Managing our family of international schools since 2009.
Our mission is to develop an NLCS global family of schools, offering a consistently outstanding educational experience for all students, which reflects the aims and values of NLCS. Whilst our founding school is girls only, our ethos and culture is reflected across all our international co-educational schools. With our partners, we have an ongoing commitment to establishing communities where a world-class education is coupled with opportunities for staff to work in a highly aspirational environment whilst developing their skills and furthering their careers.
NLCS (UK) has an impressive and pioneering history in education. As the oldest academic girls day school in Great Britain, it offered the same academic opportunities to girls that had been offered to boys for centuries. For over 175 years, NLCS has produced generation after generation of positive, articulate, confident and inspirational leaders. For more information about the history of North London Collegiate School, click here.
We aim to grow the NLCS International group further and are actively seeking opportunities to open NLCS schools overseas. We also offer a range of consultancy services, such as school design, teacher recruitment and training.
The NLCS Approach
The NLCS education philosophy is based our three pillars. This approach to education is founded on NLCS (UK)’s 175-year pioneering educational history and is adapted for each of our international schools.
Ambitious Education
To offer an academically ambitious education, instilling a culture of scholarship and a life-long love of learning.
Pastoral Care
To create a warm and vibrant atmosphere, with a genuine care for every individual, where pupils can achieve their best and flourish.
Extra Curricular Enrichment
To support a rich programme of activities outside of the classroom, where pupils can explore academic and non-academic interests.
The NLCS group has a shared educational philosophy, ensuring that each international school delivers an ‘NLCS’ education. NLCS International provides ongoing support to maintain the consistency of the educational experience.
We have a close connection to all our international schools and work collaboratively with one another in order to fulfil our mission. We currently have several job opportunities throughout the NLCS Family of Schools.
Each school has its own set of values, but they are based on a common set of beliefs and values, which underpin the common and distinctive philosophy of all North London Collegiate Schools. In particular, we hold the belief in:
That we can foster the drive and determination that will enable each student to make a difference to the world.
It is our responsibility to provide students with “floors, not ceilings” so that we can nurture their individual talents, confidence and self-worth and enable them to “run their own race”
We teach all our students to embrace, encourage, celebrate and learn from difference and diversity.
Learning is something to be prized, and that education means much more than following a prescribed examination syllabus.
The culture of scholarship should extend beyond the classroom and should permeate in the wider life of our schools.
We shouldn’t take things at face value, and that intellectual curiosity and critical inquiry are central to the success of our students in their time at school and in their future lives.
We teach our students to look outwards, and contribute positively to society and the wider world.
Students of NLCS learn the importance of caring for others whilst nurturing a positive spirit of collaboration in all our interactions.
NLCS International has a dedicated support team. We are co-located with NLCS (UK), working in close contact with the school to support partnerships with our international schools. Our team have extensive business, educational, school management, recruitment and franchising experience.
Daniel Lewis joined NLCS International in December 2025 as Managing Director, bringing extensive experience in global school leadership and educational strategy. His connection to North London Collegiate School is long standing, reflecting a deep understanding of the ethos that defines the NLCS family.
Dan began his NLCS career in 2002 and was appointed Deputy Head at North London Collegiate School in 2010, overseeing the opening of NLCS Jeju. In 2016 he became the Founding Principal of NLCS Dubai, leading the establishment of the school and shaping its early culture of scholarship and ambition for every child.
He later broadened his international experience as CEO of RS Academics International and as Managing Director of Repton International Schools, where he guided growth and development across the global group of schools, including bringing UK schools into the Repton family.
Dan’s return, to lead NLCS International, marks an exciting chapter as we continue to grow our family of schools. He brings a strategic mindset, a collaborative approach and a deep commitment to the NLCS ethos.
