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The Good Schools Guide
Helping you make confident choices for your child’s education
Navigating the world of education can be challenging, but you don’t have to do it alone. We visit the best schools, interrogate the heads, speak to pupils and parents and challenge the marketing hype. The result? Impartial, straight-talking and thoroughly researched school reviews, for which we are famous.
We can help you choose the right school for your child.
What makes The Good Schools Guide unique?
Each school in The Guide is selected on merit alone. Schools cannot pay to be included and have no influence over what we write. We always tell the truth.
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THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE BLOG
Tax on school fees - VAT expert Q&A
Tax consultant, Kieran Smith, provides expert insight into what school fees invoices will look like this winter and which provision and activities will be exempt from VAT.
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THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE BLOG
How AI is changing education
We asked Caterham School's pioneers of Artifical Intelligence to explain how their school is harnessing edtech and AI to transform how children engage and learn.
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Children's books for Christmas 2024
On the look-out for presents to buy this Christmas? We've listed our current favourite children's books, new and old, to help you as you ponder this year's stocking fillers.
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STATE SCHOOLS
Primary schools admissions
With the January application deadline fast approaching, how well-informed do you feel about getting your child a primary school place for autumn 2025?
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SPECIAL EDUCATIONAL NEEDS
Disability History Month 2024
With this year's theme of ‘Disability, livelihood and employment,’ we look at the schools going all out to help pupils with SEN move into jobs after school.
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THE GOOD SCHOOLS GUIDE BLOG
10 top school libraries
A great library is not only well-equipped and functional but also comfortable and inspiring. In no particular order, we bring you ten of our favourite.
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London North and South Guides - 8th Edition - £25.00+p&p
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