Letters to Parents: How to Get the Best Available Education for Your Child

Letters to Parents: How to Get the Best Available Education for Your Child

by JohnRae (Author)

Synopsis

An informative and accessible guide to education aimed at parents who wish to ascertain the pros and cons of fee-paying independent schools and their non-fee paying competitors. * 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 available. * Dr John Rae is an acknowledged authority on independent schools and has written and broadcast on many aspects of the state education system. Choosing a school for your children is always a gamble. Letters to Parents will improve the odds in your favour.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 272
Edition: New Ed
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 18 Jan 1999

ISBN 10: 0006387624
ISBN 13: 9780006387626

Media Reviews
'John Rae demonstrates common sense on each page. The more parents who read this book, the better' Chris Woodhead, Chief Inspector of Schools, Sunday Telegraph 'Choosing a school always requires a leap of faith; but with this book as a guide it need not be a leap in the dark' Eric Anderson, Daily Telegraph
Author Bio
Dr John Rae has been described as one of the most original and controversial figures in the independent school world. He was headmaster of Westminster School from 1970-86. He is married with six children and seven grandchildren.