The Good Schools Guide
Encyclopedia
The Good Schools Guide is a guide to British
schools (both state and independent
).
Other publications produced by the guide include The Good Schools Guide — Special Education Needs, The Good Schools Guide International, 11+ English: A Parent's Toolkit, A Parents' Guide to Primary School and Uni in the USA.
stated that the Guide is "...untroubled by the sensibilities of schools and ... cavalier in the face of squawks from those it has offended".
reviewed the guide in the following terms: "Unique among the many guides available, it sets out to give frank answers to the questions every parent asks." Similarly, the Financial Times
called the Guide "One of the best aids for parents...informative and witty." The FT
has also described the Guide as "one of Britain's leading guides to schools".
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
schools (both state and independent
Independent school
An independent school is a school that is independent in its finances and governance; it is not dependent upon national or local government for financing its operations, nor reliant on taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of tuition charges, gifts, and in some cases the...
).
Overview
The guide is compiled by a team of editors, which according to the official website "comprises some 50 editors, writers, researchers and contributors; mostly parents but some former headteachers." The website states that it is "written by parents for parents", and that the editors "do not take money from the schools in the guide, either directly or indirectly." Since the first edition in 1986, the Guide has been republished 15 times, and the current edition was published by Lucas Publications on 29 January 2010. The chief editor is Ralph Lucas.Other publications produced by the guide include The Good Schools Guide — Special Education Needs, The Good Schools Guide International, 11+ English: A Parent's Toolkit, A Parents' Guide to Primary School and Uni in the USA.
Style
The guide has a brisk, conversational and often irreverent style of review: the website states that because writers do not accept payment from the schools being reviewed, the guide is "in a position to be outspoken, to write and to advise [readers] impartially, without fear of being biased or having a conflict of loyalties." The Times Educational SupplementTimes Educational Supplement
The Times Educational Supplement is a weekly UK publication aimed primarily at school teachers in the UK. It was first published in 1910 as a pull-out supplement in The Times newspaper. Such was its popularity that in 1914, the supplement became a separate publication selling for 1 penny.The TES...
stated that the Guide is "...untroubled by the sensibilities of schools and ... cavalier in the face of squawks from those it has offended".
Reviews
The Daily TelegraphThe Daily Telegraph
The Daily Telegraph is a daily morning broadsheet newspaper distributed throughout the United Kingdom and internationally. The newspaper was founded by Arthur B...
reviewed the guide in the following terms: "Unique among the many guides available, it sets out to give frank answers to the questions every parent asks." Similarly, the Financial Times
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
called the Guide "One of the best aids for parents...informative and witty." The FT
Financial Times
The Financial Times is an international business newspaper. It is a morning daily newspaper published in London and printed in 24 cities around the world. Its primary rival is the Wall Street Journal, published in New York City....
has also described the Guide as "one of Britain's leading guides to schools".