Archive for the ‘Private Schools’ Category

The Red Tape Peril

Posted on January 22nd, 2010 by Matthew Burgess, under News, Politics, Private Schools

Interesting to read that the state sector is also blaming red tape and overzealous child protection policies for the decline of foreign exchange trips (see Telegraph article ‘Foreign exchanges ‘axed over security fears’). The independent sector has been equally worried; more…

School Open Day Season

Posted on November 2nd, 2009 by Ian Summersgill, under News, Private Schools

School Open Day season is the time of the year when schools will be throwing open their doors, giving you a chance to see what they have to offer. Most of the applications for entry next September will be made…

Why Schools are Charities

Posted on September 8th, 2009 by Matthew Burgess, under Politics, Private Schools, Private Schools and Charitable Status, Public Affairs

Most of us will have opinions about independent schools. It’s also very likely that we think we know what charity means.  Put together these two preconceptions, and it’s easy to see why there is such a spectrum of views about whether…

Special Educational Needs (SEN) and Independent Schools

Posted on July 22nd, 2009 by Ian Summersgill, under News, Private Schools, Special Educational Needs (SEN)

It has been estimated that around 20% of children will need some form of extra support during their time at school. For many this will be relatively short-lived, for others it will affect their entire school – and home –…

School league tables, websites and independent schools guides: How do I decide which school is best for my child?

Posted on July 15th, 2009 by Liam Butler, under ISCias, Inspection, Private Schools, School Curriculum - Private Schools, School Inspection, School League Tables

In the digital age of instant news, interactive review sites and numerous school league tables how do you decide which independent school is the best for your child? Liam Butler, Senior Information Officer, who works for the Independent Schools Council…

Searching for school by county?

Posted on July 10th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under Boarding Schools, Prep Schools, Private Schools

Are you looking for an independent school for your child in a particular county? If so then why not try our County School Search.

The County School Search allows you to search for schools by country: England, Scotland, Wales,…

Pre preparatory, prep, junior, senior and sixth form what do they mean

Posted on July 9th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under Prep Schools, Private Schools, School Fees - Private Schools

An Independent or ‘private’ school generally contains four different departments according to the age range of the pupils. Some independent schools contain all four departments where as others may only cater for pupils within a particular age range such as…

Private school perceptions – looking forward

Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Alex Caish, under News, Private Schools

In 2007, ISC commissioned Morrison Media Consultants to analyse mainstream media coverage of private schools in the UK over the 10 years from 1997 to 2006. The aim was to find out how a private school is perceived by,…

ContactPoint goes live

Posted on May 22nd, 2009 by Ian Summersgill, under News, Politics, Private Schools

Last week the Government’s £224m ContactPoint database went “live” across 17 Local Authorities in the north west of England. By the end of the year almost 400,000 people will have access to data on every child in England.

If you…

London Borough School Search (Independent schools)

Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under Boarding Schools, ISCias, News, Private Schools

The ISC website contains several school searches for parents interested in independent schools, including a Postcode Search, the Find an ISC School Search, which allows parents to search by factors such as location, gender, age range and day/…