Background

The School of Economic Science, Guildford Branch, has been offering practical philosophy, economics and other courses in and around the Guildford area for close to 30 years.

We are the Guildford Branch of a national School, which has its headquarters in London. Further information on the background of the parent organisation is available through the website http://www.schooleconomicscience.org.

Both the parent school and branch are run as an independent educational charity.

Over the past 30 years thousands of residents from Surrey and surrounding areas have participated in the courses and found them to be of great interest and practical benefit.

For many years the Guildford Branch hired various premises to hold the courses, but in 1994 we were fortunate to be able to purchase our own building at 26a Portsmouth Road, Guildford and this is now a dedicated establishment where the practical philosophy and other courses are offered.

Within the Guildford Branch all of the work carried out to prepare the building and tutor the classes is carried out on a volunteer basis – there are no paid staff.