Independent Schools Association (UK)
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The Independent Schools Association (ISA) is an organisation of independent schools in the United Kingdom
. Founded in 1879, it is one of the country's oldest such groups. It is a constituent association of the Independent Schools Council
, and has a membership of around 300 schools. The association's headquarters are in Saffron Walden
, Essex
.
The organisation offers professional support and training for Headteachers and Staff of its member schools, as well as sport and cultural activities for pupils. Such activities include an annual Art
Competition, a Drama
Festival and Essay
competitions. There are also local and national events and competitions arranged by the ISA for sports such as Athletics, Cross-country
, Gymnastics
, Hockey
, Netball
, Rugby
, Soccer and Swimming
.
The member schools of the ISA fit a broad profile. These include Pre-Prep schools, Junior Schools, Senior Schools and Sixth form colleges. Approximately 65 members are boarding schools. A small number of members are schools for children with special educational needs, and some members are Dance
, Music
and Drama
schools.
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Founded in 1879, it is one of the country's oldest such groups. It is a constituent association of the Independent Schools Council
Independent Schools Council
The Independent Schools Council is a non-profit organisation that represents 1,234 schools in the United Kingdom's independent education sector...
, and has a membership of around 300 schools. The association's headquarters are in Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden
Saffron Walden is a medium-sized market town in the Uttlesford district of Essex, England. It is located north of Bishop's Stortford, south of Cambridge and approx north of London...
, Essex
Essex
Essex is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in the East region of England, and one of the home counties. It is located to the northeast of Greater London. It borders with Cambridgeshire and Suffolk to the north, Hertfordshire to the west, Kent to the South and London to the south west...
.
The organisation offers professional support and training for Headteachers and Staff of its member schools, as well as sport and cultural activities for pupils. Such activities include an annual Art
Art
Art is the product or process of deliberately arranging items in a way that influences and affects one or more of the senses, emotions, and intellect....
Competition, a Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
Festival and Essay
Essay
An essay is a piece of writing which is often written from an author's personal point of view. Essays can consist of a number of elements, including: literary criticism, political manifestos, learned arguments, observations of daily life, recollections, and reflections of the author. The definition...
competitions. There are also local and national events and competitions arranged by the ISA for sports such as Athletics, Cross-country
Cross country running
Cross country running is a sport in which people run a race on open-air courses over natural terrain. The course, typically long, may include surfaces of grass and earth, pass through woodlands and open country, and include hills, flat ground and sometimes gravel road...
, Gymnastics
Gymnastics
Gymnastics is a sport involving performance of exercises requiring physical strength, flexibility, agility, coordination, and balance. Internationally, all of the gymnastic sports are governed by the Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique with each country having its own national governing body...
, Hockey
Hockey
Hockey is a family of sports in which two teams play against each other by trying to maneuver a ball or a puck into the opponent's goal using a hockey stick.-Etymology:...
, Netball
Netball
Netball is a ball sport played between two teams of seven players. Its development, derived from early versions of basketball, began in England in the 1890s. By 1960 international playing rules had been standardised for the game, and the International Federation of Netball and Women's Basketball ...
, Rugby
Rugby football
Rugby football is a style of football named after Rugby School in the United Kingdom. It is seen most prominently in two current sports, rugby league and rugby union.-History:...
, Soccer and Swimming
Swimming (sport)
Swimming is a sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation .-History: Competitive swimming in Europe began around 1800 BCE, mostly in the form of the freestyle. In 1873 Steve Bowyer introduced the trudgen to Western swimming competitions, after copying the front crawl used by Native...
.
The member schools of the ISA fit a broad profile. These include Pre-Prep schools, Junior Schools, Senior Schools and Sixth form colleges. Approximately 65 members are boarding schools. A small number of members are schools for children with special educational needs, and some members are Dance
Dance
Dance is an art form that generally refers to movement of the body, usually rhythmic and to music, used as a form of expression, social interaction or presented in a spiritual or performance setting....
, Music
Music
Music is an art form whose medium is sound and silence. Its common elements are pitch , rhythm , dynamics, and the sonic qualities of timbre and texture...
and Drama
Drama
Drama is the specific mode of fiction represented in performance. The term comes from a Greek word meaning "action" , which is derived from "to do","to act" . The enactment of drama in theatre, performed by actors on a stage before an audience, presupposes collaborative modes of production and a...
schools.