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SUMMARY:Prep boarding conference
DESCRIPTION:  \n \n\n🏷️ From £110\n🎧 Prep boarding staff\, senior leaders\, marketing and admissions\n📍 Millfield Prep School \nPart of CPDSAVE: 4 tickets for the price of 3 across 1-day conferences \n\nBSA Prep Boarding Conference 2025 is a one-day professional development event for educators and leaders in prep school boarding. The conference covers best practices in providing outstanding academic and pastoral care\, managing pupil transitions\, and key operational areas such as admissions\, compliance\, and staff retention. Expert-led sessions and a collaborative round table discussion will provide practical strategies and insights\, with a special focus on the crucial topic of pupil wellbeing and sleep optimisation. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nDeveloping outstanding academic and pastoral provision\, with a focus on supporting a smooth transition to senior boarding.\nCreating a strategic roadmap for marketing\, admissions\, compliance\, and staff retention in prep boarding schools.\nApplying strategies to improve pupil wellbeing through optimised sleep environments and routines.\n\nLearning Outcomes \nParticipants will be able to: \n\nIdentify and apply best practices for delivering outstanding academic\, pastoral\, and boarding provision in a prep school setting.\nImplement strategies that effectively support pupils in their transition from prep to senior boarding.\nDevelop a strategic roadmap for marketing\, admissions\, and compliance that drives enrolment growth and meets inspection standards.\nRecruit and retain high-quality staff and pupils by addressing key challenges in the boarding sector.\nApply practical techniques to promote healthier sleep and improve the overall wellbeing of boarding pupils.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nProgramme:  \n09:30  – 10:00 Registration and refreshments   \n10:00 – 10:15 Welcome \n\n10:15  – 11:00 The best prep school provision \nThis session explores what defines outstanding prep school provision\, sharing best practice in academic\, pastoral\, and boarding excellence to support pupils’ success. \n\nSpeaker: David Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB\n\n\n\n11:00 – 12:00 Prep boarding to senior boarding transition \nThis session examines how schools can best support pupils moving from prep boarding to senior boarding\, ensuring a smooth transition academically\, pastorally\, and socially. \n\nSpeaker: Millfield Prep Team\n\n\n\n12:00  – 13:00 Networking lunch. Sponsored by   \n\n13:00 – 13:45 Creating a marketing and admissions roadmap for prep boarding  \nThis session guides schools in developing an effective marketing and admissions roadmap for prep boarding\, focusing on strategies to attract families\, build engagement\, and secure enrolment growth.\n \n\nSpeaker: Aileen Kane\, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer\, The BSA Group\n\n\n\n13:45 – 14:30 Prep boarding compliance and inspections \nThis session explores key compliance requirements and inspection frameworks for prep boarding\, offering practical guidance to ensure schools meet standards with confidence. \n\nSpeaker: Dale Wilkins MA (Ed)\, FTIOB\, Executive Director\, BSA Group Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance\n\n\n\n14:30 – 15:00 Refreshment and networking. Sponsored by  \n\n15:00 – 15:45 Recruitment and retention\n \nThis session addresses the challenges of recruitment and retention in prep boarding\, sharing strategies to attract staff and pupils while sustaining long-term success. \nRound table discussion \n\n15:45 – 16:30 Maximising your boarding house for better sleep \nThis session explores how to optimise boarding house environments and routines to promote healthier sleep and improve pupil wellbeing. \n\nSpeaker: Dr Lindsay Browning\,  chartered psychologist\, neuroscientist and sleep expert\n\n\n\n16:30 Conference close  \n\nSpeakers: \nDavid Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB \n \nDavid 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. \n\nDale Wilkins\, MA (Ed)\, FTIOB\, Executive Director\,  BSA Group Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance  \nDale Wilkins joined the BSA in 2017 to lead safeguarding\, inspection\, and compliance across the UK\, building on his experience as a course tutor since 1998. He works closely with ISI\, Ofsted\, and the DfE\, while also overseeing the Group’s work in Scotland and Wales. A trainer and consultant for BSA and SACPA\, he is Vice Chair of SAFCAB. Dale previously spent 31 years as a boarding practitioner\, including roles as Housemaster and Deputy Head at Old Swinford Hospital. Beyond education\, he trains for the Methodist Church\, is a charity trustee\, chairs a performing arts organisation\, and volunteers widely. \n\nAileen Kane\, Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer\, BSA Group \nAileen Kane is a marketing and communications strategist with extensive experience in education\, specialising in brand positioning\, admissions\, and audience engagement. As Deputy CEO and Chief Operating Officer at BSA Group\, she leads strategic marketing\, admissions support\, and business development to help schools attract and retain boarding students. Her expertise spans marcomms\, operations\, and organisational growth across education\, legal services\, and the charity sector. Aileen has a proven track record of building influential partnerships\, shaping effective admissions strategies\, and driving sustainable growth. She is passionate about equipping schools with the tools to strengthen their                                      marketing and admissions impact. \n\nDr Lindsay Browning\, CEO\, Trouble Sleeping \nDr Lindsay Browning is a chartered psychologist\, neuroscientist\, and renowned sleep expert. She earned a master’s in neuroscience and a doctorate (DPhil) in insomnia from the University of Oxford\, with her thesis exploring the connection between worry\, rumination\, and sleeplessness. Founder of Trouble Sleeping in 2006\, she provides Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Insomnia (CBT-I) to individuals and organisations\, including the NHS\, police\, airlines\, and charities. Dr Browning is also a bestselling author of Navigating Sleeplessness and a frequent media commentator on sleep issues. \n  \n\nGavin Horgan\, Head\, Millfield School \nGavin Horgan became Headmaster of Millfield in September 2018. Gavin was previously Headmaster of Worksop College in Nottinghamshire since 2012\, where he delivered academic turnaround aligned with a substantial building programme and whole school restructure.\nPrior to Worksop College\, Gavin’s earlier career included working internationally in schools in Sri Lanka and Argentina\, before returning to the UK in 2009 as Deputy Head of The Glasgow Academy\, an independent co-educational school with 1300 pupils. Gavin also has extensive experience of the state sector at schools in Hampshire and Lambeth. \n\nDan Thornburn\, Head\, Millfield Prep \nDan joined Millfield Prep in 2022 from Edgeborough School in Surrey\, where he has was head since 2017. He was previously head of St Petroc’s\, North Cornwall\, and his earlier teaching career included spells at Lockers Park and Chafyn Grove. Educated at Wrekin College\, Thornburn read history at Exeter University whilst playing rugby for the Exeter Chiefs 2nds. He also gained an MEd in Educational Leadership from the University of Buckingham.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/prep-boarding-conference/
LOCATION:Millfield School
CATEGORIES:Conference,In-person
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SUMMARY:BSA Certificate in Boarding Practice – Boarding Management
DESCRIPTION: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 \n\nThe BSA’s Programme of Professional Development and Training is the most comprehensive CPD package offered to staff in boarding schools\, and includes a series of professional practice Certificate courses specifically designed to meet the practical needs of boarding staff and provide an internationally recognised qualification in Boarding Education. \nThis is a two year modular course aimed specifically at staff working in and around boarding. Over the last 20 years  approx. 3000 House Tutors\, Matrons\, Support Staff\, School Nurses\, Assistants\, House Parents and HsMs have completed this Award. \n\nPart 1: BSA Certificate in Boarding Practice – Pastoral Care\n\nand one of these: \n\nPart 2: BSA Advanced Certificate in Boarding Practice – Boarding Management\nPart 2: BSA Advanced Certificate in Boarding Practice for School Nurses\nPart 2: BSA Certificate in Boarding Practice – Pupil Support and Welfare\nPart 2: BSA Advanced Certificate in Boarding Practice – International Students\n\nWhat does this course cover? \nThis course is taken by both graduate teaching and non-graduate house staff\, including matrons\, assistant house staff and house parents\, with responsibility for the care and welfare of boarding pupils. The course sessions will broadly cover the following areas: \n\nCreating a Safe Culture in Boarding: Proactive Safeguarding\nThe Boarding Management Role – Course Introduction\nEvaluating your boarding provision\nThe Inspector Calls\nManaging and Developing Pupil Induction\nLeadership and Management Tasks in the Boarding House\nThe Boarding Team – Leadership Talk\nDeveloping the Boarding Team – Competency\, Consistency & Communication\nFollowership in Middle Leadership\nPartnership with Parents\nRisk assessment and Managing Crises\nOutduction\nThe Pupil’s Voice\nSubmitting the Module Assignment/Course Reflection/Next Steps.\n\nHow will this course help me to develop personally and professionally? \n● Be able to evaluate and have a clear appreciation of the personal and professional needs and skills involved in your boarding role; \n● Develop greater knowledge and understanding of the issues covered in the syllabus; \n● Develop\, through support and guidance\, the range of personal strategies you use to resolve relevant welfare concerns for your pupils; \n● Develop your ability to reflect critically on your work and evaluate the need for change or action; \n● Develop your study and planning skills and your ability to analyse reading and reference material; \n● Be able to communicate and defend your views and opinions orally and in writing; \nIn addition\, at graduate level\, successful completion of the course will enable you to: \n● Develop a clear vision of the school’s management strategies for providing good pastoral care; \n● Develop your study and time management skills and your ability to analyse reading and a wide range of reference sources; \nHow is the course organised? \nThe course is organised around a combination of intensive study days which contain a variety of teaching methods and opportunities to learn in different ways; 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 module\, enabling you to look at the theory in the light of your own practical experience. You will be encouraged to contribute ideas\, opinions and questions\, take responsibility for your own learning and\, by sharing\, to contribute to the learning of the group as a whole. \nThere are some 12 courses running at any one time; four of the Pastoral Care and four Boarding Management and two of BSA Advanced Certificate in Boarding Practice for School Nurses and BSA Certificate in Boarding Practice – School Support & Welfare\, BSA Advanced Certificate in Boarding Practice – International Students. \nStudy day dates for this October Module are: \n\nStudy Day 1\, October 7\, 2025\nStudy Day 2\, November 11\, 2025\nStudy Day 3\, February 5\, 2026\nStudy Day 4\, March 19\, 2026\n\n  \nTO BEGIN YOUR OCTOBER  QUALIFICATION\, CLICK HERE \nAll study days will be online via Zoom. \nIf cancelling four weeks before Day 1 of the course\, a refund will be given. Cancellation after this period and before Day 1\, a cancellation fee will be charged. \nNB: Please be aware that it is crucial to remain on your assigned course path and tutor group to gain the very best out of your training. Of course\, we understand some things are unavoidable however we cannot guarantee alternative placement days\, and this may incur an admin charge.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-certificate-in-boarding-practice-boarding-management-7/
LOCATION:Venue: Zoom (online) / TBC
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