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London is one of the most cut-throat education markets on the planet. Each year, thousands of families vie for places at one of the capital’s many sought-after independent schools. This competition has driven up standards and, in contrast to the rest of the country, has seen new schools open in recent years.

When you also include the high-performing state schools, navigating the range of schooling options available to London parents can prove to be an unenviable task.

This online event, organised with the Good Schools Guide, is designed to help parents living in (or moving to) the capital deal with the extra pressures and complexities in finding a London school.

Topics:

• The range in academic levels;
• Provision of sport and facilities;
• Choosing a school during COVID-19 - virtual open days and school visits;
• How to plan for registration, admissions;
• Entrance exams and assessment.

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This Parents Forum was designed to help families at the start of the education journey. Our school fee experts, David Quintrell & James Alder, Directors at Brewin Dolphin, answered your questions.

By reviewing your assets and investments at the outset, and putting in place careful, realistic and efficient school fees planning, you will better support your child’s education. Use this process to build resilience, protect against risk and enhance your family’s financial well-being. Use this process to build resilience, protect against risk and enhance your family’s financial well-being.

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David Quintrell & James Alder of Brewin Dolphin & David Forsdyke of Knight Frank Finance discussed: 

• Inheritance tax and surplus income
• Clarity on gifts
• Potentially Exempt Transfers & Chargeable Lifetime Transfers
• Loans to parents
• Property & planning

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Starting at boarding school is always a big event, but the transition from living at home to living at school after extended lockdown raises new challenges.

This online event, organised with The Good Schools Guide, was designed to help British and international parents prepare their children to return or start at boarding school this autumn. It also covered how schools are handling admissions.

• The re-opening of UK boarding schools;
• How to prepare your child this for the return to school;
• Safety and guidelines for pupils & staff;
• How quarantining will work;
• How admissions are working - virtual open days, deadlines, interviews & assesments.

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Schools have been closed but admissions have not stopped. This online event took place on Tuesday 16 June 2020 and was designed to help parents to understand how the leading London nurseries and Pre-Prep/Prep schools are managing the admissions processes for 2020 and 2021 during lockdown.

Lucinda Byron Evans, Head Teacher, Young England Kindergartens and Sebastian Hepher, Principal, Eaton Square Schools discussed the impact of lockdown on: admissions deadlines, open days, school visits, interviews & assessments. The session was chaired by William Petty, Director of  Bonas MacFarlane.

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This highly informative online event took place on Wednesday 3 June 2020. It was designed for parents whose income has temporarily fallen because of the Covid-19 crisis. Get the advice you need to keep your child in independent education.

• William Petty, Director, Bonas Macfarlane gave an overview of the different approaches schools have taken to fees and payment during the Covid-19 crisis.
• David Quintrell & James Alder, Directors of Brewin Dolphin, discussed the merits of different financial strategies for parents looking to find ways to pay school fees.

Read more to watch the session again and download the handouts.