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Supporting international boarders in UK boarding schools
🏷️ From £175
🎧 Boarding staff, pastoral leads, inclusion leads
📍 Online
Course Outline:
This seminar explores effective integration of international students, including the reality and challenges of being an international student in the UK, culture shock and differences, and the importance of well-structured induction strategies. Mental health, alternative medicines, the role of SEN, and the importance of links with academic and marketing staff will also be considered.
Delegates will leave better able to understand the needs of international boarders and a set of tools to help their international boarders.
Learning outcomes:
- Heightened awareness of the daily challenges faced by international students in the UK
- Best practices for induction, integration, and ongoing support
- Enhanced confidence in supporting international students and meeting their specific needs.
Speakers:
Lauren Moors
Lauren brings 15 years of educational expertise across diverse independent school settings. Her distinguished career has encompassed senior leadership roles including Deputy Head Academic, Housemistress, and Director of Sport, alongside teaching Business and Economics at prestigious international schools and top-performing institutions in Surrey and London.
Having recently transitioned from the classroom, Lauren now dedicates her practice to empowering individuals as a health and longevity coach. Her approach centers on three fundamental pillars: the individual, the community, and the environment. Through this framework, she cultivates strong, secure, and thriving spaces that enable people to develop productive and effective cultures for themselves and those around them.
Gareth Evans, Senior Vice Principal (Pastoral) and DSL
Gareth joined DLD College London in August 2016 as Director of Studies before being promoted to Assistant Principal (Upper School) and latterly Senior Vice Principal (Pastoral). He joined us from Strode’s College where he was Head of the Creative Arts Faculty since 2009.
Aside from his role as Assistant Principal, Gareth currently teaches Film. He has also taught Media A Level and Film Studies GCSE. Gareth is an examiner and moderator for EDUQAS. Beyond these academic commitments, Gareth is involved in several CCA’s at DLD College including Community Projects, Run Club and the Film Society.
In his free time Gareth is an avid ‘very’ amateur surfer and enjoys spending time on the beach. Gareth is a keen member of the community where he lives and was elected as District Councillor for Loxwood Ward (Chichester) in May 2019 and again in May 2023. He is also an award-winning community volunteer and was awarded a Community Builder Award by the Mayor of Newham which recognised his contribution to the local community he once lived in and continues to support. He has been involved in setting up a history society, running an oral history project in collaboration with ‘Discovering Stratford Village’, organising inter-generational disco parties, running children’s events at the local library and has been a co-presenter of East End Mystery Show on East London Radio.
Gareth recently completed his MEd in Senior Leadership and Management at Buckingham University but also holds a PGCE from Oxford Brooks, a MA in Human Resource Management from London Metropolitan University and a BA Hons (2:1) in Media and Communication Studies.
