Boarding induction for residential tutors and supporting staff/visitors

🏷️ From £45
🎧 Residential tutors, supporting staff, regular visitors to boarding houses
📍 Online
🎥 Watch live or on catch up

Course outline:

Boarding House Induction for Visiting and Support Staff
Essential safeguarding awareness for those regularly working in or visiting the boarding environment.

Boarding houses are vibrant, fast-paced environments that serve as both living and learning spaces for young people. While permanent staff are fully trained in safeguarding policies and procedures, visiting professionals, support staff, and regular visitors may not always receive the same level of guidance.

This concise, practical webinar provides a clear induction into the key expectations, policies, and practices that support the safeguarding and wellbeing of boarders. It is ideal for anyone who regularly enters the boarding environment but is not part of the permanent boarding team.

Training topics will include:

• The Welcome: Signing in procedures, access to keys and keypads, and maintaining house security
• Open Door Policy: Understanding boundaries, supervision, and how to interact respectfully within the boarding setting
• Managing Disclosures: What to do if a young person shares a concern, and how to work collaboratively with the house team

Learning outcomes:

By the end of the session, participants will:

• Have increased awareness of safeguarding responsibilities when visiting a boarding house
• Understand key policies and procedures that support the safety and wellbeing of boarders
• Be confident in how to act appropriately and safely within the boarding environment
• Recognise the importance of communication with the boarding team and how to respond to any safeguarding concerns

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Speaker:

David Walker FTIOB, Executive Director, Boarding and Director, BSA/TIOB

David Walker has over 20 years’ experience in boarding education, having worked in a variety of schools across the UK and Africa. His career includes leadership roles in both senior and prep school settings, complemented by service as a prep school governor and trustee of a multi-academy trust. Before joining the BSA, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-educational independent school in the South-East, where he oversaw student welfare and pastoral care. His extensive background in safeguarding, boarding leadership, and governance gives him a broad perspective on the sector, enabling him to support schools in delivering outstanding pastoral provision.