Feature Articles > Accreditation Agencies/Inspection Organisations: Which Ones Are Real?
The Good Schools Guide International library (more than 250 articles about international schools and expat life) is included with every subscription.
Subjects ranging from curriculum to transitions to TCKs (Third Culture Kids) are extensively explored in the hopes that knowledge can soften the culture shock that often comes with moving around the world.
Articles are organized by topic in "Folders" on the left.
Individual "Articles" are found in the right column. Check them out now - some are free!
To read all articles and full GSGI school reviews, log in or subscribe here.
Folders
All schools in this book with full reviews are accredited or inspected by one or more of these agencies.
Articles
British school inspections and accreditations: if schools outside the UK say they're inspected by Ofsted, can you believe them? (Mostly not- or at least, not yet!) How do you know, and if not Ofsted, which agencies are legitimate? And will you be allowed to see the real report?
Accreditation agencies: real or fake? How do you separate the sheep from the goats, the authorised from the bogus? Beware the alphabet soup of lookalike initials and reversed titles: all accrediting agencies are not equal.
How far does the IBO oversight go, and what does a school have to do to qualify as one?