Six must-have features of outstanding schools
Mr John Brett, Principal of The British School of Beijing, Sanlitun, talks about what parents should look for at a school to ensure their child has an outstanding education. John has been Principal at our school for four years and was previously head of three independent prep schools in the UK spanning twenty years.
During the recent Christmas holiday, I learned that I am going to become a grandfather for the first time very soon. Let joy be unconfined! During our family’s many subsequent Facetime conversations we have discussed what kind of school we – as parents and grandparents – should be looking for when Jellybean (as the poor thing has been labelled by the parents) is a fully formed, shiny adolescent. I humbly offered a few thoughts of my own, which I share with you now by way of six must-have features of the school that my grandchild eventually attends!