The International School Award

Supported by education departments and devolved administrations across the UK.      

"Their 'International School Award’… has had a very positive impact on developing pupils’ awareness of the cultures of other countries, while still promoting an understanding of their own culture."

ISA Accredited Primary School - Ofsted Report

The International School Award (ISA) is an accreditation scheme - open to all schools, free of charge - which recognises curriculum-based international work.

The international dimension in education is an increasingly important part of agendas such as Every Child Matters and Community Cohesion; it supports the cultural heritage of teachers, learners and communities leading to positive learning across schools. For more information, please click here.

The ISA supports schools to develop:

• An international ethos embedded throughout the school
• A majority of pupils within the school impacted by and involved in international work
• Collaborative curriculum-based work with a number of partner schools
• Curriculum-based work across a range of subjects
• Year round international activity
• Involvement of the wider community
• Evaluation from a variety of sources allowing you to improve your activities and your international programme.

The ISA offers:

• A framework within which to form and develop international partnerships and achieve curriculum goals
• Ideas for developing collaborative curriculum-based international work with partner schools
• Recognition for teachers and their schools that instill a global dimension into the learning experience of all children and young people
• Opportunities to raise the school's profile through local and national media coverage 

• Support for delivering on the Sustainable School agenda.

To apply for the International School Award, please register your school, login and fill in our online application form. To see an example of the application process please select the test run option on the login page.