Integration and belonging forum
🏷️ FOC – TIOB members / £65 – non-members
🎧 All TIOB members
📍 Online
This forum, free to TIOB members, focuses on the vital topic of integration and fostering a sense of belonging within boarding houses. Extensive research underscores the importance of belonging in bolstering young people’s self-esteem and mental well-being. During this forum, participants will explore effective strategies to promote a sense of belonging in boarding environments and will have the opportunity to exchange best practices and innovative ideas.
Speaker:
Tom Leighton
Tom is a Member of the Institute of Boarding (MTIOB) and a BSA Level 4 Boarding Practitioner. He studied French and Spanish at Aston University and L’Institut d’Etudes Politiques, Lille, France. Having taught English at St George’s College in Buenos Aires, he returned to the UK to take up a boarding post at Old Swinford Hospital School where he spent three years. He then moved on to become a Housemaster at Elmhurst Ballet School in Birmingham. He joined Steyning Grammar School in April 2014 as Deputy Director of Boarding, taking over as Director of Boarding (AHT) two years later. He is a member of the West Sussex DSL Executive and Diocese of Chichester Racial Justice Committee.
