A Popular Subject: Independent Schools Show Announces a 100% Increase in Visitor Numbers!

Added: (Tue Oct 20 2009)

Pressbox (Press Release) - On Friday 30th and Saturday 31st October 2009 Battersea Evolution opens its doors to a 100% increase in visitor numbers at THE biggest educational forum of the year. The action packed Independent Schools Show which provides an invaluable resource to all parents interested in independent education for their children has enticed a record number of visitors; for the third year running.
This increase in visitor attendance is coupled with a new record number of exhibitor’s at this year’s show. Word-of-mouth is spreading fast and parents will have to form an orderly queue to see the fantastic offerings from over 120 schools and 6 tutoring agencies. “Private education is still very much on the up despite the recession” says organisers of the show; “at a time when people are closing businesses, schools are pushing harder than ever to prove themselves and parents are still looking to send their children to independent schools and still prepared to fork out tens of thousands of pounds to do so”.
“Ticket registrations have been flooding in” says David Wellesley- Wesley, founder and director of Next Step Exhibitions Limited, organiser of the Show, who moves on to stress that “parents will find the Schools Show an invaluable aid in short listing suitable schools for their children. It will give them an opportunity to meet and talk to staff and to gain a solid impression of what the participating schools are able to offer”.
The Independent Schools Show promises to provide enlightened parents with a crucial research tool to explore the multitude of options the independent system offers. Mr Wesley further boasts the show’s ability to “offer parents a far better picture than a glossy brochure and give them an impression of a variety of schools without them having to travel all over the country. It allows comparative judgment to be made on a single occasion and provides a real snapshot of private education today”.
Ben Goldsmith, one of the backers of the Show, believes “it is such a success because it enables parents to meet with Heads and Staff of the schools and receive more than just a prospectus”.
It is also considered “A day out for all the family” with child friendly soft play areas, face painting, a free crèche, and science and music lessons for the kids! But why should they have all the fun? A Champaign bar is the perfect resting place for parents during the visit; making this Show a very popular subject for all.
“A lifeline for parents”- A Parent
“An immensely useful way of researching all the different options”- A Parent
The Independent School Show takes place in Battersea Evolution, Battersea Park London SW11 (coincidentally the highest birth rate place!) on Friday 30th (10am- 5pm) and Saturday 31st (10am- 4.30pm) October 2009.
Book your free tickets on www.schoolsshow.com
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