A Beijing school affiliated with the 450-year-old English public school Harrow has been forced to drop its famous brand name as part of a broad tightening of controls on education providers in China.
Harrow Beijing has told parents that the bilingual school will in the future be known by the name Lide. A Harrow representative said the change was due to local authorities enforcing national rules on the naming of private schools that teach Chinese nationals.
The rules are part of an increasingly constrictive regulatory regime that is prompting British schools to reconsider their investment in the mainland Chinese market after more than a decade of rapid expansion.
