The British School, New Delhi

The British School
Motto	We Fly with our own Wings
Established	1963
School type	Private, International
Board	EYFS, National Curriculum of England, IGCSE and IB
Location	Chanakyapuri, New Delhi, India
Enrolment	900
Mascot	Panther
Director	Vanita Uppal OBE
Homepage	The British School, New Delhi

The British School in New Delhi, India is an independent, English Medium co-educational international school. The not-for-profit school offers the National Curriculum of England adapted to an international context, the EYFS programme, the IGCSE and the IB Diploma Programme. With 900 students from over 55 nationalities, the school provides student-centred education in a safe, stimulating and multicultural environment.

70% of the student body is international and 30% holds an Indian passport.

History

The school was started in July 1963 by a group of British parents with 40 students representing six nationalities in a residential colony in New Delhi. They were supported by the British High Commissioner and in 1969 moved the school to a new location. While the school started with the aim of serving the diplomatic and expatriate community, its remit has broadened considerably over the years resulting in a definitive mix of British and international education in an Indian context. The school operates under the aegis of ‘The British School Society’ with the British High Commissioner to India as its President. In 2015 the school started the year in a newly built school building.

Curriculum

The school is divided into Primary and Secondary sections, and further into Key Stages as follows:

Key Stage	Year groups	Curriculum	Key Stage Coordinator
EYFS	Nursery and Reception	Early Years Foundation Stage	Hannah O'Brien
KS 1	Years 1, 2 and 3	National Curriculum of England	Priya Dhawan
KS 2	Years 4, 5 and 6	National Curriculum of England	Sumita Rakshit
KS 3	Year 7, 8 and 9	National Curriculum of England	Aparna Rao
KS 4	Years 10 and 11	International General Certificate of Secondary Education	Vasundhara Bhalla
KS 5	Years 12 and 13	International Baccalaureate Diploma	Paul Mathews

Facilities

The school has air-conditioned classrooms and tutorial rooms for general teaching.The extensive use of ActivBoards (interactive Promethean boards) enable teachers to skilfully incorporate ICT into classroom teaching. The school also houses a multi-purpose sports hall, science labs, computer labs, music room, drama studios, a health centre, dedicated libraries for primary and secondary students, and a cafeteria, amongst other facilities.

Accreditations

The school is an accredited member of the Council of International Schools (CIS) and of the International Baccalaureate Organisation (IBO), and is affiliated to London's Edexcel Examination Board and the Cambridge International Examinations Board.

The school is also a member of the Round Square Conference of Schools, Federation of British International Schools in Asia (FOBISIA), The Association of International Schools in India (TAISI), The Specialist Schools and Academies Trust (SSAT), The Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference (HMC), College Board, Universities and Colleges Admissions Service (UCAS) and Common Sense Digital Citizenship.

External links

• Official website