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.
University standards, Swedish schools and race discrimination hit the headlines
Posted on March 15th, 2010 by AndrewHamilton, under NewsConcerns over the worth of university degrees are hardly new, but the issue was thrust back into the limelight this week when a major body of employers suggested that standards had slipped. The Association of Graduate Recruiters (AGR), which…
London Borough School Search (Independent schools)
Posted on April 30th, 2009 by Rosie Keeling, under Boarding Schools, ISCias, News, Private SchoolsThe ISC website contains several school searches for parents interested in independent schools, including a Postcode Search, the Find an ISC School Search, which allows parents to search by factors such as location, gender, age range and day/…
A big thank you from the Research & Intelligence team
Posted on March 24th, 2009 by Adele Gilpin, under News, Private SchoolsOn behalf of the Research & Intelligence team, I would like to take this opportunity to thank schools for submitting their Census data to us. We know that January is a busy time and filling in a Census form is…
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…
Private schools and charitable status
Posted on October 10th, 2008 by Matthew Burgess, under News, Public AffairsSince time immemorial ‘advancing education’ has been a charitable purpose and independent schools do exactly that. In recent times, some have assumed that to be charitable, relief of poverty needs to be a purpose of the charity in question. However…
In-fee-lation?
Posted on July 17th, 2008 by Hayley Dunlop, under News, School Fees - Private SchoolsWe discovered last month that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) has risen to 3.3% – the highest it has been since records began more than 11 years ago. Using this as a guideline, it would be easy to presume…