“𝙀𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙨𝙩 𝘽𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙞𝙣”? 𝙊𝙧 𝙖𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙖𝙘𝙩 𝙤𝙛 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝-𝙦𝙪𝙖𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙡𝙮 𝙞𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙛𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙚𝙨?
Having spoken with dozens of independent school parents, pupils, alumni, and headteachers over the past 12 months as part of my work with Association For Families Of Independent Schooling (AFIS) C.I.C., one theme has consistently emerged: young people leaving independent schools often demonstrate notably high levels of confidence and aspiration.
It is therefore unsurprising that many go on to succeed across a wide range of career paths, from podcasting to politics.
Rather than reducing this to a question of elitism, it is worth examining what these schools and families are doing well, and how those strengths might inform broader conversations about education and opportunity.
If you would like to access to FREE independent schooling resource, research, money saving opportunities through the AFIS Shopping Centre and more, then sign up today!
Membership is FREE and takes less than a minute: https://www.afis.org.uk/register
