Supporting Schools
Advice, support, representation and CPD
Reports and publications, produced by SCIS, are issued to member schools to keep them up-to-date on legal and regulatory issues. Schools also benefit from a programme of Continuing Professional Development for all school staff, both teaching and non-teaching, with workshops, seminars and conferences running every day of the school year. CPD is charged at not-for-profit rates and courses are open to non-member schools including local authority schools. SCIS also commissions projects, undertakes research and disseminates information both within and about the independent sector.
Representation
The views and interests of both mainstream and special schools are represented by SCIS to the Scottish Government, Ministers and MSPs, public bodies and education consultative groups throughout Scotland and beyond. SCIS also represents the independent education sector on numerous working groups and at national conferences and educational events.
New Members
To become a member of SCIS, a school must be registered with the Registrar of Independent Schools at the Scottish Government (Telephone 0131 244 4502) and have had a satifactory HMIE inspection. Helpful guidance notes that lay out expectations of a school before it can be registered with the Registrar of Independent Schools are available to download here.
Guidelines for SCIS Membership are available to download, on the right, and schools are encouraged to call SCIS on 0131 220 2106 for help and guidance.