THE key sponsor has been announced for the first Daily Echo Independent Schools Show due to take place at Upton House in October.

Baggette & Company Wealth Management Limited has been named as the main sponsor for the prestigious event which will see many of the area’s top independent schools come together under one roof to showcase the range of excellent private education across the area.

Only launched this month, the show has already attracted eleven regional schools which has surprised and pleased organisers at the Daily Echo.

Daily Echo Advertising Director Tracy Hayden said: "The interest in this event has been unprecedented. We have had independent schools from all corners of the area signing up to attend for what we believe will be an ideal opportunity for parents and prospective pupils to see what choices and options are available to them.

"We are delighted to have Baggette & Company Wealth Management on board with us. They are a perfect fit to the show, ideally positioned to provide independent financial advice on how to fund your child's education."

Baggette & Company are independent wealth management advisers working with a broad client base of both personal and professional clients.

They are a long established firm and are one of a very few Chartered Financial Planner firms in the South of England.

They have a significant number of clients serviced through their offices in Poole, Reading and London, and have more than £100 million in funds under their management and administration.

Vicky Baggette, Managing Director, said, "Our link to the Daily Echo Independent Schools Show is a natural one given that school fees planning is often very high on our clients’ agenda. To educate your child privately from the age of five to eighteen can be in the region of £250,000.

"We are best placed to advise on the bigger picture, looking holistically at your life, business affairs and family, to find ways of investing and paying for private education. We look at attractive investments, tax efficiencies, advance school fees payments, or can inform you about options to use a lump sum from your pension fund, a draw down mortgage, or even gifting from grandparents.

"We are confident that visitors to the show will find it useful to speak to our friendly team. We are delighted to be associated with the show, and if initial indications are anything to go by, it could become an annual event."

The Daily Echo Independent Schools Show takes place on Saturday October 8 at Upton House in Poole and admission to the show is free of charge.

For further information contact Angela Boyer at the Daily Echo on 01202 411221

Schools booked to attend so far are Forres Sandle Manor, Ryde School, Clayesmore Prep, Clayesmore Senior, Durlston Court, Talbot Heath, Buckholme Towers, Ballard School, Milton Abbey, Moyles Court and Bournemouth Collegiate.