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"WISC is such an important organisation for me personally and for Haberdashers Monmouth Schools. Firstly, it is an important forum for Heads and other senior staff to meet, share ideas and experiences and to discuss how we are all meeting the challenges of the day. I took over as Headmaster during the first Covid lockdown and the online WISC meetings were vital for me in getting to know fellow heads and giving me a sense of the collegiality and mutual support during a difficult time for schools everywhere that WISC provides. It is critically important for us to discuss educational issues from a Welsh perspective and to lobby on behalf of Welsh independent schools, which are relatively few in number compared to their English counterparts. WISC gives us a voice at national level and lobbies Welsh government on our behalf. At a time when there are so many challenges for independent schools in Wales and elsewhere in the UK, this has never been more important. By working collaboratively through WISC we are stronger individually and collectively."
Simon Dorman - Haberdashers Monmouth Schools
Chief Executive Officer Welsh Independent Schools Council

Emma Verrier