Welcome to the AEGIS STANDARD

The academic year so far has been a particularly busy one for the AEGIS team. Since the revised NMS went live in September with an entirely new standard on Educational Guardianship (22), we have been providing an unprecedented level of training and support to our member schools and guardians, guiding them as they seek to meet the new requirements.

This term we look forward to continuing this support in a variety of ways, from presenting to governors at AGBIS, meeting schools and guardians at the British Boarding Schools Workshop and providing further training sessions on key issues affecting the sector, alongside the advice we offer on a one-to-one basis every day.

We have just completed another DSL training session and some great discussions were had ranging from professional curiosity and what working together can look like for us in the sector. We also focused on ongoing vigilance over host families and the importance of checking in with the child and host during and after a stay.

We are very excited about holding our first post-pandemic conference in London on 4th May. This will be a wonderful opportunity to network and listen to some inspiring speakers address key safeguarding issues. We hope to see you there.

Adam Lubbock, AEGIS Chair