In representing the diverse voices of the independent schools sector, the views of the AIS are based on the principles:

• that parents have the right to choose the schooling that they wish for their children
  
• that funding of children in independent schools should be provided under the principles of a funding entitlement for all children, plus additional support based on needs
  
• that each independent school community has the right to have their ethos and values reflected in the nature and individual characteristics of their school, and
  
• that each independent school has a right to exercise its independence through its ethos and the values reflected in the natures and characteristics of its school community.