Accreditations: We are accredited by the following organisations:
International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO) www.ibo.org (Find us on the IBO website)
The IBO is the authorising body for schools who wish to offer the IB curriculum. As an IB World School, we offer the IB Diploma Programme and have been authorised so since December 2004. Nine of our staff are IB examiners or workshop leaders or syllabus developers. All of our teachers who teach the IB Diploma Programme are qualified to do so, and participate in the IBO's workshop training programmes across the Asia-Pacific Region. On a sub-regional scale, SAIBSA is the IBO's regional network of schools in India. Again, we are well represented on SAIBSA and have hosted SAIBSA workshops in 2010.
Council of International Schools (CIS) www.cois.org (Find us on the CIS website)
CIS is the leading, truly global, accreditation agency for international schools. Accreditation is hard-earned and is a standard achieved by only five other schools in India. The British School has recently been re-accredited for another ten years. It is an outstanding testimony to the way we live out our mission, fulfil our aims and honour our values. The CIS Accreditation status assures parents of an adherence to globally-acknowledged standards in international education. Through membership we take advantage of global recruitment opportunities, courses and conferences and consultancies, when needed. Recently, CIS has worked with us on the training of our governing body. Four members of the school's staff are qualified school accreditation team members, and take part in accreditation visits to other schools around the world.
Membership: The school is a member of:
Council of International Schools (CIS) www.cois.org (Find us on the CIS website)
CIS is the leading, global, accreditation agency for international schools. It is a membership association of schools and post-secondary institutions which defines standards and provides services that support the continuous improvement of international education. Our membership of the CIS and accreditation by them assures parents of an adherence to globally-acknowledged standards in international education. To achieve this goal, CIS members must infuse international and intercultural perspective into their programmes and offerings so that students can move forward with the attitudes and understanding that will provide them with a solid base wherever their studies or work may take them.
The Association of International Schools of India (TAISI) www.taisindia.org
The British School has been a member of TAISI since its inception. The aim of TAISI is to bring International Schools in India together for the advancement of international education, intercultural understanding and friendship. It provides professional development opportunities and the exchange of information and it is the only organisation network for the international schools of India. Within this organisation, The British School is one of the longer-established international schools, catering for a much broader range of international families than do many of the member schools. The school participates in two conferences annually.
The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT) www.specialistschools.org.uk
The SSAT is an independent, not-for-profit, membership organisation with headquarters in the United Kingdom, dedicated to raising standards and achievement in secondary schools in England and internationally. It does this by building and enabling a network of innovative, high performing schools in partnership with business and the wider community. While we are not a specialist school, being a SSAT member keeps us in touch with the cutting-edge developments in British schools. SSAT offers conferences and on-line forums for teachers and school leaders, as well as access to a large number of high-quality specialist schools.
The Near East South Asia Schools Council (NESA) www.nesacenter.org
We have recently joined NESA as a means of networking with leading schools in India and across the region, for professional development purposes.
The Round Square Conference of Schools www.roundsquare.org
The British School has been a member of the Round Square Conference of Schools since October 2009. Round Square is an association of schools, world-wide, that shares some common values and a common philosophy, concerning leadership development (of students), internationalism, peace education,community service and outdoor and adventurous education.
Round Square schools subscribe to Kurt Hahn's philosophy (the founder of the Duke of Edinburgh Awards Scheme, the United World Colleges movement and Outdoor Education Centres) , which embraces a series of six pillars or precepts which can be summed up in the word IDEALS. They are Internationalism, Democracy, Environment, Adventure, Leadership and Service. Students at Round Square schools make a commitment to addressing each of these pillars through exchanges, work projects, community service and adventure. The overriding goal is to ensure the full and individual development of every student as a whole person through the simultaneous realisation of academic, physical, cultural and spiritual aspirations. We recently held a Round Square Peace Summit in January 2011 with participants from 23 local and international schools.
College Board www.collegeboard.com
The College Board is a not-for-profit membership association whose mission is to connect students to college success and opportunity. The British School is a member of College Board and offers the the PSAT/NMSQT® exam to Year 11 students. The College Board connects students to more than 5,700 schools, colleges, universities and other educational organisations in the US.
Universities & Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) www.ucas.com
The UCAS is an organisation responsible for managing applications to higher education courses in the UK. The British School is a member of UCAS and sends all applications online through UCAS for all its students applying to the UK. The UCAS comprehensively covers over 50,000 higher education courses available at more than 300 universities and colleges in the UK.
The school works with two examination authorities, Edexcel (www.edexcel.com) and CIE (www.cie.org.uk). We are also authorised to offer their examinations.
