CHOOSING & APPLYING
organisation? Does the school offer programmes and support for accompanying partners?
• Ask if the school provides options for prospective parents to talk to current families. This enables parents to ask candid questions about the school environment, as well as offering a potential network of essential support after the move
In addition, many schools offer taster sessions that give the child first hand experience of life at the school and can help families to decide whether a school is a good fit. These are particularly useful for families who are considering boarding options. One such school is Vinehall, a co-educational boarding and prep school in Sussex. “We offer taster boarding – this can be anything from a couple of nights up to two weeks so that students can get a really good feel for boarding life at Vinehall,” explains Quelli Coles, Vinehall’s housemistress. “This is really important for pupils so that they can be confident that they have made the right choice of school.”
TRANSPORT One crucial consideration that parents may forget to put
on their list of priorities is transport from home to school. Can the school be reached on foot? If not, they will need to consider whether transporting children by car will become tiresome and costly after a period of time.
Some fee-paying schools provide special bus services, and some counties in England provide free buses serving state schools, but these will be dependent on where the family chooses to live.
After going through all the selection criteria, families should remember that a happy child is likely to be the key to a successful relocation. Although a school may seem to tick all the boxes, it is important to make the right choice for the individual child and often gut instincts play an important role. As Karin Purcell, Marymount International School
London’s director of development and communications, puts it, “Parents need to find a warm, welcoming environment. Go by gut feel.”
We are a co-educational boarding and day school for 11 to 18 year olds on an historic 500 acre campus in Hertfordshire, just 20 miles north of London.
We offer GCSEs, IGCSEs, A Levels and the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
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haileybury.com To find out more or to book an individual appointment please contact the Head of Admissions, Mrs Michele Metcalfe.
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