Cognia
Standards alignment, self-assessment, evidence, stakeholder engagement and improvement planning.
Accreditation & recommendations follow-up
Make accreditation a framework for improvement—not a paperwork exercise.
SILK Group guides schools through preparation, application, standards alignment and post-accreditation follow-up while building internal capacity for continuous improvement.
Accreditations we support
Recognised standards, unpacked for practice.
We support institutions seeking accreditation and those maintaining accredited status, translating standards into clear expectations, evidence and sustainable school systems.
Council of International Schools
School-wide preparation, community involvement and support across the accreditation journey.
Cambridge Schools
Readiness, documentation and quality processes supporting recognised school status.
Comprehensive support
From first review to sustained progress.
- 01 · Readiness and gap analysis
Review current practice against standards and identify priority areas.
- 02 · Preparation and action planning
Create a clear sequence for documentation, teams, processes and improvement.
- 03 · Audit and review preparation
Support staff, evidence systems and institutional readiness for the visit.
- 04 · Recommendations follow-up
Convert findings into tracked actions, professional learning and continuous improvement.
The academic link
Connect standards to what students experience.
The SILK school improvement model connects context, processes and learner impact. It uses student outcomes and stakeholder evidence to decide what to change, rather than treating accreditation as a collection of documents.
Understand the context
Read assessment results alongside classroom observations, student voice and school priorities.
Align the curriculum
Review progression across year groups and subjects, compare the curriculum with relevant standards and agree what needs revision.
Monitor impact
Assign responsibility for improvements, revisit evidence with teams and adjust the plan as learning changes.
Adapted from the school improvement and curriculum review cycles in the SILK Group profile.
SILK improvement models
Turn standards into an organised cycle of action.
These models connect strategic governance with evidence-led improvement, implementation and review.
SILK School Improvement & CCP
SILK Good Governance Model
Governance becomes visible when strategy, learning, assessment, leadership and the school environment are reviewed together.
Streamline the process
A clear, step-by-step pathway reduces ambiguity, time and duplicated effort.
Meet high standards
Help teams understand, demonstrate and exceed international quality expectations.
Build continuous improvement
Connect accreditation evidence to everyday teaching, leadership and operations.
Adapt to context
Apply international expectations in ways that respect local systems and institutional identity.
Plan your accreditation journey