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 much of the population actually went to independent schools: 7% or 14%?
Posted on December 11th, 2009 by Rudi Eliott Lockhart, under NewsReading the media on schools, you tend to hear a lot about how the independent sector in the UK only accounts for 7% of pupils, (see for example this article from The Telegraph last month). The figure is used as…
Choir Schools
Posted on December 8th, 2009 by Judith Fenn, under NewsIt is fair to say that a choir school can offer a truly unique opportunity, twinning first-class independent and musical education. As Christmas approaches, and the eyes and ears of the country turn to Cambridge, King’s College and the Festival…
Public vs. Private Benefit: Possible attitudes towards independent education
Posted on August 6th, 2009 by Ian Summersgill, under NewsToday I came across a very interesting report1 while trawling the internet for articles on attitudes to independent education and public benefit.
The 2004 survey, by Sara Solnick (University of Vermont) and David Hemenway (Harvard School of Public Health), gives…
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.
Independent Schools – A Well Rounded Education
Posted on January 30th, 2009 by Liam Butler, under Boarding Schools, ISCias, School Curriculum - Private Schools, School Fees - Private Schools, School League TablesOver 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…
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…