{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/35669120-6056-4c38-8f33-80df7112e8df/639202dee43313001123813a?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Do private schools need a rethink?","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61ba0e441a8cbeb3393cf13c/1659027691161-ec0984c30a499cf38724279c0daaeb82.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In the last few weeks, the Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer has called for private schools in the UK to have their charitable status scrapped, but why?</p><p>Also today, The Sunday Times launches its annual Parent Power Schools Guide.&nbsp;School league tables: the best UK primary and secondary schools revealed</p><p><a href=\"https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/best-uk-schools-guide-parent-power-tr95xdztg\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Find the best primary and secondary schools in your area with our guide to academic performance.</a></p><p><em>This podcast was brought to you thanks to the support of readers of The Times and The Sunday Times. Subscribe today: </em><a href=\"https://thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><em>thetimes.co.uk/storiesofourtimes</em></a><em>. </em></p><p><strong>Guest: </strong>Sian Griffiths, Education Editor, The Sunday Times.</p><p><strong>Host: </strong>Manveen Rana.&nbsp;</p><p><strong>Clips: </strong>Parliament TV, BBC Archive, BBC, Bloomberg, London Review of Books.</p>","author_name":"The Times"}