Our Mission

The Society of Heads exists to:

• Promote independent education
• Represent its member heads and their schools in all educational matters at both local and national levels.
• Foster effective partnerships with other independent school associations, the maintained sector, government, institutions of higher education, business and industry and the wider community
• Encourage good codes of practice and high professional standards among members
• Maintain high quality control and assurance in its member schools through clearly defined membership criteria and through a regular cycle of inspection
• Provide a supportive network for its member heads
• Sponsor regular meetings of the Society and to provide forums for members to share ideas and experience
• Offer a wide range of services to assist heads and their schools with their policies and administration
• Organise conferences and other professional development for heads and staff from within the Society’s schools
• Make member schools more widely known to the public