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Independent Schools Standards

&

Compliance

To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage, or of principle.


Confucius

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How Fig Tree International Ltd Can Support You

Fig Tree International Ltd have offered successful support to independent schools. If you are concerned about compliance, we are able to help. We offer training packages for leaders, including governors. Our whole school reviews assist with instilling confidence.
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  • Governor Training - roles and responsibilities
  • Support with completion of documentation
  • Training on the ISS
  • Review of compliance
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Support with completion of documentation

At Fig Tree International Ltd, we can support schools with compiling any necessary paperwork related to policies or practices.  Excellent schools are underpinned by clear policies and established guidelines.  If it is a timely review of policies which are needed, we will be able to support.  Likewise, if it is the need to establish a clear vision for the school, we can help too.  We can provide regular feedback to governors and other stakeholders on a variety of documentation which support the school's work generally, or in preparation for inspection.  The feedback is always comprehensive and underpinned by clear evidence.  

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Governor Training - roles and responsibilities

Effective governance has always been an essential ingredient to school improvement and in this rapidly changing educational landscape, now never more so. Our work at Fig Tree International Ltd aims to inspire, develop governor’s knowledge and promote the role of governance in ensuring that more schools become Outstanding.

  We have a variety of conferences and  in-school training programmes which aim to celebrate the skills and experience of school governors,  provide information on the Ofsted framework 2019, outline the roles, responsibilities and accountabilities of governors, promote understanding of governor’s compliance guidelines, ensure governors are clear about the questions they need to ask of school leaders and what evidence bases are useful for effective monitoring and evaluation, and develop governor’s understanding of how they can support school leaders.

Please see our leadership support and school improvement packages also.


Training on the Independent Schools Standards

The Independent Schools Standards is an extensive and complex document. At Fig Tree International Ltd, we have dedicated staff, with Ofsted training,  who can support you with further developing your understanding of the ISS.  Our robust systems allows you to work systematically through the ISS requirements and how this relates to the n on-association independent school inspection handbook.

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Review of compliance

The government has launched a consultation into changing the definition of full-time independent schooling.  The consultation concludes "Ministers currently take the view that all such settings, operating full time, during the school day, for compulsory school age children, should register and meet applicable independent school standards so that children of that age receive a suitable education if that is conducted entirely in an educational setting or the hours of operation of such settings make home education effectively impossible."

The challenge and support packages at Fig Tree International Ltd, can support schools who continue to follow the statutory framework and those who may be new to the ISS framework.  There is a comprehensive checklist which we can take you through to ensure that your school is extremely well prepared for any future inspection.



Our ISSC packages are 2 - 5 days, plus any required report-writing, with longer term packages available, as requested.

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