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…
Gone are the days when school choice was simply a matter of sending your child to the school you attended yourself. Education today is a far more nuanced business and parents are looking for tailor-made solutions to their...
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...
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 ...
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...
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) works with its member schools to promote the quality, diversity and excellence of UK independent education.
Read other families experiences of raising and educating girls. How did they research, debate and decide on the best school for their daughters? Was it the right choice for their daughter and how do they know? Read the real-life stories…
Read our experts’ replies to those questions that every parent asks. Our “agony aunts” draw on their experience as parents, teachers and Heads to offer suggestions, explanations and solutions