ISC response to Ofqual announcement about summer exams
ISC chairman Barnaby Lenon responds to Ofqual's announcement about how GCSEs, AS and A-levels will be awarded this summer.
Posted on: 03 Apr 2020
Posted by: Barnaby Lenon
Press releases and statements
ISC commentary: Coronavirus and school fees
Julie Robinson, chief executive of the ISC, comments on the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on school fees and operations.
Posted on: 02 Apr 2020
Posted by: Julie Robinson
Independent schools are helping the fightback against coronavirus, says sector leader
Britain’s independent schools today reveal plans to help the UK’s fightback against coronavirus with efforts to support their local communities.
Posted on: 19 Mar 2020
Posted by: ISC Press Office
Partnerships between independent and state schools celebrated in parliament
School staff from across the UK joined ministers, shadow ministers, MPs and peers in the House of Commons this week to celebrate the thousands of successful partnership projects taking place between state and independent schools.
Posted on: 12 Feb 2020
Posted by: ISC Press Office
ISC statement: 'Transforming opportunity in higher education' report from the OfS
ISC chief executive Julie Robinson responds to a report published today by the Office for Students (OfS) entitled 'Transforming opportunity in higher education'.
Posted on: 29 Jan 2020
Posted by: Julie Robinson
ISC response to the Labour Party manifesto
Julie Robinson, chief executive of the ISC, responds to the Labour Party's manifesto, which outlines the Party's plan to "close the tax loopholes enjoyed by elite private schools" and seek advice on "integrating" them into the state sector.
Posted on: 21 Nov 2019
Posted by: Julie Robinson
ISC statement: Publication of the Department for Education’s report about the comparability of GCSEs and International GCSEs
Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, responds to a report by the Department for Education about the comparability of GCSEs and International GCSEs in England.
Posted on: 05 Nov 2019
Posted by: Julie Robinson
ISC response to report in The Times about missing Vietnamese children
Julie Robinson, chief executive of the Independent Schools Council, responds to an article in The Times, (November 4, 2019) 'Gangs targeting private schools to traffic Asian girls to Britain, it is revealed'.
Posted on: 04 Nov 2019
Posted by: Julie Robinson