The many dangers of sector-based discrimination

Last weekend, the Telegraph released a brief report on Oxford University’s maintained sector intake being dominated by a small group of non-selective schools. The data revealed that of the places given to students from non-selective state schools, 25% came from…

How much of the population actually went to independent schools: 7% or 14%?

Reading 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

Traditional, 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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Searching for school by county?

Are you looking for an independent school for your child in a particular county? If so then why not try our County School Search.

The County School Search allows you to search for schools by country: England, Scotland, Wales,…

Pre preparatory, prep, junior, senior and sixth form what do they mean

An Independent or ‘private’ school generally contains four different departments according to the age range of the pupils. Some independent schools contain all four departments where as others may only cater for pupils within a particular age range such as…

London Borough School Search (Independent schools)

The 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/…

Looking for schools offering bursaries or other types of school fee assistance?

The ISC Personalised Advanced School is a sophisticated school search that allows those looking for an independent school to find schools best fitting their requirements. One aspect of the search is that it can be used to find schools offering…

Blogging from the DCSF Influential Heads’ Forum

Joan Deslandes, Headteacher of Kingsford Community School started the day off with a keynote speech about why it is so important to work together for the good of all children. She is actively involved with a key partnership initiative with…

Search for school job vacancies using ISC’s new job search

ISC 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.

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…