BSA Autumn Diploma in Boarding Practice – Leadership

We offer a self-funding route for all courses.  We can arrange payment plans for manageable monthly amounts to make training accessible and affordable.  To find out more, please e-mail Liz McDonald at liz.mcdonald@bsagroup.org.uk

Diploma in Boarding Practice – Leadership 2025-2026

‘As a Head of Boarding, I enrolled on the course with the aim of furthering my knowledge and experience in residential life; the course did not disappoint. The study days provided a great opportunity to meet fellow boarding colleagues and discuss areas of best practice and engage in discussions on contemporary topics. The assignments were varied and included assessed presentations and written work. Each assignment had a clear success criteria and a BSA tutor was on hand to provided support and guidance if required.  

If you are a practitioner with a number of years of experience and looking to further your qualifications and knowledge base in boarding, I can highly recommend this course.’

– A Diploma level course for senior boarding staff

This is a taught course with three study days and three assignments

This module is comprised of three tutor-led study days featuring guest speakers, interactive morning and afternoon sessions. Breakout groups allow for discussion and time with the course tutors.

BSA Diploma in Boarding Practice – Leadership

The Autumn Diploma is fully booked, you can still reserve a place on the January Diploma

TO BEING YOU QUALIFICATION IN JANUARY  CLICK HERE

BSA January Diploma in Boarding Practice – Leadership

• Day 1: January 26, 2026
• Day 2: March 16, 2026
• Day 3: June 10, 2026

Numbers on Diploma courses will be limited. Please apply early.

Our preferred platform for online training is Zoom. Timings for each study day – 10.00 to 15.45

Audience:

This course is aimed at senior boarding staff.  Candidates may have previously completed the BSA  Advanced Certificate Course and/or being suitably experienced to benefit from this leadership course.

BSA Diploma in Boarding Practice (Leadership)

The BSA Diploma course is designed as a strategic course for senior and experienced school staff looking to gain knowledge of key leadership and management skills required to lead the boarding in their school.

Course Outline

• Strategic aspects of boarding, including the Statutory Framework

• Leading the team – how to get the best out of the Boarding Team

• Managing quality – evaluation and preparing for inspection

• Managing conflict – a key facet of the senior staff role

• Staff development  – appraisal and performance management

• Facing the media – Guest Speaker Steve Dyson, Dyson Media Ltd

• Marketing – A whole team approach

How is the course organised?

The course is organised around a combination of three intensive study days which contain a variety of teaching methods and opportunities to learn in different ways, which include short lectures, presentations and discussions led by students, together with group problem solving exercises and case studies. Group discussion is a particularly important aspect of this course, enabling delegates to look at the theory in light of their own practical experience. Students will be encouraged to contribute ideas, opinions and questions, taking responsibility for their own learning, whilst contributing to the learning of the group as a whole. The course is run by senior members of the BSA staff and will feature a serving Head of a boarding school and each delegate will have an experienced BSA Tutor who attends the study days.

Course Assessment

All delegates undertake a SWOT analysis of the boarding provision in their school in which they evaluate, in detail, different aspects and contribute towards the development of the provision. From this they undertake three assignments. The first highlights an area for development and they follow this with a 4-minute presentation delivered to the BSA staff and tutors, as well as other delegates. The final assignment brings together all the work in a 3,000- 4,000 word active research project.

BSA Diploma in Boarding Practice – Leadership

The Autumn Diploma is fully booked, you can still reserve a place on the January Diploma

TO BEING YOU QUALIFICATION IN JANUARY  CLICK HERE

BSA January Diploma in Boarding Practice – Leadership

• Day 1: January 26, 2026
• Day 2: March 16, 2026
• Day 3: June 10, 2026

Numbers on Diploma courses will be limited. Please apply early.

Our preferred platform for online training is Zoom. Timings for each study day – 10.00 to 15.45