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AnthonyJ329 (talk | contribs) Highgate's membership is questionable. Not apart of the Cartel, and very different from the other twelve schools. |
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The 12 Eton Group schools are: |
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* [[Bryanston School]], Dorset |
* [[Bryanston School]], Dorset |
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* [[Dulwich College]], London |
* [[Dulwich College]], London |
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* [[Eton College]], Berkshire |
* [[Eton College]], Berkshire |
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* [[Highgate School]], London |
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* [[King's College School]], London |
* [[King's College School]], London |
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* [[Marlborough College]], Wiltshire |
* [[Marlborough College]], Wiltshire |
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* [[Westminster School]], London |
* [[Westminster School]], London |
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With further association to [[Highgate School]], London. |
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In 2003, following an investigation by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' into the Eton Group and other schools, the [[Office of Fair Trading]] launched an investigation into alleged fee-fixing at independent schools.<ref>{{cite news |
In 2003, following an investigation by ''[[The Sunday Times]]'' into the Eton Group and other schools, the [[Office of Fair Trading]] launched an investigation into alleged fee-fixing at independent schools.<ref>{{cite news |
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| publisher = Office of Fair Trading | date = 9 November 2005 |
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| url = http://www.oft.gov.uk/news-and-updates/press/2005/214-05 |
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| title = Competition, cooperation and regulatory intervention impacts on independent school fees |
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| journal = International Journal of the Economics of Business |
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| volume = 23 | issue = 2 | year = 2016 | pages = 243–262 |
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| doi = 10.1080/13571516.2016.1144011 |
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| url = http://eprints.hud.ac.uk/id/eprint/26931/ |
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The case was settled in 2006, with the schools admitting that such exchange of information "involved a distortion of competition and infringed competition law", but not admitting to any effect on fees. The schools each paid a £10,000 penalty, and agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling £3 million to a trust to benefit pupils attending the schools in the relevant years.<ref>{{cite press release |
The case was settled in 2006, with the schools admitting that such exchange of information "involved a distortion of competition and infringed competition law", but not admitting to any effect on fees. The schools each paid a £10,000 penalty, and agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling £3 million to a trust to benefit pupils attending the schools in the relevant years.<ref>{{cite press release |
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| publisher = Office of Fair Trading | date = 19 May 2006 |
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}}</ref> However, Mrs Jean Scott, the head of the Independent Schools Council, said that independent schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, were following a long-established procedure in sharing the information with each other, and that they were unaware of the change to the law (on which they had not been consulted). She wrote to John Vickers, the OFT director-general, saying, "They are not a group of businessmen meeting behind closed doors to fix the price of their products to the disadvantage of the consumer. They are schools that have quite openly continued to follow a long-established practice because they were unaware that the law had changed."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1455730/Private-schools-send-papers-to-fee-fixing-inquiry.html | title = Private schools send papers to fee-fixing inquiry | newspaper = The Daily Telegraph | location = London | date =3 January 2004 | accessdate = 15 March 2010}}</ref> |
}}</ref> However, Mrs Jean Scott, the head of the Independent Schools Council, said that independent schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, were following a long-established procedure in sharing the information with each other, and that they were unaware of the change to the law (on which they had not been consulted). She wrote to John Vickers, the OFT director-general, saying, "They are not a group of businessmen meeting behind closed doors to fix the price of their products to the disadvantage of the consumer. They are schools that have quite openly continued to follow a long-established practice because they were unaware that the law had changed."<ref>{{cite news | url = http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/1455730/Private-schools-send-papers-to-fee-fixing-inquiry.html | title = Private schools send papers to fee-fixing inquiry | newspaper = The Daily Telegraph | location = London | date =3 January 2004 | accessdate = 15 March 2010}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:40, 13 February 2018
The Eton Group is an association of 12 English independent schools within the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference. The Eton Group schools often cooperate with each other, organising events and school matches. For example, the Heads of academic departments meet to discuss curriculum matters of common interest. The Headteachers and the Bursars also meet from time to time. Unlike the older Rugby Group, which contains only boarding schools, the Eton Group includes both provincial boarding schools and London schools taking day pupils.[1]
The 12 Eton Group schools are:[1]
- Bryanston School, Dorset
- Dulwich College, London
- Eton College, Berkshire
- Highgate School, London
- King's College School, London
- Marlborough College, Wiltshire
- Sherborne School, Dorset
- St Paul's School, London
- The King's School, Canterbury, Kent
- Tonbridge School, Kent
- University College School, London
- Westminster School, London
In 2003, following an investigation by The Sunday Times into the Eton Group and other schools, the Office of Fair Trading launched an investigation into alleged fee-fixing at independent schools.[2] The bursar of Eton College, Andrew Wynn, was quoted as saying: "We do meet and talk about fees to get some idea of what other schools are thinking. We are a co-operative bunch and we are not out to slit each other's throats."[3] The OFT concluded in 2005 that 50 schools, including seven in the Eton Group, had exchanged detailed information about planned fee levels in a survey coordinated by Sevenoaks School.[4][5] The case was settled in 2006, with the schools admitting that such exchange of information "involved a distortion of competition and infringed competition law", but not admitting to any effect on fees. The schools each paid a £10,000 penalty, and agreed to make ex-gratia payments totalling £3 million to a trust to benefit pupils attending the schools in the relevant years.[6] However, Mrs Jean Scott, the head of the Independent Schools Council, said that independent schools had always been exempt from anti-cartel rules applied to business, were following a long-established procedure in sharing the information with each other, and that they were unaware of the change to the law (on which they had not been consulted). She wrote to John Vickers, the OFT director-general, saying, "They are not a group of businessmen meeting behind closed doors to fix the price of their products to the disadvantage of the consumer. They are schools that have quite openly continued to follow a long-established practice because they were unaware that the law had changed."[7]
References
- ^ a b Walford, Geoffrey (1986). Life in public schools. Taylor & Francis. pp. 10–11. ISBN 978-0-416-37180-2.
- ^ Calvert, Jonathan; Winnett, Robert (21 September 2003). "Focus: Ripped off?". The Times. London. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ Winnett, Robert (23 October 2005). "Top public schools found guilty of fee-fixing cartel". The Times. London. Retrieved 11 November 2010.
- ^ "OFT issues statement of objections against 50 independent schools" (Press release). Office of Fair Trading. 9 November 2005. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
- ^ Elliott, Caroline; Konara, Palitha; Wei, Yingqi (2016). "Competition, cooperation and regulatory intervention impacts on independent school fees". International Journal of the Economics of Business. 23 (2): 243–262. doi:10.1080/13571516.2016.1144011.
- ^ "Independent schools agree settlement" (Press release). Office of Fair Trading. 19 May 2006. Archived from the original on 1 November 2013.
- ^ "Private schools send papers to fee-fixing inquiry". The Daily Telegraph. London. 3 January 2004. Retrieved 15 March 2010.