Family seeks 180,000 tutor for toddler to help him become an English gentleman'

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"For the average parents of a one-year-old child, a good day might be found in the few fleeting moments their offspring are happily tottering about and stacking a few blocks together, before the brief, shimmering mirage gives way to the desert of sleep deprivation and overflowing nappies. But for the more aspirational breed of parent those who see themselves as ambitious custodians of their children's life-long prospects this is a ludicrously low bar."

Quality journalism requires funding to maintain reporters on the ground covering issues from reproductive rights and climate change to Big Tech. Donations enable continued investigative reporting, documentary production, and journalism without paywalls, keeping content accessible to a broad political spectrum and funded by those who can afford it. Some affluent parents pursue aggressive early childhood strategies to secure elite educational outcomes. A north London family advertised in the TES for a private tutor offering £180,000 a year to culturally immerse their one-year-old in British values, aiming to prepare him for top schools and universities and to shape his early cultural orientation.

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