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SUMMARY:Empowering your team and building their confidence
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ Free of charge for TIOB members\, BSA members – £90\n🎧 Deputy Heads\, Assistant Heads\, Heads of boarding\, Houseparents\, Assistant houseparents\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse Outline: \nBoarding staff recruitment and retention have been problematic for some schools. In the current context\, it is crucial that our teams feel confident and empowered so that they derive satisfaction from their roles. Our webinar will focus on key strategies to build trust and confidence within the boarding team and how to keep momentum going with professional development. This in turn will likely lead to higher retention rates and a better performing team. \nTraining topics include: \n\nImportance of culture\nKnowing your team as a whole and as individuals\nIndividuals’ motivations and drivers\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nDevelop a culture of trust and high performance\nCreate teams where staff’s strengths are celebrated and nurture\nEncourage a ‘high-skill/high-will’ culture in your boarding team.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nHelen Rose FTIOB MA NPQSL\, Assistant Principal – Welfare & Boarding\, The Worthgate School \nHelen is a seasoned education leader with over two decades’ experience shaping pastoral and boarding excellence across independent\, state and specialist school settings. As Assistant Principal (Welfare & Boarding) at The Worthgate School\, she blends strategic insight with practical leadership to champion cultures where students and staff thrive. Helen is the author of the Standards for Pastoral Professionals\, a framework designed to elevate care\, practice and career pathways across the sector\, and a passionate advocate for strengthening professionalism in boarding and pastoral roles as well as empowering pastoral professionals to deliver exceptional care with confidence and clarity. She regularly contributes to sector bodies including The Institute of Boarding and the Boarding Schools Association\, driving conversations on career development\, standards\, and impactful pastoral leadership.
URL:https://www.tiob.org.uk/event/empowering-your-team-and-building-their-confidence-3/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This webinar will be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270309T140000
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SUMMARY:Flexi-boarding models
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £135 *Available to BSA members at member cost*\n🎧 All who work in boarding\n📍 Online \n\nCourse Outline: \nBoarding school staff must carefully balance the needs and schedules of both flexi boarders and full boarders. \nFlexi boarders\, who may only stay on campus a few nights a week\, may require less supervision and structure than full boarders\, who live on campus full-time. To accommodate both types of students\, staff may need to be flexible with scheduling and have different levels of supervision for each group. Additionally\, they may need to create separate spaces or activities for flexi boarders to ensure they have a sense of belonging and connection to the school community. \nCommunication with both students and their families is also important to ensure everyone is on the same page and expectations are clear. For house parents\, the challenges will involve the logistics of flexi-boarding management in relation to booking systems and staffing. For the school and the boarding house\, the important questions will be identifying why pupils’ flexi-board and how\, as a boarding community\, we embrace the growing demand.  \nLearning outcomes: \n\nTo develop a robust system of registering flexi boarders\nTo develop an induction process for flexi boarders in line with NMS (National Minimum Standards)\nCreating a stable environment for full boarders with little disruption from flexi-boarders\nIdentifying the logistics caused by flexi-boarding that need to be resolved.\n\nDelegates will leave the session with a range of techniques to plan flexi boarding logistics\, enabling the boarding team to become more efficient in planning and organisation. They will also be able to evaluate how to ensure the experience is positive for all stakeholders. \nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nDr David Boyce\, Housemaster\, Teacher of chemistry and physics\, Queenswood School \nDr David Boyce is an experienced boarding leader with a decade of service in pastoral and residential education. He currently serves as Housemaster of a girls’ flexiboarding house\, where he is known for calm leadership\, high expectations\, and outstanding pastoral care. A fully qualified mountaineer and Himalayan expedition leader\, he brings resilience\, teamwork\, and adventure into school life. He works at the same school as his wife\, Megan Boyce\, who is Housemistress of another boarding house. Alongside his boarding work\, Dr Boyce is an award-winning science educator\, described by the Royal Astronomical Society as one of the most influential science educators in the world. \n  \n\nMegan Boyce\, Housemistress\, Teacher of textiles and art\, Queenswood School \nMegan Boyce is Housemistress of a 13–18 girls’ boarding house and a textiles and art teacher\, having previously held roles as Deputy Housemistress and Head of Department. She brings extensive experience in pastoral care and creative education\, with a strong commitment to building supportive boarding communities. She and her husband both work in boarding\, dedicating their family life to the values and ethos of the boarding environment. She is passionate about developing leadership opportunities for colleagues and students and has a particular interest in full boarding\, exploring how its benefits can be extended to day and flexi boarding models to support pupils and their families. \n  \n\nAlly Onions\,  Head of Safeguarding and Mental Health at St George’s School Windsor Castle \nAlly Onions is currently the Head of Safeguarding and Mental Health at St George’s School Windsor Castle. With her husband Jonny\, they run the boarding house\, which includes looking after the choristers who sing in St George’s Chapel. Ally has worked in boarding education for over 20 years. She has completed an MA in Boarding Education\, looking at resilience and prep boarders. Ally is a trained Mental Health First Aider and Instructor Member. \n 
URL:https://www.tiob.org.uk/event/flexi-boarding-models-3/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This event will NOT be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Seminar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270315T160000
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SUMMARY:Working with parents
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧 Deputy Heads\, Assistant Heads\, Heads of boarding\, Houseparents\, Assistant houseparents\n📍 Online \n\nCourse Outline: \nOur webinar is designed to equip all boarding staff with the necessary skills and strategies to establish and maintain positive relationships with boarding school parents. Delegates will learn effective communication techniques\, methods to enhance parent engagement\, and strategies for resolving conflicts and addressing challenging situations. We will also consider how best to work with international parents and those who live abroad. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nUnique characteristics and expectations of boarding school parents\nPotential challenges and misconceptions\nAdapting communication channels and styles to suit different parents’ needs and preferences\nEngagement and participation\nCollaborative problem-solving.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nDevelop effective communication with boarding parents\nEnhance parental engagement and involvement\nResolve conflicts and address challenging situations.\n\nBOOK NOW \nSpeaker:
URL:https://www.tiob.org.uk/event/working-with-parents-6/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This webinar will be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270316T150000
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SUMMARY:Understanding school finance
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ Free of charge for TIOB members\, BSA members – From £90\n🎧 SLT\, Heads of Boarding\, Boarding and teaching staff\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse Outline: \nWhether thinking about promotion or wanting to understand how schools work\, understanding school finance is critical\, particularly in the current context. This webinar will cover essential elements of school finance. \nTraining topics will include:  \n\nPrinciples of management account\nCashflow and balance sheets\nBudget setting\nFinancial pressures (fee debt\, rising costs\, VAT)\nBenchmarking\nTerminology.\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nDevelop a clear understanding of school finance\nGain of whole school financial strategy\nKnowledge of current challenges and pressures.\n\nBOOK NOW \n\nSpeaker: \n \nAndrew Ashton\, Bursar of Radley College \nAndrew Ashton was Bursar of Radley College from September 2008 to August 2025 when he took on the role of Chief Executive (Prep Schools) for the newly formed Radley Schools Group. He has extensive experience of business\, finance and operational management. \nAfter Newcastle Royal Grammar School\, Andrew studied chemistry at Oxford and moved into the banking sector\, rising to become Director of Strategy\, Performance and Client Services at Barclays Africa. He then spent three and a half years as a management consultant before taking up the role of Bursar at Radley College. \nAndrew plays a significant role in the local community and is a governor of Shiplake College. Previous appointments have included: Chair of the Organisation\, Remuneration and Nominations Committee of the Boarding Schools’ Association\, governor and Chair of the Resources Committee at Radley Primary School and a former Chair of the Radley Lakes Trust. Despite growing up in Newcastle\, Andrew considers Radley and the surrounding area as his spiritual home. He is married to Jillian\, and they have one son\, Philip\, now studying geography at Durham University. In his occasional spare time\, Andrew can be found playing real tennis or exploring the beautiful Oxfordshire countryside\, either in running trainers or walking boots.
URL:https://www.tiob.org.uk/event/understanding-school-finance-4/
LOCATION:Virtual (Zoom) – This webinar will be recorded\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270322T110000
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SUMMARY:Creating an exam-healthy atmosphere in the classroom and boarding house during the summer term
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £90\n🎧\n📍 Online\n🎥 Watch live or on catch up \n\nCourse outline: \nThis session explores how teachers and boarding staff can create a supportive\, exam-friendly environment during the Summer Term\, helping students manage stress and perform at their best. \nTraining topics will include: \n\nUnderstanding the impact of exam stress on students\nPractical strategies for reducing anxiety in classrooms and boarding houses\nTechniques to support wellbeing and focus during revision periods\nCommunication with parents and pastoral teams\nPromoting resilience and positive study habits\n\nLearning outcomes: \n\nIdentify key signs of exam stress in students\nImplement strategies to create calm\, supportive environments\nSupport students’ emotional wellbeing during the Summer Term\nEnhance collaboration between teaching and pastoral teams\nAdvise students and parents on effective coping strategies\n\nBOOK NOW \nThis event is joint with: \n \n\nSpeaker: \nKatherine Radice \nKatharine Radice is an experienced teacher and go-to expert on supporting teenagers through secondary school.  She regularly collaborates with schools and exam boards nationally and internationally\, offering workshops for students\, training for teachers and presentations for parents.   Her work has featured in the The Times\, Sunday Times and Daily Telegraph and she is often interviewed for BBC radio shows\, including the Today Programme and Radio 5 Live.  She is the author of The Parent’s Guide to Exam Stress and Exam Stress: A practical and positive guide for teachers.  Her books have been widely praised across the education sector\, described as ‘Seriously good in all respects’\, ‘Clear\, brilliantly researched and insightful’ and ‘impressively comprehensive’. For more of her work\, you can join her on Substack here or listen to her podcasts here: each week she joins Rachel Richards – award-winning host of Parenting Teenagers Untangled – to untangle the knotty realities of being a modern parent. See further\, katharineradice.co.uk
URL:https://www.tiob.org.uk/event/creating-an-exam-healthy-atmosphere-in-the-classroom-and-boarding-house-during-the-summer-term-2/
LOCATION:Zoom
CATEGORIES:Online,Webinar
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20270325T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20270325T153000
DTSTAMP:20260805T135553Z
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SUMMARY:Career confidence: Planning your next move
DESCRIPTION:🏷️ From £400\n📍 Online \n\nWe offer a self-funding route for all courses.  We can arrange payment plans for manageable monthly amounts to make training accessible and affordable.  To find out more\, please e-mail Liz McDonald at liz.mcdonald@abitasgroup.com \n\nStudy Days for this module are: \n\nStudy Day 1\, March 25\, 2027\nStudy Day 2\, April 22\, 2027\n\nAll study days will be online via Zoom. \nTO BEGIN THIS COURSE IN MARCH CLICK HERE \nTimings for each study day: 10:00am – 15:30pm GMT \nSessions Will Include: \n\nSkills audit and evaluation\nImposter syndrome\, Guest Speaker Angela Cox\nDestructive behaviour\, patterns and habits\, Guest Speaker Angela Cox\nChanging role\, adapting and embracing change\nResponding to challenge – Guest Speaker\nMentoring\nGroups tasks\, case studies and discussion\n\nLearning Outcomes \n\nGain insight into strengths and areas for development.\nSelf-awareness.\nConfidence.\nEmpowerment.\nCareer satisfaction.\nCareer progression.\n\n\nSpeaker: \nAngela Cox\, Qualified Mentor& Accredited Master Coach\, Creator\, The Paseda360 Method \nAngela Cox is on a mission to help professionals escape pretending\, people pleasing and perfectionism and be brilliant by being themselves. \nAngela is a multi-award-winning executive coach\, 2 x best-selling author\, podcast host and founder of Paseda360\, a revolutionary coaching method and training academy. \nAfter a career in senior and executive transformation and strategy roles in large corporations\, she left the rat race and set up her own coaching practice in 2018. \nAngela is an Association for Coaching Master Coach & Fellow with more than 5000 coaching hours under her belt. She holds an Executive Coaching Diploma from Cambridge University and PG Cert in the Psychology & Neuroscience of Mental Health.  She is an accredited psychotherapist\, NLP Master\, Clinical Hypnotherapist\, and an accredited Havening Techniques Practitioner. \nA proud empath\, Angela blends backbone with a huge amount of heart.
URL:https://www.tiob.org.uk/event/career-coaching-and-mentoring-2/
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