Press releases
8 March 2004
Access to independent schools should be widened to include children of average and below average ability, a leading head said today.
1 March 2004
The Independent Schools Council has written to the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) asking for an explanation of its decision to widen its current enquiry into allegations of "fee fixing."
23 February 2004
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) has appointed Jonathan Shephard as its General Secretary in succession to Alistair Cooke OBE, who is returning to work for the Conservative Party after nearly six and half years in post.
17 February 2004
The interim report of the Working Group on 14-19 Reform, published today, has been welcomed by associations representing independent school heads. In a statement, they said:
8 January 2004
Cynthia Hall, headmistress of the School of St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon, Oxon, is the president of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA) for 2004.
8 January 2004
Cynthia Hall, headmistress of the School of St Helen and St Katharine, Abingdon, Oxon, is the president of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA) for 2004.
5 January 2004
Michael James, Principal of Rydal Penrhos, North Wales, is the new chairman of the Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools (SHMIS) for 2004.
5 January 2004
Paul Moss, the new chairman of the Independent Schools Association (ISA) for 2004, has taught in both independent and state sectors.
5 January 2004
Dr Martin Stephen, High Master of The Manchester Grammar School since 1994, is the new Chairman of the Headmasters' and Headmistress's Conference (HMC) for 2004.