UNITED KINGDOM
Karin Purcell, development director at Marymount
International School London, believes that the very nature of an international school helps new students to settle in quickly and painlessly. “With over 40 nationalities in a student body of only 260 students,” she says, “the default position at our school is to be welcoming and sincerely interested in new students and their families.”
International schools are often aware of the difficulties of timing when planning relocation, and are geared up to help as best they can.
Mark London, marketing manager at ACS International
Schools, explains how ACS prepares a soft landing for new students. “We work closely with our parent body to provide a friendly support network to newly-arriving students and parents alike”, he says, “with welcoming committees and tailored ‘buddy’ programmes offering help and support, often before the relocating family even leaves for the new country.”
WHERE TO LOOK
Finding a school has never been easier; with online directories and parent forums, there is an overwhelming amount of information on the web. Many national newspapers
publish their own directories of state and independent schools, ranking them according to academic achievement and other independent factors.
HOW TO DECIDE WHICH SCHOOL IS BEST There are a number of ways of creating a shortlist. There are the indisputable facts and figures, such as the league tables and exam results that can be found on the Department for Education’s website (
education.gov.uk), which will help to measure each school’s performance. Inspection reports by Ofsted or the Independent Schools Inspectorate can also be useful. School websites may publish their results and leavers’ destinations. However, there is no substitute for hearing what pupils and teachers have to say, so the best advice is to visit the school. Many schools hold official open days – typically twice a year, in spring and autumn – but they are likely to welcome families and prospective pupils at any time during the academic year. Karin Purcell puts it simply. “Parents need to find a warm, welcoming environment. Go by gut feel.”
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