<h1>About Us</h1>		
			<h2>What is a federation?</h2>		
		<p>The Federation of Independent Schools (TFoIS) has been formed whereby a number of schools have come together for collaboration purposes, but remain independent. The Federation of Independent Schools network seeks to drive forward partnerships.&nbsp; This is sometimes referred to as “soft” federation, which is in effect a collaboration; This is a less formal arrangement in which the governing bodies remain separate.&nbsp; &nbsp;Through the Federation, member schools have access to a range of school improvement&nbsp; and support services.</p>		
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			<h3>The Benefits of being part of a Federation</h3>		
		<p>The benefits of being part of the Federation are numerous. </p><p><b>This includes:<br /></b><strong>1.</strong>    Stronger schools supporting weaker schools, as appropriate<br /><strong>2.</strong>    Small schools banding together to increase capacity and protect education provision<br /><strong>3.</strong>    Federation across phases to strengthen education provision across the education community<br /><strong>4.</strong>    Better and broader offer for pupils - both curricular and extra curricular<br /><strong>5.</strong>    More opportunities to employ specialist staff<br />6.    Significantly more opportunities for CPD for staff<br /><strong>7.</strong>    Better recruitment and, succession planning &amp; retention of staff<br /><strong>8.</strong>    Moderating and benchmarking same systems of assessment, data and finances, HR and IT<br /><strong>9.</strong>    Learning from each other<br /><strong>10.</strong>  More capacity for innovation<br /><strong>11.</strong>  Efficiencies<br /><strong>12.</strong>  Improved confidence through benchmarking</p>