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The Attain guide to choosing an independent school for your child episodes
- Visiting a school: questions (not) to askChris King, Headmaster of Leicester Grammar School, looks at the questions you should (and shouldn't!) raise when visiting a school.6 min
- The truth behind league tablesDr Tim Hands, Master of Magdalen College School Oxford, looks back at the history of league tables and questions their value to parents.7 min
- Do you need to like the Head?Dr Bernard Trafford, Headmaster of RGS Newcastle, raises the important question of whether a parent needs to actually like the Head!6 min
- Assessing pastoral careJames Hodgson, Headmaster of Bedford School, explains how parents should quantify the importance a school attaches to pastoral care provision.7 min
- Quantifying extracurricular provisionMark Turner, Headmaster of Shrewsbury School, looks at the huge importance of extracurricular opportunities and how parents should assess these.9 min
- Escaping the latest education fadsJames Priory, Headmaster of the Portsmouth Grammar School, raises an eyebrow at some of the more unusual education fads which can confuse prospective parents.7 min
- How common is Common Entrance?Dr Tim Hands, Master of Magdalen College School Oxford, explores the role of the Common Entrance examination for transition from prep to senior school.5 min
- Should you switch at 11 or 13?Peter Tait, former Headmaster of Sherborne Prep, explains how parents should try to decide at what age their child should switch from prep to senior school.6 min
- Scholarships be damned!Dr Tim Hands, Master of Magdalen College School Oxford, feels scholarships have had their time and should be replaced at entrance with means-tested bursaries.6 min
- The opportunities of boardingMatthew Smith, Editor of Attain, looks at the recent resurgence in boarding and the opportunties it can bring to children.5 min
About The Attain guide to choosing an independent school for your child
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"The Attain guide to choosing an independent school for your child" is a new book which aims to shine a light on an otherwise bewildering market for the first-time parent. It debunks the myths and…
aims to empower parents to make the right choices. The book is narrated by Editor, Matthew Smith.