In this increasingly competitive world how can you give your daughter the best start in life? Could a girls’ school be the answer? A place where the curriculum and the teaching are girl-centred and where she will have endless opportunities to discover her talents without worrying what boys think of her?
How do we prepare the girls of today to face the challenges of being the women of tomorrow? This is surely one of the key challenges in raising girls today. Perhaps we can begin by identifying those things which I belie...
In a world where celebrity culture is everywhere and high achieving women with strong opinions can often be portrayed as intimidating, how can we encourage our daughters to be proud of their achievements and their views? ...
Whatever you think about school league tables – an indicator of excellence or a “flawed beauty parade”- there’s no denying that independent girls’ schools have dominated the tables since the...
It is important to remember that academic success is only one aspect of your daughter’s education and she should be valued for all her abilities, both in and out of the classroom. Whatever your daughter’s acad...
In an all-girls environment your daughter is free to become her best self. Young girls start to find boys annoying as they can dominate the classroom; older girls become over-concerned about boys’ opinions. When gir...
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