Welcome to the International Zone

The United Kingdom has one of the world's leading education systems, from nursery through to higher education. Every year, parents around the world seek the best possible education for their children by applying to UK independent schools.

These schools, with their strong tradition of academic attainment, good examination results, sound discipline and a commitment to a wide range of sport and extra-curricular activities, provide a quality and standard of education that is truly world-class. They also attract high quality staff committed to delivering all-round excellence in education and to developing talent at all levels of ability and from all backgrounds.

This section of the ISC website gives useful background information on the UK and its independent school provision, together with advice on choosing the right school, information on application procedures, school structures, curriculum, guardianship and more general information on living in the UK.

If you are interested in British Schools outside the UK, or if you live overseas and are thinking about coming to the UK to teach, you will also find this section helpful.

We want to make our website as useful as possible for overseas visitors. If you cannot find the information you are looking for, or if you have ideas on how we can improve this site, then please email us with your comments; we will be delighted to hear from you.

You may also find it useful to use the search facility on our suppliers and services section The Product Pages to help you find the details of companies and organisations that may be able to assist you and your child(ren). You will find sections including Courses, Educational Psychologists, Private Tutoring and Property Search & Consultancy.