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| The Good Schools Guide | |
| Author | various |
|---|---|
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | non-fiction |
| Publisher | Lucas Publications |
| Publication date | 1986 - 2008 |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) and Internet |
The Good Schools Guide is a guide to British schools (both state and private), 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."1 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 13 times, and the current edition was published by Lucas Publications on the 29th of January 2008.2 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.
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Style
The Guide has established a reputation for 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."3 The Times Educational Supplement stated that the Guide is "...untroubled by the sensibilities of schools and ... cavalier in the face of squawks from those it has offended".4
Reviews
The Daily Telegraph 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."5 Similarly, the Financial Times called the Guide "One of the best aids for parents...informative and witty."6 The FT has also described the Guide as "one of Britain's leading guides to schools".7
The Good Schools Guide - Special Education Needs
The Good Schools Guide - Special Education Needs was originally produced by the Guide as a rescource for parents looking for schools for children with special needs. The format is very similar, with all articles and reviews (including general help articles and other rescources) published in paperback as well available online. The Special Education Needs guide was first published in 2004.
The Good Schools Guide International
The Good Schools Guide International is an online rescource also edited by the Guide with details of international schools in over 35 countries. The GSGI is aimed at British parents who are living abroad. The GSGI is also mostly written and edited by expatriates.8. However, it has been claimed that information in the GSGI is sometimes out of date due to the difficulty of finding writers to provide reviews of schools in foreign countries.citation needed
References
- ^ http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/about-us/about-the-good-schools-guide/the-good-schools-guide-team.html?Itemid=3
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Good-Schools-Guide-2008/dp/0955282128/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1220801402&sr=8-1
- ^ http://www.goodschoolsguide.co.uk/about-us/about-the-good-schools-guide/introduction-to-the-gsg.html?Itemid=3
- ^ http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/product-description/0955282128/ref=dp_proddesc_0?ie=UTF8&n=266239&s=books
- ^ http://www.britishgermanassociation.org/special.php?pageno=260
- ^ http://tbpweb.tbpcontrol.co.uk/tbp.web/customeraccesscontrol/Home.aspx?collection=10019282
- ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/3efc3f34-7bab-11dd-b839-000077b07658,Authorised=false.html?_i_location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.ft.com%2Fcms%2Fs%2F0%2F3efc3f34-7bab-11dd-b839-000077b07658.html&_i_referer=http%3A%2F%2Fsearch.ft.com%2Fsearch%3FqueryText%3Dgood%2Bschools%2Bguide%26aje%3Dtrue%26dse%3D%26dsz%3D%26x%3D12%26y%3D6
- ^ http://www.gsgi.co.uk/site
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