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.
How can schools think strategically to cope better with the rapidly changing digital landscape?
Posted on December 8th, 2009 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under NewsWhat can Heads learn about ICT from Music? Not so much I thought, or at least that was my opinion before last Wednesday’s ISC ICT Strategy Conference at Radley College. One of the presentations at the conference was a high-energy…
ISC pupils take the lead on so-called ‘harder subjects’
Posted on August 21st, 2009 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under NewsWith impeccable timing given the publication this week of A level results, Cambridge Assessment have released new research that seeks to explain why pupils choose the subjects they do. Their research highlights a whole range of factors, from gender to ethnicity,…
Examination Results Day
Posted on July 1st, 2009 by Judith Fenn, under ISCias, News, exam resultsRevision is over, examinations taken, and your son or daughter looks ahead to a long and hopefully hot summer, where the only cloud on the horizon is Results Day in August. The most important thing they can do is relax.…
An Independent Education: Promoting Flexibility and Choice
Posted on April 21st, 2009 by Liam Butler, under NewsEvery year it seems that some new qualification is launched and trialled to challenge the prevalence of A-levels in our schools. Indeed next year will see the first students sitting exams for the Pre-U, a brand new Cambridge International Examinations…
Prep Schools – A Tough Decision?
Posted on February 26th, 2009 by Liam Butler, under ISCias, Prep Schools, Private SchoolsAs the credit crunch bites it seems that many parents are cutting down on ‘luxuries’. This should mean a sharp downturn in pupils entering the independent sector and an increase in people moving into the state sector shouldn’t it? Perhaps not as more and more parents consider their child’s independent education to be a necessity rather than a luxury.