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SUMMARY:Developing a culture of belonging
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 04\, 2024\nTime: 10:00 – 11:00\nCost: BSA Full Member – £90\, BSA Full Additional Member – £45\, BSA Affiliate Member – £120\, BSA Affiliate Additional Member – £45 \, Non-member – £180\nAudience: All boarding practitioners and leaders.\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis webinar will consider the importance of developing a culture of belonging in your boarding community and across your school. Strategies to foster a culture of belonging and community identity for students and staff will be shared\, looking beyond diversity and into embedding belonging into your school ethos.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe theoretical framework and importance of belonging \nStrategies to promote belonging amongst students \nStrategies to promote belonging amongst staff \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nGreater understanding of the importance of belonging \nPractical considerations which foster a sense of belonging in the school community \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nCoco Stevenson\, Educational Consultant \nCoco Stevenson has worked in a number of schools in senior leadership roles\, most recently at St Paul’s Girls’ School where she was Deputy Head: Director of Safeguarding and Inclusion. Coco was Deputy Head Pastoral at City of London School from 2015 – 2020. Coco also spent two years in Asia designing\, managing and implementing a Global Learning and Development Programme for the British Council. She speaks\, advises and consults widely on both Safeguarding and Equality\, Diversity and Inclusion. Recent consultancy work includes: reviews/audits/strategic development for schools in the independent sector; mentoring for Finito Education; supervision and coaching for senior leaders in a wide range of schools; advisory work on EDI for the Independent Schools Council and the Boarding School Association.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/developing-a-culture-of-belonging-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:BSA/HIEDA - Key findings medical staff survey
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 08\, 2024\nTime: 12:00 – 13:00\nCost: BSA/HIEDA Full Member – £90\, BSA/HIEDA Additional Full Member – £45\, BSA Affiliate Member – £120\, BSA Additional Affiliate Member – £45\, Non-member – £180\nAudience: School Nurses\, Pastoral Leaders\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Webinar\n\n\nCourse outline:  \nIn the summer term of 2023/24\, the BSA and sister association\, HIEDA\, launched the survey for medical staff in boarding schools for the second time. We are grateful to all BSA and HIEDA members who took the time to participate. This webinar will go over the key findings from the survey and provide insights on current provision\, practice and difficulties for medical centres. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nQuantitative data from the survey\nQualitative data from the survey and boarding staff interviews\nRecommendations and discussion of next steps.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nConsider one’s own school position in comparison with data presented\nGain an understanding of opportunities and challenges for the global boarding community\nHave the knowledge to develop a personal or school action plan.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA  \nGaelle is Head of Research Services and Inclusion 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 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-key-findings-medical-staff-survey/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241113T123000
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SUMMARY:BAISIS - Cultural considerations box set: Japan\, Thailand\, Malaysia & South Korea
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 13\, 2024\n\n\n\nTime: 12:30 – 13:30\n\n\n\nCost: BAISIS members box set – £225\, BAISIS member individual session – £55\, BSA members box set – £335\, BSA member individual session – £75\, Member additional attendee – £25\, Non-member box set – £670\, Non-member individual session – £110\n\n\n\nAudience: TBC\n\n\n\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\n\n\nCourse Outline: \n\n\n\nIntroducing a new webinar series for BAISIS members designed to promote greater understanding of different international markets for student recruitment. The session will discuss application during the marketing and recruitment stage\, induction\, and day-to-day care of international students who join our schools. \n\n\n\nThis five-part series looks at the key markets for international student recruitment in 2024-25: \n\n\n\n\nChina and Hong Kong (Oct)\n\n\n\nJapan\, Thailand\, Malaysia & South Korea (Nov)\n\n\n\nNorth and South America (Dec)\n\n\n\nEurope (Jan)\n\n\n\nAfrica (Feb)\n\n\n\n\nEach webinar will delve into the cultural sensitivities\, language considerations\, prospective family wants and marketing suggestions of each market to support members in adapting their marketing and pastoral strategies to maximise results and provision. \n\n\n\nTraining topics will include: \n\n\n\n\nCultural sensitivities\, norms and differences from the UK (religion\, lifestyle\, health\, wellbeing\, medicine\, body language etc)\n\n\n\nLanguage considerations and communicating with current and prospective parents\n\n\n\nWhat this market wants from the UK education system\n\n\n\nMaximising marketing\n\n\n\nPromoting best practice in pastoral care provision on recruitment and arrival.\n\n\n\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\n\n\n\nGreater cultural understanding of the markets you recruit students from\n\n\n\nIncreased awareness of what to focus on from a marketing perspective\, and how to engage with prospective families\n\n\n\nUnderstanding how to provide care and support to students from different cultural backgrounds.\n\n\n\n\nBOOK NOW \n\n \nSpeakers: \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nRebecca Jarrett\, Head of Boarding\, Housemistress of Gaia House\, Teacher of Biology\, Marlborough College \n\n\n \nRebecca entered teaching after completing her BA in Biological Anthropology at Cambridge and her PGCE at Oxford. She was Assistant Boarding Housemistress at Wellington College before taking over her own mixed\, sixth form boarding house at LVS Ascot in 2014. She and her husband Tom have both worked closely with BSA\, and she has enjoyed writing some of their briefing papers\, delivering seminars and writing magazine articles\, including recently about the importance of sleep for teenagers. In 2019 the family moved to Malaysia where Rebecca took over a senior girls boarding house at Marlborough College just as the pandemic struck! She continues in her role as Housemistress and since August 2023 has been Head of Boarding.  \n\n\n \nRebecca represented Cambridge at lacrosse and hockey\, and has coached school hockey\, netball and athletics as well as running a variety of activities including a dissection club and teaching biology. She has completed several marathons\, climbed Kilimanjaro and loves travelling\, with a particular passion for Africa. She and Tom have three children and since moving to Malaysia the family have enjoyed extensive travels in South East Asia. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nCatherine Stoker\, Founder and Education Consultant\, The Independent Education Consultants \n\n\n \n  \n\n\n \n  \n\n\n \n  \n\n\n \n\n\n\n \nTracey Tweddell\, Head of Boarding\, Bromsgrove International School\, Bangkok Thailand \nHaving completed her PGCE\, Tracey started her teaching career at Oxford College of Further Education as a lecturer in Biology and Environmental Science. Her journey in Boarding then began with a move to Kingham Hill School\, Oxfordshire where Tracey took a position as Houseparent in a Senior Girls boarding house. Tracey’s next move took her to Bromsgrove School UK as a Senior Houseparent before moving to her current role as Head of Boarding at Bromsgrove International School Thailand. She is very passionate about boarding and pastoral care and enjoys engaging with children both inside and outside of the classroom environment. Tracey has been privileged to care for children from all over the globe and gained valuable experience in different contexts and cultures. All three boarding schools have had very different cohorts of students providing different challenges to overcome. Married with four grown up children and one grandchild\, in her spare time Tracey enjoys travelling around Asia\, experiencing the breathtaking scenery and outstanding hospitality on offer. She am also an avid scuba diver and love the ocean. \n\nSu Hayter\, Global Development Manager\, IDP \nSu has worked in international education for over 20 years\, having lived and worked in Europe and Asia.  She has been involved in student placement for both university and boarding schools\, therefore has a deep understanding of what international families require for their child’s schooling choices\, and beyond.  \nSu works for IDP as Global Development Manager for Boarding Schools.  With nearly 200 student placement offices from 35 source countries\, recruiting for 6 destination countries\, IDP’s focus is  primarily on Higher Education with specialised boarding counsellors in a growing number of markets.  Su is able to access on the ground feedback from many different markets in our ever-changing world where it is essential to keep ahead of individual market changes and the impacts they may have on families. \nAs a mother\, she understands the complex decisions parents face\, in particular the cultural\, financial and academic challenges involved in finding a school where their child will be happy and thrive. 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/baisis-cultural-considerations-box-set-japan-thailand-malaysia-and-north-and-south-korea/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Key findings from the boarding staff survey 2024
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 14\, 2024\nTime: 11:00 – 12:00\nCost: BSA Member Rate: £90\, BSA Additional Full Member Rate: £45\, BSA Affiliate Member Rate – £120\, BSA Additional Affiliate Member Rate: £45\, Non-member Rate: £180*\nAudience: All boarding practitioners\nPlatform: Zoom (online)\n\n\nCourse outline: \nIn the Spring term of 2023/24\, the BSA launched its boarding staff survey. Over a thousand boarding practitioners responded. We are grateful to all BSA members who took the time to participate. This webinar will go over the key findings from the survey and provide insights on current opportunities\, challenges for boarding staff.  We will cover the following topics: demographics\, compensation\, staff benefits\, current stressors\, data about time off and timetable reduction\, recruitment and retention as well as current stressors.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nQuantitative data from the survey \nQualitative data from the survey and boarding staff interviews \nRecommendations and discussion of next steps \n\nLearning outcomes \n\nConsider one’s own school position in comparison with sector-wide data \nGain an understanding of opportunities and challenges for the global boarding community \nHave the knowledge to develop a personal or school action plan for boarding \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nGaelle Sullivan\, Director of Research\, Inclusion and IELA  \nGaelle is Head of Research Services and Inclusion 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/key-findings-from-the-boarding-staff-survey-2024/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:BSA/ISBA - Boarding Schools - Marketing strategies for success
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 22\, 2024\nTime: 10:00 – 12:00\nCost: BSA/ISBA Full Member Rate: £80\, Non-Member Rate: £160\nAudience: Boarding school bursars\, heads of boarding\, boarding deputy heads\, pastoral heads\, senior houseparents\, marketing and admissions leads\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Half-day Seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nAgainst the backdrop of a changing political and legislative landscape and increasing financial pressures\, effective communications and marketing strategies are ever more important for schools to engage stakeholders and set themselves apart from the competition. ISBA and BSA are pleased to offer boarding school bursars\, heads and deputy heads of boarding\, pastoral heads\, senior houseparents and marketing leads the opportunity to hear from sector experts about the changes afoot for independent education and consider practical strategies for remaining attractive\, responsive\, and resilient. \nProgramme: \n10.00 – 10.25  \nIntroduction and overview of current and predicted financial and political changes impacting school strategies and operational plans – David Woodgate\, ISBA CEO and David Walker\, BSA Director \n10.25 – 10.55  \nPractical steps for a successful marketing strategy for boarding schools – Aileen Kane\, BSA COO \n10.55 – 11.00  \nBreak \n11.00 – 11.30  \nEffective strategies for internal and external communications – Carolyn Reed and Katie Cardona\, Reed Brand Communication  \n11.30 – 12.00  \nOpen panel session  \n\nAileen Kane\, Deputy CEO & COO\, BSA\nCarolyn Reed\, Reed Brand Communication\nDavid Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB\nDavid Woodgate\, CEO\, ISBA\n\n\nBOOK NOW  \n\nSpeakers: \nDavid Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB  \nDavid is the BSA Director and joined the BSA group in August 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in boarding schools and has worked in a range of schools in the UK and Africa\, alongside being a prep school governor and a trustee of a MAT. Before taking up his post at the BSA\, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-ed independent school in the South-East. \n  \n\nDavid Woodgate\, CEO\, ISBA \nDavid Woodgate was appointed Chief Executive of the Independent Schools Bursars’ Association in May 2016.  Prior to this he was Chief Executive of the Institute of Financial Accountants from 2007 to 2015 after which he spent a year as the Strategy Consultant to the Institute of Public Accountants in Australia. \nDavid qualified as a Barrister in 1982 following a first degree in Languages (French and Russian)\, Law and Linguistics.  He moved from the law into the City\, holding several senior management and executive positions in the National Westminster Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland – in Strategic Planning\, Corporate Finance and latterly as Director of e-Commerce for the corporate bank. He ran an outsourcing business and a specialist internal consultancy providing market intelligence and competitor analysis. \nHe completed an MBA at Warwick University Business School in 1992 with distinction.  A former Chief Executive of the Institute of Administrative Management\, he also holds a postgraduate diploma in Charity Management from the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators and South Bank University. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts\, a Chartered Banker\, a Freeman of the City of London and a Liveryman of the Worshipful Company of Wheelwrights. David is also a former Chairman of Governors of an HMC Independent school and is currently a Governor of the City of London School. \n\nAileen Kane\, Deputy CEO & COO\, BSA \nAileen is Deputy CEO & COO of BSA Group. She leads operations at BSA Group and works closely with members to provide guidance and training. Aileen also works with government departments\, local authorities and other agencies to support members and heads up the group’s work to find places for refugee children escaping from conflict countries. \n  \n  \n\nCarolyn Reed\, Reed Brand Communication \nCarolyn has a design and marketing background in FMCG and retail/service brands. She has been advising schools and colleges on their marketing strategy and brand communications for over 15 years and is passionate about using insight to inform strategic decision making and communications. Carolyn is a member of the Market Research Society\, AMCIS and an awarded member of D&AD (Design and Art Direction). \n  \n\nKatie Cardona \nKatie is a researcher and strategy consultant with a proven track record of helping independent schools secure and stabilise their position in the marketplace via bespoke marketing solutions and communications. \nUntil June 2024 she was Chair of Governors at Rydes Hill Preparatory School and Nursery in Guildford\, Surrey. Katie is a member of the Market Research Society.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-isba-boarding-schools-marketing-strategies-for-success/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Safeguarding duties for Child Students: Care arrangements\, absences and holidays
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 25\, 2025\nTime: 10:00 – 11:00\nCost: BSA Member Rate: £90\, BSA Additional Full Member Fee: £45\, Non-member Rate: £180*\nAudience: Those involved in the care of international sponsored Child Students: Admissions department\, International Student Liaison Officers\, Sponsor Licence Key Personnel\, Senior Leadership Team and Boarding / Pastoral staff\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Webinar\n\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: \nKate Hollyer\, Legal and Public Affairs Director\, BSA Group  \nKate is Legal Director of BSA Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. As a qualified solicitor with more than 10 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.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/safeguarding-duties-for-child-students-care-arrangements-absences-and-holidays-3/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Webinar
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SUMMARY:Delivering operational and cost efficiencies in boarding
DESCRIPTION:Date: November 29\, 2024\nTime: 11:00 – 12:00\nCost: BSA Member Rate: FOC\, ISBA Member Rate: FOC\nAudience: Boarding staff\, Head of Boarding\, Deputy Head\, Bursar\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – Webinar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis webinar session will give an overview of how to get best value from your catering and facilities services and create opportunities to help mitigate the impact of VAT on school fees. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nHow catering and FM services are currently delivered in schools and why VAT on school fees may change this\nWhere the biggest cost efficiency opportunities lie\nBalancing cost vs quality in service delivery\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nA clearer understanding of which operating model/s best suit a school\nWhat to prioritise: short term vs longer term objectives\nPractical steps to achieve efficiencies without compromising standards\n\nClick here to book \nSpeakers:  \nJoe Parfitt\, Consultancy Director\, The Litmus Partnership Ltd \nJoe is Education Consultancy Director at The Litmus Partnership Ltd\, a leading provider of catering and facilities management consultancy to schools and universities across the UK. He joined Litmus in 2012 and has worked extensively across the independent school sector as a consultant since 2008. Before that he managed student residences in London and worked for a global facilities company. \nWhilst with Litmus\, Joe has provided strategic and best value reviews\, options appraisals\, tenders\, contract monitoring and catering design to clients including Marlborough College\, Wellington College\, Bradfield College\, various Oxford University colleges and other leading UK universities. Beyond education\, Joe’s clients have included the All-England Lawn Tennis Club (Wimbledon)\, the House of Commons\, and Welsh Government & Parliament. \nMatt Garner\, Senior FM Consultant\, Litmus \nMatt is a Senior FM Consultant at Litmus. His career started in construction\, where for two decades he managed property and construction projects in both the public and private sectors\, creating spaces for people and organisations to develop and improve. In 2015 he moved into services within that built environment. \nHis operational experience was gained in his previous roles as Chief Executive Officer\, Gov Facility Services Ltd (GFSL)\, an Arm’s Length Body\, wholly owned by the Ministry of Justice. He was also Managing Director of Government Schools UK & Ireland\, Head of Projects & Programme Management and Associate Director of Investment and Infrastructure at Sodexo for over 12 years.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/bsa-catering-and-fm-service-efficiencies/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
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