Boarding box set – understanding UKVI compliance
🏷️ From £90
🎧 Admissions staff, Heads and Deputy Heads
📍 Online
🎥 Watch live or on catch up
✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass
Course outline:
Understanding Your Duties as a UKVI Student Sponsor: A Guide for Schools
Compliance with UKVI sponsor licence duties is a whole-school responsibility—one that extends well beyond the Child Student visa application process. Whether you’re new to international student sponsorship or looking to refresh your knowledge, this session will provide the essential overview required to ensure your school remains compliant and inspection-ready.
This practical and informative session is designed to help key school staff understand the scope of their responsibilities, the risks of non-compliance, and how to implement effective systems that meet UKVI requirements.
Training topics will include:
- What it means to be a UKVI licensed sponsor
- Managing your Confirmation of Acceptance for Studies (CAS) allocation and Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA)
- Monitoring, reporting, and record-keeping responsibilities
- Practical tips to prepare for a successful UKVI inspection
Learning outcomes:
By the end of the session, participants will:
- Understand the key roles and responsibilities of being a UKVI sponsor
- Gain confidence in their current knowledge or establish a strong foundation for further learning
- Recognise the compliance risks and the implications of failing to meet UKVI requirements
- Learn practical strategies to assess, adapt, and improve sponsor-related record-keeping and reporting systems
Speaker:
Kate Hollyer, Partner and Director, BSA Group Legal Services Ltd
Kate Hollyer is Executive Director (Legal) of BSA Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. A qualified solicitor with over 14 years’ experience in UK immigration law, she advises and supports members on a full range of immigration matters. Before joining BSA in 2022, Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading UK law firm, where she built extensive expertise in complex immigration cases. Since 2014, Kate has lived in boarding houses alongside her Housemaster husband, giving her a unique, first-hand perspective on the challenges and opportunities of boarding life.
This event is held in collaboration with:
Other titles in this series:
| 1. Boarding box set – sector overview and market analysis | November 04, 2026 |
| 2. Boarding box set – Inspection | November 18, 2026 |
| 3. Boarding box set – Safeguarding | December 04, 2026 |
| 4. Boarding box set – understanding UKVI compliance | January 12, 2027 |
| 5. Boarding box set – Marketing considerations for boarding schools | February 02, 2027 |
| 6. Boarding box set – EDI in boarding | March 01, 2027 |
| 7. Boarding box set – Wellbeing and staff support | March 09, 2027 |
| 8. Boarding box set – boarding house management | June 18, 2027 |
