IN ASSOCIATION WITH
EDUCATION
JOURNEY TO A BETTER EDUCATION
THE THOUGHT OF MOVING HOUSE TO GUARANTEE A BETTER EDUCATION FOR YOUR CHILD MAY SOUND A LITTLE EXTREME , AND WHILE WE ’ RE NOT SUGGESTING YOU LEAP ACROSS THE POND AND MOVE TO A DIFFERENT COUNTRY ALTOGETHER , WE ARE PROPOSING A GENTLE HOP ACROSS THE BORDER TO ONE OF KENT ’ S NEIGHBOURING COUNTIES , WHICH ARE JAM-PACKED WITH EXCELLENT EDUCATIONAL ESTABLISHMENTS . OF COURSE , YOU WANT YOUR CHILD TO HAVE THE BEST START IN LIFE , WHICH INCLUDES SENDING THEM TO THE BEST SCHOOL POSSIBLE AND WHILE WE ’ VE ALREADY ESTABLISHED THAT KENT PLAYS HOST TO A HUGE AMOUNT OF OFSTED-RATED OUTSTANDING PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS , THIS ALSO MEANS THEY ARE INCREDIBLY POPULAR WHICH CAN LEAD TO CATCHMENT-AREA WOES .
In order to decide which pupils get the nod for their first , second or third choice , schools look at geography - either a defined region known as a catchment area or the distance a child lives from the school . Each year is different as it depends on the number of parents scrambling for each place , but if you ’ re outside the catchment area or are too far away , the chances are you will be scratched off the list . It ’ s not a huge surprise then that faced with the risk of
missing out , many parents look at moving home , or applying for a place at boarding school . You may have your heart set on a Kentish education for your child – and we understand exactly why – but broaden your search and you ’ ll be pleasantly surprised at what you find .
If you think where you live may scupper the chances of your child attending their first-choice schools , there is no harm in looking a little further afield . Sussex , Surrey , Essex and London have a wealth of brilliant schools that might suit your child or your circumstances as well , or possibly even better , than the initial school you had your eye on ; it ’ s easy to get blindsided when you first begin your search , so it ’ s a great idea to keep an open mind .
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