ISC Constituent Associations
ISC provides a single, unified organisation that speaks and acts on behalf its member schools and the associations of governing bodies, heads and bursars by which it was constituted.
The seven constituent member associations of ISC are:
Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS)
Girls' Schools Association (GSA)
Headmasters' & Headmistresses' Conference (HMC)
Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS)
Independent Schools Association (ISA)
Independent Schools’ Bursars Association (ISBA)
Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools (SHMIS)
ISC also has a close relationship with three affiliated associations:
Boarding Schools Association (BSA)
Council of British International Schools (COBIS)
Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS)
Constituent Member Associations
Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS)
AGBIS represents the interests of the governing bodies of ISC schools.
Address
AGBIS
Renshaw Barns
Upper Woodford
Salisbury
Wiltshire
SP4 6FA
Girls' Schools Association (GSA)
GSA is the main association to which heads of girls senior independent schools belong.
Address
GSA
130 Regent Road
Leicester
LE1 7PG
Headmasters' & Headmistresses' Conference (HMC)
HMC represents the heads of over 240 boys' and co-educational independent senior schools.
Address
HMC
12 The Point
Rockingham Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7QU
Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS)
Represents the heads of more than 570 boys', girls' and co-educational preparatory schools for children aged from 2 to 13.
Address
IAPS
11 Waterloo Place
Leamington Spa
CV32 5LA
Independent Schools Association (ISA)
ISA members include heads of some 300 preparatory, senior and all-through schools.
Address
ISA
Boys' British School
East Street
Saffron Walden
CB10 1LS
Independent Schools’ Bursars Association (ISBA)
ISBA represents the bursars of over 800 senior and junior schools.
Address
Unit 11-12
Manor Farm
Cliddesden
Basingstoke
RG25 2JB
Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools (SHMIS)
SHMIS represents the heads of independent schools of all sizes, many of which have a long tradition of boarding.
Address
12 The Point
Rockingham Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 7QU
Affiliated Associations
Boarding Schools Association (BSA)
The BSA is the UK Association promoting and serving boarding education in both the independent and maintained sectors.
Address
BSA
Grosvenor Gardens House
35-37 Grosvenor Gardens
London
SW1W 0BS
Council of British International Schools (COBIS)
COBIS represents accredited British Schools abroad, anywhere in the world.
Address
COBIS
Oxford Brookes University
Harcourt Hill Campus
Oxford
OX2 9AT
United Kingdom
Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS)
SCIS promotes and supports the significant contribution made to Scottish education by independent schools.
Address
21 Melville Street
Edinburgh
EH3 7PE