schools
“To put this into context, about half of comprehensive schools offer economics at A Level, compared to about three-quarters of independent schools.
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half → put → schools
“The statistics at degree level are more striking: over 7% of independently educated male undergraduates are studying economics, compared to 1% for female undergraduates from state schools.
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% → educate → schools
“Our objective here is not to deny access to any particular group to our educational resources.
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objective → deny → resources
“By providing short additional introductory presentations to state-school students, our aim is to help encourage a similar interest in economics amongst them as we already see in their independently-educated counterparts.”
Education resources are available for all schools on its website free of charge, it added.
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it → provide → charge
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