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College Oversubscriptions and the DoE

Following an AFIS investigation into post-GCSE capacity pressures, the Department has now confirmed to us that post-16 place planning estimates are not centrally calculated, after 𝘼𝙁𝙄𝙎 𝙦𝙪𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙧 “𝙣𝙤 𝙘𝙖𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚” 𝙘𝙡𝙖𝙞𝙢𝙨 𝙬𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙗𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙙.

May 27, 2026 • AFIS™

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An open letter from the Association for Families of Independent Schooling

The following letter was sent to a large volume of Independent UK Schools on February 3rd, and is shared here for full transparency...

Feb 03, 2026

A “What If?” Thought Experiment on Choice, Fairness, and Funding in Education

AFIS Founder & CEO, Michelle Daniells, shares thoughts on socio-economic backgrounds, adding VAT to independent school fees, and elaborates on why this particular "What If?" question, is not merely theoretical.

Feb 02, 2026

We Don't Ban Playgrounds or Food. We Make Them Safer.

This isn’t about banning the internet. It isn’t about banning smartphones. It isn’t about removing parents from the picture. It’s about combining personal responsibility with safer systems.

Jan 31, 2026

Changing lives, one haircut at a time

AFIS' CEO & Founder shares her thoughts and personal experiences with Autism...

Jan 30, 2026

Technology, and why we should focus on creating better systems

AFIS Founder & CEO, Michelle Daniells, discusses how independent schools, with their propensity and ability to innovate, trial and implement change at pace, and lead the way, sharing their learning and best practice.

Jan 28, 2026

Can you help raise awareness?

You may have heard about the large number of independent schools that have been forced to close in recent months, due to the impact of VAT on school fees, and other financial pressures...

Jan 27, 2026

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