Accredited training
BSA accredited training courses offer staff working in
Boarding briefing papers and guidance documents
to further skills and career development. With over
single topics such as ‘How to thrive at boarding
boarding an opportunity for university-style learning
16 separate accredited training courses running
throughout the year, supported by very experienced tutors and specialist presenters who cover online
cover a wide range of in-depth consideration of
school’, ‘Data Protection for Boarding Schools’ and
‘Developing the GAP assistant’s role’.
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safety, mental health, strategic management and
http://boarding.org.uk/379/publications
other issues critical to working within boarding.
• The Advanced Certificate Course, is a two-year
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course (five study days per year and a final
Government relations
more deeply into Pastoral Care (Part 1) and
governments and devolved administrations –
assessment assignment), enabling delegates look Boarding Management (Part 2), Health &
Development (Part 2) or Nursing Issues (Part 2).
These courses, available to house staff, matrons,
nurses and managers, offer a sound grounding and a challenging insight into best practice.
• For experienced boarding practitioners, the BSA offers further training through the Diploma
Course. This runs twice a year (three study days
and assessment assignments) and offers further
steps towards senior leadership.
• The programme also includes a Certificate in
International Boarding for those working with
young people from overseas.
Boarding briefing papers, guidance documents
and textbooks
Publications are a great complementary solution to
support your in-house boarding development needs. A range of publications are available to member schools, including textbooks such as ‘Running a
School Boarding House’, ‘Parenting the Boarder’ and ‘Mirror, Mirror – Reflections on Boarding Practice’.
The BSA engages on behalf of members with UK discussions have included regulations effecting
boarding schools. We are regularly called to advise on issues such as National Minimum Standards,
Care Inspectorate (Scotland) Estyn, CCSIW, Ofsted
inspection regimes, UKVI, BREXIT and its implications for the boarding sector.
The BSA works closely with all major educational
membership associations, as well as Ofsted and the Independent Schools Inspectorate (ISI) to ensure members are informed of the latest sector developments.
Media relations
The BSA communications plan aims to ensure the
association, boarding and member schools have a
consistent, strategic, pro-active approach to media
and social media strategy. This includes national, trade, international and regional placement and coverage of boarding stories and schools. Crisis
media advice and guidance is also available upon request.