Product Description

Fewer decisions are harder to make for a parent than finding a suitable school for their child. The Independent Schools Guide, now in its 14th edition, provides the detailed information parents need to make a fully-informed choice. It includes extensive indices for over 2,000 schools, classified by country, religious affiliation, sex and provision for special needs. There is also useful advice on school fee planning, plus details of scholarships, bursaries and other awards.

The book also includes guidance for international parents, providing helpful advice on language support and guardianship for children attending boarding schools in the UK. Complete with a parents guide to the sixth form and beyond (covering university entry and careers) and a directory of useful addresses and associations, this is invaluable reading for any parent seeking educational advice on the best place to send their child.

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Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #89889 in Books
• Published on: 2009-03-03
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 592 pages

From the Back Cover

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the independent

schools guide

2009-2010

15th edition

a fully comprehensive guide to independent

education in the united kingdom

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15th

edition

the independent schools guide

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the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to independent schools in the united kingdom.

few decisions are harder to make than finding a suitable school for your child. all

parents want their child to be happy and successful at school. the independent schools guide, now in its fifteenth edition, provides the detailed information parents need to make a fully informed choice:

• an extensive listing of over 2,000 schools, classified by county, religious affiliation, sex, boarding options, provision for dyslexia, plus details of specialist schools;

• school fee planning, plus details of scholarships, bursaries and other awards;

• gcses, igcses, a levels, scottish examinations, the cambridge pre-university diploma and the international baccalaureate;

• guidance for overseas parents, including advice on language support and

guardianship for children attending boarding school in the united kingdom;

• a parents’ guide to the sixth form and beyond, including university entry and

careers;

• detailed profiles of over 200 schools and colleges, plus a new “schools by

category” section;

• useful addresses and associations.

as the united kingdom’s best-known independent education consultancy, gabbitas offers parents expert, personal advice on all stages of education, including choice of independent schools, sixth-form options, university entry and careers. established over 130 years ago, today gabbitas advises thousands of parents and students each year from all parts of the world, and it has an international reputation for its quality of service and range of expertise. the gabbitas team has drawn on its unique database and wide experience to produce this definitive guide for any parent considering the

independent sector.

to see schools online, visit the guide’s website at: www.gabbitas.co.uk

isbn: 978-0-7494-5516-3

£15.99

us $37.50

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About the Author

Gabbitas Educational Consultants advises thousands of parents and students each year from all parts of the world and has an international reputation for its quality of service and range of expertise.

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Customer Reviews

A checklist rather than review
I found that this gave pretty extensive listings of what schools were where, and what each school had an offer. In that respect, useful.

However, I found neither reviews of what was on offer, nor links to where I could find such reviews. I also felt that the absence of pointers to parents looking at choosing a school for the first time was quite a shortcoming.

All-in-all, helpful if you want to find (for example) a girls boarding school for 12-18 year olds in Dorset, but not much help if you want to guage whether the school identified is much good....