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.
At last some common sense on safeguarding from Ed Balls
Posted on December 15th, 2009 by David Lyscom, under NewsI appeared on the BBC News Channel on Sunday 13th December to welcome the announcement by Ed Balls on the Vetting and Barring of adults coming into contact with children. I said that Ed Balls’ interview on the Andrew Marr…
Searching for school by county?
Posted on July 10th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under Boarding Schools, Prep Schools, Private SchoolsAre 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 SchoolsAn 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…
Still reeling from a Mock Exam Results Shock?
Posted on January 20th, 2009 by Liam Butler, under ISCiasDidn’t do too well in your mock exams? Received lower grades than you expected in your GCSE’s A-Levels, international Baccalaureate or other school examination? The Independent Schools Council information & advice service has some tips on how to make sure…
The School Open Day Season is upon us!
Posted on November 13th, 2008 by Liam Butler, under Boarding Schools, ISCias, NewsThe try-before-you-buy aspect of schools flinging their doors open to prospective parents is great for both experienced and non-experienced parents. With the school open day season officially upon us they have cemented themselves as an essential part of the process…
ISCias Information Officer – Helping parents find independent day and boarding schools
Posted on October 29th, 2008 by Liam Butler, under Boarding Schools, ISC Staff, ISCias, News, School Fees - Private Schools, Special Educational Needs (SEN)ISCias is a FREE information and advice service for parents giving general information about accredited independent schools. ISCias deals with around 800 queries each month and that figure continues to grow!
My role as ISCias Information officer is to answer…
School League Tables
Posted on August 29th, 2008 by Holly Harris, under News, School League TablesOver the last few weeks, thousands of students have received IB, A-level, AS-level, IGCSE and GCSE level exam results. Families across the UK will have been looking at newspaper ‘school league tables’ in order to find out which are the…
You’ll never be bored at boarding school
Posted on August 7th, 2008 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under Boarding Schools, NewsBoarding school is a popular option. Whether it’s due to the ‘Harry Potter’ effect, with children keen to go away to boarding school after reading about Hogwarts, or due to the efforts made to advertise the wide range of school fee assistance offered by many ISC schools in the form of bursaries and scholarships, there are now over 67,000 pupils at ISC member schools who are boarders: on a like-for-like basis this represents a 0.4% increase on 2007.