As I enter my 13th year as a House Parent, the start of each year, solidifies the fact that building meaningful connections is my fundamental role. As someone hired exclusively…
In the educational sphere, the role of boarding staff has often been seen through a lens of functional necessity rather than vocational calling. Traditionally, boarding schools have operated with a…
Some would say being a Houseparent in a boarding house of 60 teenage girls for 17 years is no easy feat, but I have found it an extremely rewarding one….
Not many boarding professionals get the opportunity to open boarding from scratch, let alone doing so in Central London. When the chance to do so popped up here at MPW…
Boarding in the 21st century is a very different experience to the infamous cold showers and early runs of yesteryear when boarding was an obligation for the huge number of Britons…
As a Bursar I see boarding through a different lens. I see what goes into running a school as a 24/7 operation. I see how much time there is outside…
Key Considerations for Working in a Boarding School Happily Ever After. First published in 2014 by Hilary Moriarty, Updated 2022, by Mark Robinson BSA Senior Consultant Be clear about why…
Approaching twenty years of working in primary boarding education, there are three common traits of outstanding boarding professionals I have had the pleasure to observe at work: Being a champion…
Boarding Schools are often asked ‘What it is really like to board?’ People who have boarded look back at the sense of community and togetherness that their boarding houses fostered…
Delyth writes to herself with two pieces of advice that she wishes she would have known before her first job in a boarding school… Dear Delyth Well done on getting…