Picking out the right preschool for your child is not an easy task. Learning the school’s objectives is most vital to assess if they can meet your child’s essential demands. Doing your own research is crucial in ascertaining if this can be achieved by sending your child to a private preschool. continue reading »
The best private schools out there will actually look at academic achievement there is no doubt about that but what people often forget about is some of the physical and creative aspects of a pupils life and it is here where the importance of things really shows. Some of the creativity that can be found within a child is simply amazing and often not realised.
The great thing about independent schools is that they set great examples when it comes to things such as Art, Music and Drama which really is fantastic really. continue reading »
As many parents have been forced to cut down on ‘luxuries’, this should mean a sharp downturn in pupils entering the independent sector and an increase in people moving into the state sector shouldn’t it? Well it would seem that a lot of parents out there seem to feel that a private education is much more needed than it used to be.
However, many parents are still forced to decide between prep and senior education, and continue to ask themselves when is the best and most cost effective time to put their child into an independent school. continue reading »
If you are a teacher in training, or interested in boarding schools, then Teacher Taster Days will offer a valuable insight to what it’s like teaching in the independent sector.
What are Teacher Taster Days?
Designed for undergraduates or postgraduates who are interested in teaching; teachers in the state sector who would like to find out more about pre-prep schools; or if you are simply looking for a career change – these sessions will give you the practical opportunity to have a taste of what it’s like to work in an independent school. continue reading »
ISC represents over 1200 independent schools in the UK and many of these have vacancies for teaching jobs and non-teaching positions alike. The ISC actually have a free resource known as the job zone to assist with this. It would seem that 35,000 people visit the ISC blog every month to look at jobs within private schools. continue reading »
Each year, the Independent Schools Council conducts a census of all of its 1,260 schools in the UK and the Republic of Ireland (the actual membership number is slightly higher, but schools outside the UK and Irish Republic do not complete it). The main reason that this is done is to see how much the sector has changed in the last year. Since recent times have been tumultuous for everybody, I hope that this month’s column can go some way to reassuring you that independent education is still a very worthwhile investment. continue reading »
ISC have a job search facility for individuals looking for private school jobs. Job vacancies cover all school positions including teaching jobs and non-teaching jobs.
Job seekers are allowed to look for things that are suitable for them by selecting a variety of options. continue reading »
ISC has an advanced school search that will automatically send you a list of schools that match your criteria (subjects taught, activities, geographical location, financial assistance, day/boarding schools etc). One of the next things you really must do is visit the sites of the schools that you may be interested in sending your child, make a note to check out the recent inspection reports as well as these can come in useful.
Then you need to narrow down the list even further to ask for prospectuses from the schools. continue reading »
It would seem that more than one in three pupils at ISC schools actually receive assistance when it comes to the fees they have to pay to be at the schools. Indeed, most ISC schools offer school bursaries, scholarships or both.
Scholarships are usually focused to the ability of a child and it ranges from sporting, academic, music or drama. continue reading »
An Independent or ‘private’ school generally contains four different departments according to the age range of the pupils. Some independent schools contain all four departments where as others may only cater for pupils within a particular age range such as prep.
Independent pre-preparatory (pre-prep) school
Prep-preparatory schools actually cater for children from the ages of 2-7 and is often known as nursery school. continue reading »