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Why choose Independent Education?
Every family considering independent education has its own reasons for doing so. Here are some of the most important...
There are more than 2,500 independent schools in the UK, educating about 620,000 children. In England, independent...
When you are deciding on a school for your child, you want to make the right choice and considering the boarding...
Inspection of independent schools
All independent schools are subject to regular, rigorous inspection to ensure that standards are maintained...
Not all independent schools are highly selective but most are likely to use some form of entrance exam. Many...
Transferring from state to independent schools
Many pupils in independent secondary schools have attended state primary schools. But the proportions vary enormously,...
Chief of Ofsted, Sir Michael Wilshaw, has said to a conference of independent school heads that teachers use...
Exams are getting easier says regulator
A recent review by Ofqual of A-levels in geography, biology and chemistry has highlighted a number of concerns...
School sports lessons undermining girls' health
PE lessons in their current format are undermining girls' health in the UK according to a study carried out...
Private school pupils 'four times as likely' to get straight As at A-level
The gap between independent and state schools has widened over the last decade with privately-educated teenagers...
Tony Little, headmaster of Eton College, is in the news today with his suggestion that GCSEs should be dispensed...
UK children are starved of culture
A survey timed to coincide with the 2012 spring half term has shown that British children are starved of culture....
Homework is back in the news within weeks of UK government ministers' decision to do away with the guidelines...
The International Baccalaureate
The IB is an international qualification which is taught at 2,870 schools in 138 countries around the world...
There are many services on the web that offer School Fee Payment/Planning Advice. Some are very good indeed,...
ISC Does Not Support School League Tables
The ISC (Independent Schools Council) and its constituent member associations do not support school league tables....
Most English schools have an affiliation to the Anglican (Church of England) or Catholic church and in most...
Colin Jackson backs scheme to combat childhood obesity
Champion hurdler Colin Jackson has launched the UK wing of the Global Children's Challenge (GCC), a global walking...
The British English term gap year (or 'Year Out') is given to a prolonged period (often, but not always, a year)...
Private university tops student satisfaction list
Britain's only private university comes top in three categories in a league table of UK higher education institutions...
