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Frequently
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General
FAQ's |
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What
is an Independent School? |
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There
are 2,400 schools in
the UK which are independent
of local or central government
control. They are sometimes
called fee-paying (or,
more accurately, fee-charging)
schools because they
charge parents fees. |
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What
is an independent school
inspection? |
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The aims
of an independent school
inspection are similar
to those for state schools,
in that the process is
one of evidence gathering
through observation of
teaching and analysis
of monitoring information,
to assess how well the
school is performing. Click
here for reports in your
area. |
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How can
I hire school facilities
for functions and events,
such as weddings? |
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Schools
list facilities
that they hire to the
general public in the
facilities
for hire section
of our site. Independent
Schools are magnificently
resourced and their facilities/building
are perfect for functions
and events such as weddings,
corporate meetings, film
sets etc... |
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Parents'
FAQ's |
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How
do I find out
more about Independent
School? |
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Visit
our resources
section and
look under the
respective
links. |
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Can
I recommend an
Independent School
for your site? |
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Yes,
you may email recommendations@independentschools.co.uk and
we will approach
the
school directly. |
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How
can I search
for a suitable
school for my
child? |
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You
can use our advanced
search, under
the navigation
link 'School
Search'. You
will initially
be presented
with listings
of schools, from
where you can
find out more
on individual
schools that
display the
link 'more information
is available
for this school'. |
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Can
'Independent
Schools' find
a school
for my child? |
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Yes,
by submitting
to our placement
service under
the navigation
link 'Placement
Service' we will
search for a
school on your
behalf. |
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Why
is the school
I am looking
for not listed? |
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We
aim to provide
every school
in the United
Kingdom with
a minimum of
a basic listing.
If you school
is not currently
listed come back
at a later date,
by which time
they will have
been approached
by us. |
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Do
you only provide
information on
UK based schools? |
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Independent
Schools is a
rapidly growing
site and we already
have made a provision
to list schools
outside of the
UK. As we grow
more information
will be posted
on Independent
Schools outside
of the UK. |
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Can
I use your services
if I live in
a country other
than the UK? |
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Yes,
this site is
focused on providing
services to all
parents, in
fact our
services are
of special benefit
to parents abroad
as we can act
as your single
UK point of contact.
Parents outside
the UK may want
to consider our
school 'Placement
Service'. |
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Schools'
FAQ's |
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Can
any school have a listing? |
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We provide
free basic listings to
any 'Independent Schools',
primarily those in the
UK, but Independent Schools
outside the UK may also
register. |
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Why
should my school promote
itself on Independent
Schools? |
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Competition
is fierce in the Independent
Schools sector and any
promotional opportunities,
especially to a medium
with a large captive
audience,
should be taken advantage
of. If you do not promote
your school on our site,
another school will! |
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I
want to upgrade my listing
to an advanced listing;
how much does it cost? |
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Once
you have registered with
us its quick and easy
to upgrade your basic
listing to an advanced
listing/full page. This
is done through our advanced
school administration
system. It only costs £225.00
to upgrade (then £225.00
per annum) and you can
also benefit from our
other advanced services,
such as posting employment
vacancies, promoting
your school's courses
and facilities and receiving
up to date stats on your
page. |
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Can
we promote our school
courses online? |
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Yes,
all schools with an 'advanced
listing' can promote
their courses, 'English
Language', 'Activity'
etc via our site for
no additional cost. Visit
our courses section. |
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Can
we promote our school
facilities online? |
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Yes,
all schools with an 'advanced
listing' can promote
their various facilities
online to a worldwide
audience for no additional
cost. Visit our facilities
for hire section. |
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Can
we advertise our employment
vacancies online? |
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Yes,
schools with an 'advanced
listing' can advertise
employment vacancies
to a large target audience
of teachers and support
staff via our site for
no additional cost. This
limits the need for high
advertisement costs in
other media. Visit our
staff
recruitment section. |
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Teachers
and Support Staff
FAQ's |
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Do
schools advertise
employment vacancies
on your site? |
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Yes,
all school with
advanced listings
can advertise their
employment vacancies
through our staff
recruitment section.
This is for teachers
and support staff. |
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Can
I recommend an
Independent School
for your site? |
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Yes,
you may email recommendations@independentschools.co.uk and
we will approach
the school directly. |
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I
am looking for
more information
about working in
Independent Schools,
what can I do? |
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Information
is available for
teachers and support
staff in our resources section,
but you can also
contact staffinfo@independentschools.co.uk outlining
your query/request
and
we will do our
best to assist
you. You may now
also visit our
Online
Community/Forum where members (including
Independent Schools
Specialists) are
on hand to answer
your questions) |
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