Contact us HomeAbout us Membership Professional Development Corporate Opportunities ISBA TVBecoming a Bursar News HOME / ABOUT US / WHO WE ARE Who we are The ISBA has an 80-year heritage supporting independent schools. It can trace its history back to the founding of the Public Schools Bursars' Association which held its first general meeting on 26 April 1932 at the offices of Epsom College. Its name then changed to the Independent Schools' Bursars Association in 1983. We now have more than 960 independent school members, covering over 1000 schools, including some 30 overseas associate members, from smaller preparatory schools to larger and well-renowned senior schools, including both boarding and day schools. The ISBA is a charitable company limited by guarantee and although it is the school and not the bursar who becomes a member of the association, it is usually the bursar or equivalent who is the school's nominated representative. Day-to-day we advise many different staff within a school's senior management team including the bursar, finance director, chief operations officer, business manager, deputy or assistant with areas of responsibility encompassing accounting, financial management and reporting, risk management, regulatory compliance, facilities management, HR, technology, environmental sustainability, auxiliary services and many more. The ISBA is one of the constituent members of the Independent Schools Council (ISC) and is represented on the ISC Governing Council and a number of ISC committees. We are also often called on to represent the ISC at meetings with the DfE, HSE and Teachers' Pensions providing advice on bursarial matters. Supporting independent schools since 1932 Courses & Events View All 11 So you want to be a Bursar? - 11 September 2013, Basingstoke Date: 11/09/2013 A half-day briefing for individuals who are considering a career in the independent schools sector a... ISBA News View All A Successful ISBA Annual Conference 2013 in Torquay Posted: 21/05/13 Cross Association Leadership Group Announces Symposium Posted: 15/03/13 Tweets View All Picking up some golden nuggets of inspections information from the ISI at our professional development day here in London Wed 26 Jun 13 @ 12:25 The Bursar's Review summer issue is on the print press and will be hitting bursars' desks next week. Make sure you look out for your copy! Wed 19 Jun 13 @ 13:41 Vacancies View All Bursar Negotiable Closes: 01/08/2013 Bursar Commensurate with qualifications and experience Closes: 29/07/2013 The Bursar is a key member of the Senior Leadership team which comprises the Head, Deput... Bluett House Unit 11-12 Manor Farm Cliddesden . Basingstoke . Hampshire RG25 2JB 01256 330369 Terms and conditions Contact webmaster Sitemap Website by Impreza Software Development