Council of British International Schools

The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) serves British International Schools around the globe, representing over 281 Member Schools in 79 countries and over 209 Supporting Member organisations.

COBIS exists to serve, support and represent its member schools – their leaders, governors, staff and students by:

COBIS hosts a range of conferences and professional development events for teachers, middle leaders, support staff throughout the year, plus an annual conference in London in May for school leaders and Governors. In addition to accessing high quality training COBIS events provide excellent opportunities for colleagues to develop professional networks and contacts. COBIS represents its members with the British Government, educational bodies, the corporate sector and Ministries of Education worldwide and is committed to advancing the interests of British schools and British education overseas. From 2015, COBIS expanded its range of services to include a COBIS Diploma for Teaching Assistants (DITA) and DITA for Early Years, both run in association with the TA College, as well as a COBIS Summer School based at Cambridge University.

Founded over 30 years ago, COBIS is governed by an elected Executive Committee consisting of Headteachers and Governors from member schools worldwide. The association is a constituent member of the Independent Schools Council and operates on a not-for-profit basis to reflect being a UK registered company 'Limited by Guarantee'.

The Patron of COBIS is HRH The Duke of York KG, the Honorary President is Sir Roger Fry CBE and the Chairman is Mr Trevor Rowell.

COBIS is led by CEO, Colin Bell and supported by the COBIS team based in London. In August 2015, COBIS Head Office moved from Twickenham to Russell Square in London's Bloomsbury area.

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