The raison d'etre of independent prep schools was always to prepare pupils to sit the Common Entrance test for admission to independent secondary schools.
which is being phased out now anyway, and many of the best schools no longer even use it
There is a massive difference between boarding at age 13+, or 11+ and boarding from age 7 or 8. I cannot see it as anything other than cruel and neglectful. My husband and his brother boarded from age 13 and had a fantastic experience and were definitely more mature at university than those living ...
Why anyone would want to send their kids to board is beyond me. What matters most for a child? Family love or academic success?? Don’t kid yourselves that weekend parenting is sufficient. It’s abandonment dressed up as something else. I’ve seen grown men still scarred by the trauma of abandonment a...
There are always a very vocal but in real a small minority wiling to share their negative experiences of a boarding education. And it’s true that it isn’t for everyone. Nor is it the same today as it was before The majority of boarding parents boarded themselves, and scrimp and save to provide for t...
I despair at how some people misinterpret the simplest pieces of information. In the era of fake news, teaching basic statistics and data analysis should be a key part of the curriculum. The fact that private school students have x% more chances of going to a top university does not mean that YOUR...
From my own knowledge, scholarships rarely amount to much more than a 10 - 30% discount, so still pretty costly. A specific scholarship would likely have additional elements, eg a music scholarship usually means that teaching in one instrument is paid for. Many of the schools in London also offer...
Thanks a lot. I'm afraid I'm looking at London day! There are NO soft touches in the London day market. No easier schools. If you are determined to go down that route I’d try to make sure you don’t put too much pressure on him when he sits common entrance or any bespoke admissions test You can do m...
