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SUMMARY:South Central forum
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ Free of charge\n🎧 Heads\, deputy heads\, boarding staff\n📍 Online \n\nForum outline: \nBSA regional forums are FREE for all staff at BSA member schools\, and are a valuable opportunity to come together once a term to share experiences\, exchange ideas\, and discuss current issues affecting boarding. \nDesigned to foster regional collaboration\, these forums offer a supportive and informal space for staff to raise questions\, explore best practice\, and benefit from peer insight. Whether you’re a Head of Boarding\, Houseparent\, Matron\, or part of the wider pastoral team\, the sessions are an excellent way to stay informed\, connected\, and inspired. \nWhile many of our forums are held online for accessibility\, some meetings take place in person to offer more opportunities for networking and relationship-building. \nWhy attend? \n\nStay up to date with developments in the sector\nDiscuss local challenges and share region-specific insights\nContribute to a community of practice focused on continuous improvement\nAsk questions\, seek advice\, and offer support to peers\nHear updates from BSA and guest contributors.\n\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/south-central-forum-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Forum,In-person
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SUMMARY:Improving induction for staff and students
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 Deputy Head (Pastoral)\, Head of Boarding\, all boarding and pastoral staff\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline \nThis seminar will address the importance of a good and rigorous induction for both students\, and staff. We pride ourselves on having strong communities within our schools but this means we need to be considerate and conscientious in welcoming and inducting people. Suggestions and ideas will be shared to encourage delegates to review the induction processes for both new staff and new students. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe benefits of a strong induction programme\nInduction for new staff to the boarding community/house\nInduction for new boarders to the boarding community/house\nThe wider school induction.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nAn increased understanding of the importance of a successful induction for both students and staff\nTips and recommendations on what to include in your induction process for students\nTips and recommendations on what to include in your induction process for staff.\n\nBOOK NOW \nSpeaker: \nMark Robinson\, BSA Senior Consultant \nMark has a Product Design Degree from Brunel University and a PGCE. His first post in independent education was as Assistant Master at Christ’s Hospital in Horsham where he held several positions including Assistant Housemaster to a junior boy’s boarding house. After five years he moved on to Ardingly College in West Sussex as a Head of Department and Housemaster to a joint day and boarding house. Mark has been an inspector on boarding inspections\, an Assistant Housemaster to a girls’ boarding house and fully involved in teaching up to ‘A‘ Level. \nIn 2002 Mark gave up teaching to set up Mentor Education Services Ltd\, a business offering education-related consultancy services to the independent sector\, initially training\, interview coaching and professional development but also marketing and pre-inspection to schools both in the independent and maintained sector. \nMark was appointed as Assistant Director of Training for the Boarding Schools’ Association in 2010\, where he continued offering training and consultancy to independent and state schools both in the UK and around the world. In 2017 he was appointed as Deputy Head Pastoral at Collège du Léman in Switzerland\, a large international boarding and day school. After gaining some further\, valuable international experience\, Mark returned to the UK to continue his training and consultancy in the Independent and state school sectors.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/improving-induction-for-staff-and-students-4/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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