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SUMMARY:Managing disputes between boarders
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135\n🎧 Boarding and pastoral staff\, Deputy Heads\, Heads of Boarding\, all staff\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nThis course will look at some of the key tensions within a boarding house which may lead to disputes – either ‘in the moment’ or ongoing. We will also discuss the issue of ‘relational aggression’ and how to identify and manage this. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nIdentifying types and causes of disputes and relationship problems between boarders.\nSetting a positive boarding house culture.\nWhen to intervene in a dispute.\nRelational aggression.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nBe able to identify better disputes between boarders.\nForm new ideas for how to set a positive boarding culture to enable early intervention.\nUnderstand the concept of ‘relational aggression’ and develop strategies to combat it within your school.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\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/managing-disputes-between-boarders-3/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270419T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270419T153000
DTSTAMP:20260805T094245Z
CREATED:20260423T143922Z
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SUMMARY:Self-harm: understanding and responding
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £175\n🎧 Boarding staff\, Head of Boarding\, Deputy Head\, Mental health leads working with senior boarders\n📍 Online\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline \nThis is a course for all staff working in the education setting to help improve understanding and responses to self-harm presentations. A topic which is often misunderstood\, highly stigmatised and hidden is delivered in a relatable manner. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nBetter understanding self-harm (definition / triggers / functions / statistics)\nRelationship between self-harm and suicide\nSigns and indicators of self-harm\nBroaching suspected self-harm\nBest practice response to disclosures (alternative strategies / language use / general response)\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nUnderstand what self-harm behaviours are and what can lead to them\nUnderstand the importance of asking about suicidal thoughts when presented with self-harm\nHave improved confidence in broaching and responding to disclosures\, appreciating the importance of appropriate language use\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/self-harm-understanding-and-responding-4/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270420T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270420T110000
DTSTAMP:20260805T094721Z
CREATED:20260804T123124Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260805T094721Z
UID:78225-1808215200-1808218800@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Managing the Single Central Register (SCR) in boarding schools
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 All who have responsibility and oversight responsibility of safer recruitment and regulatory compliance including safeguarding professionals and leaders\, trustees\, board members and governors\, bursars and HR professionals.\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \nCourse outline: \nIs your Single Central Register compliant? \nSchools and colleges must keep a Single Central Record in line with statutory guidance and associated legislation. However\, inaccuracies and missing data in the single central register remains a key area of compliance concern resulting in poor regulatory inspection outcomes which are reflected in judgements on safeguarding leadership. \nThis webinar is developed to support colleagues who have operational and oversight responsibility for the Single Central Record. It covers; \n\nSupporting guidance\nInformation required for SCR\nRetention of evidence\nProcedure for maintaining and checking the SCR\nWhat happens on the SCR if staff or volunteers are found to be unsuitable..\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nReview of underpinning legislation and guidance\nHow to develop a checklist of SCR requirements for compliance audit\nHow to implement recommended procedures for maintaining and checking the SCR\nWhat to consider in reviewing the SCR if there is a change in suitability.\n\nBOOK NOW \nThis is being held jointly with 
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/managing-the-single-central-register-scr-in-boarding-schools/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270504T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270504T140000
DTSTAMP:20261023T162344Z
CREATED:20260423T143535Z
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UID:74783-1809435600-1809439200@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Child Student and Student visas: What you need to know
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 All boarding practitioners\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse Outline: \nThe offer letter has been sent and CAS issued\, what next? Improve your school’s ‘international student journey’ by increasing your knowledge of the visa application process. Understanding this vital next step will enable you to support your student before they’ve walked through the school gates\, whilst helping prevent unnecessary mistakes that could easily lead to a visa refusal. \nThis 1-hour session will cover useful topics including: \n\nLegal and documentary requirements\nProcedure and timeframes\nCommon pitfalls\nUKVI decisions and ‘What to do when…’\nHints and tips\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nKate Hollyer\, Director of BSA Legal\nKate advises independent day and boarding schools on the immigration law governing their international student recruitment. She leads the legal function across Abitas Group\, heads its SRA-regulated practice BSA Legal\, and has practised in UK immigration law for over 15 years. \nHer work covers Student sponsor licence compliance at senior leadership and governance level\, and she acts for schools facing UKVI enforcement action. For schools sponsoring under-18s\, immigration compliance is safeguarding\, and much of her practice sits where sponsor duties and safeguarding frameworks meet. She has lived in boarding schools throughout her career. \nKate represents the school sector on the Home Office’s Future Border and Immigration System (FBIS) Education Advisory Group and the UK Agent Quality Framework Steering Group\, and the boarding sector at the All-Party Parliamentary Group for International Students. She is a qualified solicitor and a member of ILPA.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/child-student-and-student-visas-what-you-need-to-know/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270513T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270513T110000
DTSTAMP:20261027T150307Z
CREATED:20260410T102633Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261027T150307Z
UID:74269-1810202400-1810206000@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Contextual approaches to vaping behaviour
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Safeguarding leads\, pastoral leads\, boarding staff\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass \n\nCourse outline: \nChildren’s vaping behaviour is a key safeguarding and health concern which lends itself to contextual safeguarding as well as health education approaches.  \nThis webinar explores how contextual safeguarding approaches may support work to reduce and avoid the harm caused to children in contexts where vaping is commonplace\, encouraged\, or promoted and culturally embedded.  \nHow can contextual safeguarding approaches contribute to turning the tide of harm?  \nTraining topics will include: \n\nVaping and harm \nWhat we know about children’s vaping behaviour \nContextual safeguarding approaches \nThe contexts of children’s vaping behaviour \nFinding a way forward \n\nLearning outcomes \n\nDeepen your understanding of vaping harms and harms specific to children’s vaping behaviour \nRefresh understanding of contextual safeguarding approaches and how such approaches can support health education programmes \nSupport application of contextual safeguarding approaches to the challenge of harmful vaping behaviour in children \n\nBOOK NOW \nThis event will be held jointly with: \n \n \n  \n  \n\nSpeaker: \nAsha Fowells \nAsha Fowells is Head of Education and Engagement at the DSM Foundation\, a drug education charity. This role reflects her background as a pharmacist – she qualified in 1998 – and journalist and drugs educator.  Asha is involved in the whole breadth of delivery\, from students to parents\, school staff and other professionals working with young people\, as well as training and mentoring drugs educators. She also does a lot of work behind the scenes at the Foundation\, including dealing with press enquiries\, writing resources\, and managing the charity’s communication channels. Asha is passionate about the aims of the DSM Foundation\, which is to help young people make safer choices about drugs – everyone should be able to get home safely.
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/contextual-approaches-to-vaping-behaviour-2/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270610T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270610T110000
DTSTAMP:20261029T142346Z
CREATED:20260410T125208Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20261029T142346Z
UID:74280-1812621600-1812625200@www.boarding.org.uk
SUMMARY:Keeping Children Safe in Education 2027 Update + Box Set
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Safeguarding Leads\, Governors\, Trustees  \n📍 Online \n🎥 Watch live or on catch up\n✅ Included in BSA CPD Pass\n \n\nCourse outline: \nThis webinar will look at the changes to Keeping Children Safe in Education for 2027 and will highlight the management and compliance implications.  \nKCSIE is for all practitioners in schools as well as governing bodies\, proprietors\, and management committees.  \nThe KCSIE27 box set includes;  \n\nA 1-hour webinar \nA 20-minute update video to use in annual safeguarding updates and staff safeguarding induction packages \nA quiz to use in annual safeguarding updates and staff safeguarding induction packages. \n\nTraining topics will include:  \n\nChanges to KCSIE \nImpact on policies and procedures \nImpact on professional practice. \n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nAwareness of changes to the guidance \nHow to update school policies and procedures to reflect the new guidance \nUnderstanding issues relating to implementation and dissemination to school staff. \n\nBOOK NOW \nThis event will be held jointly with:
URL:https://www.boarding.org.uk/event/keeping-children-safe-in-education-2027-update-box-set/
LOCATION:Online – Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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