A comprehensive article in The Telegraph explores the impact of Labour's VAT on fees policy on single-sex schools. Quoted is Alex Hutchinson, headteacher at James Allen's Girls' School and president of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA), who recently said the tax policy could have a "seismic impact" on girls' life chances. In comments to the paper, experts warn that any decline of single-sex education, particularly for girls, may have lasting effects on academic performance, subject choices, and gender representation in key fields. Several schools in membership of the ISC's constituent associations are mentioned. By Julie Henry.