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28.09.2011
Are new primary academies a threat to prep schools?
One of the themes that emerged from the Independent Association of Prep Schools Conference was the vulnerability of “stand alone” prep schools in the current economic climate.
With the government intent on establishing some 200 new primary academies next year and the nascent free school movement, should independent prep schools worry that parents may prefer to send their children elsewhere or that senior schools might opt for partnerships with the new primary academies?
It would appear that standards in the state sector would... more
23.09.2011
SFS Group will be attending IAPS Conference
SFS Group will be attending the IAPS Conference SFS's Managing Director Angus Cater and Schools Insurance Manager Tonia Lewis Monto will be attending this years’ IAPS Conference in Birmingham next week. They are looking forward to meeting as many Headmasters and Headmistresses as possible and will be on hand to answer any questions and queries that people may have about their school insurance cover as well as promoting the various school insurance products and... more
22.09.2011
Everything – Including the Kitchen Sink
My teenage daughter has no hang ups – everything she owns is on the floor. Come the day to return to school, she sweeps everything up and stuffs it unceremoniously into a suitcase and numerous plastic bags. Children at school can have a lot of expensive belongings these days – laptop, mobiles, iPads, musical instruments and sports equipment, not to mention all their clothes. It would be an understatement to say that they don’t always look after them... more
22.09.2011
7 reasons why you should insure your child’s school fees
with the School Fees Trust Scheme Choosing private school education is probably the second largest investment you will make, after your house, which naturally you insure against fire, flood and demolition by passing juggernaut. You may have taken out life insurance to pay off your mortgage, should the worse happen. But have you ever thought of insuring your school fees to ensure your child’s private school education continues uninterrupted? Some people don’t realise you can do this. Others... more
22.09.2011
In case of catastrophe… make sure you cover the school fees
This was the clear message from a widow who was left with three children in London private schools interviewed by the Mail on Sunday. Her husband took out a life insurance policy with the School Fees Trust Scheme to cover their children’s school fees. Sadly he died in 2006, but the school fees of their three children were covered by the Scheme all the way through to age 18. In the Mail on Sunday, published on... more