Practical support for school leaders managing institutional quality, preparation and international relationships. IESG works around the school and provision concerned, the people responsible and the evidence needed to carry out the task.
A school may need to coordinate evidence across departments, review an internal process or prepare an ICEQC application. It may also be considering a recruitment relationship or a programme offered with another institution.
These activities have different purposes. We identify the immediate requirement and the authority needed before combining them into a scope of work.
Explain whether the work concerns the entire school, particular sites or an international programme within another institution. Identify the legal entity responsible for provision and any host, franchise or programme-owner relationship.
A shared public brand does not remove the need to understand different operating responsibilities. A concise school brief helps ensure that the work addresses the provision your leadership team actually manages.
Our support route covers preparation and coordination within the applicable authorisation. The work starts with the institution's proposed scope and current stage, then identifies the responsibilities, information and preparation tasks required.
School teams can explore separate pages for scope, evidence, self-review, application coordination and later support. Each explains the practical work without treating it as an official certification decision.
Some priorities call for an internal improvement engagement. Examples include clarifying process ownership, following up feedback, maintaining institutional records or converting an existing review into a manageable action plan.
We agree the issue to be reviewed, identify the supporting evidence and connect the work with the people able to act. Schools can commission internal improvement independently of a certification application.
A school considering a partner needs an accurate account of the intended activity and each party's contribution. Support can include preparing a brief, reviewing relevant partner information and coordinating discussions.
Focused workshops help staff apply a common process through practical exercises. We agree the audience and learning objectives around the responsibilities participants hold.
Appoint a coordinator who can connect leadership, programme and administrative teams. For a first discussion, provide the school name, responsible entity, locations, provision and the issue to be addressed.
Please do not send identifiable pupil information or a full school evidence archive with an initial enquiry. Any later document exchange should have a defined purpose and appropriate access arrangements.
The scope guide explains how to describe the provision concerned. The evidence guide addresses source records and versions, while the action-plan tool helps assign and review internal work.
Defining school certification scope · Preparing school evidence · Practical resources
For ICEQC preparation, use the dedicated support route. For partnerships, training or a separate internal-improvement requirement, use the institutional enquiry route and identify the school priority.