The Independent Schools Council (ISC) is the umbrella body of seven member Associations representing over 1,400 independent schools, educating more than 500,000 children. ISC schools are diverse, ranging from well-known boarding schools to non-selective day schools serving local communities. The great majority of children in UK independent schools are in ISC Association schools: ISC therefore speaks for the sector as a whole. ISC is strictly independent of all political parties and acts in the interests of all children.