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Lessons in lolly

10 September 2016

9:00 AM

10 September 2016

9:00 AM

Do you ever tell your pupils that debt is a bad thing?’ I challenged the headmaster of a thriving Midlands prep school.

His answer was more nuanced than I was expecting — but since independent school heads are also educational entrepreneurs these days, perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised. ‘I’d be anxious about too much moralising in this area.

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