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SUMMARY:Communicating in a crisis
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 2\, 2025\nTime: 13:00 – 14:00\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: Heads\, Senior Deputy Heads\, Heads of Boarding\, Deputy Heads\, Comms team\, Heads of House. \nPlatform: Zoom (online) – webinar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nSchools often need to sensitively and carefully manage crisis situations\, from the small crises which happen almost daily\, to significant crises which can involve major reputational risk. Communicating clearly and effectively is crucial in the management of all crises. This webinar looks at how this is best achieved. \nTraining topics will include:  \n\nThe range and nature of crises in schools.\nSetting up a team response to crises.\nManaging internal and external stakeholders in a crisis.\nHints and tips for effective and sensitive communication\n\nLearning outcomes:  \n\nBe able to plan for a range of possible crises and know who will respond to each stakeholder group. \nKnow the ‘dos and don’ts’ for communicating in a crisis. \n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nNick P Richardson\, FCIM\, Director\, Marketing Advisers for Schools & DES platform \nNick P Richardson is the Director at Marketing Advisers for Schools and the DES (Digital Empowerment Solution) platform\, a role he has held since 2020. With over 20 years of strategic marketing\, communication\, and development experience\, Nick has been instrumental in supporting both independent and Multi-Academy Trust (MAT) schools. \nA Fellow of The Chartered Institute of Marketing (FCIM)\, he is dedicated to helping schools simplify\, strengthen\, and scale their digital marketing efforts. \nIn this session\, Nick will facilitate the speaker team and explore how schools can navigate crises more effectively in today’s fast-moving digital landscape—drawing on real examples and using DES-developed templates to help support clear\, planned and coordinated communication. \n\n \nRob Palfrey\, Founder and Managing Director\, Minerva Social Risk Management \nRob\, Founder and Managing Director of Minerva SRM\, provides bespoke social risk management services to companies operating in complex environments. With over 25 years of military experience—specialising in stabilisation and counterinsurgency—he now focuses on Information Operations and Outreach. A UK Government Conflict Expert and Director at Human Rights at Sea International\, Rob champions social purpose in marine human rights. He is a certified International Conflict Negotiator and Peacemaker\, holds a Master’s in Social and Global Justice\, and serves on the Board of Governors at Wellington School\, Somerset. Through Rob’s work within the school sector\, including the governance role\, Rob brings unique insight into how boarding schools can plan for\, respond to\, and recover from crises with clarity and confidence. \n\n \nEugene du Toit\, Master of Haileybury\n \nEugene was born in Zimbabwe\, grew up in South Africa\, and has lived in England for over 25 years. Before being appointed Master of Haileybury\, Eugene was the Headmaster of Wellington School\, Somerset\, served as Deputy Headmaster at Trinity School\, Croydon\, and was an Undermaster at St Paul’s School. \nEugene has taught Economics\, coached rugby and athletics\, has been a tutor\, Head of House and Head of Year during his career. Eugene is a graduate of the University of the Witwatersrand\, Johannesburg\, and has completed both an MA and an MBA through UCL. He has served on HMC’s Education Committee and also supported HMC’s Reform of Assessment Working Group; he has also had his views on the changing nature of educational leadership published. \nIn this session\, Eugene will share real-life insights from a crisis he helped to manage while at Trinity School.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/communicating-in-a-crisis/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250603T153000
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SUMMARY:State of the boarding nation
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 3\, 2025\nTime: 10:30 – 15:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £175\, BSA Affiliate Member – £ 250\, Non-member – £350\nAudience: Head/Principal\, Deputy Head/Vice-Principal\, Bursar\, Head of Boarding\, Houseparents\, Boarding staff.\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis course will help schools better understand the boarding market and support strategic planning. Delegates will look at boarding in the UK and globally drawing on long-term data and other information from a wide range of different sources to build a 3-D picture of the sector\, schools\, customers\, pupils and trends. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nUK boarding market today – covering number\, type and distribution of UK schools\nChanges over the past 30 years – number of pupils\, type of pupils\, distribution\, sectoral changes relative to wider changes in the UK\nTrends and challenges – key things happening in the market today affecting school performance\nBuilding for the future – a systematic approach to helping schools shape their boarding development plan.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nIncreased knowledge of long-term data and trends affecting the boarding sector\nTailored trend information to help schools plan and develop their boarding.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nRobin Fletcher\, Chief Executive \nRobin Fletcher is CEO of BSA Group\, comprising BAISIS (British Association of Independent Schools with International Students)\, BSA (Boarding Schools’ Association)\, BSA Legal\, HIEDA (Health in Education Association) SACPA (Safeguarding and Child Protection Association) and TIOB (The Institute of Boarding). A former journalist\, editor and communications director\, Robin is a non-executive director of the manufacturers’ trade body Make UK\, a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and an Honorary Fellow of Cardiff Metropolitan University.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/state-of-the-boarding-nation-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250609T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250609T123000
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SUMMARY:Managing suitability to board
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 09\, 2025\nTime: 10:30 – 12:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £135\, BSA Affiliate Member – £170\, Non-member – £270\nAudience: Head\, Deputy Head\, Inclusion Lead\, Head of Boarding\, Boarding staff and teaching staff\, Medical staff\, DSL\, School governors\, guardians\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThere are many things a school may need to consider if a student is not ‘fit to board’. This may include the young person’s own safety and wellbeing\, alongside others in a boarding house. Increasingly\, schools have found it useful to write a ‘fit to board’ policy and this course is designed to help them consider if this would be helpful in their context\, and how to create a policy. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe reasons why people may not be ‘fit to board’.\nBalancing needs in a boarding house.\nProviding continuity of education and other legal considerations.\nWorking with parents.\nConsiderations when writing policy.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nUnderstand some reasons why a young person might not be fit to board.\nKnow the legal framework around education provision.\nBe guided in producing a school policy on fitness to board.\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.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/managing-suitability-to-board-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250620T140000
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SUMMARY:The three Rs of boarding - roles\, ratios and rotas: practical tips for getting these right for your school
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 20\, 2025\nTime: 14:00 – 15:00\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: Head/Principal\, Deputy Head/Vice-Principal\, Head of Boarding\, Senior Boarding Practitioners \nPlatform: Zoom (online) Webinar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis course focuses on three key components for the successful management of boarding. It looks at the variety of roles within a boarding school and boarding house\, from Director of Boarding to house support staff\, and how this works in different types of boarding schools. It will then consider the practical and legal requirements of staff/student ratios and the importance of creating clear rotas to ensure appropriate staff cover for boarding at all times.  \n Training topics will include:  \n\nBoarding roles and job descriptions \nStaff planning and regulations \nStaff cover and house supervision. \n\nLearning outcomes:   \n\nA clear understanding of different roles and functions in boarding\, legal requirements for staff/boarder ratios and how to organise staff rotas. \nHow to evaluate good practice in pupil management and supervision \nEmbedding relevant key principles within the duty team \n\nBOOK NOW \n  \n\nSpeaker: \n \nAndrew Lewin\, BSA Senior Consultant \nAndrew Lewin was International Director at the BSA before moving into a consultant role. His broad remit offers a range of services to boarding schools worldwide. He has considerable experience working with boarding school staff all around the world and lived and worked in boarding schools for much of his life. \nAndrew has set up his own company in 2020\, Project 1000 Ltd\, that focuses on educational consultancy and resilience coaching. He is a WRAW Master Practitioner\, trained by the Wellbeing Project\, and offers life coaching\, diagnostic assessments\, workshops and seminars. He is also Education Development Director for Performance Learning\, an NSPCC Associate and an IAPS Consultant\, as well as a Director of Wiltshire & Swindon Sport and Team Removals. \n\nDale Wilkins\, Executive Director\, Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance \nDale joined the BSA during Summer 2017 with responsibility for safeguarding and standards\, having previously been a course tutor since 1998. In July 2019 he also assumed responsibility for the BSA’s training programme\, including both day seminars and accredited training courses. Dale leads on all safeguarding and inspection matters for the BSA\, including managing the Commitment to Care Charter and has also developed a process of BSA Accreditation for our international members. He also liaises with ISI\, Ofsted and DfE on matters relating to compliance and inspection standards\, and compiles the BSA Self-Assessment toolkit\, which he first produced in 2002\, since which time he has been closely involved in inspection in state and independent boarding. \nFor 31 years Dale was a boarding practitioner. After boarding positions at Norwich School and Tettenhall College\, Dale became a Housemaster at Old Swinford Hospital in 1992\, and was promoted to Deputy Head in 2007\, and subsequently also DSL. He has also been a multi-agency trainer for the Dudley Safeguarding Children’s Board.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/the-three-rs-of-boarding-roles-ratios-and-rotas-practical-tips-for-getting-these-right-for-your-school-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250623T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250623T153000
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SUMMARY:Leading a boarding team
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 23\, 2025\nTime: 10:30 – 15:30\nCost: BSA Full Member – £175\, BSA Affiliate Member – £ 250\, Non-member – £350\nAudience: Boarding staff\, Head of Boarding\, Deputy Head.\nPlatform: Zoom (online) – seminar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nThis virtual day seminar aims to equip those aspiring to move into leadership positions within boarding with the relevant skills and knowledge to lead their teams effectively\, and with the best outcomes for the boarders in their care. It is relevant also to those who have recently taken up a new position\, allowing time for reflection on personal skills and how they work in a leadership role. \nThere is often a huge focus on equipping leaders in the classroom with the necessary skills to achieve the best outcomes for pupils\, but the skills required by pastoral leaders are often more subtle\, more wide-ranging and can often have a greater impact for the children in the school. Successful leadership is important to cultivate a genuine and strong team dynamic which positively impacts on the daily lives of all within the boarding house and community. \nDuring this training\, delegates will have the opportunity to share thoughts\, experiences and any concerns with the trainer and other delegates. The training content covered will apply to houseparents of large teams\, Heads of Boarding as well as Deputy Head\, Pastoral\, depending on the size and makeup of the school. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nLeadership styles – this session will consider the demands of leadership and the recognised different styles of leadership\nBuilding an effective team – communication\, planning\, building a shared vision and appreciating the skills and attributes of team members\nEffective leadership – deployment of resources\, time management\, focusing on student outcomes\nSuccessful leadership – this final session will consider how to put everything into practice\, discuss self-reflection and review.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nPromote a better understanding of different leadership styles\nBe aware of how to build a successful team\nDevelop skills as a reflective practitioner.\n\nBOOK NOW \n  \n\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/leading-a-boarding-team-6/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250627T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250627T130000
DTSTAMP:20250617T192305Z
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UID:49577-1751025600-1751029200@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Boarding box set - boarding house management
DESCRIPTION:Date: June 27\, 2025\nTime: 12:00 – 13:00\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: Deputy Head Pastoral\, Head of Boarding\, Senior Boarding Practitioners.\nPlatform: Zoom (online) Webinar\n\n\nCourse outline: \nBSA’s Boarding box set series is designed for boarding staff and school leaders giving them a broad overview series of a range of key topics relating to boarding. This series would be ideal for staff moving into senior positions in boarding\, preparing for Deputy Headship and consolidating their understanding on the wider sector ‘headlines’.  \nThis set will be £650 for a member series place.  \nManaging a boarding house is a complex and sometimes difficult path to follow. This webinar will explore some guiding principles for boarding staff and address issues that arise in terms of managing the 4 Ps\, People\, Policies\, Procedures and Premises\, that form the backbone to a happy and content boarding house.  \nTraining topics will include:  \n\nLeadership styles and team dynamics \nWorking with school policies and procedures with the sometimes grey areas of managing a house and boarders \nWays to manage the school’s and parent’s expectations of a ‘Home from Home’ mindset\, in a boarding environment that has a much larger and diverse population living within the walls of the house. \n\nLearning outcomes:   \n\nAn appreciation of the flexibility required for Leading and managing a boarding house \nBalancing the overall vision of the school with the complex needs of a boarding house day to day. \nManaging expectations of the various stakeholders involved in a boarding house.\n\nBOOK NOW \n  \nOther titles in this series: \n\n\n\n1. Boarding box set – sector overview and market analysis\nSeptember 27\, 2024\n\n\n2. Boarding box set – Inspection\nNovember 12\, 2024\n\n\n3. Boarding box set – Safeguarding\nDecember 06\, 2024\n\n\n4. Boarding box set – understanding UKVI compliance\nJanuary 16\, 2025\n\n\n5. Boarding box set – Marketing considerations for boarding schools\nFebruary 11\, 2025\n\n\n6. Boarding box set – EDI in boarding\nMarch 03\, 2025\n\n\n7. Boarding box set – Wellbeing and staff support\nMarch 10\, 2025\n\n\n8. Boarding box set – boarding house management\nJune 27\, 2025\n\n\n\n\n  \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/boarding-box-set-boarding-house-management-2/
LOCATION:Virtual – Zoom\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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