Aims

Key aims of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS)

The key aims of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS) are:  

• to provide information, advice and guidance to parents

• to advance education via curriculum development and the training of teachers

• to advise member schools and their governing bodies about educational developments and legislation affecting independent schools (e.g. education, taxation, welfare, health and safety)

• to communicate and negotiate with the Scottish Parliament, the Government, public and private bodies on behalf of the independent sector