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SUMMARY:Repositioning Girls’ Boarding in 2027
DESCRIPTION:📍 Queenswood School \n\n  \nAs the needs of young women continue to evolve\, boarding schools have a unique opportunity to redefine what outstanding boarding looks like for the next generation. \nRepositioning Girls’ Boarding 2027 brings together boarding leaders\, pastoral professionals and sector experts to explore the changing landscape of girls’ boarding. Through inspiring keynote speakers\, practical workshops and thought-provoking discussions\, delegates will examine the latest thinking on wellbeing\, safeguarding\, belonging\, student voice\, leadership and healthy development. \nThe conference will challenge traditional approaches\, showcase innovative practice and provide practical solutions to today’s biggest boarding challenges—from digital culture and emerging safeguarding risks to creating environments where every girl feels seen\, supported and empowered to flourish. \nDelegates will leave with fresh ideas\, actionable strategies and renewed confidence to shape boarding communities that are inclusive\, resilient and fit for the future. \nPlaces are limited. Early booking is recommended. \nBOOK NOW \n  \n\nConference Programme\n\n  \n09:30 – 10:00            Registration\, refreshments and networking \n\n10:00 – 11:00            Where is Girls’ Boarding Heading? \nAn opening keynote and interactive discussion examining the current state of girls’ boarding and the opportunities ahead. Drawing on sector trends\, changing family expectations and the voices of young people\, this session explores what successful boarding will look like over the next decade and how schools can remain relevant\, distinctive and future-focused. \n\n11:00 – 12:00              Panel Discussion: Boarding Reimagined – Designing Communities Where Girls Thrive \nBoarding is no longer simply about accommodation—it is about creating environments that nurture belonging\, independence and wellbeing. This session explores innovative approaches to boarding provision\, considering flexible models\, student-centred pastoral care\, community culture and the evolving expectations of modern families. \n\n12:00 – 13:00            Lunch\, networking and boarding tour \n\n13:00 – 13:45              Preparing Girls for Life in a Digital World \nTechnology is reshaping relationships\, identity and safeguarding. This engaging session explores the growing influence of online misogyny\, image-based abuse\, AI-generated content\, coercive behaviours and digital peer cultures. Delegates will gain practical tools to strengthen education\, prevention and safeguarding while empowering girls to navigate digital spaces with confidence and resilience. \n\n13:45 – 14:30              Nutrition\, Health and Wellbeing That Lasts \nHealthy girls learn better\, perform better and feel better. This practical session explores how boarding schools can support lifelong healthy habits through nutrition\, sleep\, physical wellbeing and informed lifestyle choices. Delegates will discover realistic strategies to help girls maintain energy\, concentration and emotional wellbeing throughout busy school life. \n\n14:30 – 15:00             Refreshments and networking \n\n15:00 – 16.00             Every Girl in the Game: Creating Active Communities Beyond Competitive Sport \nSport should be a source of confidence\, connection and enjoyment for every girl\, not just the most talented athletes. This session explores how boarding schools can create inclusive cultures that celebrate movement in all its forms\, remove barriers to participation and encourage lifelong engagement in physical activity\, regardless of ability\, identity or experience. \n\n16:00                              Conference Close \n\n\nSpeakers\n  \nSpeakers will be confirmed soon. \n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/repositioning-girls-boarding-in-2027/
LOCATION:Queenswood School\, Shepherd's Way\, Hertfordshire\, AL9 6NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Conference,In-person
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SUMMARY:Safeguarding duties for Child Students: Care arrangements\, absences and holidays
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Admissions departments\, International Student Liaison Officers\, Senior Leadership Team\, Pastoral Staff\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse Outline \nUKVI has – rightly – intensified its focus on the welfare and safeguarding of Child Students. Scrutiny is being applied both at in-person inspections and remotely through sponsor record reviews. So\, do you understand what is expected of you as a Student sponsor? \nHow do you assess whether a care arrangement is appropriate? How does a sponsored student’s absence impact your sponsor licence? What records do you need to make for holidays and travel plans? A review of the duties listed in the Student sponsor guidance is simply not sufficient to equip you with the answers to these questions; a deeper understanding of the sector risks involved and the reasoning behind such compliance responsibilities is key. \nIf this is an area of confusion or concern for you\, or if you want assurance that you are getting it right\, please join us and rest-assured you are not alone. We’ll be providing risk-assessment questionnaires\, practical solutions and best practice tips in this jam-packed 1-hour training session\, along with a live Q&A. \nThis 1-hour session will cover important topics including: \n\nUKVI’s key focus areas\nSponsor compliance best practice\nSafeguarding risks\nCare arrangements\nRecording and reporting attendance and absences\nHolidays\, leave-outs and exeats\n\nKey takeaways: \n\nFirst-hand insight into the areas UKVI is looking into right now;\nPractical solutions for meeting your sponsor duties and\, most importantly\, protecting your sponsored students;\nConfidence in enforcing your policies and procedures with parents\, guardians\, agents – and colleagues;\nAn understanding of the real-life risks involved;\nClarity of your duties and why compliance is so important.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nKate Hollyer\, Director of BSA Legal\nKate advises independent day and boarding schools on the immigration law governing their international student recruitment. She leads the legal function across Abitas Group\, heads its SRA-regulated practice BSA Legal\, and has practised in UK immigration law for over 15 years. \nHer work covers Student sponsor licence compliance at senior leadership and governance level\, and she acts for schools facing UKVI enforcement action. For schools sponsoring under-18s\, immigration compliance is safeguarding\, and much of her practice sits where sponsor duties and safeguarding frameworks meet. She has lived in boarding schools throughout her career. \nKate represents the school sector on the Home Office’s Future Border and Immigration System (FBIS) Education Advisory Group and the UK Agent Quality Framework Steering Group\, and the boarding sector at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students. She is a qualified solicitor and a member of ILPA.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/safeguarding-duties-for-child-students-care-arrangements-absences-and-holidays/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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