There are several reasons a British curriculum school located outside the UK would submit itself to the rigorous BSO inspection system and these may vary from country to country and school to school.
The benefits of BSO include:
- UK Government accreditation: BSO schools have the right to display the ‘BSO Inspected’ logo on their websites and publications.
- Benchmark against leading independent schools: Schools that have successfully undergone a BSO inspection demonstrate to the international school community that they have reached the standard the Department for Education require of independent schools in England.
- Become a Department for Education registered BSO: BSOs become officially DfE registered, are listed on the GOV.UK website, and are uniquely the only British international schools given a Department for Education number (GIAS).
- Support Early Career Teacher (ECT) Statutory Induction: BSO schools are the only schools eligible to offer Department for Education regulated ECT Induction in an international setting.
Why choose ISI as your BSO inspectorate?
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Expert in quality assuring independent education
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Approved by UK government to inspect over 1300 schools in the UK and abroad
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Inspection experience in over 50 countries across five continents
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Highly trained BSO inspectors, experienced in inspecting leading independent schools
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Professional rigour, with a collaborative approach