BSA virtual day seminar – New to Prep boarding: an introduction to Prep boarding for practitioners

• Date: September 23, 2022
• Time: 10:30 – 15:30
• Cost: BSA Full Member – £145, BSA Affiliate Member – £215  Non-member – £290
• Audience: Those new or relatively new to boarding in prep and junior environments
• Platform: Zoom (online)

Course outline

This seminar will consider the needs of those who are relatively new to boarding within prep and junior environments. There will be generic discussion of the scope and nature of the challenges of working in boarding in general, plus specific consideration of the characteristics and requirements of junior boarding houses, focusing on achieving the best outcomes for the pupils

Training topics will include:

The following sessions will all include reflections on the nature of prep boarding and the needs of the pupils:

• What is Prep boarding?
• Meeting the needs of younger boarders
• Putting it all into practice
• Looking after yourself

Learning outcomes:

• To increase awareness of modern-day challenges facing young people, particularly those of prep school age
• To consider how best to prepare them for the future
• To explore the practical implications of excellent boarding practice and procedures
• To reflect on how best to protect oneself while undertaking pastoral work in prep boarding environments.

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Speaker: Andrew Lewin, BSA Senior Consultant

Andrew Lewin has considerable experience in boarding, and particularly in the prep school world. He was International Director at the BSA before moving into a consultant role. His broad remit offers a range of services to boarding schools worldwide. He has considerable experience working with boarding school staff all around the world. Andrew has lived and worked in boarding schools all his life. He has been the Head in three prep boarding schools, as well as Deputy Head, Housemaster, Head of Geography, Master i/c Rugby, Hockey and Cricket, Appeal Director and Director of Development, as well as having been a Governor, an ISI Team Inspector and a member of IAPS Committees and two Local Safeguarding Children Boards.

Andrew has set up his own company, Project 1000 Ltd, and focuses on building resilience and wellbeing in individuals, teams and organisation. He is a WRAW Master Practitioner, trained by the Wellbeing Project, and offers life coaching, diagnostic assessments, workshops and seminars. He is also Education Development Director for Performance Learning, an EdTech Company that provides early identification and support for young people, parents and teachers/tutors to understand self-regulation and meta-cognition, focusing on ‘how we learn’.