Accredited Training 2026-27

You can now book places on our Accredited Training courses for 2026- 27. Please see a list of the courses and dates below:

Self-Funding

We’re excited to inform you that we offer a self-funding option for all our courses! We can help set up payment plans with manageable monthly amounts, making training accessible and affordable for everyone. If you’d like to learn more, please get in touch with Liz McDonald  at liz.mcdonald@bsagroup.org.uk . We’re here to help!

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Pastoral

• BSA Certificate in Boarding Practice – Boarding Management
  Study days for this January module are: Jan 29, Mar 12, May 15 and Jun 18.
• BSA Certificate in Boarding Practice – Pastoral Care
  Study days for this January module are: Jan 30, Mar 4, May 11 and Jun 16.
• BSA Advanced Certificate ASIA – Pastoral Care
  Study days for this October module are: Oct 21, Dec 8, Feb 24 and May 8.
• BSA Advanced Certificate ASIA – Boarding Management
  Study days for this October module are: Oct 23, Dec 4, Mar 4 and Jun 1.
• BSA / BAISIS Certificate in Professional Practice: Supporting International Boarders
  Study days for February module are: Feb 27, Mar 23 and May 7.

Safeguarding

• SACPA Advanced Certificate in Child Safeguarding Practice: option 2
  Study days for this Febraury module are: Feb 9, Mar 18, May 12 and Jun 22.

UKVI Sponsor Compliance

• BSA UKVI Sponsor Compliance Clinic
  Study days for this January module are: Jan 15 and Feb 2.

Nurse / Medical

• Certificate in Professional Practice: Non Healthcare Practitioners on Medical Matters
  Study days for this Febraury module are: Feb 5, Mar 5 and Mar 19.

Coaching / Inclusion

• Career Confidence: Planning Your Next Move
  Study days for this March module are: Mar 25 and Apr 22.
• BSA Certificate in Professional Practice – Inclusion Lead Training
  Study days for this May module are: May 13, May 21 and Jun 8.

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Centre for Boarding Leadership

• Certificate in Professional Practice – Headship
  Study days for this April module are: Apr 27, May 12 and Jun 23. 
• BSA Centre for Boarding Leadership
  The BSA Centre for Boarding Leadership (CBL), supports current and future leaders in boarding education, including school Heads, deputy Heads with responsibility for boarding, Directors of Boarding, and those leading boarding houses. CBL reinforces BSA’s mission to support excellence in boarding education by ensuring boarding leaders are equipped to deliver first-class pastoral care for young people. It incorporates BSA’s world-leading Accredited Certificates, Leadership Diploma and Headship courses, plus new programmes including Lessons in Leadership lectures from distinguished boarding alumni hosted at CBL partner boarding schools.  Find out more about all of these courses below.
• Lessons in Leadership
  Lessons in Leadership is a programme to support boarding school leaders as part of BSA’s new Centre for Boarding Leadership (CBL). The Lessons in Leadership programme comprises lectures from highly distinguished leaders in different fields, including boarding alumni or people connected with boarding schools. These in-person Leadership events will be held at CBL partner BSA member schools in different parts of the UK. Typical Lessons in Leadership events will be for around a dozen delegates. This Lessons in Leadership event will be for around a dozen delegates. Click here to register your interest

Date: Friday May 22nd, 2026
Timings: 18:00 -2100
Venue: Rugby School, Rugby CV22 5EH, UK
Refreshments will be served throughout the event
Speaker: General (Retired) Sir Tim Radford KCB DSO OBE