Most popular Good Schools Guide articles

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• The Good Schools Guide International

  Coronavirus As a result of the coronavirus outbreak, The Good Schools Guide International offers the following guidance:  Determine the global situation and that of individual countries on government mandated school closures by accessing the UNESCO information on this link: https://en.unesco.org/themes/education-emergencies/coronavirus-school-closures.   For updates on the medical situation, go to  the World Health Organisation website at https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019/situation-reports.  If you wish to contact one of our GSGI listed schools to discover their current status or any plans for alternate learning strategies, please go to our database to find email and phone numbers for each school https://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/international-search. If your company makes you brexit, The GSGI should be your first stop.…

• American schools abroad and at home: the basics

  The American curriculum is a mis-nomer (there is no such thing as a National Curriculum of America), but there are requirements that most American schools meet, and qualifications and characteristics found in most of the best ones whether in the US or across the world.

• Coming home to roost: the pleasures and perils of returning to schools in the UK

  There comes a time in the life of most expatriate families when they have to decide about their children’s education – do we stay or do we go? Now or later? Should our children take all their public exams at an international school abroad, or would they be better served at a school in the UK? 

• Relocating Overseas: looking for a nursery abroad

  How do I look for an overseas nursery for my child? Will it be safe? An expert from the British Diplomatic Service Families Association gives you all the answers.

• The basics of an English education

  For the uninitiated, the English education system can take a little getting used to. All children are entitled to be educated for free in the state sector; however, many parents prefer to educate their children privately at a public or independent school. Fees for public schools vary enormously from less than £6,000 per annum for a day place in a nursery or pre-prep to more than £30,000 p.a. for some top boarding schools.

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