School governors and business managers are invited to attend the ISASA Forum Morning at the SAHISA Conference on Monday 10 September. The Conference takes place at the Elangeni Hotel in Durban.

The ISASA Forum is an opportunity for all constituent members — heads, governors and business managers/bursars — to meet and discuss issues of common interest to independent schools.

The keynote speaker is Advocate Paul Hoffman, founder of The Institute for Accountability in Southern Africa. He will speak on the theme of Constitutionalism, Responsiveness and Accountability, with reference to education.

The Forum begins at 08:45 and concludes at 12:30. A Forum Invitation document is available for download.

In response to the Gauteng Department of Education (GDE) report on the findings of their investigation into school subsidy fraud, ISASA would like to clarify that none of its subsidised school members are implicated in the fraud that has been uncovered by the GDE.

ISASA has over 700 member schools of which 258 are in Gauteng. Twenty two of our low-fee schools in Gauteng receive government subsidies. All schools have to meet stringent quality criteria before they are accepted as members of ISASA and they are regularly evaluated thereafter.

We condemn those schools that have been found to misuse public funds; they taint the image of the whole independent school sector. We commend the GDE for the steps that have been taken to close them down or place them under administration and support the actions that will be taken against GDE officials found to be implicated in the fraud.

The Autumn edition of Independent Education has been published. Independent Education is the official ISASA magazine and is produced quarterly by ISASA Publications.

Highlights of the Autumn edition include a report on the TEACH! Conference to be held at Kingswood College; an article on school life in Lenyenye; ISASA teachers predicting the future of technology in education; and a report on African languages, with contributions from three well-known academics.

This edition also features articles on two of ISASA's new member schools: Bedford Country School and Greenwood Independent School.

Independent Education Autumn 2012 is available for download and will also be mailed to all ISASA members.