Press releases
30 April 2003
The 2003 ISC census of independent schools, published today (30 April), shows that schools which used to offer government assisted places have continued to increase their pupil numbers, despite the phasing out of the scheme.
10 April 2003
A detailed blueprint for the complete overhaul of university admissions, including the wholesale shift of the process to the period after A Level results are known, and an ‘ombudsman' role for the newly-announced Office for Fair Access (OFFA), is published today by leading independent schools' associations.
11 March 2003
The first concise and complete guide for teachers' career development in the independent sector has been published by the Society of Headmasters and Headmistresses of Independent Schools (SHMIS).
10 March 2003
Pupils should be given a more solid grounding in the basics of British history and a familiarity with the great works of English literature, a leading independent school headmaster said today (10 March).
4 March 2003
Independent school sixth formers will not be encouraged to apply for admission to Bristol University in any subject after guidance being issued today by leading heads' associations.
12 February 2003
The Independent Schools Council (ISC) welcomed today's announcement of additional government investment in partnership between the state and independent schools, saying that it heralded a new and stronger relationship between the sectors.
10 February 2003
The Government's invitation to independent schools to participate in the Leading Edge School programme, announced today, is welcomed by the Independent Schools Council (ISC).
22 January 2003
Responding to the government's strategy document on higher education, Dr Philip Evans, headmaster of Bedford School, and Mrs Sue Fishburn, headmistress of Leeds Girls' High School, co-chairman of the HMC/GSA universities sub-committee, said today:
7 January 2003
Michael Hewett, headmaster of The Old School, Henstead, Suffolk, is the new chairman of the Independent Schools Association (ISA) for 2003.
6 January 2003
Pauline Davies, headmistress of Wycombe Abbey School, Buckinghamshire, is the new president of the Girls' Schools Association (GSA) for 2003.