Independent Schools – A Well Rounded Education

Over 500,000 children benefit from an independent education in one of ISC’s 1276 member schools. Independent schools offer a wealth of facilities and high teaching standards that enable students to achieve great results year after year. Independent schools are in…

We read the papers so you don’t have to!

I love my job at ISC as it is the perfect combination between routine and variety. Each morning I can be found at my desk bright and early with my head buried in a huge pile of newspapers, scouring the…

The School Open Day Season is upon us!

The 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

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…

You’ll never be bored at boarding school

Boarding 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.

Keeping up the good work

On 11th July ISC submitted its response to the Charity Commission’s latest consultation on their public benefit guidance. To those not involved in charity law, it must seem as though the public…