Supporting Associations
The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) is an association representing over 500 organisations, comprising of our member schools and supporting members from around the world. COBIS supports its member schools in 79 countries by promoting a high-quality of assurance through the Patron’s Accreditation and Compliance, which was launched in 2017. It also promotes professional development for senior leaders, governors, teachers and support staff within the COBIS network by hosting a range of networking events and the Annual Conference in London in May. COBIS also puts safeguarding at the core of its values, processing prohibition order checks to ensure child protection and safer recruitment of staff.
Education Destination Asia was launched in 2019 to help parents find a suitable international school in Asia for their children. The Browsealoud tool on the website allows visitors to translate the website into over 100 languages!
Parents can create their own profile on the website and upload their child’s details, which can be sent directly to the school for application purposes. They can also send enquiries to schools, use the powerful School Finder and School Comparison tools, and read informative articles on international schools.
This new website currently lists schools from Malaysia, Singapore, Brunei, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar, China and the United Arab Emirates.
The New England Association of Schools and Colleges (NEASC) is a globally recognized standard of excellence. Accreditation through NEASC’s Commission on International Education (NEASC-CIE) attests to a school’s high quality and integrity, giving parents, universities, potential employees, and Ministries of Education the assurance that a school is safe, effective, and sustainable. NEASC’s ACE Learning framework gives schools a simple, yet powerful guide to building and developing schools of the future that will stand out among their peers.
Knowledge Partner
ISC Research (ISC) has been the leading provider of data and market intelligence on the world’s K-12 English-medium international schools market since 1994. Most of its data is sourced directly by ISC’s researchers, including field-based research consultants based in all key regions of the world who visit many international schools each year to meet directly with senior leaders to collect primary source intelligence and data. ISC offers a range of market reports, research partnerships and services to meet the needs of schools, higher education institutions, school suppliers, investors, developers and professionals involved with international education. These include market intelligence reports for key countries, benchmarking reports, statistical reports, and an online data licence providing real time market information, school data, contact options and search facilities.
ISC data and market intelligence is frequently referenced by the global media and is used by the leading international school associations and educational organisations: www.iscresearch.com