Constituent Associations
- Girls' Schools Association (GSA) – the main association to which heads of girls' senior independent schools belong.
- Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC) – represents the heads of over 240 boys' and co-educational independent senior schools.
- Independent Association of Preparatory Schools (IAPS) – represents the heads of more than 500 boys', girls' and mixed preparatory schools for children aged usually from 7/8 to 11/13.
- Independent Schools Association (ISA) – ISA members include heads of some 300 preparatory and senior schools for children of all ages.
- Society of Headmasters & Headmistresses of Independent Schools (SHMIS) – represents the heads of independent schools of all sizes, many of which have a long tradition of boarding.
- Association of Governing Bodies of Independent Schools (AGBIS) – represents the interests of the governing bodies of schools whose heads belong to GSA, HMC and SHMIS (and some belonging to IAPS & ISA).
- Council of British International Schools (COBIS) – represents the interests of British Schools abroad.
- Independent Schools' Bursars Association (ISBA) – represents the bursars of over 800 senior and junior schools.
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