2-18 The Complete Overview

This Autumn's Independent Schools Show gives parents a remarkable overview of the key questions parents want answered about private education.

Whether you are wondering 'how to choose a good school', 'how to get in?', or finding yourself looking at the fees and thinking 'is it worth it?' you will find experts giving answers and different points of view at the show.

The Good Schools Guide Forum | Impartial, straight-talking and thoroughly researched

Bringing'The Good Schools Guide'to life, this Autumn's Forum drills into the big decisions parents face:

• What makes a great school?'What parents should look for when choosing a school.

• Bursaries & scholarships:'what's really available now that VAT has come in?

• Staying in one school'from 2-18:'is it good for a child's social and academic development?

• Should girls and boys learn separately?

The'Good Schools Guide'experts speaking in the Forum and interviewing leading heads have literally written the book on school choices, and have unparalleled expertise helping parents.

NEW'Uncensored School News

Better than'Newsnight'or gossip at the school gate, this is the news every parent really wants to hear.

Fees, league tables, takeovers, mergers, a hostile political climate ' top education journalists and experts report on the latest private school news.

9:45am on the Think Academy Stage.

Think Academy Stage | The Burning Questions Answered

On the Think Academy Stage we ask heads and education experts to answer key questions parents want answered.

This Autumn we are asking:

• How to get in?''A clear explanation of how to plot a route through the world's most competitive school system.'

• Is private education worth it?'When, why, and how it pays off ' or doesn't.'

• Would your child suit a highly selective school?

• Why do 50% of London families use a tutor?

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