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NMS for Boarding 2022 and KCSIE 2022 now published
The new National Minimum Standards for Boarding 2022 (England) and Keeping Children Safe in Education 2022 (England) was published on Friday 20 May 2022. NMS for boarding guidance can be found…
New Head Joining the Oratory Prep School
Mr Andrew De Silva will be joining The Oratory Prep School in Goring Heath as Head from September 2022. Currently Head of the Junior School at St Edmund’s School in…
Boarding through a Bursar’s lens
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…
Strathallan’s David Barnes recognised for lifetime of service
Strathallan School teacher David Barnes has awarded the Stephen Winkley Award, the longest-running Boarding School’s Association (BSA) Supporting Excellence Award, recognising a lifetime of service dedicated to improving education and…
So you think you’d like to work in boarding?
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…
Three common traits of outstanding boarding professionals
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…
What it is really like to work in boarding?
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…
A letter to my 22 year old self
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…
The joy of working with international boarding pupils
I have worked in the UK boarding sector since 1996 and in that time boarding has changed massively, particularly with regard to provision for international students. There are currently 25,079…
Working in boarding: a way of life
For me, boarding was a vocation and way of life with an annual rhythm. Things I would have valued knowing before I began my boarding journey include the importance of:…
