EPISODE · Sep 3, 2025 · 6 MIN
The Business Behind the School Gate
from Women Who Don't Apologise · host Patricia Haywood
Back-to-school isn’t just for kids, it’s for us too. The commutes, the WhatsApp groups, the politics with parents and teachers. And then the deeper truth: schools don’t just serve children, they serve metrics. League tables. Branding.That’s why I see school as the first contract we negotiate for our children. Not just the enrolment form, but the whole system we’re buying into. And if we don’t read the fine print, our kids inherit it.Because behind the school gate, it’s not just about learning. It’s business.
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Back-to-school isn’t just for kids, it’s for us too. The commutes, the WhatsApp groups, the politics with parents and teachers. And then the deeper truth: schools don’t just serve children, they serve metrics. League tables. Branding.That’s why I see school as the first contract we negotiate for our children. Not just the enrolment form, but the whole system we’re buying into. And if we don’t read the fine print, our kids inherit it.Because behind the school gate, it’s not just about learning. It’s business.
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