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Kimbolton School to open new fitness suite for pupils and wider community

10th July 2026

Kimbolton School, Cambridgeshire, is set to open a brand-new fitness suite within the Roger Peel Sports Centre at its Senior School this September, creating an outstanding new facility that will…

KCSIE update for England

7th July 2026

KCSIE 2026 has arrived. The Department for Education has published the Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE) 2026 Consultation Response, confirming a number of important changes ahead of implementation in September…

Bryanston Named Official Sleep Champion

3rd July 2026

Bryanston School has been officially recognised as a Sleep Champion by the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA), an accolade that feels particularly well-timed, as much of the country lies awake in…

Connect Catering Recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026

1st July 2026

Connect Catering has been recognised in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2026, following outstanding results in a nationwide employee engagement survey. The independent contract caterer, which provides catering…

BSA Group announces rebrand

1st July 2026

BSA Group, which comprises several associations and subsidiaries including BSA, has announced a new trading name of Abitas Group.  The new name is accompanied by an updated mission statement:  “Supporting young people, adults and organisations to be…

Preparing Students for Life Beyond School #ad

29th June 2026

Recently I was catching up with a previous client, a student, and they wanted to write a case study for VIPMind ENGLAND ® training on how it had set them…

New Whitepaper Reveals Why School Payment Expectations Are Changing #Ad

25th June 2026

Independent schools are facing growing pressure to balance financial sustainability with an increasingly demanding parent experience. A new whitepaper from esenda explores an often-overlooked area that is becoming strategically important:…

BSA urges UK government to reverse VAT on boarding fees following fall in international pupil numbers

24th June 2026

The BSA has renewed its call for the UK government to reverse VAT on boarding school fees after new data showed a decline in international pupils.  The 2026 Independent Schools Council (ISC) census, published today, reports…

National Boarding Week 2026 celebrates 60 years of boarding

23rd June 2026

BSA’s National Boarding Week celebrations concluded on Sunday June 21, following a week of fun, creativity and community across boarding schools in the UK and around the world. This year’s…

Lessons from leading in the Alps

18th June 2026

My appointment as Principal at College Alpine Beau Soleil, Villars-sur-Ollon in 2013 was announced in The Times in an unexpected manner: a cartoon in the paper by David Haldane, instigated…