With open-day season about to start, It’s time to start thinking about choosing the right school for your child. But where to start"
Tom Rogerson, Headteacher at Cottesmore Preparatory School in Crawley, advises on what to consider when choosing the ‘right’ school for your child.
Having met, and enjoyed conversations with a variety of parents at the Independent Schools Show in Battersea in London, in November, one reccurring theme became abundantly clear: the increasing pressure of choosing the ?right? school ? combined with the dizzying array of choices on offer ? is causing parents genuine bamboozlement.
Cottesmore Preparatory School Headteacher, Tom Rogerson.
The UK independent education sector is officially booming ? we?ve navigated the Covid-19 hurdles and one would hope that we have, for now, reached a point in time where things may have begun to stabilise. The reality is that the complexity of the UK independent schools market has continued to be one of its strengths during the last 18 months.
No two schools are really the same. Many things differ. Whether that be the diversity of entry points, academic provision, or quite simply the type of school it might be.
What to consider when choosing the right school, as told by Cottesmore Preparatory School Headteacher, Tom Rogerson
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