UK INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS ENSURING QUALITY


The UK government operates a system of inspections for British schools overseas, run by a number of approved providers. The scheme looks in detail


at similar aspects


of education and welfare to the Office for Standards in Education (Ofsted) in England. These include the quality of the curriculum and teaching, the welfare of pupils, health and safety, and the suitability of school premises. By achieving UK-inspection-based approval, schools should be able to demonstrate that they provide a British education that has similar characteristics to an education in an independent school in the UK.


Inspectorates are required to publish on their website the results of all inspections for the past three years, but all reports can also be found on the UK government website, gov.uk COBIS is now offering an alternative external validation system for BSOs called the Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance, which will be in operation from April 2017.


The COBIS Patron is HRH The Duke of York, and the new process, which is designed and run by COBIS, is rooted in self-evaluation, with professional validation from trained peer-school improvement partners and peer accreditors. “The new COBIS Patron’s Accreditation system


encompasses British values with sensitivity to local cultural context and has a strong emphasis on scrutinising the effectiveness of safeguarding practices,” says COBIS’s CEO, Colin Bell. With more people working overseas than ever before, the demand for high-quality British international schools has never been greater. And, with the backing of the UK government and the commitment from world-class UK independent schools to continue expanding into popular relocation destinations, globally mobile families are in a strong position to take advantage of a British international education, wherever in the world they choose to call home.


The formula is simple:


• Take 70 international students each term for intensive English language immersion, from at least 15 different countries


• Prepare them quickly, in a minimum of 1 term up to a maximum of 4 terms, until ready for entry into mainstream schools


• Gain 100% success in Cambridge English Language Assessment and/or IGCSE exams (2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14 and 2014/15)


• Add sports and outdoor activities 6 days a week and a cultural/ leisure excursion on Sunday


• Then present them confidentially and successfully to over 80 top UK schools (2014/15 academic year)


Bishopstrow College, Bishopstrow, Warminster, Wiltshire BA12 9HU Telephone: +44 (0)1985 219210 • Email: admin@bishopstrow.com www.bishopstrow.com • @bishopstrowcol


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