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Source: How to build a school pastoral support strategy | Tes As a new academic year begins, pastoral teams are met with both fresh challenges and new opportunities. While it’s…

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Source: 3 Career Hacks To Instantly Boost Hireability (No Experience Needed) In 2025, your experience isn’t enough by itself. Most resumes sound the same: overused buzzwords, generic job descriptions, and…

Five leadership skills for the future

20th August 2025

Source: Five leadership skills for the future | London Business School In an era shaped by relentless disruption – from the Covid-19 pandemic and geopolitical conflicts, to the pressures of…

The Short-Term Nature of Roles in Boarding Schools

12th August 2025

Source: The Short-Term Nature of Roles in Boarding Schools – ISN The reality of working in lower-level roles within boarding schools are complex and often contradictory, particularly those roles targeted…

Supporting International Students in Academic Writing

5th August 2025

Source: 7 teaching tips to strengthen international students’ writing skills – Bloomsbury International students often enter university with diverse levels of English proficiency and varying understandings of academic writing conventions….

The Power of Poise in Salary Negotiations

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Source: The Power Of Poise In Salary Negotiations Salary negotiations can be nerve-wracking, but maintaining poise – staying calm, confident, and strategic – is key to securing the offer you…

Why values-based hiring is just as important for support staff

21st July 2025

Source: Values-based hiring is just as important for support staff | Tes Teacher recruitment and retention challenges in England are well known, but the difficulty in recruiting and retaining non-teaching…

How to Handle Conflict at Work

14th July 2025

Source: How to Handle Conflict at Work: Step-by-Step Guide & Tips Conflict in the workplace is inevitable, even among well-functioning teams. It typically stems from differences in personalities, communication styles,…

Why Change Feels So Hard—And What Great Leaders Do Differently

7th July 2025

Source: Why Change Feels So Hard—And What Great Leaders Do Differently Driving on the opposite side of the road in a foreign country can be challenging. Despite knowing what to…

The Value of Dedicated Boarding-Only Staff at International Boarding Schools

3rd July 2025

Source: The Value of Dedicated Boarding-Only Staff at International Boarding Schools – ISN Recent academic attention has focused on boarding school staffing models and their impact on student and staff…

Annual Boarding Conference 2027

Boarding never stands still. Neither should we.

Join colleagues from across the sector in Brighton on February 2-3 for the Annual Boarding Conference, delivered in collaboration with BSA.

This year’s programme covers some of the biggest issues facing boarding today, including leadership, safeguarding, wellbeing, inclusion and the changing world our young people are growing up in.

Alongside the conference sessions, there will be plenty of opportunities to exchange ideas, reconnect with colleagues and celebrate success at the BSA Supporting Excellence Awards Dinner.

📍 DoubleTree by Hilton Brighton Metropole
📅 February 2-3, 2027

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