"Talking Heads" - Open Days (video)
School Open Days are your chance to explore your daughter’s potential next school. But how can you tell if it’s the ‘right’ school? Should you look at the results and facilities or go with your gut...
How to choose a school
League tables, car park gossip, Open Days, websites, prospectuses, current school……who to believe? How to decide? Who should decide – you or your daughter? Many factors will come into play when you choose a school for your daughter. If you are lucky enough to live near a school which would be perfect even if location was irrelevant, congratulations! If not, like most people, you will have decisions to make…
How to choose a school: featured articles & information 
Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI)
The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is a body approved for the purpose of inspection under Section 162A of the Education Act 2002. As such, it reports to the Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) on ...
The Good Schools Guide
Unique, straight talking, indispensible The Good Schools Guide was founded in 1985 by Amanda Atha and Sarah Drummond, two parents in search of schools for their children. They visited hundreds of schools and wrote about t...
Independent Schools Council
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) works with its member schools to promote the quality, diversity and excellence of UK independent education.
Questions to ask at Open Days
Do your homework before you visit – look at the website, send for a prospectus and school magazine, read the latest Ofsted or ISI inspection report. Questions to ask yourself: What are the girls like? Do I want my da...
