Admissions

If you choose to send your child to private school, you need to bear in mind that the admission process will not be quite as straightforward as it...

Interviews can be a stressful part of the admissions process for independent schools. These usually occur in the last few weeks of January or...

This article looks at the way that parents who are disappointed with their child's rejection from a school can appeal this decision, including a...

What is Oxbridge? The term 'Oxbridge' is used to refer to the universities of Oxford and Cambridge. Oxford and Cambridge are the oldest universities...

There are lots of options to consider when applying to university, and one of the earliest decisions to make is when students want to start...

All private schools have at least one entry barrier - school fees - and many have other barriers too, such as religion (in certain faith schools)...

The UK's top universities receive many times more applicants than available places on their most popular courses. This means they can demand...

Interviews are almost always included in the application process for pupils to join a private school. Along with entrance exams and school...

Where parents want their children to study at a religious school - often known as a 'faith school', which teach an agreed religious syllabus and are...

Entrance exams for private schools can inspire fear in a parent's heart, but becoming stressed about these exams will rub off on children, so...

While some independent schools ask their pupils to take one or more entrance exams to test their academic ability, all of those schools usually...