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…
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…
The Appropriate Relationship between staff and pupils in cyberspace
Posted on September 24th, 2009 by ICT Strategy Group, under Briefings from ISC's ICT Strategy Group, NewsTraditional, established and agreed boundaries between staff and pupils are being blurred by the way in which Social Networking Sites operate.
What do you need to know
- Social Networking Sites [e.g. www.Facebook.com facilitate the sharing of up-to-date personal
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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…
Search for school job vacancies using ISC’s new job search
Posted on February 20th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under Boarding Schools, ISC Staff Roles, News, Private Schools, School Job Search, Teaching JobsISC have launched a new job search for individuals looking for a job in an independent school. Job vacancies cover all school positions including teaching and non-teaching jobs.