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School Membership

Membership for internationally-minded schools

ECIS is a vibrant network of thoughtful doers and change-makers. Our membership represents 425+ schools at every level of education, and 50,000+ passionate educators and leaders in over 100 countries on six continents.

As an ECIS member, you are privy to an abundance of strategy, inspiration, bright ideas and daringly innovative projects that can help shape and enhance your own objectives. By becoming a member, you remain at the forefront of trends and big-picture thinking that affect the education sector, and you have quick access to cutting-edge products and services that support education.

Who Can Join?

School membership is open to international schools and internationally-minded schools that wish to promote leading practice in their communities. Our school members range from emerging to mature international schools, and include local schools with an international curriculum and/or an international outlook. Our partnership includes members from both independent and public schools (state and national), who offer a range of international, intercultural, and/or multilingual programmes.

We are proud that our member schools teach multiple curricula in English and in multiple languages. We embrace this diversity, which represents our core strength. We don’t believe that there is just one way to “do school.” Contexts vary, and we strive to meet and promote these contexts in all our work. We welcome schools that use a wide range of curricula, examinations, and languages of instruction.

New for 2025-2026: Every School Membership includes one free place (per-school) on an online Middle Leader Course, worth £350. Learn more

IMPACTFUL MEMBERSHIP BENEFITS FOR YOU AND YOUR SCHOOL

Level 1

Annual Fee

£1,800

  • Individual membership for all staff
  • Child Protection Certificate (English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin): 50
  • NEW: One free place on an online Middle Leader Course
  • Developing Critical Global Perspectives:50
  • Cultivating Connections: A Toolkit for Transformational Teaching: 25
  • Governance Foundations: 5
  • Events & Courses: -10%
  • Preparing for International Teaching Certificate: 5
  • Registration on Mentoring platform
  • Apply to join a Special Interest Group Committee
  • Contribute to Insightful magazine

Level 2

Annual Fee

£2,800

  • Individual Membership for all staff
  • Child Protection Certificate (English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin): 100
  • NEW: One free place on an online Middle Leader Course
  • Developing Critical Global Perspectives: 100
  • Cultivating Connections: A Toolkit for Transformational Teaching: 50
  • Governance Foundations: 10
  • Events & Courses: -15%
  • Preparing for International Teaching Certificate: 10
  • Registration on Mentoring platform
  • Apply to join a Special Interest Group Committee
  • Contribute to Insightful magazine

Level 3

Annual Fee

£4,000

  • Individual Membership for all staff
  • Child Protection Certificate (English, Spanish, Arabic, Mandarin): 150
  • NEW: One free place on an online Middle Leader Course
  • Developing Critical Global Perspectives: Unlimited
  • Cultivating Connections: A Toolkit for Transformational Teaching: 100
  • Governance Foundations: 15
  • Events & Courses: -20%
  • Preparing for International Teaching Certificate: 20
  • Registration on Mentoring platform
  • Apply to join a Special Interest Group Committee
  • Contribute to Insightful magazine
  • Apply for ECIS University Scholarship award

FOR EVERY SIZE OF SCHOOL

No matter the size of your school, we offer school membership levels that meet your needs. Unlike other membership organisations that charge you a “pay to play” fee, you experience the value of ECIS membership immediately through our core membership offerings of child protection training and governance training.

PLUS: All ECIS members are automatically subscribed to SmartBrief, a digital newsletter keeping you up-to-date with all the latest news from the international school world, plus offers and updates from us. Read our most recent bulletin here.

LEARN MORE ABOUT EACH BENEFIT IN DETAIL

Child Protection Certification

Governance Foundations Certificate

ECIS Courses

NEW: One free place on an online Middle Leader Course

Developing Critical Global Perspectives

Preparing for International Teaching Certificate

ECIS Events

Cultivating connections: A toolkit for transformational teaching

ECIS Insightful

Registration on Mentoring Platform

Apply to join a Special Interest Group Committee

Apply for ECIS University Scholarship (Level 3 Membership only)

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“ECIS, ever since established, has been an international platform for education oneness. It is cmmitted to bringing educators together and enlightening in the education community.”
Senator Haifa Najjjar, Superintendent, Ahliyyah School for Girls/Bishop’s School for Boys, Jordan