<h1>About Us</h1>
<h3>What is a Federation?</h3>
The Federation of Independent Schools (TFoIS) has been formed whereby a number of schools have come together for collaboration purposes, but remain independent. The FoIS&nbsp; 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.

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<h3>The Benefits of being part of a Federation</h3>
The benefits of being part of the Federation are numerous.&nbsp;

<b>This includes:
</b><strong>1.</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Stronger schools supporting weaker schools, as appropriate
<strong>2.</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Small schools banding together to increase capacity and protect education provision
<strong>3.</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Federation across phases to strengthen education provision across the education community
<strong>4.</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Better and broader offer for pupils - both curricular and extra curricular
<strong>5.</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; More opportunities to employ specialist staff
6.&nbsp; &nbsp; Significantly more opportunities for CPD for staff
<strong>7.</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Better recruitment and, succession planning &amp; retention of staff
<strong>8.</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Moderating and benchmarking same systems of assessment, data and finances, HR and IT
<strong>9.</strong>&nbsp; &nbsp; Learning from each other
<strong>10.</strong>&nbsp; More capacity for innovation
<strong>11.</strong>&nbsp; Efficiencies
<strong>12.</strong>&nbsp; Improved confidence through benchmarking