Most independent schools have their open days in autumn. Parents and children are usually invited to look around the school, hear a talk by the head teacher, meet pupils and ask questions – everything you can think of, from bursary assistance to lunch arrangements.
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When I started working as a teacher all the schools in the area had been comprehensives. It quickly became clear that several schools were more popular. A little research disclosed that those schools usually occupied buildings which previously had been grammar schools… their reputations as good schools had survived, even when some of them were mediocre.
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