insideKENT Magazine Issue 24 - March 2014 | Page 41
EDUCATION
IN ASSOCIATION WITH
Marlborough House School
"There is no getting away from the fact that
educating children in the private sector is a
significant financial commitment for many.
And yet against the backdrop of the deepest,
longest recession for over one hundred years,
the sector has remained largely buoyant.
There are flickering signs of life but the
economic conditions out there are very tough.
Therefore, parents who have chosen to
educate their children privately don’t need
me to remind them of the sacrifices that many
of them make in order to fund this. So the
question then is why do parents make these
sacrifices?
"Schools like us make substantial investments
to offer facilities and surroundings that enthuse
and stimulate our children, but what you really
pay for in an independent school is the people.
At Marlborough House that means employing
and developing the very best teachers and
then giving them the freedom to take on a
bit more, to inspire, to excite, to challenge,
to create a bit of magic. Given the sacrifices
that so many parents make they are right to
expect all of these things from an independent
education. Parents are right to expect value
for money. ‘Good enough’ for your children
should not be good enough."
"The answer, I believe, is that private education
is the best investment you can ever make; it
is something that will pay dividends to your
children throughout their lives. In educating
your child at a private school you ar providing
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them with opportunities and experiences that
are significantly better than ‘good enough’.
Excellent results should be taken as read,
but it is the round development of the child
that is so important: personal happiness,
wellbeing, the confidence to face the
challenges of the future as responsible,
confident compassionate leaders are
paramount in a child’s education.
Martyn Ward,
Headmaster at Marlborough House School.
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Please contact the Registrar, Fiona Wooley,
to arrange an appointment to visit or for
details of our next Open Day.
[email protected]
Marlborough House School
High Street
Hawkhurst
Cranbrook, Kent
TN18 4PY
01580 753555
www.marlboroughhouseschool.co.uk