The Independent Schools Council is a politically independent, not-for-profit organisation representing 1,270 independent schools educating more than 500,000 children. It exists to promote choice, diversity and excellence in education, developing talent at all levels of ability and from all backgrounds.
Archive for March, 2008
Eco schools – ISC schools get involved in debate
Posted on March 7th, 2008 by Hayley Dunlop, under Eco-Schools, NewsLast month, the Evening Standard printed an artist’s impression for the most expensive school ever to be built in Britain’ (The £72m school , Evening Standard). The Holland Park School in Kensington, which is apparently referred to as ‘the…
Transforming the curriculum through the Extended Project
Posted on March 5th, 2008 by Patrick Derham - Rugby School, under News, School Curriculum - Private SchoolsThe law of unintended consequences is responsible for much of the world’s evil. One of those misfortunes, it could be argued, is the existence of an overly prescriptive, over-loaded curriculum. If you were sitting down to design the curriculum, where…