Girls' Fee Paying Education - Could It Be Right For Your Daughter?

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Parents want the best for their children and there are few decisions more important than what type of education may best allow your offspring to fulfil their potential. As well as the choice of state-education versus a fee paying independent school there is also the consideration of single-sex schools versus schools where boys and girls are taught together.

The independent school system in the UK consists of approximately 2600 schools which collectively educate around 7% of all British children. Fee paying schools are associated with better teacher to pupil ratios, smaller class sizes, more traditional values, broader education and consistently excellent academic performance in exams.

It is accepted that boys and girls learn differently, mature at different rates and have different learning needs, particularly as they reach teenage years. Girls make more progress and achieve to a higher academic standard when educated in a single-sex environment. For this reason, many parents of girls are considering the benefits of a single sex fee paying education for their daughters.

Acclaimed Academic Benefits

Girls attending a single-sex independent school achieved 6.8% more A/A* grades at A-level than girls attending a co-educational independent school.

At GCSE level too, girls educated in single-sex independent schools achieved nearly 13% more A/A* grades than those attending co-educational independent schools.

8 out of 10 top places in The Times 2011 A-level league table were GSA (Girls' Schools Association) schools.

A greater percentage of girls from single-sex independent schools go on to higher education than in co-educational independent schools.

Pastoral Benefits

Girls benefit from 'girl-centred' teaching which is tailored to their style of learning and specific learning needs. There is the freedom to take risks and to succeed fully. Girls are less self-conscious being free from the judgement of or pre-occupation with boys so can focus more completely on their studies. Confidence and self-esteem is increased and there are many opportunities for leadership.

Gender stereotype is eliminated so girls are more able to realise their true ambitions and not merely what is expected of them. They have greater confidence in their abilities in maths and science. More than 70% more girls from single-sex independent schools took maths at A-level, whilst more than 50% more took science at A-level and greater than 80% more took a modern language at A-level when compared with girls from a co-educational independent school.

With these benefits from an education which more than 100,000 girls are currently experiencing within 179 schools across the UK, the girls' fee paying education is one that many girls thrive in and is certainly worthy of consideration when undertaking such an important decision.


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For more information about the benefits of girls' fee paying education, speak to Saint Martin's School today by calling 0121 705 1265 or visiting http://www.saintmartins-school.com/joining-us/welcome-from-ruth-iles-registrar