About Charlotte
Charlotte joined The Good Schools Guide as a writer in 2009, having been an avid reader of its candid and trenchant reviews when choosing schools for her own three children. Now her knowledge of schools in south west England in particular means she is well placed to advise parents searching for the right school(s) in that part of the country. Charlotte has a degree in Latin and French from Durham University and though she spent much of her working life in HR, both corporate and consultancy, she has always been fascinated by schools; she was appointed as a governor at her own alma mater Queen Anne’s Caversham at the age of 25. Since then she has also worked in primary schools and now, alongside her work for The Good Schools Guide, she teaches English 1-1 to youngsters who have dropped out of mainstream education because of anxiety or poor mental health. ‘I am truly privileged to see both ends of the educational spectrum in terms of advantage and deprivation,’ she says.