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SUMMARY:Boarding essentials
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 New boarding staff\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse Outline: \nThe level of professionalism expected in boarding supervision has significantly increased in recent years\, driven by stronger regulatory frameworks and rising parental expectations. This seminar is designed to support staff who are new to boarding by complementing their school-based induction and providing essential context around the key responsibilities and expectations of the role. \nBy equipping new boarding staff with a solid understanding of the principles\, legal context\, and practicalities of boarding care\, schools can quickly establish confident\, capable teams who enjoy their duties and provide high-quality support to the young people in their care. \nThe session will explore the Duty of Care framework\, safeguarding\, roles and boundaries\, and how to meet the everyday needs of boarders. Delegates are encouraged to familiarise themselves in advance with their school’s boarding handbook and relevant boarding-related materials from their school’s website. \nTraining Topics: \n\nSafeguarding and the National Minimum Standards for Boarding:\nAn overview of legal and inspection requirements\, with a focus on current safeguarding expectations in boarding practice.\nMeeting the Needs of Boarders:\nPractical case studies to explore common scenarios in boarding life and how to manage them effectively and empathetically.\nUnderstanding Your Role in Boarding:\nDiscussion around the expectations of the school\, the boarding house\, parents—and your own expectations as a member of the pastoral team.\nWorking Safely and Looking After Yourself:\nTips and guidance on maintaining your wellbeing\, working safely\, and finding fulfilment in your boarding role.\n\nLearning Outcomes: \nBy the end of the session\, participants will be able to: \n\nUnderstand the key principles and expectations of working in a boarding environment\nFeel more confident in supporting the wellbeing and development of boarders\nRecognise the legal context\, including safeguarding responsibilities and the National Minimum Standards for Boarding\nReflect on their role within the wider pastoral team and identify strategies for maintaining personal wellbeing and resilience\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA \nGaelle is Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA\, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral\, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/boarding-essentials-3/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270113T153000
DTSTAMP:20260814T075110Z
CREATED:20260410T064005Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260814T075110Z
UID:74230-1799836200-1799854200@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Induction training for GAP assistants
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 Gap assistants\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nThe level of professionalism in boarding supervision has risen dramatically in recent years\, due in part\, to improve lead regulation and increased parental expectation. The sooner your new GAP assistants have a real understanding of the basic principles and expectations of their role in boarding and understand their safeguarding responsibilities\, the sooner the school will have effective staff members and teams who enjoy their duties\, feel able to support young people in their care and deal with any challenges. \nThis seminar will compliment a school-based induction and enable your new GAP assistants to have the knowledge and skills to make the best possible start to their boarding role. As young people themselves\, it is crucial schools recruiting GAP assistants support with a quality induction and training to get their GAP assistants settled. \nThis seminar will cover relevant aspects of the Duty of Care framework\, legal context\, roles and boundaries\, and ways in which delegates can meet the emotional needs of the boarders in their care. By the end of the session\, delegates should feel more confident in their role and be looking forward to enjoying their time on duty in their boarding house. \nDelegates will be provided with a workbook including core information relating to boarding and safeguarding for their year involved in the boarding sector. It is recommended that delegates have familiarised themselves with their schools’ boarding handbook and/or visited the pages relating to boarding on the schools’ website. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe legal framework and Duty of Care – this session will explore current boarding practice with particular focus on safeguarding and the legal and inspection requirements of pastoral care in our schools\nMeeting the needs of the boarders – practical case studies will be used to explore the issues that arise every day in boarding\, and suggest ways in which these issues can be dealt with effectively and with confidence by those in a Graduate or GAP assistant position\nUnderstanding your role in boarding – in this session the group will discuss and explore the expectations of the school\, the boarding house\, parents\, along with your own expectations with regards your boarding role in the school\nWorking safely and looking after yourself – some hints and tips on keeping yourself healthy\, safe and enjoying your role in boarding!\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nAn understanding of the principles and expectations of boarding\, stake holders\, and the role of the GAP assistant within that\nAn increased confidence to be able to support their boarding team in meeting the needs of the boarders in their care\nIncreased awareness of the legal context and country-specific compliance framework\nRecommendations and reasons for best practice and looking after yourself\, setting professional boundaries and working as a team.\n\nBOOK NOW \nSpeakers: \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA \nGaelle is Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA\, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral\, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East. \n  \n \nDale Wilkins\, Executive Director\, Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance \nDale 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 DfE\, and oversees the Group’s work in Scotland and Wales. A trainer and consultant for BSA and SACPA\, Dale is Vice Chair of SAFCAB. Previously\, he was a boarding practitioner for 31 years\, including Housemaster and Deputy Head at Old Swinford Hospital. He also trains for the Methodist Church\, is a trustee of the National Youth String Orchestra\, chairs a performing arts charity\, and volunteers in sport and Scouting.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/induction-training-for-gap-assistants/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270114T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270114T153000
DTSTAMP:20261020T080102Z
CREATED:20260209T154017Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261020T080102Z
UID:70320-1799920800-1799940600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:BSA UKVI sponsor compliance clinic
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £470\n🎧 Senior Leadership\, Finance\, Admissions\, Compliance\, Sponsor Licence Key Personnel\, International Student Liaison Officers\, Boarding / Pastoral staff\n📍 Online \nContext: \nUnderstanding your school’s responsibilities as an international student sponsor is crucial. Compliance with sponsor licence duties extends beyond issuing CAS and the grant of visa; duties continue throughout the lifespan of the licence itself.  Regardless of your level of experience in sponsoring international students\, this clinic equips you with the necessary information to uphold continuous compliance. \nDesigned for staff responsible for daily sponsor compliance management. Stay updated on student sponsor compliance changes and ensure your processes align with UKVI requirements\, boosting confidence in your school’s compliance practices. \nCourse Outline \nThe clinic will be held over two separate days: \n\nClinic Day 1: January 14\, 2027\nClinic Day 2: January 27\, 2027\n\nTimings: 10:00 – 15:30 GMT/BST \nAll clinic days will be held online via zoom. \nClick Here To Book Your Place \nThe clinic covers the following: \n\nUnderstanding your responsibilities as a UKVI sponsor\nSponsor compliance: best practice and key consideration\nManaging CAS allocations and your Basic Compliance Assessment (BCA)\nRecruitment processes and due diligence\nManaging and understanding alternative immigration routes\nSafeguarding\, risk management and student care arrangements\nMonitoring\, reporting and record-keeping requirements\nPractical case studies and group discussions\nQ&A session\nIncludes CPD certificate\n\nKey takeaways: \n\nPractical tips for Student sponsor best practice.\nAbility to lessen the burden of UKVI compliance alongside peers.\nExperience in navigating common and complex scenarios.\nAwareness of the risk-exposure for schools recruiting internationally.\nBest practices for record-keeping.\nUnderstanding of monitoring and tracking immigration status requirements.\nMonitoring arrangements for leave-outs/exeats/end of term.\nAwareness of SMS reporting requirements.\n\n\n\nSpeakers: \n \nKate Hollyer\, Partner and Director\, BSA Legal Services Ltd \nKate is Legal Director of Abitas Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. As a qualified solicitor with more than 12 years’ experience advising clients on UK immigration law\, Kate assists members with all immigration and safeguarding legal matters. Prior to joining BSA in 2022 Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading full-service UK law firm. Having resided in state\, preparatory and senior school boarding houses since 2014 with her Housemaster husband\, Kate has a unique perspective of boarding life. \n\nAntonia Price\, Head of Immigration\, BSA Legal Services Ltd \nAntonia is Head of Immigration\, joining BSA after over 20 years working in Immigration and Global Mobility across a range of industries.  Antonia’s focus has always been on delivering an excellent client service by building strong and trusted relationships with her contacts and understanding their priorities and needs.  She has extensive experience on a range of visa application types and the processes and requirements of the Home Office.  Antonia was particularly keen to join the Abitas group because her boarding school experience as a child was wonderful and she has always advocated boarding life and the positive aspects surrounding it. \n\nMark Taylor\, Legal Consultant\, BSA Legal Services Ltd \nIn a previous reincarnation Mark founded The Taylor Partnership – supporting U.K. independent schools in meeting the compliance demands of their UKVI sponsor licences and training many school staff. Mark was previously a Trustee of AEGIS and\, during the pandemic\, assisted independent schools in creating Covid management plans and organised testing. More recently\, after travelling the world\, Mark has identified the increased risk to independent schools as a result of the need for greater probity and due diligence in financial awareness of school suppliers\, parents and agents. Mark’s interest in this field was first sparked in 2016-17 when he supported a number of schools following the disappearance of students from Vietnam.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-ukvi-sponsor-compliance-clinic-2/
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270119T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270119T153000
DTSTAMP:20260820T144845Z
CREATED:20260410T064420Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260820T144845Z
UID:74234-1800354600-1800372600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Leading a boarding team
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 All boarding staff\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nLeading in Boarding: Skills for Aspiring and New Boarding Leaders\nBuilding confident\, reflective\, and effective leadership for the boarding community. \nThis virtual day seminar is designed for those aspiring to\, or recently appointed in\, leadership roles within boarding. Whether you’re a new Houseparent\, Head of Boarding\, Deputy Head (Pastoral)\, or overseeing a boarding team\, this training will help you reflect on your personal leadership style and build the skills needed to lead with confidence and clarity. \nWhile classroom leadership often takes the spotlight\, pastoral leadership requires a unique and wide-ranging skill set—often subtle but profoundly impactful. Strong leadership in boarding cultivates effective teams\, enhances boarders’ wellbeing\, and shapes the overall tone and culture of the boarding community. \nThis interactive session offers opportunities to share experiences and challenges with fellow practitioners and benefit from peer support and expert guidance. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nLeadership Styles\nExploring the demands of leadership and identifying various recognised leadership approaches\nBuilding an Effective Team\nCommunication\, collaboration\, shared vision\, and appreciating individual strengths within the team\nEffective Leadership in Practice\nTime management\, resource deployment\, prioritising pupil outcomes\, and managing competing demands\nPutting Leadership into Action\nEmbedding learning into day-to-day practice through self-reflection\, feedback\, and ongoing development\n\nLearning outcomes: \nBy the end of the session\, participants will: \n\nGain a deeper understanding of different leadership styles and how to apply them in a boarding context\nLearn strategies for building and sustaining a high-performing\, cohesive boarding team\nEnhance their ability to manage time and resources with a focus on student wellbeing and outcomes\nDevelop their skills as reflective practitioners\, capable of leading with empathy\, clarity\, and impact\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeakers: \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA \nGaelle is Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA\, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral\, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/leading-a-boarding-team-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270121T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270121T123000
DTSTAMP:20260804T093022Z
CREATED:20260410T065047Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260804T093022Z
UID:74238-1800527400-1800534600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Driving boarding recruitment through LinkedIn
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 Heads of Pastoral and Boarding\, Admissions and Marketing Staff\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nThis course focuses on using LinkedIn as a cost-effective method to support boarder recruitment. Aimed at senior leaders\, marketing and admissions staff the course looks at how to build connections and followers\, create suitable content\, manage messaging and use analytics to track performance. Practical\, with plenty of take aways and examples\, it aims to give schools another weapon in their marketing and recruitment armoury. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nLinked In’s role among social platforms\nHow it works\nBuilding connections and followers\nEffective messaging\nTargeting prospects.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nAn understanding of LinkedIn and how to use it to support school marketing\nBuilding a strategy and plan to best utilise the power of LinkedIn.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/driving-boarding-recruitment-through-linkedin/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270126T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270126T153000
DTSTAMP:20261012T125047Z
CREATED:20260619T160018Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261012T125047Z
UID:76864-1800959400-1800977400@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Preparing for inspection - the medical centre
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 Practitioners involved in developing the standards of a school health centre\, or medical provision\, and those responsible for checking and ensuring standards against inspection criteria\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline \nHaving excellent standards within the Health Centre and school medical provision helps ensure you have happy and healthy students who can learn and thrive within the school and boarding environment. \nThis seminar will inform delegates of the latest inspection criteria to support with inspection preparation work\, providing a checklist of areas that need to be looked at within the Health Centre and boarding medical provision. Focus will also be given to providing recommended methods to improve inspection outcomes by developing practice and record-keeping. After this training\, school nurses and Health Centre leaders will have a clearer picture of what is required from them to support the school in achieving high inspection standards. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nInspection criteria – update on ISI\, Ofsted and National Minimum Standards (NMS) for boarding\nReflective practice – how this can benefit development\nRecord keeping – what is required from a school\nPolicies and protocols – which to have\, and why they are needed.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nTo be knowledgeable on the guidance behind inspections\nTo manage and develop an inspection ready medical centre\nTo uses a continuous reflective cycle to maintain and improve standards of any medical centre.\n\n*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Hieda CPD and events\, please click here. \nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nRosie McManus\, Nurse Advisor\, HIEDA \nTrained at Great Ormond Street\, Rosie made the move to the independent sector in 2006. With an MA in Medical Ethics and Law and the Specialist Community Public Health Nurse qualification\, her passion remains promoting the Healthy Child Programme\, and promoting the visibility of school nurses in the independent sector. \n  \n  \n\nThis will be held jointly with:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/preparing-for-inspection-the-medical-centre/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270128T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270128T153000
DTSTAMP:20260806T100608Z
CREATED:20260409T133813Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260806T100608Z
UID:74183-1801132200-1801150200@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Safer recruitment consortium accredited certificate
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £235\n🎧 HR Teams\, Senior Leadership\, Governors and Trustees\n📍 Online\n \n\nCourse outline: \n\nThis accredited training course is the widely accepted UK standard for safer recruitment recognised by the government. In line with statutory guidance\, every recruitment panel involved in appointing individuals to work with children must include at least one member who has completed appropriate safer recruitment training.\n\nDelivered by an approved Safer Recruitment Consortium trainer\, this course reflects current legislation and best practice\, drawing on updates to the national Guidance for Safer Working Practice to address evolving expectations around professional conduct.\n\nDeveloped for the education sector by the Safer Recruitment Consortium\, the programme has been expanded to cover all settings involving working with children.\n\nTraining topics will include: \n\nSafer recruitment and the wider context of safeguarding\nPrevalence of abuse and profile of abusers\nHow abusers operate within organisations\nFeatures of a safer recruitment process\nPlanning a safer recruitment process\nMaking the right decisions: interview and selection\nSetting acceptable standards of behaviour\nMaintaining an ongoing culture of vigilance.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nCPD/Certification: All participants will receive an accredited SRC course completion certificate alongside participant guidance handbooks. \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nThis event is held in collaboration with: \n \n  \n  \nSpeaker: \nSteve Hall\, Chair of the National LADO Network \nSteve brings over 40 years of experience as a qualified social worker and Service Manager in Social Care for various Local Authorities with a background of Front door services\, assessment\, Child Protection\, care experienced children\, Children with Disabilities\, and Quality Assurance. \nHe is an experienced LADO and held the elected role of Chair of the National LADO Network for over 6 years\, stepping down recently in order to focus on training commitments. Steve is an experienced trainer\, providing tailored safeguarding training to a variety of settings. He also provides consultancy\, including investigations\, safeguarding audits\, for a wide range of sectors\, including the police\, Faith\, Sports\, Fostering\, Education\, Early Years and Youth Services. \n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/safer-recruitment-consortium-accredited-certificate-3/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270129T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270129T153000
DTSTAMP:20260825T072441Z
CREATED:20260410T065545Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260825T072441Z
UID:74242-1801229400-1801236600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Using coaching skills with your boarding community
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 Head\, Deputy Head\, Inclusion Lead\, Head of Boarding\, Boarding staff and teaching staff\, medical staff\, DSL\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nThis interactive seminar will provide delegates with the foundational skills they need to have coaching conversations. The seminar will explore the potential of applying coaching skills in conversations\, some of which may be sensitive. This session is not aimed at those who are already advanced coaches but at those who are new to coaching or whose understanding of it is developing. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nWhat coaching is and isn’t\nIdentifying when a coaching conversation is needed/helpful\nNavigating challenging conversations\nFacilitating reflective practices in coaching conversations.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nDemonstrate a comprehensive understanding of how coaching can support relationships in boarding\nPromote a culture of self-reflection and empowerment in the boarding community\nFoster positive and effective communication with coaching skills.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nMcKenzie Cerri\, Co-founder of Graydin \nMcKenzie Cerri is a co-founder of Graydin\, an organisation working to revolutionise the ways we support\, empower and connect with our next generations through coaching skills. Together with more than 250 schools and thousands of educators world-wide\, Graydin has been at the forefront of the coaching movement in education since 2011. \nMcKenzie has over 20 years of experience in coaching and teacher training\, having delivered hundreds of coaching courses and workshops to thousands of educators. She is a Co-active Coach\, a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) through the International Coaching Federation\, a Certificated Practitioner of NLP\, and is trained in somatic coaching. Prior to Graydin\, she worked as a youth coach within the public sector and partnered closely with Maudsley Hospital eating disorder unit to bring a coaching approach to carer support. Inspired by the impact coaching made on her formative years\, combined with a desire to enhance the lives of young people\, McKenzie partnered with Quinn Simpson more than a decade ago to form Graydin.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/using-coaching-skills-with-your-boarding-community/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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