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"A useful antidote to much of the fashionable nonsense written about education. Letters to Parents is packed with good sense and can be confidently prescribed in all cases of parental stress and anxiety." Daily Telegraph "John Rae demonstrates common sense on each page. The more parents who read this book, the better." Chris Woodhead, Chief Inspector of Schools More than ever before, a child's chances of a good education depend on parents making the right decisions about schools, Here, for the first time, is frank advice on how to identify a school's strengths and weaknesses and how to plan your children's schooling so that they have the best education available. Dr John Rae is an acknowledged authority on independent schools who has also written and broadcast on many aspects of the state system. He sets out to answer questions such as: How important are academic league tables? Will I have to pay fees to guarantee a good education? Which are the best state and independent schools and what do they have in common? This is the book parents have been waiting for. Choosing a school for your children is always a gamble. Letters to Parents will improve the odds in your favour."
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More than ever before, a child’s chances of a good education depend on parents making the right decisions about schools. For the first time, a former head of one of Britain’s leading independent schools gives frank advice on how to identify a school’s strengths and weaknesses and how to plan your children’s schooling so that they have the best education you can afford.
John Rae sets out to answer questions such as: How can parents ever know what a school is like? How important are academic league tables? How much does the head matter? What do contemporary boarding schools have to offer? Which are the best state and independent schools and what do they have in common?
Dr John Rae is an acknowledged authority on independent schools and has written and broadcast on many aspects of the state education system. He argues that it is more difficult for today’s parents to choose the right school because assumptions about where good education is to be found are changing. Paying fees does not guarantee a better education. Some independent schools offer excellence in many fields, including the academic, but others are struggling to fill empty places and may not give value for money. League tables show that the best state schools are stronger academically than many schools which charge high fees, but there are not enough of these outstanding state schools to go round.
This is the book parents have been waiting for. Choosing schools for your children is always a gamble. 'Letters to Parents' will improve the odds in your favour.
· What do we need to know before we start to plan our child’s education?
· How can we make the most of our chance to visit the school?
· How important are the academic league tables?
· How do teachers in independent schools compare with teachers in state schools?
· Does alcohol misuse cause a greater problem for schools than the use of illegal drugs?
· Are there any schools that have succeeded in eliminating bullying?
· Do independent schools teach moral values more effectively than state schools?
· If children turn out to be gifted, should parents send them to special schools?
· What are the differences between the academic advantages of single-sex schools and the social advantages of co-education?
· What are the advantages and disadvantages of being at the same school from four to eighteen?
· What future changes may affect our children’s education?
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- PublisherThistle Publishing
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 1910198374
- ISBN 13 9781910198377
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages348
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