Start-up school support
We also enjoy the privilege of working with a number of schools each year before they even open, offering support, guidance and critical friendship to help them launch with the best possible chance of success. This Provisional School route is increasingly popular and leads naturally to Compliance and/or Accreditation in the future. As elsewhere, deep, wide-ranging professional discussions and respectful relationships with schools as far afield as Iraq, Senegal, Portugal, India and the UK are features of this process.
Other avenues to accreditation
The whole COBIS team work hard to further extend our reach and to attract new schools to enjoy the benefits of membership, not only through our own processes but also in response to applications following successful accreditations visits or inspections from CIS, BSO, ISI, WASC, NEASC, or OEAS,
Working with governments
We work with governments and national organisations to encourage further recognition of COBIS Accreditation and Compliance as a means for schools to demonstrate that they are meeting the highest standards. Assistant Director of Accreditation Victoria Pugh and Global Development Director, Doniece Wheeler recently held a successful event with the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai. Doniece and COBIS CEO Colin Bell have been engaged in exciting work with schools in India, Vietnam and Thailand, and in January we were delighted to receive the official endorsement of COBIS Accreditation and Compliance by the Japanese Ministry of Education, Culture Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT). This complements the validation from the Quality Assurance Agency (QAA) in the UK received in 2023.