Associations and affiliate organisations

ISC provides a single, unified organisation that speaks and acts on behalf of its member schools and the associations of governing bodies, heads and bursars by which it was constituted.

Girls' Schools Association (GSA)

Suite 105,
108 New Walk,
Leicester,
LE1 7EA

GSA supports the heads of independent senior and junior girls’ schools.

Chief Executive Donna Stevens

Telephone: +44 (0)116 2541619

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.gsa.uk.com

The Heads' Conference (HMC)

12 The Point,
Rockingham Road,
Market Harborough,
Leicestershire,
LE16 7QU

HMC represents the heads of boys', girls’ and co-educational independent senior schools in the UK. They also have international members.

General Secretary/Membership Secretary Dr Simon Hyde

Telephone: +44 (0)1858 469 059

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.hmc.org.uk

Independent Association of Prep Schools (IAPS)

Bishop’s House
Artemis Drive
Tachbrook Park
Warwick
CV34 6UD

IAPS represents the heads of independent schools for children aged from 2 to 16+, in the UK and overseas .

Chief Executive Dominic Norrish

Telephone: +44 (0)1926 887833

Email: [email protected]

Website: iaps.uk

Independent Schools Association (ISA)

ISA House,
5-7 Great Chesterford Court,
Great Chesterford,
Essex,
CB10 1PF

ISA members include heads from independent preparatory, senior and all-through schools.

Chief Executive Officer Rudi Eliott Lockhart

Telephone: +44 (0)1799 523619

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.isaschools.org.uk

The Society of Heads

Office 101b
Harborough Grow-On Centre
Compass Point Business Park, Northampton Road
Market Harborough
Leicestershire
LE16 9HW

The Society of Heads represents the heads of independent schools of all sizes, many of which have a long tradition of boarding.

Chief Executive Officer Clive Rickart

Telephone: +44 (0)1858 433760

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.thesocietyofheads.org.uk

Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS)

The Grange,
3 Codicote Road,
Welwyn,
Herts,
AL6 9LY

AGBIS supports and advises governing bodies of schools in the independent sector on all aspects of governance.

Chief Executive Richard Harman

Telephone: +44 (0)1438 840 730

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.agbis.org.uk

Independent Schools’ Bursars Association (ISBA)

167‑169 Great Portland Street
5^th Floor
London
W1W 5PF

ISBA provides first class support to independent schools as businesses and charities.

Chief Executive David Woodgate

Telephone: +44 (0)1256 330369

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.theisba.org.uk

Affiliated Organisations

Boarding Schools' Association (BSA)

60 St Martin’s Lane,
London,
WC2N 4JS

The BSA is the UK association promoting and serving boarding education in both the independent and maintained sectors.

National Director Robin Fletcher

Telephone: +44 (0)20 7798 1580

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.boarding.org.uk

Council of British International Schools (COBIS)

55-56 Russell Square,
Bloomsbury,
London,
WC1B 4HP

COBIS serves British international schools of global quality worldwide.

COBIS CEO Colin Bell

Telephone: +44 (0)20 3826 7190

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.cobis.org.uk

Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS)

c/o 1 St. Colme Street Edinburgh EH3 6AA

SCIS promotes and supports the significant contribution made to Scottish education by independent schools, whether mainstream, specialist or special needs.

Chief Executive Lorraine Davidson

Telephone: +44 (0)131 556 2316

Email: [email protected]

Website: www.scis.org.uk