Costs of Joining the IH Network
Inspection 
Starting your application is free!
If your written application is approved, an IH Inspector will visit your school for 2-3 days (in most cases), speak to managers, teachers and clients, and observe classes. The aim of the inspection is to understand your business and evaluate how what you do aligns to our quality standards. The fee for the inspection and the resulting report is £500.
The cost of inspector’s travel, visa, and accommodation & living expenses must also be covered by the school. The school must cover the cost of the inspection regardless of approval for affiliation being successful.
The output of the inspection is a very useful quality report for the school, with commentary on the schools processes as well as lots of suggestions for improvement where possible. This is a valuable document in its own right, and invariably helpful to the school.
Joining fee
When a school joins International House, we dedicate considerable time to supporting them throughout the application, inspection and onboarding journey, from reviewing initial documentation to offering post-inspection guidance and helping them establish their IH brand presence. To reflect the level of support provided at this stage, there is a one-off joining fee of £4,500.
Annual affiliation fee
There is annual fee for being part of the IH network, benefiting from all the services on offer, the ongoing licence of the brand and taking part in conferences and events. This is dependent on school turnover. For example, a school with an annual turnover between 350,000 and 1,000,000 euros, this is £4,082 in 2025.
Other costs
There are some other costs associated with being part of the IH network such as attending conferences, training teachers etc. In addition to this, some services carry an additional cost.
- Quality Inspection: Every IH school has a regular quality inspection (how frequently depends on the length of affiliation). There is no fee for this, but the cost of inspector’s travel, accommodation & living expenses must be covered by the school.
- Study Abroad Marketing: For Study Abroad schools who would like to benefit from joint marketing initiatives there is an annual fee of £125 and additional costs as agreed on a case by case basis for joint advertising, roadshows etc.
- Recruitment Service: If you would like to benefit from the IHWO teacher recruitment service, there is monthly fee of £25 to advertise as many jobs as you like.
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Talk to us and start your application to join
If you would like to speak to somebody about becoming an IH school, we’d love to hear from you!
