UK Boarding Schools 2024

Morethanaquartercentury ofexperienceandtrust

WelcomefromAndersonEducation–the UKBoardingSchoolSpecialistswith over25years’experiencehelpinglocal andexpatfamilies.FindingtherightUK boardingschoolforyoursonordaughterwhenyou arelivingover5,000milesaway,isadauntingtask. Werecommendthatfamiliesidentifytheircriteria–Whattypeofschooldoyouthinkwouldsuit yourchild?Co-edorsinglesex,shouldtheyjoina preporseniorschoolorperhapsiftheyareoldera 6thformcollegewouldbeabetterfit.Doyouhave anagerangeinmind,wouldjoiningatage11,14, or16bebest?Haveyouthoughtaboutthequalificationsoffered,ALevel,IBorBTEC?Whatabout academiclevel,supportrequired,location,extracurricularactivitiesandstrengthinsport,music, performingarts,STEMandoutdooradventure programmes.Thinkingaboutallthesedifferentoptionscanbemindblowing–howwillyouchoose?

IstherealistofthetopUKboardingschools? Familiesoftenaskusaboutleaguetables,these areproducedbyanumberofleadingnewspapers andindependentorganisationsintheUK.Canyou justselectaschoolonacademicresults?Anderson Educationadvisethatleaguetablesarenottruly representativebecauseanincreasingnumberof schoolsarenotsubmittingtheirresult,theybelieve thataboardingeducationhassomuchmoretooffer.Theleaguetablesarenotcomparablebecause theyoftenusedifferentcriteria,forexampleA*-A grades,A*-Bgradesorvalueadded.Valueadded ineducationreferstotheextrabenefits,skills,and knowledgethatstudentsgainbeyondthebasiccurriculumandhowtheyhaveprogressedasanindividualfromtheirpointofentry.Therightschool foryoursonordaughterisgoingtobeonethat offersanenvironmentthatwillnurture,challenge andencouragethemtoreachtheirfullpotential andaboveallbehappy!

Arecentsurveyfoundthatcommunication, open-mindedness,aninquiringmindandcritical thinkingwerevaluedmorehighlybybusinesses thansubjectknowledge;theseareallqualitiestobe developedtoensurethatourchildrenareprepared fortherapidlyevolvingfutureofemployment.We alsorecommendthatfamilieslookataschool’s DestinationofLeaver’sList;thisshowswhichuniversitiesandwhichprogrammesofstudy,students areprogressingtoandreflectsonthestrengthof teachinginthesubjectdepartment.

IfyoufeelthataUKboardingeducationmaybe agoodoptionforyoursonanddaughter,butyou couldusealittlehelp,visitingtheUKBoarding SchoolExhibitioninDubai,RiyadhandAlKhobarisagreatstartingpoint.Comeandtalktoour EducationConsultantsandmeetheadsofupto20 schools.Gettheanswerstoyourquestionsandbeginyourboardingschooljourney.Welookforward tomeetingyou!

UKBoardingSchoolExhiBition

GrosvenorHouseHotel,dubai

Saturday24&Sunday25February –11.00to16.00

LeMeridienAlKhobar

Tuesday27February–16.00to20.00

theFairmont,riyadh

Thursday29February–16.00to20.00

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SHERBORNESCHOOLS

Auniqueapproachtoeducation

LizBamfordandherhusbandJonhaveason andadaughter.SherborneinDorsetoffersa waytoschoolthemseparately,yettogether

WhenLizandherhusband Jonwerelookingfora boardingschoolfortheir children,theyknewthey wantedasingle-sexsetting.“I’vealwaysbelievedinsingle-sexclassrooms,”saysLiz.“Girlsandboys learndifferentlyfromeachother. Theyarelessdistractedwhentaught separately.”

Evenso,LizandJonrecognise thevalueofsocialandco-curricular mixingbetweengirlsandboysat suchaformativetimeintheirlives.

Theirchallengewasholding thesebeliefsintension–especially becausetheyhaveason,Jake,and adaughter,Seraphina.“Livingin Dubai,weideallywantedthemto gotoschoolinthesameplace,and beinaboardingenvironmentthat wouldfullyoccupythemduringter-

mtime,”explainsLiz.

Fortunately,theyfoundasolution, inthebustlingDorsettownofSherborne.

“Sherbornehasagirls’schooland aboys’school,bothofferingfull boarding,”shesays.“Whilethey teachseparately,theyofferafull rangeofco-curricularandsocialactivitiestogether.Itgivesusandour childrenthebestofbothworlds.”

Asyou’dexpect,JakeandSeraphinafindreassuranceintheirproximity.“Theytraveltogetheratthe startandendofterm,andtheymeet upforbirthdaysorotherimportant events,”reportsLiz.“Thishasdefinitelyhelpedthemfeelathomein Sherborne.”

Morethanthat,LizsaysSherborne’scultureofkindnesshasenabledbothchildrentotakeflight.

“They’vebecomemoreindependent andgenuinelygreatcompany.Sherborne’smadethemcurious,thoughtfulandconsiderate.”Lizconcludes. “TheSherborneSchoolsreallydoofferauniqueproposition.”

DrDominicLuckett,HeadofSher-

QUEENSWOODSCHOOL

borneSchoolandDrRuthSullivan, HeadofSherborneGirlsarehosting aseriesofeventsinDubaionFebruary22-24,2024.

Contactadmissions@sherborne. comorvisitwww.sherborneschools. orgformoreinformation.

Happygirlsaresuccessfulgirls

Iampassionateabouteducatinggirlsinanall-girls environment.Why?BecauseIknowthatgirls achievemoreinsingle-sexschools.

Therearenoenforcedgenderboundarieswithintheclassroominanall-girlsschoolsuchas Queenswood.Ourpupilscantake intellectualrisks,askquestions,or makejudgements,withoutworrying aboutlookingstupidinfrontofboys. Theybuildconfidenceatapacethat suitsthem,inawhollysupportive environment.

Single-sexeducationalsoliberates girlsfromthedamagingstereotype thatcertainsubjectsaremoresuited tospecificgenders.Recentresearch fromtheInstituteofPhysics,forinstance,showsthatgirlsaretwo-and-

a-halftimesmorelikelytotakephysicsinagirls-onlyschool.

Aboveall,inagirls’schoolpupils arefreetolearninthemostappropriateandeffectivewaysforthem. Weknowthattheyprefertoworkin groupsratherthanontheirown,so weteachincollaborativeandco-operativeways.Weknowthatgirlsare notnaturalrisk-takers,particularly iftheyfeeltheywillbejudged.Sowe encouragegirlstotakerisks.Overcomingfailureinasafe,risk-taking environmentenablesgirlstodevelop confidenceintheirownabilitiesas individuals,andtodevelopself-esteem.

Theyoungwomenweeducateat schoolslikeQueenswoodgrowupto beresilientandresourceful,readyto facewhateverthefuturemayhold.

FindoutmorefromQueenswood’s HeadofInternationalAdmissions, AndreaGeorge,attheUKBoarding SchoolExhibitionattheGrosvenor Hotel,Dubai,onFebruary24and25, 2024.

www.queenswood.org

JoCameron,PrincipalofQueenswoodSchoolnearLondon,explainshowall-girlseducationis helpingprepareyoungwomenforanuncertainfuture