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The Council of British International Schools (COBIS) serves British International Schools, representing over 250 member organisations worldwide. COBIS exists to serve, support and represent its member schools – their leaders, governors, staff and students by: * Representing member schools with the British Government, educational bodies, and the corporate sector * Providing effective professional development for senior leaders, governors, teachers and support staff * Facilitating, coordinating and supporting professional networking opportunities for British International schools * Processing Disclosure Barring Service checks to promote child protection and safer recruitment and employment practices * Providing access to information about trends and developments in UK education * Facilitating mentoring and support programmes for Heads and school leaders * Promoting career opportunities within the global COBIS network * Brokering a cost-effective consultancy service between schools and approved educational support service providers COBIS hosts a range of conferences and professional development events for teachers, middle leaders, support staff throughout the year plus an annual conference in London in May for school leaders and Governors. In addition to accessing high quality training COBIS events provide excellent opportunities for colleagues to develop professional networks and contacts. COBIS represents its members with the British Government, educational bodies, the corporate sector and Ministries of Education worldwide and is committed to advancing the interests of British schools and British education overseas. Founded over 30 years ago COBIS is governed by an elected Executive Committee consisting of Headteachers and Governors from member schools worldwide. The association is a constituent member of the Independent Schools Council and operates on a not for profit basis to reflect being a UK registered company 'Limited by Guarantee'. The Patron of COBIS is HRH The Duke of York KG, the Honorary President is Sir Roger Fry CBE and the Chairman is Mr Trevor Rowell. COBIS is led by Executive Director, Colin Bell and supported by the COBIS team based in London. ==References== 〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Council of British International Schools」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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