Scottish Council of Independent Schools
| Type | Registered charity, umbrella body |
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| Registration no. | Scottish Charity No. SC018033 |
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The Scottish Council of Independent Schools (SCIS) is a registered Scottish charity which represents the independent school sector in Scotland. Its membership includes mainstream fee-paying independent schools and a range of schools for young people with complex additional support needs.
Independent Schools in Scotland are inspected by the national school inspectorate, Education Scotland; pastoral services including nursery and boarding are regulated by the Care Inspectorate.
The majority of Scottish independent schools are registered charities, as their purpose is the advancement of education. As such, their charitable activities are overseen by the Office of the Scottish Charity Regulator which is responsible for confirming independent schools' public benefit by means of a charity test required by the Charities and Trustee Investment (Scotland) Act 2005. SCIS was founded in 1978 and became a company and charity in 1990. SCIS represents over 70 member schools in Scotland.
As of 2013, there were 31,146 pupils in SCIS independent schools. 1,722 of those children are in nurseries, 10,805 pupils are in primary schools and 18,619 are in senior schools.
The overall number of boarding school pupils in Scotland in 2013 was 3,441. A SCIS sub-brand, Scotland's Boarding Schools, details the boarding sector in Scotland.
The organisation has a small staff team of six, and provides a range of Continuing Professional Development (CPD), communications and marketing for the independent sector, advice and guidance to parents and families, and liaison with the Scottish Government, Scottish Parliament, public and education bodies. It is governed by a Board composed of elected Heads, Chairs and Bursars of independent schools in membership.
The current Director of SCIS is John Edward (Scotland) and the Chairman is the CEO of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland, Anton Colella.
SCIS works in association with the Independent Schools Council on UK-wide matters.
The main functions of SCIS are:
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