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UID:65178-1780914600-1780932600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Boarding essentials
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 New boarding staff\n📍 Online \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:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/boarding-essentials-12/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260610T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260610T113000
DTSTAMP:20260423T155737Z
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UID:65181-1781083800-1781091000@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Auditing\, devising an EDI strategy in your school
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 Senior Leaders\, EDI leads\, Boarding staff\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline \nMore and more schools are now appointing inclusion leads. This is a welcome development and an exciting role. Nevertheless\, it can be quite daunting and can feel like there is a lot to tackle! This seminar will provide practical step-by-step strategies for inclusion leads and senior leaders to audit\, review and develop their school’s EDI strategy. Inclusion should be a whole-school priority. To achieve a culture of inclusion and belonging\, key staff to be on board and actively contribute. The session will be interactive so that delegates can share good practice and learn from other professionals. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nThe hallmarks of an inclusive school culture\nHow to conduct an internal EDI audit\nKey questions to ask\nWho to involve in the process\nGathering findings\nDeveloping a strategy and action plan\nImplementation\, monitoring and review.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nTo gain an understanding of how to evaluate school culture\nHow to draw up an action plan and prioritise areas of focus\nHow to implement and monitor your school’s EDI strategy.\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/auditing-devising-an-edi-strategy-in-your-school/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T123000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260612T133000
DTSTAMP:20260514T093543Z
CREATED:20250815T130421Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260514T093543Z
UID:65148-1781267400-1781271000@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:The boarding environment - helping international pupils make the most of their time
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90🎧 All teaching and boarding staff\, EDI leads\, Pastoral staff 📍 Online 🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nContent overview: During this one-hour webinar\, we will explore the opportunity to help international students make the most of their time in boarding and the challenges that can come with this. The webinar will include real-life examples of successful initiatives and activities that have resulted in high engagement with positive social\, cultural and academic benefits for our international boarders. Joining a boarding school in Britain should offer international students so much more than academic progress: we want to encourage and empower our boarders to embrace the opportunities presented to them to create lasting friendships\, try new things and explore new cultures\, both that of the local area of the school\, British culture and the different cultures within their boarding House and boarding community. Training topics will include: \n\nWhat is the international boarding experience offering?\nCreating an inclusive and supportive environment that encourages cross-cultural interaction and understanding\nAddressing language barriers\nActivities and initiatives that enhance social and cultural integration and build strong friendships\nSupporting the overall wellbeing and mental health of international boarders.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nGreater understanding of the challenges faced by international boarders and cultural variances and pressures that may limit interest in different activities and ideas\nExamples of opportunity for cross-cultural interaction\nExamples of activities to enhance social and cultural integration and promote strong friendships\nStrategies for addressing language barriers.\n\nBOOK NOW \nJoint with \n \n\nSpeaker: Nikki Donson\, Burgess Hill Girls Nikki is a highly experienced teacher who joined Burgess Hill Girls in 2016\, having previously worked at an all-girls boarding school in Oxfordshire. She has experience across both maintained and independent sectors\, holding a range of pastoral roles\, with Music as her specialist subject. Nikki is deeply committed to mental health and wellbeing\, working to support both staff and students and foster a positive school environment. Alongside teaching Music\, she leads the PSHE/RSE programme\, delivering staff training to ensure confident\, high-quality provision that equips students with essential life skills. \n\n 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/the-boarding-environment-helping-international-pupils-make-the-most-of-their-time/
LOCATION:Zoom (online) – This training will be recorded
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260619T130000
DTSTAMP:20260630T121124Z
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UID:65190-1781870400-1781874000@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Boarding box set - boarding house management
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Deputy Head Pastoral\, Head of Boarding\, Senior Boarding Practitioners.\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \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\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. \n\nOther titles in this series: \n\n\n\n1. Boarding box set – sector overview and market analysis\nNovember 04\, 2025\n\n\n2. Boarding box set – Inspection\nNovember 18\, 2025\n\n\n3. Boarding box set – Safeguarding\nDecember 05\, 2025\n\n\n4. Boarding box set – understanding UKVI compliance\nJanuary 13\, 2026\n\n\n5. Boarding box set – Marketing considerations for boarding schools\nFebruary 03\, 2026\n\n\n6. Boarding box set – EDI in boarding\nMarch 02\, 2026\n\n\n7. Boarding box set – Wellbeing and staff support\nMarch 10\, 2026\n\n\n8. Boarding box set – boarding house management\nJune 19\, 2026
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/boarding-box-set-boarding-house-management-3/
LOCATION:Zoom (online) – This training will be recorded
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260622T123000
DTSTAMP:20260128T115708Z
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UID:65193-1782124200-1782131400@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Fitness to board
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 Senior leaders\, boarding staff\, pastoral staff\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline: \nAssessing and Supporting Fitness to Board: Policy and Practice Considerations \nDetermining whether a student is ‘fit to board’ involves careful consideration of the individual’s wellbeing\, the needs of the wider boarding community\, and the school’s legal responsibilities. As awareness of these complexities grows\, many schools are finding value in developing a dedicated ‘fit to board’ policy. \nThis course supports schools in evaluating whether such a policy is appropriate for their context and guides staff through the key considerations involved in creating one. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nUnderstanding why a student may be deemed not ‘fit to board’\nBalancing individual needs with the safety and wellbeing of the boarding community\nLegal considerations\, including continuity of education and safeguarding obligations\nEffective communication and collaboration with parents\nKey components and considerations when drafting a ‘fit to board’ policy\n\nLearning outcomes: \nBy the end of the session\, participants will: \n\nUnderstand a range of reasons why a student may be considered unfit to board\nBe aware of the legal framework around education provision and safeguarding in a boarding context\nGain practical guidance for developing or refining a school policy on fitness to board\nBe better equipped to make fair\, balanced decisions that support both individual students and the wider boarding community\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \nDavid Walker\, Executive Director\, Boarding & Education and Director\, BSA/TIOB \nDavid is the Executive Director\, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB  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/fitness-to-board-5/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260623T153000
DTSTAMP:20260512T085612Z
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UID:65161-1782210600-1782228600@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Safeguarding against sexual violence and harassment in boarding schools
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 All boarding staff\n📍 Online \n\nCourse outline: \nThis half seminar will take delegates through the latest statutory guidance now in Keeping Children Safe in Education 2025 around sexual violence and harassment in schools\, considering in particular the boarding environment. `Everyone’s Invited` and other disclosures highlighted the prevalence of sexual violence and harassment\, both adult-on-child and child-on-child\, in education settings.  The subsequent Ofsted review demonstrated the importance of work around this area.  \nThe boarding environment can provide additional areas of vulnerability. This seminar will support delegates in considering best practice in this area and their work in their settings and communities.  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nFinding and understanding the latest guidance \nEmbedding a proactive culture in your setting \nHearing pupil and survivor voices and managing allegations. \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nDelegates will leave with a clearer understanding of the application of sexual violence and harassment guidance \nDelegates will understand the specific focus required in boarding \nIncreased confidence in managing allegations and supporting survivors and pupils. \n\nBOOK NOW
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/safeguarding-against-sexual-violence-and-harassment-in-boarding-schools-7/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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