Public Bodies
Contribution to educational developments
As an educational charity, a key aim of the Scottish Council of Independent Schools is to advance and support education. To this end, SCIS and senior staff from its member schools liaise with Government departments, public bodies and educational consultative groups, making an active contribution to curriculum development, the training of teachers and the development of teaching skills. Subject specialists in many SCIS schools serve on education committees and organise national conferences for the benefit of teachers in both local authority and independent schools. Many teachers in independent Senior Schools work as markers for the SQA public exams system. In these and other ways at local level, the independent schools sector in Scotland shares experience and expertise, to advance education.
Projects, research, reports and publications
Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS) is the foremost authority on information relating to independent schools in Scotland. SCIS commissions projects, undertakes research and disseminates information about the independent education sector, so is well placed to debunk popular myths surrounding fee-paying education in Scotland.
Reports and publications written for member schools, to advise them about key issues such as guidelines on child protection, are freely available to colleagues in other schools, via the Publications page of the SCIS website.
Public Information Service
To further its objectives, SCIS provides an information service about the independent schools sector in Scotland to the general public and the media. Enquiries should be made to John Edward or Sarah Randell.