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Annual Review 2014 ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 Choice | Diversity | Excellence www.scis.org.uk Company limited by guarantee, registered in Scotland no 125368. Scottish Charity No SC018033 SCIS Governing Board 2014 CHAIRMAN Prof. Anton Colella BOARD MEMBERS Jennifer Alexander Business Director, George Heriot’s School, Edinburgh * Wendy Bellars Head, Queen Victoria School, Dunblane** John Broadfoot Governor, Merchiston School, Edinburgh* Gavin Calder Headmaster, The Edinburgh Academy Junior School Mike Carslaw Headmaster, St Leonards School, St Andrews* Gareth Edwards Principal, George Watson’s College, Edinburgh ** Anne Everest Head, St George’s School for Girls, Edinburgh* Richard Harvey Head, Ardvreck School, Crieff ^ Richard Hellewell Chief Executive, The Royal Blind School, Edinburgh Elizabeth Lister Governor, Strathallan School, Forgandenny Janice MacNeill Principal & Chief Executive, Donaldson's School, Linlithgow ^** Tom McGhee Director, Spark of Genius, Paisley** Colin Mair Rector, The High School of Glasgow ^ Jonathan Molloy Bursar, Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools, Edinburgh Simon Mills Head of College, Robert Gordon’s College, Aberdeen Armorel Robinson Bursar, Craigclowan Preparatory School, Perth Gillian Stobo Principal, Craigholme School, Glasgow** Kathleen Sweeney Bursar, St Aloysius’ College, Glasgow Richard Toley Head, Lathallan School, Angus Justin Wilkes Bursar, Dollar Academy, Clackmannanshire Prof. Brian Williams Chair of Governors, Hutchesons’ Grammar School Gordon Woods Warden, Glenalmond College, Perth** Jeremy Chittleburgh Hon Treasurer SCIS and Treasurer, St George’s School, Edinburgh** Guy Cartwright Hon Treasurer SCIS and Bursar, The Edinburgh Academy, Edinburgh* * Denotes those appointed at the SCIS AGM in April 2014. ** Denotes those retired at, or prior to, the SCIS AGM in April 2014. ^ Denotes co-opted member. SCIS STAFF Director John Edward CPD coordinator Nicola Dudley Communications and marketing Alison Herbert Policy and liaison Laura Forster (until 9. 2014) Ruth Mendel (from 9. 2014) Finance, office manager, research Alison Newlands CPD administration, jobs & supply Fiona MacAulay The Scottish Council of Independent Schools is a company limited by guarantee registered in Scotland No 125368 and registered as a Scottish Charity, No SC018033, at 61 Dublin Street, Edinburgh EH3 6NL. www.scis.org.uk 02 | ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 scis.org.uk | Choice | Diversity | Excellence Introduction from the Chairman and Chief Executive CHAIRMAN DIRECTOR/CHIEF EXECUTIVE The sector, along with the country, has been We are often asked the country’s direction of travel following the through a year of unprecedented anticipation. referendum of September 2014 or the recessionary times that The lead-up to the referendum in September was preceded it. It is comfortably too early to say. It is, however, intensive and challenging while it is too early to undeniable, that the sector’s appetite for a spirited challenge predict what the aftermath will bring. The sector remains undiminished. has remained resolute and successful throughout, as it will in the periods of political and economic Just as the OSCR test came to its close after an 8-year process, a change to come. Public Petition was raised in the Scottish Parliament that disregarded the test. Negotiations over the Teacher Pension scheme Just as any school relies on all of its staff, teaching drew to a close, but the implications for schools and staff are yet to and non-teaching, to keep the experience for begin. A new First Minister took to the stage, and within a month pupils as varied and rewarding as possible, the the full GTCS registration of teachers was the subject of legislation same is true for an organisation like SCIS. I want after 15 years of discussion. to take this opportunity to record the thanks of the schools and the Governing Board of SCIS to These, and many others, will occupy the minds of SCIS and those we the six staff in Dublin Street who do so much to work with in the months and years to come. They will be added to advance the sector. Much preparation, by further examination revision in Scotland and inevitable change negotiation, advocacy and gentle persuasion elsewhere after the UK General Election. The landscape of goes on behind the scenes and under the radar to Additional Support Needs provision, through the Doran review and keep the independent sector in Scotland’s other processes, will change radically. Likewise, benchmarking beacon of choice, diversity and excellence against, cooperation with, and possible expansion to overseas shining, and I am grateful to Fiona, Alison, Nicola, markets will continue the globalisation of aspects of teaching and Alison, Ruth and John for the work they do. learning. Professor Anton Colella As all of these rumble on, the schools in SCIS membership will Chairman continue to focus on what they do to their unparalleled best – delivering individual educational outcomes for pupils of all abilities. They all stand ready to share that experience, and hear that of others, should the offer of partnership and shared working be taken up. In the meantime, ours is a sector which is going nowhere but onwards and shrinking from nothing. John Edward Director/Chief Executive 03 | ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 scis.org.uk | Choice | Diversity | Excellence SCISVision Governing & Values Board 2013 Scottish Council of Independent Schools is an educational charity representing over 70 member schools, which educates more than 30,000 children of mixed abilities from diverse backgrounds. Objectives to provide a to enable the sector to represent and professional service to to make a worthwhile promote the interests member schools that contribution to the of the independent is supportive, relevant development of school sector and of high quality education in Scotland SCIS PROMOTES CHOICE, DIVERSITY AND EXCELLENCE IN SCOTTISH EDUCATION. Aims to advise member schools and their governing bodies on educational developments and legislation aecting independent schools (e.g. education, taxation, welfare, health and safety) to communicate and negotiate with the Scottish Parliament, the Government, public and private bodies on behalf of the independent sector to advance education via curriculum development and the training of teachers to provide information, advice and guidance to parents 04 | ANNUAL REVIEW 2014 scis.org.uk | Choice | Diversity | Excellence Activities and Achievements SCIS SCHOOL STATISTICS Economic Impact SCIS provides analysis of pupil numbers, staffing levels, examination results, leaver destinations and the financial assistance In April 2014 BiGGAR Economics published a report on the economic contribution that SCIS members make to the Scottish provided by independent schools – as well as ad hoc research work requested by the Governing Board of SCIS and individual economy. The key finding of this report was that members of SCIS deliver a substantial positive economic impact for the schools. All research findings are published on the SCIS website. The historical and comparative data which SCIS provides Scottish economy, including generated exchequer benefits worth £263 million. In 2013 this impact amounted to £445.8 helps schools demonstrate their value for money and evaluate their position in a wider context. million gross value added (GVA) and around 11,240 jobs. In 2014: Examination Results • SCIS remained equivalent to the seventh largest local authority in terms of pupil numbers in its member schools. • The independent school sector employed 6.9% (3,506) of the teaching workforce in Scotland and was the 6th Although most pupils in the independent sector sit SQA examinations, a significant number are presented for GCSE, A Levels largest employer of teachers. There are almost 4,000 non-teaching sta including residential care, support and and the International Baccalaureate. The full table of SQA results by school is published by SCIS each year and can be found administrative sta. on the SCIS website. • 89% of leavers entered further or higher education. The latest Scottish examination results for independent schools are produced from the Scottish Qualifications Authority’s post-appeals data, published in December 2014. The summary below provides a snapshot of the performance of candidates in independent schools. The information can be used in conjunction with the Insight website (currently under review) to PUPIL NUMBERS The independent sector is compare results at individual schools with schools nationally. equivalent in size to the 7,400 4.4% 7TH LARGEST Comparable figures for Scotland in International Baccalaureate, A Level and GCSE results are not currently available although TEACHING AND OF PUPILS IN LOCAL AUTHORITY individual results for each participating school are available. Each year the Independent Schools Council (ISC) releases A Level SUPPORT STAFF SCOTLAND ATTEND AN and International Baccalaureate results and Scottish independent schools are included in the data produced. INDEPENDENT SCHOOL IN SCOTLAND. Pupil Numbers Financial Assistance At the start of each new academic year SCIS conducts a All member schools offer financial assistance, most commonly census to gather data from member schools, which in the form of means-tested awards, granted on the basis of provides an overview of the sector. The analysis of this financial need. The level of financial assistance can vary data is made available to member schools, the public and considerably from a free place (where 100% of the fees are met the press. Facts and statistics about pupil numbers and by the school)
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