Find The Right School: Recent Episodes
The Independent Schools Show
The Independent Schools Show bring you the finest minds and the hot topics to help parents and families navigate the education maze and #findtherightschool for their children.
Our Panel at The Independent Schools Show 2023 discuss and answer questions on how to prepare your child for the 11+ examinations.
Jason Zhou - Director, Think Academy UK
Harry Cobb - Director, Bonas MacFarlane Education
Guy Schady - Beckett - Director & Head of Research Next Step Education Ltd
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Taken from the Think Academy Theatre at the Independent Schools Show 2023. How can you make the most out of your visit to the event and find the right school for your child. Listen for all tips on how you can make your visit the most efficient for you.
Here you will hear from:
Ben Evans - Headmaster, Windlesham House
Dr Anthony Wallersteiner - Headmaster, Stowe
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Covering all zones North of the Thames, from Ealing to Epping, this Forum puts Good Schools Guide writers in conversation with schools to discuss how the education system works North of the river.
Hear from our Good Schools Guide Forum at the Independent Schools Show 2022 followed by an audience Q&A.
Panel of experts and top heads of schools including;
- Grace Moody-Stuart, Director, The Good Schools Guide
- Caroline Lloyd, Head, Charterhouse Square School
- Dr Lisa Freedman, Consultant, Good Schools Guide
- William Townend, Proprietor and Bursar, Hill House School
- Giles Bennett, Assistant Head- Teaching, Learning & Innovation, St Paul's Girls'
School
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Covering all zones South of the Thames, from Twickenham to Greenwich, this Forum puts Good Schools Guide writers in conversation with schools to discuss how the education system works South of the river.
Hear from our Good Schools Guide Forum at the Independent Schools Show 2022 followed by an audience Q&A.
Panel of experts and top heads of schools including;
- Lucinda Lafferty, Managing Director, The Good Schools Guide
- Dr Joe Spence, Master, Dulwich College
- Alex Hutchinson, Head, James Allen's Girls' School (JAGS)
- Dayle Kirby, Pastoral Deputy, Whitgift School
- Sophie Irwin, Consultant, The Good Schools Guide
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How do you decide whether your child would be better off in a specialist school or in a school with an SEN department?
Hear from our Good Schools Guide Forum at the Independent Schools Show 2022 followed by an audience Q&A
Panel of experts and top heads of schools including;
- Felicity Smith, English Teacher, St David's College, Llandudno
- Danielle Peevor, Specialist Teacher of Dyslexia, St David’s College, Llandudno
- Mary Pegler, Education Consultant, The Good Schools Guide
- Giles Bennett, Assistant Head- Teaching, Learning & Innovation, St Paul's Girls'
School
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Why do parents opt for boarding? How do you decide the right age and with hundreds of schools to choose from, how do you find the school that will best suit your child?
Hear from our Good Schools Guide Forum at the Independent Schools Show 2022 followed by an audience Q&A.
Panel of experts and top heads of schools including;
- Lucinda Rafferty, Managing Director, The Good Schools Guide
- James Weatherby, Senior Deputy Head, Fettes College
- Kate Reynolds, Head, Royal High School Bath GDST
- Tom Beardmore-Gray, Chief Executive, Prep Schools Trust
- Melanie Sanderson, Managing Editor, Good Schools Guide
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What is an educational assessment? How should you interpret the results? And having undertaken one what should be your action plan? We are delighted to welcome a leading educational assessor and intervention planner.
Featuring
Sarah Warley, Founder, The Key Clinic
Interview by
Desmond O'Connor, Educational Psychologist, Bonas MacFarlane / O'Connor Assessments
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A leading prep school and senior school discuss the kinds of children who thrive in highly academic schools.
Cottesmore prepares pupils for the UK's most academic senior schools; St Paul's is one of the most academically challenging schools to enter. Seeing the issues from both sides, our distinguished panel will discuss topics such as:
- the kinds of children who thrive in highly academic schools, and the kinds that do not;
- how to reduce the stress of taking competitive exams;
- success rates;
- what backup plans should you make?
- should you aim for a scholarship?
- what specialist preparation is needed?
- is academic performance the only entry criteria?
- are special needs a barrier to top schools?
In conversation - a girls’ London day school & a senior girls’ boarding school.
Post-lockdown many London families are reconsidering whether a city or country school would best suit their child. Would your daughter thrive better in London or out of the city?
Heads of two of the UK's leading girls' schools discuss how their schools' locations impact on their pupils' education. Based in the Barbican, City of London School for Girls could not be more central. Sherborne Girls School is based in the bustling small market town, surrounded by the rolling Dorset countryside
London has some of the world’s most academic independent schools, and children growing up in the capital enjoy extraordinary access to the city’s rich cultural diversity. But outside the city, there are independent schools with acres of space, superb facilities, extended days and offering all the holistic benefits of residential education.
- What do day pupils do after school?
- Do country boarders miss London?
- Who has more freedom, boarders or day pupils?
- How diverse is the school?
- How does the choice of boarding or day school impact on relations with your parents?
- Are city children more likely to encounter troubling situations?
- Who has more time for activities / friends?
- How important are first class facilities?
- Do London schools make good use of the city? Do country schools make use of the country?
Knight Frank analyst Chris Druce discussed the rollercoaster year prime property has experienced in both the UK and abroad and the drivers behind it.
Key talking points:
- Strong demand for space and tight supply has supported strong price growth in the lead up to the stamp duty holiday deadline.
- The time a property spends on the market from listing to having an offer accepted has halved in the past year.
- While the rural market has enjoyed a record-breaking year, activity levels have remained high in London with suburban areas offering more space and greenery performing strongly.
- Areas to consider for investment: W2 in London and the East of England outside the capital, which both offer good relative affordability and are in demand.
- Working from home and the adoption of hybrid working is redrawing the traditional commuter belt.
How do you decide what’s best for your child? William Petty, Managing Director of Bonas MacFarlane, discusses how parents should set about making education choices.
Bonas MacFarlane advises hundreds of families each year, helping parents to plan and support every aspect of their child’s education, from cradle to career. The company's clients make education decisions with the best possible advice and support.
There is both an art and a science to school placements. William will discuss how parents can set about determining what will suit your child, and how the useful information that can be gathered from broad spectrum-assessments and educational psychologist reports.
Two leading school fees experts in conversation about how to dovetail your financial and educational plans.
The Good Schools Guide's Camilla Smiley is a specialist in the scholarship and bursary provision offered by UK independent schools.
Brewin Dolphin director David Quintrell focusses on the wider picture. Thinking in the round about your income, savings and family support will help you manage school fees, house moves and retirement planning.
Both Camilla and David stress the importance of creating a plan that works financially for you and your family.
See also this extended Parents Forum, where Camilla and James Alder from Brewin Dolphin answer questions from parents.
In conversation - the heads of Latymer Upper School and Sevenoaks will help you decide whether your child would thrive better in London or out of the city.
Post-lockdown many London families are reconsidering whether a city or country school would best suit their child.
Heads of two of the UK's leading co-ed' schools discuss how their schools' locations impact on their pupils' education. Based in Hammersmith, Latymer Upper School is one of London's most pre-eminent schools. Sevenoaks is one of the UK's leading boarding schools.
London has some of the world’s most academic independent schools, and children growing up in the capital enjoy extraordinary access to the city’s rich cultural diversity. But outside the city, there are independent schools with acres of space, superb facilities, extended days and offering all the holistic benefits of residential education.
- What do day pupils do after school?
- Do country boarders miss London?
- Who has more freedom, boarders or day pupils?
- How diverse is the school?
- How does the choice of boarding or day school impact on relations with your parents?
- Are city children more likely to encounter troubling situations?
- Who has more time for activities / friends?
- How important are first class facilities?
- Do London schools make good use of the city? Do country schools make use of the country?