Independent Schools Inspectorate
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The Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) is an organisation responsible for the inspection
of independent schools
in England
which are affiliated to the Independent Schools Council
(ISC). The Inspectorate is a separate company, owned by the Independent Schools Council and has its work monitored by the Office for Standards in Education
(Ofsted). It is empowered to carry out inspections through an agreement with Ofsted and the Department for Education and Skills. Independent schools which are not members of the ISC are inspected by Ofsted. Ofsted is also responsible for all boarding school welfare inspection.
The service is run by a Board of Directors, some members of which are representatives of individual schools. The head of the service, known as the Chief Inspector, is Christine Ryan, who took over from Tony Hubbard in 2005.
Independent schools in other parts of the United Kingdom
are inspected by the relevant national inspectorate:
Inspection
An inspection is, most generally, an organized examination or formal evaluation exercise. In engineering activities inspection involves the measurements, tests, and gauges applied to certain characteristics in regard to an object or activity...
of independent schools
Independent school (UK)
An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
in England
England
England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. It shares land borders with Scotland to the north and Wales to the west; the Irish Sea is to the north west, the Celtic Sea to the south west, with the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south separating it from continental...
which are affiliated to 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...
(ISC). The Inspectorate is a separate company, owned by the Independent Schools Council and has its work monitored by the Office for Standards in Education
Office for Standards in Education
The Office for Standards in Education, Children's Services and Skills is the non-ministerial government department of Her Majesty's Chief Inspector of Schools In England ....
(Ofsted). It is empowered to carry out inspections through an agreement with Ofsted and the Department for Education and Skills. Independent schools which are not members of the ISC are inspected by Ofsted. Ofsted is also responsible for all boarding school welfare inspection.
The service is run by a Board of Directors, some members of which are representatives of individual schools. The head of the service, known as the Chief Inspector, is Christine Ryan, who took over from Tony Hubbard in 2005.
Independent schools in other parts of the United Kingdom
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...
are inspected by the relevant national inspectorate:
- Northern Ireland: Education and Training Inspectorate
- Wales: EstynEstynEstyn is the education and training inspectorate for Wales. Its name comes from the Welsh language verb meaning "to extend". Its mission is to achieve excellence for all in learning in Wales by providing an independent, high quality inspection and advice service to the Welsh Assembly Government and...
- Scotland: Her Majesty's Inspectorate of EducationHer Majesty's Inspectorate of EducationHer Majesty's Inspectorate of Education is an executive agency of the Scottish Government, responsible for the inspection of public and independent, primary and secondary schools, as well as further education colleges, community learning, Local Authority Education Departments and teacher...