Which Prep School is Right for your Child? How to Choose Easily
Introduction We’re often asked by parents, “What is a prep school and where do they ‘fit’ in the private schooling system?” and so we hope this post will answer some of those questions…
How will private schools cope with impending £37m tax bill
First published in The Herald Scotland today by By Alistair Grant, Political Correspondent Information released by the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, proposals have been tabled to strip charitable relief away from independent schools.…
Is your private school ripe for Chinese investment?
An interesting article appeared in today's TES by Will Hazell regarding Chinese investment in UK private schools. In it he discusses how the opinion of the Independent Schools Council is that Chinese investors…
New prep school opening for pupils in Kensington London SW7
When we discuss independent education with parents they can sometimes feel it's ok to delay entering the fee paying sector until their child's of an age to go to a senior school. It's…
These 9 questions will to help select your child’s boarding school
Attendance at a UK boarding school is something is recognised as providing a wonderful start in a child's life. This is because within the UK we are blessed with a wonderfully good selection…
How this small village school is making other parents jealous
In a time when schools seem to be getting bigger and bigger Plumtree School stands out as a superb example of a traditional village school, with a family feel. We were pleased, therefore,…
Proof that state schools teach less music than private schools
State schools are dramatically falling behind the independent sector when it comes to giving their pupils access to music lessons and learning musical instruments, the record industry has warned, according to this article…
Is it ever ok to cheat or lie on a university application?
If money was not an issue, would you cheat and pay to get your child into a school, college or university, even if you know they weren’t capable of passing the entrance criteria?…
Yet more attacks by the media and politicians at private schools
As anyone who has had more than a superficial involvement with independent schools will know, they are not all bastions of upper-class superiority. The one theme connecting them together is simply that they…
Notre Dame High girls only School in Scotland to go co-ed
An interesting article appeared last week in Holyrood, Scotland's current affairs magazine which highlighted that there will be a consultation, beginning on 18th March, to canvas opinions regarding converting Notre Dame High School…