Hurstpierpoint College complete the line-up as hundreds of parents apply for tickets...Hurst College have become the final school to sign up to participate in the Independent Schools Show in Battersea Park in a fortnight. The organisers urge parents to come prepared with a shortlist of relevant questions for the schools and should relish this opportunity to really probe the heads of the country’s leading schools.
David Wellesley-Wesley, the show director, boasts of the show’s ability to “offer parents a far better picture than a glossy brochure and give them insight into a variety of schools, without having to travel around the country. It allows comparative judgment to be made on a single occasion and provides a true snapshot of private education today”.
The show is increasingly becoming the forum for debate about independent schooling issues, not just because of the congregation of schools (including those from Australia and India) but in view of some of the contentious topics up for discussion, such as the value of private tuition.
Charles Bonas, who heads up a leading private tuition company in West London, will be arguing that schools should either 'engage constructively in the tutoring phenomenon' by hiring their own tutor teams, and stop intimidating parents into not using them, therefore not giving their children the competitive advantage they deserve. Sparks are sure to fly!
Ben Goldsmith, one of the backers of the Show, believes “the event is such a success because it enables parents to meet with the Heads and senior staff from the exhibiting schools and receive much more than just a prospectus”.
It will be a day out for all the family with child-friendly soft play areas, face painting, a free crèche, and science and music lessons for the kids! But why should they have all the fun? The champagne bar is the perfect resting place for parents during the visit; making the Independent Schools Show a very popular event for all.
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