Are private schools thriving?

Very wel worth a read...

BBC NEWS | Education | Are private schools thriving?

The answer, according to Mike Baker, is yes, however...

"Some leading members of the independent sector are now warning against complacency."

In our increasingly pluralistic world the Independent education represents choice and accountability. Thus ensuring security for parents as they invest both financially and emotionally in their children's future. Away from the homogeneity and bureaucracy, foisted upon our colleagues in the maintained, surely Independent schools' survival is based on the opportunity to embrace new trends in Teaching and Learning whilst retaining the values which are being eroded.