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An interview with Miranda Hart: Dowe House Alumnae

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Diversity & transformation

Cranleigh’s Martin Reader, BSA and Continuing our transformative theme, the boarding secto r a re celebra ting GSA’s new Chi ef Execut ive, V ivie nne ‘Transforming Comm un ities’. In m y Durham addr esse s the ch ang ing fa ce of three years at BSA, and 12 in th e girls-only boarding in her article ‘UK sector, the pace of t ransfor mation boarding for girls’ on page 20, while has been great. While the Dr Christo phe r Thurb er en lightens mainstream m edia may l ike to make rea ders on page 56 with the second boarding the by-line for privilege, instalmen t of hi s series ‘Ma sculinity in those on the fro n tlin e ar e working the 21st century’. Writer and actress tirelessly to be inclusive, diverse and Miranda H art talks fo ndl y of h er time in transform comm u niti es. bo arding and ho w her e xp erien ce h as shaped her succe ss in her inte rv iew In his artic le on p ag e nine, Ma rtin w ith Scho ol Noti ces o n pag e 10. A s I highlights the recent research released depart for mate rnity leav e I look by the Boarding Sc hool Par tne rships forward to reading about the exciting (BSP) project – jointly funded by BSA and trans formative wo rk o f ou r and DfE – which loo ks at t he va luable member s choo ls in futur e issues. outcomes for vuln erabl e childre n wh o are classed as ‘in ’ and ‘on the edge’ of Happy reading! care and placed into our schools. The Ai le en Kane results are sta gge ring! Directo r o f Ope ratio ns, BS A

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Contents

Diversity and transformation Aileen Kane, Director of Operations, BSA 3 It’s not about the car… Robin Fletcher, Chief Executive, BSA 7 Growing from strength and strength: welcome to our new members 8 Transforming communities Martin Reader, BSA Chair and Headmaster Cranleigh School 9 Interview with Miranda Hart Schools Notices 10 Alexander Yang: Winner of the Khadija Saye Photography Award 14 Preparation? Don’t you mean equipping? James Hanson, Headmaster, Aldro School 16 UK boarding for girls Vivienne Durham, CEO, Girls’ Schools Association 20 Felsted Wellbeing Centre Chris Townsend, Headmaster, Felsted School 24 A top and tail approach to mental health and wellbeing Paula Talman, Director of Compliance, Health & Welfare, Cumnor House Sussex and Founder, iSpace Wellbeing 29 Military Boarding Rob Pavis, Deputy Head, Gordon’s School 32 Boarding: a global experience Andrew Lewin, Director of Training, BSA 34 Destination Scotland: a focus north of the border 40 Masculinity in the 21st Century Dr Christopher Thurber, Clinical Psychologist 56 Considerations and complexities for overseas applicants boarding in the UK Naomi Goldshtein, Tier 4 Manager/Solicitor Fragomen LLP 62 The great debate: vocational vs. academic education Mark Waldron, Headmaster, Ryde School with Upper Chine 66 Vision, ethos and action: a trilateral approach to global student recruitment John A Williamson, Executive Director Liden Educational Services 68 Boarding: ‘there and back again’ Mike Silcock, Director of Boarding, St Patrick’s College 74 BSA Member List 76

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It’s not about

the car .. .

You don’t need to be a petrolhead to cheaper models. And, like a motorist, they reminds us, over and over again, that have heard of the car maker Audi. can find a model to suit their specific think Audi and you get quality. Ignoring the fact that it’s part of the needs with different ones boasting more huge VW Group, which makes of this or that. Boarding schools rightly In effect, they sell confidence, quality and everything from Polos to Bugattis, Audi think hard about how to persuade trust first, and their cars second, which is is a brand that’s synonymous with customers to choose their ‘car’ over a an interesting lesson for anyone involved quality. competitor – which is understandable. It in marketing our schools.

could be argued however that rather than

Other car makes may or may not be trying to pitch UK Rover, Jaguar, Rolls Vorsprung durch boarding…

cooler, sharper or more stylish. But no Royce, Morgan and Bentley schools up or words to that effect.

one disputes for one second that when against each other, the smarter thing to is

you choose to buy an Audi, you have at to remind and inform domestic and

least partly made a decision based on overseas customers about the sheer

good quality – regardless of the fact that quality of all British boarding, regardless

there are 15 models to choose from. of the manufacturer or individual model.

The clever thing Audi has done over the The global market for boarding schools is

years is to convince us, not inaccurately, growing every year – not least because

that everything to do with their goods, more and more UK schools are creating

their brand, their image, their values is overseas sister schools. So international

about quality. And so good are they at parents have more choice than ever

doing this that it does not matter if you before and therefore arguably fewer

cannot name their 15 models, if they stop reasons to choose the UK in the first

making an old one or introduce a new place. one. The detail of each individual model is probably irrelevant to most Audi This is where UK boarding schools need customers, be cau se that’s not th e reaso n to be as smar t a s Au di an d r esist the they chose o ne an Aud i in the firs t plac e. te mptation t o say r epe a tedly their ca r (school) is mu ch bette r than an other car The UK boarding school market is, in (school). In its advertising and marketing some ways, similar to the motoring Audi doe sn’t g et bogg ed dow n in industry in that there are many differen t message s ab out why one of its models is ‘manufacture rs’ c ompetin g to se ll th eir better than a competitor, or indeed other Robin Fletcher product. Like the mot oring indu stry, the cars made by its pa rent company VW. Chief Executive, BSA customer can choose between large ones Instead it just co nstantly and elegan tly and small on es, expe ns ive on es a nd B Growing from strengh to strength

The following schools have joined the BSA this term. We would like to extend a warm welcome to:

Abbey College Cambridge Chinquapin Prep School, USA Copthorne Prep School, West Sussex Exeter Mathematics School Ipswich High School, Ipswich, Suffolk King Henry VIII College, Malaysia Kingsmead School, Wirral Levoto School, Moscow Marlborough College. Malaysia Myddleton College, Denbigh, Wales Peponi School, Kenya St Michael’s College, Llanelli

In addition, the BSA Boarding Orchard continues to expand in the UK and overseas. We would like to thank the following schools for joining since October:

Bede’s Senior School City of London Freemen’s School Farlington School Polam Hall School Barnard Castle School Beachborough School St Margaret’s School Felsted School For more information on how to join the Boarding Orchard, please visit our website boarding.org.uk or email [email protected] HAPPY PLANTING! 9

Transforming communities

The theme of my time as BSA Chair for 2018 is ‘Transforming communities’. This is a statement of how a boarding community has the our Annual Safeguarding Conference. At our annual conference from May 1-3, potential to transform a young In addition, our work with survivors, I am honoured we will be joined by the person’s life for the good and an victims, charities and support networks Reverend Steve Chalke MBE who will aspiration for our pupils to are designed to signal a zero-tolerance talk about the Inspire Project which will transform the society in which they approach to abuse. Alongside this child formally launch in November 2018. The will live and work. It has been protection work, we look to other project aims to bring people from all particularly poignant therefore that projects where we can make a positive faiths and backgrounds together for the rightful scrutiny boarding difference and truly transform peace and BSA members are strongly communities have been under in communities for the better. encouraged to take part. Delegates will recent months has shown how also have the opportunity to hear from members of our schools have been At the beginning of April, the Boarding Ian Devonshire of Springboard/RNCF damaged. For thos e w ho have n ot School Partne rships pro ject (wh ich BSA about the ong oi ng positive e ffect a yet watched A lex Re nto n’s ITV co-funds with DfE and sits on the boarding bursa ry ca n prov ide to documentary ‘Boarding School s: t he board) announced research into the vulnerable children. secret sham e’ I urge you to do this. benefits of boarding for vulnerable This sensitively handled children w ho a re clas sed a s ‘in’ and ‘on P lease do continu e to share you r own documenta ry p rov ides a d eep e r the edge’ of care. Of 52 boarding community transformation work with understanding into how abusers can placemen ts mad e by Norfol k County BSA as we celebrate the good whilst gain positions o f t rus t in our schools Council in 2008-17 at 11 boarding making e ver y eff ort to en sur e o ur to harm children. schools, 17 we re look ed after at the schools are safe pla ce s for ch ildren to sta rt. During the placem e nts, n o few er flourish . There is n o doubt i n our recen t pa st we t han 33 came off the risk r egis te r have let ch ildren do wn. Th e de plorable c omplete ly. The resea rc h w as valid ated actions of a few have harmed and by UCL's Institu te of Educ ati on and ruined lives. We fai led t hese ch ildren presented at an event in Westminster, and as a sector we are deeply sorry. As hosted by Schools M in ister Lor d Agnew we look a head our sector has b een an d and atten ded b y more th an 30 loca l is working hard to corre ct the w rongs a uthorities. of the past, and t o put in place measures to safeguard and protect the Within this issue, we announce the children in o u r ca re. w in ner of the K had ija Sa ye P hotograph y Awa rd. K h adija sadly lost We will not be co m plac en t: as the Peter her life in the Grenfe ll Tower disast er Ball review concluded, we need ‘to think but was a well-respected and the unthinkable.’ Conscious of the internati onally recog ni sed effects of the past w e all now f ollow th e photogra ph er who had been a recipient BSA Commit men t to Car e Ch ar ter, BSA of an Arnold Foundation bursary grant employed the sector’s first head of at Rugby School. Without this Martin Reader BSA Chair, 2017 Safeguarding and Standards (Dale opportunity Khadija would never have Headmaster, Cranleigh School Wilkins), our safegu ard ing fo rum me et s discovered her pa ssio n. termly and we are in our second year of B Interview with Miranda Hart Curtesty of School Notices 11

“FRIENDSHIP IS SIMPLY ABOUT BEING TRULY KNOWN. TRULY KNOWN FOR WHO YOU ARE. THAT’S THE THING TO VALUE ”

Miranda Hart is every bit as serious as she is funny. The actor and comedian tells School Notices about her debut children’s novel, the importance of being yourself and why fame is thoroughly overrated.

What you were like as a child? And those wanting a career in I was quite a serious child. I used to eavesdrop and showbusiness? soak up people’s conversations – my mother had to I would ask them: ‘Why?’ If the answer was because stop me staring at people with my mouth open – they love to act; they want to tell good stories; they and whenever I went to the theatre or watched a adore to sing; or direct; or whatever role in the arts comedy I would be completely serious faced they love, they can’t imagine not doing it, and they and then say at the end: “That was hilarious!” want to move audiences, then go for it! Because if you have real desire and a rea l purpose then tha t’s Who ins p ired you and ma de y ou lau gh what’s ful filling and that’s wha t will ke ep you going. growin g up? The rest is just vacuous noise. Sorry to burst your All the greats of the 1970s and ‘80s, particularly bubble. And it’s a hard job. It’s a ve ry re al job. Th e Morecambe and Wise. arts are a vital busin ess. Don ’t let anyon e te ll you they are second to an ything, because where would When did you first reali se yo u could we be without them? g et a laugh? I remember when I came home fro m schoo l on e Yo u ’ve done radio , TV, t h e Wes t End , day and di d an im press ion of my head maste r to my H olly wood, c omedy, dr am a. W h ich do moth er, w ho fell abo ut laugh ing, and I thou ght: you en joy the most? “W ow, that felt g oo d! ” It dep ends on the part, and the people around it. I lo ved doing the Ho llywood fi lm S py be caus e som e An d d id you always want to of my favourite pe rfo rmers were invo lved in it, be famous? and we film ed on locatio n in Bud ape st so I g ot to I think there w as a time I was in trigu e d by fame t rave l, too. The West En d w as wond erf ul be cause and felt it mig ht so lve any feelings of insecu rity , the show got such a great response every night. but as I got older it was just about wanting to be a And my sitcom was probably the hardest work and jobbing actor. Fame doesn’t provide anything you most stressful job , but the reward of peo p le lik ing it think i t might. You ha ve to love the w ork you are gave m e huge pleasure. doing a nd th at is wha t your job n eeds t o be a bout, n ot about any tra ppings that come with it . W hich has been your favourite character to play? You went to Downe Ho use aged 1 1. Th at is ac tually impossible to call. They all gave me How forma tive was yo ur schooling? different challenges an d charac teri stics I lo ve. I hav e cert ainly u se d my schooling and some of I learnt the most playi ng Miss Hannigan [Annie] , but the p eople in my work – or exaggerated versions pro bably Miranda has to be my favourite for all of them. I think as a writer you ab sor b things, withi n i t I can d o. I can get laughs, dance, sing, be kno wing ly or n ot, throughout your life. I ado red silly and sh are the journ ey of what it is like to be a school so my main focus was just ha vin g fun there. wo man cominBg in to her ow n. She go es on some feminist rants – she’s got it all!

“YOU HAVE TO LOVE THE WORK YOU ARE DOING AND THAT IS WHAT YOUR JOB NEEDS TO BE ABOUT ”

What advice would you give your schoolgirl self? Your book celebrates friendship. What do you Just be yourself, don’t be swayed by peer pressure and stop value in a friendship? worrying, it all turns out fine. I read a wonderful quote the other day saying friendship is simply about being truly known. Truly known for who you are. What prompted you to write The Girl with the You sudd enly realise there are very few people you can wholly be Lost Smile? yourself with and who really know you. Those are your friends, The story sort of landed in my lap. I just saw this little girl who that’s the thing to value. had lost her sm ile at her bedroom w indow fe eling a bit desperate for wh at to do, and sudde nly ima gined some Wh at are t he dist inctions bet wee n you and the creatures coming to visit h er and ta ke her o n m agical adventures Miranda of your sitcom? to get it back . My imag ination fi red up in a way it hadn’t before. Wow, these are some big, deep que stion s! S itco m M iranda is my c lown, sh e is my alt er ego, sh e is whe re I express som e Do you wr ite for your self or you r aud ience? of my attitudes to life in a comedic way, but she is very different It’s always important to have the answer to why you are w riting really. It’s a role. Her life is totally different. And with a clown something. With T he Gir l wit h the Lost Smile , it was about the alter ego you don’t see the serio us, pens ive, refle ctiv e o r s hy importance of sharing how you are feeling with your frien ds. But sid e to s om eone ’s pe rsona. then you ju st have t o wri te, be cau se if yo u s tart t hinking wh at people mi ght think o f it, you wo n’t b e free to w rite wha t you Do you f eel the pressure to be funny and ‘on’ all need, or fo cus on yo ur uniqu e st ory and st yle . t he time? No t a t all. I am just who I am. S ometimes that is me bei ng sill y How did the i de a fo r t he book come about? and funny, and sometimes that ’s s omeo ne wh o is t ired , or It was about the notion of a young girl who was the chee ry one, f eelin g p ensive, o r wan ting to have a dee p an d m ea ningfu l the funny one, t he p ositive one a t schoo l who, through s ome con versation – or just getting on with w ork. We a re all hu man difficult circumstanc es, lo st her sm ile, a nd th en how that wo uld and go through every emotion and I am no different. If I was on play out. I wanted younger readers who were perhaps going all the time, I don’t think I would be very real. through a tricky time to know that they weren’t alone, and that there are wa ys to feel bett er. Chl oe, the h eroin e, goes throu gh a number of li fe less ons t o l earn wa ys to mak e he r feel stron ger and safer.

Tell us about the creative process O ur thanks to School Notices It’s just a disciplined daily grind r eally. I w onde r if most writ ers for th e use o f this articl e would agree t hat the joy o f ﬁni sh ing a book o utweighs the doing of it!

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a. Alexander Yang b. Elisa Rosati c. Isobel Wilson

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AlExAnDER YAnG

Winner of the Khadija Saye Photography Award

Alexander Yang, a year 12 boarder at Dean Close School has been chosen as the winner of the first Khadija Saye Photogaphy Award.

The award was sponsored by Tempest Photography and Alexander won £250 for his photography portfolio submission.

With 39 entries from 15 schools, the team at Tempest Photography had a such a tough time choosing a winning entry that they also awarded Elisa Rosati from St Clare’s Oxford and Isobel Wilson from Westonbirt School as runners up, each receiving a £50 iTunes voucher.

Khadija Saye, a former boarder at Rugby School and recipient of an Arnold Foundation bursary, died with her mother Mary Mendy in the Grenfell Tower in London. She was an internationally c. respected photographer and was exhibiting her work entitled ‘Dwelling: in this space we breathe’ at the 57th Vennice Biennale at the time of her death. Khadija’s Headmaster, Patrick Derham said Khadija has left ‘an indelible mark on all of us’.

Kerry Kinsman, Business Development Manager at Tempest said of the competition: “It has been our privilege to have been involved with the ‘BSA Khadija Saye Photography Competition’. We found the standard of photography to be incredibly high across all of the entries with a fascinating diversity of style and interpretation. This made it incredibly difficult to settle on one overall winner and all those who entered should rightly feel very proud of c. themselves”.

The BSA established the Khadija Saye Photography Prize worth £250 a year to the best photograph portfolio by a boarding pupil.

a. Prepa Don’t you mean equipping ?

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As parents, we instinctively know when our young start to grow up. As teachers, we see transition coming in the ﬁnal year of prep school when they start to push boundaries, become too big for some classroom fu rniture, start talking more about their senior school than their current school and

tower over staﬀ. Oh, and they start

beating the staﬀ at the annual staﬀ

verses boys chess match. If they didn’t push bou nda ries, or we s aw no ‘a dolescent’ behaviour, we might worry th ey wa nted to rem ain in a cosy

prep school bubble for ever!

On transition, one of the most often James Hanson asked questions is whether to change at Headmaster, Aldro School 11 or 13? The s imple answ er ? It depe nds entirely on the child. Our rationale for a

change at 13 is that the greatest gifts we Helpfully, it can also avoid site-fatigue

can give our 13-year-old boys by the end from spending seven years at a senior

of their time with us are security in self- school. image and self-identity. This prep school m odel allows t hem time an d spa ce not to The other ques tion we of ten fa ce is wh en rush their g rowing -up . I t also helps avoi d to start bo ardi ng, if a bo y is moving on to

many of the pitfalls of teenage years and a weekly or full-boarding school at 13. As angst in a safe space, and helps them to with all preparat ion, pr actice ma kes

discove r tal ents and gifts so they hold on perfect. Senio r schoo ls of ten tell us that to them in senior schools rather than risk they have fe w or no problems pastorally being put oﬀ them because it isn ’t seen with our Old Boys, because they are as ‘cool’ or ‘tr en dy’ in a senio r scho ol. read y to board once they arrive, happy

Our rationale for a change

at 13 is that the greatest gifts we can give o ur

13-year-old boys by the

end of their time with us ““ are security in self-image and self-identity.

Pictur e c ourtesy of Ald r o School

with big school sites, and used to the time and independent study, so we want take them to play rugby and hockey at pastoral models there. We resist the to bring in independent study skills at an local senior schools which gets them on temptation to imp os e bo ardin g on u ppe r- ev er-younger age . This is o ften th e to big s ites often en oug h. W e a lso lov e year pupil s (or indee d any), so t he b uy-in hardest part of tra nsit ion, a s it c an feel inviting in visiting senior school speakers for boardin g come s naturall y an d almost l ike the st abilisers are be ing yanked oﬀ a to take lessons, assemblies and chapels always driven by the boy. Once we reach bike all too quic kly. The las t y ear in a p rep on their chosen sp ecia lity. T he m ore o u r

Year 7, it is clear which boys are heading school can often be peppered with boys see and feel different senior school to local day schools, and which to formal exams so it is incumbent on us to teachers’ approaches to learning in their boarding. If it can be stag gered ge ntly, m ake sure th at the fina l ye ars have classroom, the more inspired they can be allowing a break i f there is a wobble, and plenty of balance between time spent once they arrive, and the more confident introduced with their friends, then developing academic skills, alongside they are in their own ab ility to th ri ve invariably it wo rks . The set tling-i n with u s ha ving fun (w hi ch is reall y de velo ping life there. After all , there is n othing like is seamless, and they grow in confidence skills). To make the very best start at having a taster lesson in German, Russian about the senior school as they feel very senior school means equipping boys with or Hebrew while at prep school to whet much part of the boarding family at prep many diff eren t appro ac hes to the appetite! school. If only it were that simpl e for assessm ent and learning rather than just parents! cramming them full of knowledge.

Academically, we know senior schools Our ﬁnal transition ace up our sleeve is to have an even greater expectation of prep bring big school to our boys. Well, we B Picture courtesy of St Swithun’s UK boarding

for girls

There are 58 GSA boarding schools. Between them, GSA schools Since joining the Girls’ Schools educate around 9,000 students and the educational diversity encompasses large and small schools, urban and rural. All GSA Association (GSA) as Chief schools are recognised globally as centres of excellence in educating girls and many attract students from across the world. Girls who Executive last year, I have been attend GSA girls’ schools often excel academically, particularly in the subjects stereotypically thought of as ‘male’. According to DfE struck by the sheer diversity of statistics, girls in GSA schools tend to perform better in physics, maths and further maths, plus modern foreign languages. Ninety six our membership – and that’s just per cent of GSA students progress to university, with Russell Group universities the norm. as true of our boarding schools. However, it’s in the ‘soft skills’ that girls’ boarding schools really Vivienne Durham come into their own. We call them the ‘soft skills’ but what we’re CEO, GSA really talking about is grit, resilience, confidence, commitment and self-belief. 21

A world-class education for world-class leaders

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These ‘soft skills’ have now been proven to be more pronounced in independent schools. * GSA boarding school Heads confirm that the busy and enjoyable extra-curricular programme that characterises modern boarding strengthens girls’ resilience and sense of personal empowerment. In girls’ boarding schools, strong female role models, the lack of gender stereotyping, the opportunity to develop confidence and one’s own voice as a young woman, are all given high profile.

Alex Hems, Head of St George’s School for Girls in Edinburgh, points to the healthy habits and positive attitude girls’ boarding schools develop: “One of the great strengths of girls’ schools is the lack of self-consciousness around sport and physical activity, promoting healthy habits for life. In a boarding environment the availability of world-class facilities for sport and

dance, around the clock, is a huge asset. Girls will be out for a run in the

morning or evening, swimming, using the gym, playing tennis, golf, hockey, Pictur e c ourtesy of St Swithun’s lacrosse etc, with their friends, seven days a week if they want to.”

*An Analysis of Mental Toughness at UK Independent Schools, AQA International, January 2017 A distinguishing feature of many girls’ boarding schools is the prevalence of teaching staff in sport and music who are themselves high-level performers in their chosen field. World-class musicians and Olympic athletes are not unknown on the Picture courtesy of Queen Mary’s School teaching staff of GSA schools, particularly in boarding. y e l

m Jane Gandee, Headmistress of St a r B

Swithun’s School in Winchester, explains s e

n that girls’ boarding schools nurture i r

e leadership skills: “Girls learn to lead and h t

a to be team players through explicit C

S leadership training and through having to

f o organise events such as house drama, y s e

t fund-raising and house sports teams.” r u o c

e St Swithun’s School, like Princess Helena r u t

c College in Hertfordshire, is one of several i P girls’ boarding schools introducing a positive education programme, focused on developing students’ personal strengths in preparation for a happy and Picture courtesy of Rye St Antony successful life in the world beyond school. 23

Vivienne Durham is Chief Executive of the Girls’ Schools Association (‘GSA’) which represents the Heads of independent girls’ schools, including 58 girls’ boarding schools and is a member of the Independent Schools Council. www.gsa.uk.com

In boarding, girls also learn how to thrive in a community, living side by side with their older and younger girls, often from different countries and cultures. The relatively relaxed pace of a boarding school is different to day school. Although the boarding days are long and full, there is also time for private study, music practice, fun and down-time, in contrast to the fast-paced timetable of most day schools.

In addition to leadership opportunities, academic excellence, personal resilience and a plethora of extra-curricular activities, GSA boarding schools are preparing their s tud ents better than eve r before to en joy he alth y, happy, su ccess ful and well-balanced liv es.

BPict ure courte sy of Prin cess Helena College Felsted Wellbeing Centre

Chris Townsend Headmaster, Felsted School

According to the World Federation of Mental Health, one in four adults and one in ten children are likely to have a mental health problem in any given year. This can have a profound impact on their ability to sustain relationships, work, or to just get through the day. Felsted has recognised the importance of mental wellbeing by creating a Wellbeing Centre. located right at the heart of the school, the Centre is a calming and relaxing place for pupils and members of the Felsted community to take time out for short periods during their busy day. The décor is purposefully natural, the furniture comfortable and relaxing, with a focus on a sensory experience.

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B Felsted is committed to promoting excellent emotional and mental health fo“r all members of

our community and our

new Wellbeing Centre and Counselling Service will be a vital step in “ meeting these needs.

Chris Townsend, Headmaster

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The room will be used for PSHE (personal, social, health and economic) lessons and a number of activities associated with wellbeing so all pupils will become familiar with the environment. These activities might include Mindfulness, Counselling, Yoga, Pilates, Peer Counselling and Safeguarding training. The Wellbeing Centre will be a shared facility between the Senior School and the Prep School, looking after over 1,000 pupils, 300 staﬀ and parents.

The Wellbeing Centre has one large sensory room, two counselling rooms and a private meeting room that can be used by Felsted’s team of counsellors for one-to-one therapy sessions and therapeutic group work.

The Centre will open oﬃcially next term, but is alread y in use with a ll pupils being i ntrodu ced to the Wellbeing Centre throu gh their P SH E lessons. C hildren ar e alread y taking advantage of the easy access

Counselling Support which aims to provide fast and accessible intervention to prevent any on-going distress and long term prob le ms.

A top & tail approach to

Mental Hea lt h

Wellb e ing

Campaigner Geoﬀ McDonald advocates the need to talk about mental he alth (and t ake the time to

care for it, as we care for our physical Paula Talman

health) if we are to create mentally Director Compliance, Health & Welfare,

and emotionally healthy ‘human’ Cumnor House Sussex

workplaces where individuals can and Founder, iSpace Welleing

ﬂourish and organisations can

prosper.

We have to rem ember tha t y oung pe ople We advo cate a ‘top an d tail’ app roach also have a workplace where they are focusing on scho ols an d the wo rkplace encourag ed to ﬂouri sh and suc ceed – it ’s a nd Geoﬀ rece ntl y spe nt t he day at

called school. Here they experience Cumnor House Sussex reviewing our

workloads and relationships not newly launched iSpace Wellbeing

dissimilar to that of adults. Yet they don’t curriculum programme for 4-11 year-old

have the experience, the knowledge or children. iSpace Wellbeing provides

the resources to help them navigate our children with a mental health and

ever-changing world. wellbeing education and oﬀers a

language and toolkit to help them, their Geoﬀ and I strongly believe we need to teachers and parents start the start teaching children very early about & conversation about t hes e areas . how to start the conversation

surrounding mental health (as well as The program me is being delivered at

how, and who to ask for help) if we want Cumnor House Sussex and is being

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nationally. An adolescent wellbeing programme called #iWonder is also being piloted, covering children in the 11-13 age group. Both programmes are delivered through the PCSHEE timetable and speciﬁcally address children’s physical, social and mental health.

Picture courtesy of Cumnor House During his visit, Geoff observed wellbeing- themed lessons which took place among different age groups throughout the school and watched the Year 7s acting out a ‘Wellbeing Play’ to the younger children in Years 5, 6 and 7. The day culminated in a talk by Geoff and myself to an external audience in the school’s theatre, where we outlined our ‘top and tail’ Tony Li ttle approach to mental health wellbeing. BS A Honorar y President “Everything I have observed and witnessed the children learning during the course of today gives me great hope for the future,” commented Geoff after his visit.

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Children from service families need a stable The success of these measures is illustrated by the boarding environment while their parents are statistics which show Gordon’s as one of the highest working, particularly abroad. For many their value-added schools in the country for boarding school offers the first constant after a achievements at GCSE and A Level. life of being uprooted from country to country and school to school, leaving friends and family We also carefully consider the allocation of behind as they move on to the next posting. residential boarding houses – the House Parents’ experience of caring for children from military Anything familiar is left also behind and often they families and whether there are already students have the additional burden of a parent involved in there from similar backgrounds. war. It is a long-held belief at Gordon’s that while it’s It’s a tough challenge for anyone – particularly a child. essential boarders experience a packed programme of fun events during the weekends, there should Boarding schools have long been their refuge – they also be time and a place for peaceful reflection are a home from home, a place of consistency and and/or religious worship. stability. They are somewhere where relationships can be developed with friends and adults over several To encourage a greater contribution in the wider years and ultimately they are a refuge where the community, we run ‘character education’. Through stresses of life as the child of parents in the services concentrating on their characters, it’s hoped these can be escaped. young people will develop into socially responsible adults who will make the right choices in life, uphold As such, schools need to go beyond the set moral standards and serve their communities. curriculum and provide the necessary environment for the physical, emotional and spiritual welfare of For Tracey Phillips, a military wife, who had moved children from services families. house with her children nine times before they returned to England, the decision on where her It is also imperative additional help is put in place to children should be educated came down to where plug up any holes in their learning as understandably they felt at home. from attending so many different schools, education can be patchy. Her daughters had notched up five different schools – three in one academic year – across the globe The Government, sympathetic to the strains put upon prior to boarding at Gordon’s. children whose parents are in the military, offers funds in the form of Service Pupil Premium. The MoD “We looked for somewhere with a homely feel”, she provides bursaries for education in the form of a recalled, “a strong sense of family”. Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) and has now earmarked a further £6 million through their “It was important to us when looking at boarding Education Support Fund. schools, that we felt a strong sense of family and the fact that the pastoral and teaching staff were With over 50 per cent of our residential boarders used to working with military families so coming to us from service backgrounds, we direct the understood the special nature of where the kids are service pupil premiums towards individual tuition and coming from and that they have had to move employing an extra counsellor for the children of frequently.” military families. 33

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t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for to write the foreword to this around 24/7 pastoral care from boarding conferences a nd ev en ts. ce lebA srea ationt in markingDubai A i50rp oyearsrt in othf e middplr eofess of thio e na ls . the Boa nrd iginght Schools’seemed Association like the ap p(BSA).ropriate place to The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h start writing my article for this ediAndtion t h oatf tdoesn’the e ve n cons ider t he access mo re besides, in ex change for a m odest Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years annual subscription. BSA Magazine. Time to spare, disrupted sleep and broad co-c urric ular programmes. patterns and a true perspective on journeys boarding in th e late 1960s. Th at we need th e BSA and all its undertaken by the many young peToh patle t hewh c o ha nge has been so great is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s To boardfl aty hEtonalf w th aeny a wascro stos saythe t wh eo leastrld t o excourseperien wellce a known to t hose who work we c ontemplate t he nex t 50 years of a formativeUK be xperoardie innce.g e dT huec aschooltion. was in boarding. T he hard part is e xplaining boarding. of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, especia lly journ alists or scept ical parents. The c ha llenges are great a nd many – I was returning from delivering training to Summer of Love a nd Sgt Pepper. and we don’t know what t he boarding boarding practitioners in Malaysia. The Andrew Lewin Yet t hr oughout a ll th at has c ha nged th ere la ndscape will look like in 2065, how many Director Training, BSA If th ese tpwro gworldsramm werees w seharplyre alm ost identicahasl to beenthos ea c onstant, reassur ing an d boarders we will serve or how many contrastingthe t Bh eSnA, ucontrastses in tt hheme U Ka g aa sin t tohe fundvaa mlueden tpresence:al t he BSA. boardingp rtoindca iyp. les of looking after children and young people who live and study in boarding them requires consistent Butlev ehowls oefv serou t hingsnd unfold, it is a n For a ll Mr Wilson’s 1960s r hetor ic a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSA has been enormous c omfort to know th e BSA is schools throughout the world are very much judgment and dedication from those who th e ‘white heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-serving an d th ere with us on th e journe y. the same. The specific safeguarding work in boarding houses. Boarding eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. warmly trusted boarding house matron. arrangements may be different from country practitioners face similar Tprhankessures oyno thu e irBSA, an d to country, but the duty of care exSeo r cwhatised comesby to wm oindrk -whenlife b aolnae n tchinkse in a profession that can be dormitories,staff in wadoequaterking i nheating, board ipoorng re mainsof of th e BSA? all consuming as they worgoodk closel yluck with as y ou plan fo od andp apastoralramou carent im inp toh ret ahandsnce. Yo of ung people’s those entrusted to their cyourare, he lpcentenary!ing them prefects were common attributes. Professional dev elopment, e xpert fundamental needs as boarders also remain make good choices around the risks they advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o the same and understanding and meeting face, helping them to become ready for life. Fast forward 50 years a nd what a government a nd journ alists, information To ny Li ttl e provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 But this doesn’t happen by accident and ‘well-run’ boarding schools have often developed on principles moulded over many years that have established sound foundations on which professional relationships can flourish. Boarding schools are environments where children and young people have the time and the space to develop and nurture their talents. An abundance of opportunities, formal and informal, allow boarders to try things and to succeed, and build their own resilience. They can push their boundaries, aim high and build a sound platform on which other skills can be added.

New boarding schools are springing up all over the world, particularly in the Middle and Far East, and many of these are looking to capture the essence of UK boarding successes. They need their boarding staff to be ‘suitably qualified and experienced’, adept in the demands of what is a very ‘full-on’ role, difficult to explain to those who have no concept of living and breathing a job that requires commitment 24 hours a day, seven days a Picture courtesy St Marys, Shaftesbury 3 37

A well-run boarding school“ will provide a happy caring environment, where strong friendships can be built and

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between staff and Tony Li ttle BS A Honorar y President students “ are productive and respectful.

Celebr ating our Jubilee week. Working in boarding is a true profession, abto givesve an dme w aenormousy beyond tpleasurehat of heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for a teacher. Andto B SwriteA ha sthe rec forewordently laun toch thised around 24/7 pastoral care from boarding conferences a nd ev en ts. its Accredited cBe olebardria ntiong Pr amarkingctitioner 50 years o f pr ofessio na ls . scheme ttheo re Bcoga nrd isinge t hSchools’e qualifi Associationcation and (BSA). The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h experience of individuals who work within the clasAndsro othmat. Tdoesn’the cre ae tvioe n coofn as ider‘hap tphey accessg ivenm eovreer ybesides, opport uinn eitx ychange to dev efolor pa tm heodestir Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years annual subscription. boarding throughout the world. caring environment’ where pupils can skills. Central to this is the opportunity for and broad co-c urric ular programmes. thrive, take controlled and appropriately training and we have looked at and boarding in th e late 1960s. Th at we need th e BSA and all its Around 27,000 pupils from more than 100 managed risks and strive to fulfil their listened to member schools to increase Th at t he c ha nge has been so great is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s countriesTo w oboardrldwi date Eton trav ethl ento bwase e dtou csayate tdh e leastpo tenticourseal. The well bui lknownding of to st rt hoseong who work their ween gc aontemplategement wi the t hnee x etv 50er -yearsgrow iofng in UK schao formativeols bringi ne gxper a trieunce.ly di vT ehre s schoole wasf riendsinhi pboarding.s also sit Ts hreig hardht at partthe hise eaxplainingrt of a servicboarding.es BSA offfers. Traditionally most internatioofn acoursel feel taso UhistorK boiac r adnding tradi schoti oln sal. as its haredt eh xep seismerienicc e leap with toin t ha e v io butsiderant world, courses have been centred on London and Based around the commitment to high boardinespecg comia mllyu jounitryn . alists‘Frien ords sce forp lt iicalfe’ aparents.nd that hTahse bc heaellengesn a suc carees sgreatful fo a rndmu manyla. Bu –t in standardSummers of past oofr aLol cvae r ea nd th rSgout gPepper.h a an extensive list of contacts that stretches 2018and-19 wwee idon’tnten dknow to sp whatread t thhe a boardingt Yet t hr oughout a ll th at has c ha nged th ere la ndscape will look like in 2065, how many robust inspection regime, families from around the world help boarders to influence far wider with more If th ese t wo worlds were s harply has been a c onstant, reassur ing an d boarders we will serve or how many around the world seek the quality understand and work within the global opportunities spread across the UK, contrasting th en , contrast t hem a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA. education that boarding schools can market they will enter in adulthood. The Europe and the rest of the world. My boarding toda y. provide. While an academic education is busy and all-encompassing nature of recenButt tr ahowvelse vaerbr ot hingsad ha unfold,ve re-e itm isp ha ans ised importanFort, t ha ell wMro rWilson’sk that g o1960ses on r hetor ic a bo ut b ino ardinOxfordg scho inol sJuly fo s1965ters tthes BSAe has been the oenormouspportuniti ec omforts and c toha knowllenge tsh fea BSAcing is throughotuh te b‘whiteoardi heat’ng sc ofho coh lsange in t here was littlere lationthshere,ips rather under like the a s long-servingupportive ca arn ed o f boardth inereg s withchoo usls, onthe tih re g jouoverrnne oyr. s, understaevidndinegn ceth eo fp thh yatsi cina lboarding, emotion schooal, ls t he tnh.e boawarmlyrding s trustedtaff, clo boardingse enoug househ at ha matrond n. management, staff and pupils. Boarding is cultural, moral, social and spiritual needs to guide and advise, while at the same buoyTanhankt and wit hy coleuar vBSA,ision for tahne d So what comes to m ind when one t hinks of children and young people sits at the time detached enough to allow the future it can continue to go from strength dormitories, inad equate heating, poor of th e BSA? good luck as y ou plan heart of ultimate success. An freedom to face challenges and build the to strength. fo od and pastoral care in th e hands o f understanding of self and an appreciation necessary resilience to succeed. your centenary! prefects were common attributes. Professional dev elopment, e xpert of community set in an environment of advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o strong paFaststor forwardal care p 50ro myearsote aclndea rwhat valu ae s BSA hagovernmes a centraln pt aa rndt t ojou plran yalists, in en sinformationuring To ny Li ttl e that extend well beyond the confines of standaproviderrds are h iforgh prospectiveand boardin parentsg staff a a rend BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 ADVERTISING FEATURE ADVERTISING FEATURE

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The Stourport-based furniture “I was delighted to be invited by manufacturer marked its 20th Chris Jones and Simon Downes to anniversary with the opening of a open the new unit,” said Mark. 5,000-sq ft assembly line which will “This is a great success story of create 11 local jobs. how a family business in Wyre Forest has continued to invest and Witley Jones invited Wyre Forest MP innovate to create a successful Mark Garnier to open the unit along business providing vital with suppliers, long-standing clients and employment opportunities for our associates. Guests included local economy”. Herefordshire and Worcestershire Chamber of Commerce, Councillor Ken Tony Li ttle Pollock and Dale Wilkins, BSA Head of Safeguarding and Standards. BS A Honorar y President

Guests were taken on a guided tour of the factory to see how the bespoke furniture is manufactured. From the inception of the design in the drawing room, guests were shown the machine shop and paint and lacquer ﬁnishing booth before visiting the new assembly unit. Celebr ating our Jubilee

After securing £100,000 grant from the Worcestershire Growth Fund with the help of t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for Birmingham-based Central Finance, Witley to write the foreword to this around 24/7 pastoral care from boarding conferences a nd ev en ts. Jones refurbished the unit to create a ce lebra tion marking 50 years o f pr ofessio na ls . dedicated assembly and packaging space the Boa rd ing Schools’ Association (BSA). The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h which will increase production by 20 per And th at doesn’t e ve n cons ider t he access mo re besides, in ex change for a m odest cent. Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years annual subscription. and broad co-c urric ular programmes. Commenting on the new assembly line boarding in th e late 1960s. WitleyT h Joatn ewes F needurnit tuh re BSACha iandrma alln Citsh ris Jones Th at t he c ha nge has been so great is o f Chairvma aluabln saeid services: “We w isou beyondld like t doubto than aks M ark To board at Eton th en was to say th e least course well known to t hose who work who kwine d c lontemplatey came alon t gh e t on eox utr 50 ev yearsent to of o pen a formative e xperie nce. T he school was in boarding. T he hard part is e xplaining the nboarding.ew factory unit as well as all of our of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, guests who have supported us over the especia lly journ alists or scept ical parents.yearsT. h“Te h c eh ahllengesard wo rarek a greatnd de a dndica manytion o –f our Summer of Love a nd Sgt Pepper. staﬀ handas bweee don’tn ess knowential whatto th et h oe p boardingening of Yet t hr oughout a ll th at has c ha nged th ereo ur nlea wndsca spacpee awillnd lookthe clikeon tinin 2065,ued g rhowowt hmany of If th ese t wo worlds were s harply has been a c onstant, reassur ing an d the bboardersusiness.” weCh rwillis a serddeved :or “T howhis m manyarks the contrasting th en , contrast t hem a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA. beginning of a key chapter for Witley Jones as boarding toda y. we plan for future growth. The new factory unit hButas ihowncreeav sered t hingsprodu unfold,ction b ity iso va enr 20 per For a ll Mr Wilson’s 1960s r hetor ic a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSA has been cent aenormousnd will aid c omfortour con toti nknowued gthroew BSAth o isv er th e ‘white heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-serving an d the coth mereing with yea russ. ”on th e journe y. eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. warmly trusted boarding house matron. After celebrating 20 years in business with steadTy ghankrowth an yd oa su et tBSA,led man aagen mden t So what comes to m ind when one t hinks team, Chris Jones has recently moved into dormitories, inad equate heating, poor of th e BSA? good luck as y ou plan his new role as Chairman of Witley Jones fo od and pastoral care in th e hands o f Furniyourture wit hcentenary! Simon Downes being prefects were common attributes. Professional dev elopment, e xpert appointed Managing Director. Chris has advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o handed over the day-to-day running of the Fast forward 50 years a nd what a government a nd journ alists, informationfa milyT o bnyus Lini tetl ses to Simon who will be provider for prospective parents a nd assistBeS dA b Honoy Chraisry’ s Presidenton and D 2ir015-2016ector Matt www.witleyjones.com Jones and Operations Director Tim Whent. Pictures courtesy Witley Jones Destination ... Scotland

Boarding in Scotland can provide smaller population affords strong With over 3,000 as unique an opportunity as the accountability and guaranteed boarding students at rest of the UK and getting there annual visits from the Scottish isn’t as tricky as one might think, government’s inspectorate body, 17 BSA schools , the with just over an hour to connect Education Scotland, producing to central Scotland from london invaluable Care Inspectorate Scottish boarding Heathrow, many international reports and recommendations. students can be in their dorm market is booming. quicker than in some parts of Education in Scotland is England. straightforward with little Boarding School fluctuation. There is no ‘shifting Scotland’s boarding schools sand’ debate – as in England – on magazine takes a welcome students from all over academically-weighted grammars, look at the the world. Most students who community, foundation and free choose Scotland want to be schools, the publicly-funded mountains, myths educated in an English-speaking independent academies or the European country with good so-called hot-housing of pupils in and midges that transport links and they are brutally selective fee-paying attracted by Scotland’s safe and schools. make up the Scottish friendly reputation, and the quality of life on offer. Scotland Scotland covers 30,000 sq. miles market. boasts a stunning landscape, a and, with just over five million rich cultural heritage and modern people, there’s a spacious 166 vibrant cities. people per sq. mile – a fifth of the UK average. 600 flights come and Scotland’s perceived remoteness go every day at just Edinburgh and is, in fact, its great strength. Its Glasgow airports and, with the

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t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for new Queensferry Crossing bridge to write the foreword to this around 24/7 pastoral care from boarding conferences a nd ev en ts. now open across the Firth of Forth ce lebra tion marking 50 years o f Myprtofesshsi:o na ls . just outside Edinburgh, Scotland’s the Boa rd ing Schools’ Association (BSA). The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h transport infrastructure allows • It’s always raining – Some areas receive about 3,000 mm per year (thAnde w eth satte rdoesn’tn High leavne dns )co ansdider oth teher a accessreas on ly 8m00o rem mbesides, per ye inar e(xthchangee for a m odest easy access to an education in the Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years east coast). However in the winter this rain comannuales into subscription.its own, turning countryside. toand sno wbroad and cothe-c urrfouirc ularski r programmes.esorts in Scotland rival any European piste! boarding in th e late 1960s. Th at we need th e BSA and all its In some areas the air may be • They talk funny – as an island of accents the UK celebrates this Th at t he c ha nge has been so great is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s chillier than the rest of the UK, but diversity To board at Eton th en was to say th e least course well known to t hose who work we c ontemplate t he nex t 50 years of it is fresh and unpolluted. During • Where is Scotland? A short flight from London and you can be in the a formative e xperie nce. T he school was in boarding. T he hard part is e xplaining boarding. just the first five days of 2017 heart of Scotland in little over an hour of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, London overshot its annual EU • Thespece exaia mllyi njouatrion nalists sys orte msce isp t dicaliff eparents.rent – the mTahjeo rc ihtya llengesof Sco taretis h great a nd many – nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air Summer of Love a nd Sgt Pepper. boarding schools run A Level and Scottish Handigh weers don’t– all know what t he boarding pollution limit for the whole of the acYetcep t htar boughole to unt ia vlle trhsiattie hass an c dh a engedmplo tyh eerers w orldlawndscaide pe will look like in 2065, how many year. If th ese t wo worlds were s harply • It’hass on beenly m ao uc onstant,ntains – reassScotular ningd ias n sdp lit into theboarders Highlan dwes a willnd serthe ve or how many contrasting th en , contrast t hem a ga in to Lovwa luedland spresence:. Mounta it nhes a BSA.re stunning scenery and provide pupils with So what makes Scottish schools boarding toda y. great outdoor pursuits different? Each has its own But howev er t hings unfold, it is a n distinctive ethos which is why it’s • There are tiny animals that bite you – Scotland in certain areas is For a ll Mr Wilson’s 1960s r hetor ic a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSA has been enormous c omfort to know th e BSA is important to find the right school home to midges but it is only the females who bite, typically in June th e ‘white heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-serving an d th ere with us on th e journe y. for each student where they will fit until September – thankfully the majority of this time is during the eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. suwarmlymmer h trustedolidays !boarding house matron. in well, be happy and thrive. • Everyone wears tartan skirts – yes, some schToohankls do hav ey ao tau rt aBSA,n in an d So what comes to m ind when one t hinks their uniform, some not. But boys aren’t expected to wear skirts every dormitories, inad equate heating, poor of th e BSA? good luck as y ou plan day! fo od and pastoral care in th e hands o f your centenary! prefects were common attributes. Professional dev elopment, e xpert advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o Fast forward 50 years a nd what a government a nd journ alists, information To ny Li ttl e provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 Belhaven Hill School Headmaster: Henry Knight Location: Dunbar Boarders: 7-13 years Est: 1923 Ardvreck School Headmaster: Dan Davey Location: Perthshire Boarders: 7-13 years

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Albyn School Headmaster: Iain Long Location: Aberdeen Est: 1867 Number of pupils 618 Tony Li ttlew ith an additional 120 in BS A Honorar y President the Albyn Nurseries Boarders: 12-18 years

USP • Top Independent School in Scotland for Higher exam results (The Herald 2017)

• Top Independent School in Aberdeen Celebr ating our Jubileefor exam results (The Sunday Times 2017)

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Alexander Dewar, inventor of the vacuum flask, 1892 Ian Hamilton Finlay, artist and poet Sir George Reid, politician and humanitarian Andrew Neil, broadcaster and journalist Alan Johnston, BBC correspondent and hostage Fraser Nelson, Editor of The Spectator Motto: JUVENTUTIS VEHO John McAslan, architect John Barclay, current Scotland rugby captain FORTUNAS [“I Bear the Charlie Stewart, Young Traditional Musician of the Year, 2017 Fortunes of Youth”] Rachel Maclean, artist, Venice Biennale

• Dollar Academy is the oldest • We have four Houses, known as • Dozens attend Ballroom Dancing co-educational boarding/day school Quints. classes on a Friday night; 34 gained in the UK – founded as co-ed from qualifications in 2017. • Every two years the whole 5-18 the start in 1818. school goes on a Sponsored Walk • Dollar has more staff working for the • The ashes of the founder, merchant through the Ochil Hills, raising SQA [Scottish Qualifications seaman Capt. John McNabb, rest in a c.£60,000 each time. Next year is the Authority, the sole Scottish Exam lead-lined casket above the Bronze 50th anniversary of the first walk, Board] than any other independent Doors, the school’s main entrance in which was started by pupils wishing school in Scotland. Erskine Stewart’s the Playfair Building. to make amends for some • Dollar has more pupils from the Melville Schools (ESMS) indiscipline. • The Head is called the ‘Rector’. The ‘HMC Projects in Central and Eastern Headmaster: David Gray • Location: Edinburgh • Boarders: 10-18 years Europe’ than any other school in the senior member of staff in charge of • Every year, c.400 pupils volunteer to Est: The Mary Erskine School dates back to 1694, and Stewart’s Melville College’s roots go back to 1832 student teachers is known as the run in the Cross Country race. UK. “Regent”. • Dollar has supplied more OUR SCHOOlS… • We have three Pipe Bands, the first internationalists for Equestrian • There is a patch of lawn called The of which won the World Vaulting than any other school in the Rectors’ Triangle, on which a number Championships in Summer 2017. UK. of exotic trees are growing, each of Again. which commemorates a departed • First Aid – Dollar had a clean sweep • The Rugby 1st XV has played at the Rector. The Head Groundsman of all UK and Scottish competitions in Scottish Schools finals twice in the traditionally chooses the species. 2017. last three years. The Dollar (The last Rector had a Monkey Puzzle supporters sing the school hymn • Dollar was the first school to win tree.) “Will Your Anchor Hold?” in the against university teams in Ultimate • The iconic A-listed Playfair Building Murrayfield stands. Frisbee. was gutted by fire in 1961 and the • Dollar has internationalists in Wake • Hockey - the annual Scottish Schools’ interior completely rebuilt. 12,000 Boarding, Polocrosse, Water Polo, cup for S3 players has been awarded books were lost. Pupils formed a Slalom Canoe and Ten Pin Bowling. three times. Always to Dollar. human chain to carry out cases of • Dollar is home to the most northerly .303 ammunition from a store within. • Shooting – Dollar has retained the Tulip tree in Great Britain. In title as the top Scottish school for 19 • The Fishing Club is known as Four- Victorian times there were extensive consecutive years. Tunas [after the school motto: exhibition Botanical Gardens in front Juventutis Veho Fortunas] of the school. 45

Motto: “NEVER UNPREPARED” AND “MITIS ET FORTIS” [Gentle and brave]

Erskine Stewart’s Melville Schools (ESMS) Headmaster: David Gray • Location: Edinburgh • Boarders: 10-18 years Est: The Mary Erskine School dates back to 1694, and Stewart’s Melville College’s roots go back to 1832

OUR SCHOOlS… • Current Scotland Rugby 7s Captain • With over 115 Clubs and Societies to • The Mary Erskine School and the Scott Riddell, Rugby Internationalists choose from at ESMS, you’re sure to ESMS Junior School have been Finlay and Jim Calder, and Doddie find something to enjoy: from heavily involved in the Weir all started their rugby careers unicycling or conservation, to stage establishment, through The Chesney at Stewart’s Melville College. lighting or curling! Trust, of The Edinburgh Girls’ High • Nobel Prize Winner J Fraser Stoddart • All three schools support the School in north-east Malawi, where graduated from our boys’ school in development and management of 160 are now in full-time boarding 1960. two schools in Malawi, both through education! • The Mary Erskine School has charitable fundraising and, in the • ESMS are the biggest provider of The represented the UK at International case of the Senior Schools, through Duke of Edinburgh Award in European Youth Parliament sessions work by pupils and staff of ESMS at Scotland, with over 70 pupils an unprecedented four times in the during the summer and autumn awarded D of E Gold in 2016. past six years. breaks. • Almost 800 children sing regularly in choirs that perform in all kinds of ESMS is a unique family of independent schools, the largest of its kind in Europe. venues from the Usher Hall to St Our Boarding Houses accommodate over 40 boarders, which means boarding at Peter’s in the Vatican. ESMS is just like being a member of an extended family.

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Fettes College Headmaster: Geoffrey Stanford (Adam Edwards is Headmaster of Fettes Prep School) Location: Edinburgh Boarders: 7-18 years Est: 1870

Motto: INDUSTRIA Tony Li ttle BS A Honorar y President

Celebr ating our Jubilee

t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for to write the foreword to this around 24/7 pastoral care from boarding conferences a nd ev en ts. ce lebra tion marking 50 years o f pr ofessio na ls . the Boa rd ing Schools’ Association (BSA). The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h And th at doesn’t e ve n cons ider t he access mo re besides, in ex change for a m odest Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years annual subscription. and broad co-c urric ular programmes. boarding in th e late 1960s. Th at we need th e BSA and all its Th at t he c ha nge has been so great is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s To board at Eton th en was to say th e least course well known to t hose who work we c ontemplate t he nex t 50 years of a formative e xperie nce. T he school was in boarding. T he hard part is e xplaining boarding. of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, especia lly journ alists or scept ical parents. The c ha llenges are great a nd many – It is the pSummereople t hofa tLo mvea ka end F eSgttte Pepper.s the surrounded by like-minded peers and • Feandttes we ha don’ts be eknown aw whatarde dt h te h boardinge unique community it is and Fettes has caring Yetsta ft hf.r Toughoo thisu td a lly ,t h aat F ehastte cs ha nged th ere mlaxndscaimumpe o willf 6 -lookExc elikelle nint 2065,in all Choware many over 5,00If0 t h Oeseld Ft weto t eworldssians werewho sreharplymain in educathasion beenis an a i nc onstant,credible reass startu rtingo li faen . d Inboardersspectora wete rwillep oserrtsv es iornc howe 20 many12 – t he touch wicontrastingth us for o nth ee nv,e contrastry comp t ehemlling a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA. only school in Scotland to do so. • Alumni range from the fictional reason: bboardingeing ed utocdaa tye.d at Fettes was James Bond and Captain Britain to • In the Prep School, artwork from one of the most important and But howev er t hings unfold, it is a n the accomplished Nobel Prize winner every single child goes up on the beneficiaForl a sa pll eMrct sWilson’s of thei r1960s lives .r hetFetoter isc ais bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSA has been enormous c omfort to know th e BSA is Sir Angus Deaton, advertising guru wall. where thteh ier ‘whiteconfi dheat’enc eof w cah sange bui lt there, was little th ere, rather like a long-serving an d th ere with us on th e journe y. David Ogilvy and ex-Prime Minister horizonsevid broean dcee no ef dth , atta inle nboardingts nurtu schoored ls t he n. warmly trusted boarding house matron. • We have 50+ activities on offer Tony Blair. and lifelong friendships made; where raTnghanking from yAorcuhiv BSA,es to Yog a,n Bedll they achieved exam success, broke • BonSdo awhatctor comesSir Se aton m Coindnn whenery u osende tthinkso Ringing to Wine Tasting, Code- sportingdormitories, records, we inread inequatespired heating, by poor deliofve trh me BSA?ilk to Fettes College on his Brgoodeaking toluck Span isash P oy eoutry. (plan30+ in teachersf o aodnd and lea rpastoraln the sk careills t inha tth ew handsould o f milk round! thyoure Prep Scentenary!chool ranging from equip thprefectsem for lwereater lcommonife. Fette attributes.s is where Professional dev elopment, e xpert Animation to Volleyball, Climbing to • Fettes was recently awarded the they were enthused, praised, advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o Sh ooting, Fencing to Parkour). LGBT Gold Charter Mark. encouragFasted forwardto work 50 ha yearsrd an a dnd ac whathiev e a government a nd journ alists, information To ny Li ttl e the very best they could, while being provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 FLOREAT GLENALMOND!

Glenalmond College Warden: Elaine Logan Location: Perthshire Boarders: 12-18 years Est: 1847

Glenalmond College is an Hagrid in the magical block-busters, Scots Guard, OG Christopher Geidt, independent co-ed senior boarding certainly did. He started ‘treading the before he spent 10 years in the and day school based in 300 acres boards’ at Glenalmond College long important role of Queen’s Private of glorious rolling Perthshire before it was trendy to eat under a Secretary… countryside, eight miles west of the Hammerbeam roof. Of course, with so small city of Perth. Its rural setting is much space to play around in, it’s only Pupils are fiercely loyal. Passions run an hour’s drive from Edinburgh and natural that pupils excel at sport. high at inter-school competitions but Glasgow and all full-time teaching manners and behaviour are strongly staff live on campus, creating a Rugby is a near religion at Glenalmond, enforced. Ms Logan commented in her close-knit, family feel. having educated SRU legends such as speech at a an recent OG dinner: “While Rob Wainwright, David Sole and Dougie not getting the result that we had The school was founded in 1847 by Hall. More recently, rising star Kaleem hoped at the match, Coll played an British Prime Minister, William Barreto, who left last year, is now a on a honourable and clean game and Gladstone who had a vision of a school professional contract with Glasgow epitomised all that is good about the in Scotland that was based around a Warriors. great school.” quad like that of his alma mater, Christ Church, Oxford, where he read Classics Another former pupil is film director, and Mathematics. The school’s Kevin Macdonald. Perhaps also inspired Headteacher is referred to as ‘The by his former school’s magnificent Warden’: one who watches over and is setting, Kevin directed, among many responsible for those associated with it. others, the award-winning rock-climbing documentary, Touching the Void. The school’s network of former pupils is Glenalmond, is a place of strongly held vast and tightly knitted. OGs (Old traditions; after all, Captains of Coll still Glenalmond) regularly gather sign the mysterious horse’s skull, a throughout the world to talk fondly of ritual dating back to 1848, and the ‘Coll’. massive Front Quad doors are swung shut at the end of every Trinity Term to Perhaps you like to sit in a Harry signify the closing of the school before Potteresque Dining Hall? Famous actor each summer. It could have been that Robbie Coltrane, who played Rubeus this background helped form former 3 49

Motto: PLUS EST EN VOUS

Tony Li ttle BS A Honorar y President

Glenalmond College Warden: Elaine Logan Location: Perthshire Gordonstoun Boarders: 12-18 years Principal: Lisa Kerr Est: 1847 Location: Moray • BoardersC: 8-e18l yeeabrs r • atingEst: 1934 our Jubilee Gordonstoun is famous for having school’s day to day life. By extending the only student-manned retained the field of learning beyond the fire service int gives Scot lmean denormous which is pleasure classrooheating,m, stud a ebundnts gaan itn food inva andlua bwrale p- conven or of th e boarding family for linked to theto S cwriteottis theh F iforewordre and to this experiearoundnce in b 24/7eing pastoral both le careade rfroms an dboarding conferences a nd ev en ts. Rescue Servicce eleb. Itr aistion on markingcall 24/7 50 years o tfe am plparyofessers aionnda ilsn. having during ttheerm B otia mrd eing. Schools’ Association (BSA).compassion and understanding for The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h their felAndlow sth –at a doesn’tnd of t he evemns coelnves iders. t he access mo re besides, in ex change for a m odest GordonsTthoeu nBSA pr owasba bformedly has justthe a couple of yearsThei r outlook is broadened, their annual subscription. broadest curriculum of any school in ability toand co broadnside rco th-c eurr neic eulards oprogrammes.f others the worldboarding. in th e late 1960s. developed, and they gain resilience – Th at we need th e BSA and all its life skillsT h wath ticheh c haannge on lhasy co beenmple som greatent is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s From its Toea boardrliest data Etonys, G toh rendo wasnsto tou nsay th e leastthe schocourseol’s co wellmm knownitmen tto t ot hose, and who work we c ontemplate t he nex t 50 years of pioneeread formative ‘charact ee rxper eduie cnce.atio Tnh’ e school wasre alisatiino nboarding. of, acad Tehme ihardc exc partelle nisc e xplaining. boarding. through ofth coursee deliv aser yhistor of a icu na ndiqu tradiely ti on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, broad curriculum which prepares Active eespecngagiea mllye jount rin alists serv iorce sce top tthicale parents. The c ha llenges are great a nd many – studentsSummer for exa mofs Lo avne d a lndife Sgaftt ePepper.r local community also comprises a core and we don’t know what t he boarding school. The enduring educational part of GYetor t dhor oughonstouunt ’ sa ll‘w thoatrk ihasng wc hea engedk’, th ere la ndscape will look like in 2065, how many impact thIf eth sesecho t owlo ’s worlds ideals werehave s hharplyad on further hasexp beenandi nag c onstant,the stud reassentsu’ sr ingens ae n d boarders we will serve or how many educatiocontrastingn worldwi dth ee an r, econtrast exemp t lhemified a ga in toof persovna luedal an presence:d social r t ehesp BSA.onsibility in the intboardingernation toald ra oyl. ling out of the and building self-esteem. All year Duke of Edinburgh’s Award (which groups take part in service, but from But howev er t hings unfold, it is a n started aFors t ha ell Mr“M oWilson’sray Ba d1960sge” a rt hetor ic a bo uYt e ina r 11 Oxfordeach s intu Julyden 1965t com th me iBSAts to has on beene enormous c omfort to know th e BSA is Gordonstth oeu ‘whiten in 1 heat’936) ,of T hcheange Out wt hereard was littleof the stch here,ool ’rathers nine like ser a v ilong-servingces. These an d th ere with us on th e journe y. Bound Mevidoveemn ceen o tf athnatd Rino boardingund Squ schooare. ls t hine nc.lude warmlythe Fir etrusted Servic boardinge (Gordo housenstou matron n. The Round Square Schools movement, is the only school in the country with Thank you BSA, an d with a membership of 100 schools its own SFo ir whate Ser comesvice w htoic m h indis a whenttach oend e t hinks across fivdormitories,e continen intsa, d wequateas fou heating,nded poort o the Sofco tth ties hBSA? Fire and Rescue good luck as y ou plan from Gofrododon andstou pastoraln and i scare nam ine tdh ea handsfter o fS ervice), Coastguards, Canoe your centenary! Gordonsprefectstoun’s m wereost icommonconic bu attributes.ilding. LifeguarProfessionalds and the Cdeov melopment,munity S e xpertrvice Expeditions to the Scottish Highlands – whereadvice, pupils a vni sincreasinglyit residenti astrongl hom voicees t o or sail traFastinin forwardg on th 50e S yearschoo al’snd 8 0whatft a and supgovernmeport childnrt e a nnd w ijouth rsn palists,ecial information To ny Li ttl e Sailboat are an integral part of the needs. provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 Kilgraston Headmistress: Dorothy MacGinty Location: Perthshire Boarders: 12-18 years Est: 1930

The only school in Scotland with our own Equestrian Facilities. Kilgraston has a brilliant reputation for a small school with a large heart who compete above their expectations in Motto: many sports. COR UNUM Take hockey for example, Kilgraston has produced a current GB Under 23 player, [One heart] two Scotland outdoor players and three Scotland indoor players to date along with five girls involved at Under 18 and Under 16 level for the season.

This year in the Midland District indoor team Kilgraston had six out of 12 players in the squad which for a small school is remarkable. Under the watchful eye of Pauline Stott MBE, Double Olympic hockey player and ex- captain of Scotland, the girls not only learn about the game and the skills but also about the psychology of the game and the desire to do their best at all times.

In 2017 2018 season Kilgraston won the Midland KO cup for the first time in 123 years and boy, did they celebrate! 3 51

lathallan School lomond School Headmaster: Richard Toley Headmistress: Johanna Urquhart Location: Angus Location: Helensburgh Boarders: 10-18 years Boarders: 8-18 years Tony Li ttle Est: 1929 Est: 1977 BS A Honorar y President

Celebr ating our Jubilee

Motto: READY, AY READY

Merchiston is the only boys’ independent boarding school in Scotland, offers the English curriculum, and has a global, outward-looking dimension. The School has a unique house structure. Each boarding house caters for a particular age group and the atmosphere and activities are tailored accordingly. The House structure enables boys to develop a wide circle of friends, and to learn how to support each other. Merchiston also benefits from its strong links with girls’ schools for drama performances, cultural events and social gatherings.

• The School is regarded as the premier • All boys’ school, but with girls in our rugby ‘academy’ in Scotland but for CCF, drama productions and musical the last few years it has been one of activities. the leading academic schools north of • Boys’ school, but compulsory cooking the border when judged on GCSE/A classes for all final year pupils. Level performance. • Internationally themed meal days, • Possibly, the only school which is linked to other events eg Ukraine day named after a castle (which is located (22/1/18) celebrated with assembly elsewhere), but has a ruined castle, talk and themed lunch. with a different name within its campus. • The grounds boast the largest • Representation in all of the 2017/18 collection of trees in Scotland outside Scottish National Rugby Teams. • Handshaking – starts every term and of the Royal Botanical Gardens. concludes every boy’s career at the • In 2016/17, 89% of all pupils, from 7- end of the Sixth Form. • There is a will to win, on the playing 18, represented the School in sport. field and in the exam hall, but the • Countryside location within city • In 2016/17, there were 73 different boys are relaxed and charming, boundaries. teams, of all abilities, playing unfailingly courteous to friend and competitive fixtures across 16 sports: • An extensive fenced ‘outdoor stranger alike. a total of 539 fixtures. classroom’ equipped with a large • Nearly, half the School roll learns an wildlife pond, chickens, turkeys and • Former pupil, Zach Mercer (Bath), instrument. ducks, vegetable garden, fruit orchard included in England Rugby squad for and wild flower meadow to allow our • Best Head of Public School (runner- 2018 Six Nations. pupils to explore Biology through a up), Tatler School Guide 2015 and • A Year 9 Golf Academy pupil achieved variety of practical approaches. 2018. 4th place in the 2018 U16 Faldo Series • Contains the largest war memorial in • No.1 UK Junior Ranking Golf School Championship, held in Dubai. The Edinburgh – the Memorial Hall, used (ISGA, 2014/15, 2015/16 & 2016/17). competition hosts approximately sixty for assemblies, Chapel Services, and a of the world’s leading junior golfers. • No.2 World Tennis School (ISF, 2017). variety of other functions. ADVERTISING FEATURE

How would you like hours back in your day and a potentially paper-free desk? More than ﬁve years ago, boarding housemasters Andrew Day and Nick Rendall, then both working at King Edward’s School, St George’s School for Girls Witley, achieved just that. Headmistress: Alex Hems • Location: Edinburgh

This intrepid duo designed and built a software Boarders: 10-18 years • Est: 1888 application that gave them back time to spend with their young charges. Instead of Post-it Notes, diaries, illegible scribbles, and details they were St George’s School for Girls aims supposed to try to remember at the end of a busy night, they had developed a simple-to-use student- to empower girls to believe in centric application. Information was easily themselves (YesSheCan). St captured, safely stored, and accessible in just three George’s has many remarkable clicks. alumnae who have distinguished Word got out within the school, and quickly other themselves in major fields houses wanted access too. As staff migrated ranging from education and law elsewhere, the benefits of using the software spread to other schools. As a result, Badger version to medicine and the arts. two was launched at the boarding conference held at Bedales during May 2015. • Alice Thompson - novelist • Katie Targett Adams - singer/songwriter, Clarsach • Amanda Mitchison - writer Badger Pastoral Management Software is now used player in a growing number of schools that truly value the • Annie “Spitfire” Penrose welfare of heir students and house staff. I know, I • Kathleen Scott - sculptor, pupil was one of them. • Brenda Mark - artist of Rodin; married to Captain What struck me about Badger was not just that it’s Scott, mother of Sir Peter Scott a clever piece of software that does more than it • Brigit Forsyth – actress says on the box. It is implemented by an ever- • Kay Adams - Scottish television • Candia McWilliam - author and growing team involved in the education sector. And presenter and actress in Loose as anyone in this sector knows, it is work at all Booker prize judge hours. Badger staff work the same hours we do, Women making it easy to communicate and work as a team. • Carol Brown Janeway - editor • Lady Ogilvie (Mary), first Head and literary translator into I recently met a deputy head piloting Badger at her of St Anne’s College, Oxford school. She is planning a whole-school rollout English. She was best known ahead of schedule based on the success of the for her translations of • Lindsay Paterson, Edinburgh pilot, and because she feels part of the Badger Bernhard Schlink’s The Reader City Council, stood against team. And that is just it. It starts and continues with Gordon Brown in the 2010 collegial respect. She has been particularly • Catherine Philp - reporter, The impressed by the Badger team’s considerate election attitude in the pre-trial period, and from the Times support team during the trial, as I was too. You get • Lois Weatherup - model, • Cordelia Fine - academic the sense they are in it for the long haul. It is hard former Miss Scotland to imagine a school that does not say something in psychologist its prospectus along the lines of, “We cater for the • Emily Dudgeon – athlete • Marie Stopes - British author, individual, and we want to produce a well-rounded palaeobotanist, academic, pupil”. How do you do that well, and also • Felicity Hammond - opera demonstrate that a good job has been done? eugenicist, campaigner for singer Especially in boarding. women’s rights, and pioneer in

Badger’s scope goes far beyond the clever graphs • Margaret Houldsworth - British the field of birth control that analyse the pastoral care and concern of campaigner for women’s • Penny Macmillan - journalist, individual pupils. Badger can prove exactly how a education and a philanthropist student is performing pastorally and academically. broadcaster When a parent calls or the school DSL needs • Jennifer Wallace, Director of information, it is readily available. Notes, phone • Phyllis Bone - 20th-century Studies in English at calls, achievements and medical histories are just Scottish sculptor some of the details kept safely and conﬁdentially. Peterhouse College Cambridge • Sarah Davidson - model, So I urge you, if you would like a vivid picture of • Ione Fim - Professor of fashion buyer each student, on-the-go access to information to Psychology, University of support your decision making, and more time to spend with your students, (and your family), then Washington • Sarah McVittie - entrepreneur have a look at Badger. Visit the website (MeadowBadger.com) for more information, book a • Sheila Burnford - author of The demo, pilot a trial. Incredible Journey (also a Disney film)

By Jenni Brittain Former Head of Boarding, Bedales

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St leonards School Strathallan School Headmaster: Michael Carslaw Headmaster: Mark Lauder Location: St Andrews Location: Perthshire Boarders: 10-18 years Boarders: 9-18 years Est: 1877 Est: 1913

Strathallan School boasts exceptional performance in sport – 6% of school played for Scotland or GB. The school has a policy of inclusion. The safe green campus has excellent Tony Li ttle facilities and most staff living on site. • TBhSreAe Honor formear rpyu Presidentpils heading to the Gold Coast for the Commonwealth Games – hockey and swimming. • Two recent Olympians – in swimming and skiing. • Two names in Scotland Squad for Six Nations against Ireland. • This year’s Scottish Rugby Schools Cup Winners. • We have three pipe bands. One has closed T in the Park on two occasions and one of our pupils has won Pipe Idol. Our Celebr atingPip e ourMajor reg uJubileelarly plays for HRH Prince Charles. notable Alumni: At St • Margaret Haig Thomas • Starting with Chapel on Wednesday, celebrating Scottish Leonards, we are proud to be (Lady Rhondda) – founder traditions pupils and staff wear their kilts and international able to list a number of of political magazine, Time pupils are invited to wear their own national dress if they t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for notable former students and Tide prefer – so expect to see a cacophony of vibrant colours to write the foreword to this around 24/7 pastoral care from boarding conferences a nd ev en ts. among our alumni. Over the gracing the walkways. And of course Burns Night and regular ce lebra tion marking• B e50tt yyears Har vo ife Anderpsr oofessn io na ls . years, the school has Reel dancing (on Friday’s aftet prep) are just some of the very the Boa rd ing Schools’ Association(Barones s(BSA). Skrimshire) – The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h produced medical and popular Scottish themed events in the year. Conservative politiAndcian t haatnd doesn’t e ve n cons ider t he access mo re besides, in ex change for a m odest educational pioneers, sporting • When the snow comes, ski days are declared and pupils head Th e BSA was formed just a p coupleeer of years annual subscription. champions, famous musicians off to Glenshee for a day’s skiing which is only about an hour • Anji Hunter – formander broad co-c urric ular programmes. and big names in arts circles. away. boarding in th e late 1960sD. irector of Government Th at we need th e BSA and all its Famous St Leonards alumni Relations, 10 DownTih natg t he c ha nge has •been Th soe C greatCF h aiss o Rf oyal Mvaa rluablinese, Aservicesrmy an isd beyondNavy s edoubtction ass. 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Th ey can often be seen on Strath’s Law, the large women’s education in actors, based at Coespeclumbia ially journ alists or hsceeapvt icalily w parents.ooded expaTnhse e c hina llengesthe sch areoo lgreat grou a nndds many wher –e a great Australia Summer of Love a nd Sgt Pepper.University deal of field craft takandes p welac don’te. know what t he boarding • Wilhelmina Barns-Graham • Max McElligott, leaYetd s tinhrgoughoer ut a ll th at• has Str ac htha angedllan tihs erethe onllya ndscaschoople t willo h lookave ilikets o inw n2065, Cla yhow Pig emanyon – leading aIfb sthtreseact t pwao i nworldster, were s oharplyf Wo lf Gang has been a c onstant, reassShuoroingtin agn Adc ademy –boarders and rece went lwilly b esercavme eor s howchoo manyls’ Ch ampion based in Stcontrasting Ives, Corn twh aenll , contrast t hem a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA.in 2017. • Kathleen Ollerenshaw DBE boarding toda y. • Hazel Byford, Baroness – mathematician and • The Strath Bear – unnamed but a resident in Reception for But howev er t hings unfold, it is a n Byford DBE – former educationalist many years – myths abound about his origins – something to Shadow MiFornis ta ellr Mr fo rWilson’s Food 1960s r hetor ic a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSAdo whasith been spor ts cars aenormousnd auctio cnomforts – he tois fknowrequ eth net lBSAy sn isa ffled • Rosabelle Sinclair – and Rural Athffea ‘whiteirs heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-servingfor Lea avnedrs ’ high jinxt hsereo a withfew usrep onai rtsh eh jouerer nae nyd. there but still honoured in U.S. Lacrosse eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. warmly trusted boardinga housedomin matroatingn p. resence and much loved by all. • Louisa Garrett Anderson – Hall of Fame, Baltimore medical pioneer, social • Dr Alice Stewart (née Naish) Thank you BSA, an d reformer, suffragist So what comes to m ind when one t hinks dormitories, inad equate heating,– pion epoorerin g epideofm tioh elo BSA?gist good luck as y ou plan • Kitty McKane Godfree – fo od and pastoral care •in tPh en handsny Th o fm son – film Wimbledon Ladies’ Singles your centenary! prefects were common attributes.producer and formProfessionaler dev elopment, e xpert Champion, 1924 and 1926 Director of Edinbuadvice,rgh a n increasingly strong voice t o and winner of five Olympic Fast forward 50 years a nd Iwhatntern aa tional Film governmeFestival nt a nd journ alists, information To ny Li ttl e tennis medals over the provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 course of the 1920 and • Audrey Withers – editor of 1924 Games. Vogue from 1940 to 1960 Mascu linity in the 21st cen tury: Part 2 In Part 1 of this series for Boarding School , I shared some family history and suggested that an outdated concept of a self-made man was someone who took wild risks, showed little emotion (positive or negative), relied more on What it charm than intelligence, and acquired material wealth. As I see it, the modern means to self-made man is more complex. 1. He is discerning. He watches how be a role people treat one another at play, at work, in families, and in places of worship, and he chooses which model for examples to follow. He recognizes true beauty and nurtures the signature boys strengths in others and in himself. 2. He is respectful. He examines emotions and behaviors in himself and others, embracing fairness, honesty, loyalty, hard work, and sober consent. He rejects sex as a commodity or conquest, Dr Christopher Thurber and does not confuse assertiveness with Clinical Psychologist violence. 3 57

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t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for in the 21st cen turto writey the foreword: to this Parounda 24/7 pastoralr care fromt boarding 2conferences a nd ev en ts. ce lebra tion marking 50 years o f pr ofessio na ls . 3. He is confident. He cares for his body 6. He is articulate. He expresses negative 9. He is humble. He recognizes there are the Boa rd ing Schools’ Association (BSA). The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h and doesn’t let his biological sex, emotions, including fear, sadness, entities in the universe more And th at doesn’t e ve n cons ider t he access mo re besides, in ex change for a m odest gender identity, or sexual orientation frustration, shame, as clearly as he important than him as an individual. Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years annual subscription. constrain or define his goals. He values expresses positive emotions, such as He consistently demonstrates a and broad co-c urric ular programmes. his genitals, whatever their shape or joy, pride, admiration, and love. He willingness to learn, to atone, to make boarding in th e late 1960s. Th at we need th e BSA and all its size and relinquishes the self-doubt also listens carefully and openly amends, and to strive to be his best Th at t he c ha nge has been so great is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s engendered by pop culture or empathizes with others’ thoughts and self and contribute to society. To board at Eton th en was to say th e least course well known to t hose who work we c ontemplate t he nex t 50 years of pornography. feelings. a formative e xperie nce. T he school was in boarding. T he hard part is e xplaining boarding. 10. He is rustic. He appreciates and cares of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, 4. He is courageous. He takes initiative 7. He is entertaining. He laughs a lot and for the natural world. He recognizes especia lly journ alists or scept ical parents. The c ha llenges are great a nd many – without being reckless. He is makes other laugh. He has fun while wasting resources, over-populating Summer of Love a nd Sgt Pepper. and we don’t know what t he boarding imaginative and creative without being inhibiting impulses that could harm the planet, and generating pollution Yet t hr oughout a ll th at has c ha nged th ere la ndscape will look like in 2065, how many wasteful. He takes healthy risks, not to himself or others. He relishes shows disrespect for future If th ese t wo worlds were s harply has been a c onstant, reassur ing an d boarders we will serve or how many impress his friends but to help others – spontaneity as much as careful generations, whereas immersion in contrasting th en , contrast t hem a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA. and himself – achieve virtuous goals. planning and always does his best to nature is good for the soul and boarding toda y. be mindful of the consequences for motivates conservation. But howev er t hings unfold, it is a n 5. He is gritty. He perseveres through himself and for others. For a ll Mr Wilson’s 1960s r hetor ic a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSA has been enormous c omfort to know th e BSA is challenges, not out of fear of being I’ve waxed philosophically and given you a th e ‘white heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-serving an d th ere with us on th e journe y. called feminine but because he 8. He is unselfish. He eschews modern definition of masculinity. But I’ve eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. warmly trusted boarding house matron. understands hard work is necessary for materialism and he shares in failed. The constructs I just outlined success, failure teaches more than proportion to his prosperity. He knows definTe ahank good p eyrsoonu , n BSA,ot a good a bn oyd or So what comes to m ind when one t hinks success, and that set-backs are part of a truly fortunate man is attached to great man. To be genuine, respectful, dormitories, inad equate heating, poor of th e BSA? good luck as y ou plan the path to achievement. people, places, and pursuits, not to confident, bold, gritty, articulate, fo od and pastoral care in th e hands o f money or objects. He takes every enteyourrtaining , centenary!unselfish, humble, and rustic prefects were common attributes. Professional dev elopment, e xpert opportunity to teach what he knows. apply equally well to great girls and advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o women, as well as to great people who Fast forward 50 years a nd what a government a nd journ alists, information To ny Li ttl e are questioning their gender identity. But provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 I’m not racking my paddle that easily. Freedom I was four years old when Marlo Thomas and Friends pressed the vinyl record Free To Be You and Me . It was the liberation anthem for toddlers of the time and included a skit called Boy Meets Girl , starring comedian Mel Brooks. He and Thomas voiced two newborns talking in adjacent bassinettes and trying to figure out who is the boy and who is the girl.

The two characters go through some usual gender role stereotypes, such as who likes ﬂowers and the color pink, who likes trucks and the color blue, and who is afraid of spiders. There is so much gender non- conformity that they have no idea who is the boy and who is the girl. Until the nurse comes to change their diapers, at which point Thomas’s character squeals, “You see that? I am the girl. And you’re a boy!” Once again, the penis saves the day.

But not so fast. Between one and two percent of all people are born with ambiguous genitalia. It’s about as common as having red hair. So I have failed again. One more strike and I’m out. If we’re going to ask “What makes a great boy or man?” then perhaps we should give masculinity a psychological starting point, rather than a cultural one or a physical one.

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Feeling Manly Today’s Man OK, then. Here we go. For anyone who identifies as a So I’ll take one more swing at it by describing the boy or a man, what makes them both great and times when I felt most authentically masculine. uniquely masculine? It isn’t my top 10 character traits and it isn’t external genitalia. Maybe boys and men • I feel masculine when I’m hunting and be defined not by what they have or what they accept , gathering. I haven’t slain any wooly but by what they reject. Some men, like William mammoths lately, but it felt good to get new Pollock, Dan Kindlon, Michael Thompson, Michael winter coats for my boys. All of the hard work Gurian, and Tony Porter, think so. These authors that went into having the funds behind the have expanded and amplified the 1972 stance credit card I inserted confidently into the celebrated on the Free To Be You and Me record: Real machine came flooding back in a rewarding boys and real men refuse to be pigeonholed. surge of dopamine. The “Thanks, Dad, for the awesome new coat.” was all I needed to feel Whether you call it a Boy Code or a Man Box, the manly. To be clear, hunting and gathering is in message is the same: true masculinity is about service to others, not at their expense. Even embracing your humanity and discarding the verbal references to hunting and gathering masculine stereotype as unfeeling, violent, and other people, such as calling another male a strictly heterosexual. Enlightened males also discard “slayer” if he makes a romantic connection or the stereotype of women as weak, soft, inferior referring to a white tank top as a “wife beater” objects. are misogynistic, not masculine.

I think I just failed to define masculinity for a third • I feel masculine when I’m visually and time. But this stereotype rejection is valid stuff, so emotionally engaged. I’ll spare you the let’s count it as a foul ball, not a strike. The problem measurement details, but it’s a biological is that you’ve heard these non-conformity messages certainty that most males are more easily before. Maybe too many times. I know I have. captivated by visual stimuli than most females. Some of this may be sociological, but the brain If one more avuncular psychologists tells me not to structures involved in male arousal are a bit conform to a heartless masculine stereotype, I might different than those involved in female lock myself in a room—just out of spite—and watch arousal. I recognize this is about as deep as every Dirty Harry, every James Bond, and every Fast Santa Claus saying he feels most Claus-like on and Furious movie that was ever made. Look, I’m Christmas, something the Tooth Fairy can’t happy to coach other boys and men out of the Boy exactly relate to. Code and the Man Box, but let it be known: I got out of that space a long time ago. Our r ang e of statemen t buildings ar e the ideal soluon for ma ximising your educ aon en vir onmen t.

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To Dnyr .L iTthtl eu rber via his website, swinging a maul. • Simproviderply put: fora g rprospectiveeat man un parentsderstan da snd BS A HonoDrCrha ryris PresidentThurber 2.c015-2016om Considerations and complexities for overseas applicants Boarding in the UK

Naomi Goldshtein Tier 4 Manager/Solicitor, Fragomen LLP

British boarding schools are admired all over the world, and with over 350 Tier 4 boarding sponsors the UK remains an extremely attractive location for primary and secondary school education for non-EEA families.

As the summer term gets into full swing, boarding schools may well still be hosting nervous students as they prepare for entrance exams to study at their chosen school in the UK. As part of this process overseas applicants and their parents will be attempting to understand the complexity e s of applying for the appropriate UK visa. This can be u o

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Celebr ating our Jubilee in the UK t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for to write the foreword to this around 24/7 pastoral care from boarding conferences a nd ev en ts. ce lebra tion marking 50 years o f pr ofessio na ls . the Boa rd ing Schools’ Association (BSA). The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h And th at doesn’t e ve n cons ider t he access mo re besides, in ex change for a m odest Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years annual subscription. and broad co-c urric ular programmes. boarding in th e late 1960s. Th at we need th e BSA and all its Th at t he c ha nge has been so great is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s To board at Eton th en was to say th e least course well known to t hose who work we c ontemplate t he nex t 50 years of a formative e xperie nce. T he school was in boarding. T he hard part is e xplaining boarding. of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, especia lly journ alists or scept ical parents. The c ha llenges are great a nd many – Summer of Love a nd Sgt Pepper. and we don’t know what t he boarding Yet t hr oughout a ll th at has c ha nged th ere la ndscape will look like in 2065, how many If th ese t wo worlds were s harply has been a c onstant, reassur ing an d boarders we will serve or how many contrasting th en , contrast t hem a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA. boarding toda y. But howev er t hings unfold, it is a n For a ll Mr Wilson’s 1960s r hetor ic a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSA has been enormous c omfort to know th e BSA is th e ‘white heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-serving an d th ere with us on th e journe y. eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. warmly trusted boarding house matron. Thank you BSA, an d So what comes to m ind when one t hinks dormitories, inad equate heating, poor of th e BSA? good luck as y ou plan fo od and pastoral care in th e hands o f your centenary! prefects were common attributes. Professional dev elopment, e xpert advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o Fast forward 50 years a nd what a government a nd journ alists, information To ny Li ttl e provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 What visa does my child need to study in the UK? For a child to study in the UK, the UK immigration system offers different routes. The one chosen in most scenarios is commonly dictated by the personal circumstances of the student and their family. We find the most common are: • Tier 4 Child - a sponsored visa route for children aged between 4 and 17 to study in the UK • Tier 4 General - a sponsored visa route for applicants aged 16 and above to study in the UK • Short-term study - a non-sponsored visa route allowing temporary stay in the UK for up to 6 months to undertake a short period of study • PBS Dependant - a visa route allowing individuals to remain in the UK on the basis of their immediate family of whom they are dependent upon, for example a Tier 1 Investor

What funds are required to support an application? In January, the Tier 4 Guidance was updated to simplify the Tier 4 documentary requirements, allowing boarding students to evidence funds for the school fees only (course fees plus board/lodging) for the first academic year.

However, if the child is a non-boarding student, the child or their intended carer must demonstrate they have available funds to cover school fees for the first Picture courtesy of Giggleswick School academic year plus the associated maintenance costs for each month of their course, up to a maximum of nine months. Accommodation Arrangements in the UK The ISC Annual Census 2017 reports there are currently 27,281 non-British pupils Immigration Health Surcharge whose parents live overseas. Therefore when a Tier 4 Child applicant is attending a UK The UK government has announced plans boarding school they will often select to board within the school or alternatively reside to double the charge applied to foreign with a host family. Both are permitted under the Tier 4 Child care arrangements. nationals seeking to live in the UK for six months or more to work, study or join What if the child’s living arrangement change whilst in the UK family (which entitles them to use public For families with busy lifestyles and careers UK boarding schools offer the stability and healthcare in the United Kingdom), known pastoral care arrangements families seek for their children. Most commonly a child as the immigration health surcharge. will enter the UK under the Tier 4 student immigration category as the parents will remain overseas. This family dynamic fits well within the ideology of the Tier 4 For Tier 4 applicants, currently a fee of category providing pupils the ability to study in the UK while continuing to receive £150 per year of intended study is paid at emotional and academic support. the time of the visa application. The government will seek to amend this to Where it can become tricky is if the family’s circumstances change. In some instances, £300 per year of intended study by the end we have seen family’s put under unnecessary stress simply because they have of 2018. decided to relocate to the UK and have the children, formally boarders, live them in the UK family home. 3 65

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national education policies so often At the heart , lag behind reality – and nowhere is this more obvious than in the increasingly artiﬁcial debate between vocational and academic education. it’s about

Recent concerns expressed by the Confederation of British Industry about the over-focus on exams came as a character timely reminder that business leaders are far less worried about exam performance per se than having school and university graduates with the skills, character and virtues needed for the education 21st century workplace and society. Attributes like ﬂexibility, creativity and resilience feel over-used, but they are spoken of for good reason. I often ﬁnd myself reminding our pupils at Ryde that they face a level of competition beyond anything I ever imagined when I was their age in the world before 1989, an age before the opening of China, the end of the Cold War and changes in global transport and technologies.

Independent schools have long been ahead of the Government in understanding the implications of these challenges and preparing their pupils accordingly. Character education is at the heart of what we do and we have been at the forefront of curriculum changes to bridge the divide between academic and vocational education.

At Ryde, we have been excited to be at the forefront of curricular change. First we adopted the IBCP (International Baccalaureate Career-related Programme) three years ago as one of three pathways through the Sixth Form – indeed were the ﬁrst independent school in the UK to oﬀer it alongside the IB Diploma and enhanced A Levels.

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At the heart , Unlike other post-16 qualifications, the IBCP combines academic qualifications with vocational learning, life skills and the IB’s international and liberal ethos (the latter especially important for our Island pupils). What has surprised us since is how the interest has gone way it’s about beyond our local pupils and the IBCP is now increasingly popular with UK and international boarders. Maybe the British problem with technical education is a wider international challenge? Tony Li ttle For younger years we have developed a curriculum for character BS A Honorar y President Years 7 and 8 that works within the framework of the PSB (Prep School Baccalaureate) - a relatively new programme pioneered by forward-thinking prep schools dealing with the same challenges at 13+ that I have identified at 18. education PSB@Ryde combines core knowledge with essential skills, again avoiding this ‘either/or’ debate for the obvious solution of ‘both.’ Free from external exams too often Celebr atingtestin gour the reten tiJubileeon of short-term knowledge, we encourage risk-taking and learning from mistakes. Research projects mean pupils learn to work together t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t foodan andd in wradeppe- ndently, to coleandve an nord ofbe t h pea boardingrt of a te familyam. O forur to write the foreword to this around 24/7 pastoral carespec fromific ‘R boardingyde Glob al’ pconferencesrogramme arundn se vinen tts.an dem, ce lebra tion marking 50 years o f pr ofessio na ls . developing workplace and life skills with classroom work the Boa rd ing Schools’ Association (BSA). in, for example, neurosTchie e nBSAce doesand pa ull bthilics sa pnd,ea s kwan-like,ing m uc h And th at doesn’t e ve na colonns gidersid et he w aaccesstersp ortsm, co arem besides,pcraft a nind e ox changeutdoor fo lera a r nm inodestg. Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years annual subscription. and broad co-c urric ularW eprogrammes. introduced this programme in September 2016 and boarding in th e late 1960s. are already seeing benTeh fiatts we fo rneed eac hth ien dBSAivid andual allch itsild , Th at t he c ha nge has beeninclu sodi ngreatg po iss iotifv e integvra aluabltione o servicesf board ise rbeyonds and d doubtay pu apsi ls To board at Eton th en was to say th e least course well known to it nhose the whoir ea workrly w eeks of wsce h c oontemplateol. By the tehne d n oexf tY 50ea yearsr 8 ou ofr a formative e xperie nce. T he school was in boarding. T he hard ppartupi liss ewxplainingill have compleboarding.ted a ‘Skills Passport’ which of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the r eo cutsideords tworld,heir e xperiences, learning and challenges especia lly journ alists orth sceroupgt icalhou parents.t the two yeTahres .c Mha ollengesre imp areort greatantly a tndhe ymany will – Summer of Love a nd Sgt Pepper. have developed the coandnfid ween cdon’te, re knowsilien whatce an t dh e t eboardingam wor k Yet t hr oughout a ll th atb hasene cfihca iangedl to ath llere, es pecilandscally oupr e fi willrst- looktime like bo ainr d2065,ers. how many If th ese t wo worlds were s harply has been a c onstant, reassur ing an d boarders we will serve or how many contrasting th en , contrast t hem a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA.We are developing some of these themes in the GCSE boarding toda y. years – not easy with a full academic curriculum. This year pupils will chooseBut an how‘elecetv ierve t’,hings desi gunfold,ned to it sistr a entc h For a ll Mr Wilson’s 1960s r hetor ic a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th eth BSAem hasfur tbeenher i n their menormousain acad ec momfortic int etor eknowsts s uth ceh BSA as t ish e th e ‘white heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-servingCrest (ST EanMd) Award, Gtloh erebal withPers uspe oncti vthees jouIGCrnSeEy a. nd the eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. warmly trusted boardingArt shouse Awar matrod. n.

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Th at we need th e BSA and all its the world responds to our adverts have worked, but competition is do equally as much, and cheaper, Th at t he c ha nge has been so great is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s and website inquiry forms, steep, and sophisticated strategies staring Toat boardour c atom Etonpu theenr s wascre eton says, th e least course well known to t hose who work we c ontemplate t he nex t 50 years of incentivizing them to take a school are needed to stay afloat. It’s no a formative e xperie nce. T he school was in boarding. T he hard part is e xplaining boarding. answering emails, having Skype tour and becoming replete with joy secret our budgets are stretched, and of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, conversations with families, and while instantaneously walking to the more for-profit schools, with especia lly journ alists or scept ical parents. The c ha llenges are great a nd many – bursar’s office to pay in full, and in excessive corporate backing, are sendingSummer an oc cofa Losiove n a andl p Sgact kPepper.et of and we don’t know what t he boarding cash, and discuss how they have emerging. Where we were once only information with a nice handwritten Yet t hr oughout a ll th at has c ha nged th ere la ndscape will look like in 2065, how many discovered heaven on earth here at worried about the shiniest bells and If th ese t wo worlds were s harply has been a c onstant, reassur ing an d boarders we will serve or how many note. We convince ourselves that our campus doorstep. Indeed, many whistles, it has now grown into a full- contrasting th en , contrast t hem a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA. we don’t need to waste time schools are correct in this scale arms race of facilities, robotics boarding toda y. assumption, and should we want and forever changing AI. We now hauling boxes and bags through But howev er t hings unfold, it is a n only our classes to be filled with even couple these hurdles with 480 UK HeathroForw ,a sll lMrog Wilson’sging th 1960sroug rhhet slour sic h a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSA has been enormous c omfort to know th e BSA is more students from certain quarters schools vying for their share of our th e ‘white heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-serving an d th ere with us on th e journe y. and ice in a far-away land where we of the globe, prolonging our lack of global markets, the Swiss with lavish eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. warmly trusted boarding house matron. don’t even know their words for diversity in our student body, then building campaigns, the Americans yes, let’s sit in our office, enjoy our wiTthhank bursarie sy loaru ge BSA, enough tao n d slush or ice, nor do we need to deal So what comes to m ind when one t hinks biscuits, our corgis, and this month’s undercut even the best tuition with taxdormitories,is, subwa yinsa,d oequater a ca heating,r hire to poor of th e BSA? good luck as y ou plan issue of Country Life. Ahhhh . . . if planning, and the Canadians with low fo od and pastoral care in th e hands o f find our way through streets that only these were simpler times. tuyourition, fo lcentenary!lowed by a subsidised prefects were common attributes. Professional dev elopment, e xpert smell of smoke, rotting vegetables university degree, and of course advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o Sadly, the gone-by age when citizenship . . . how can we possibly or deadFast fis hforward, or in 50th eyears wo ra sndt o whatf all a government a nd journ alists, information To ny Li ttl e enrolling a diverse group of talented compete? worlds, all three. provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 Though it sounds a bit like doom and gloom, it’s certainly not unless we pretend our competition doesn’t exist, and there’s no genuine reason to refurbish our classrooms, our athletic facilities, or reinvent how we do business. Although our students are the reason we’re here, pairing our enrollment revenue modeling, with our vision, ethos, and actions, becomes Picture courtesy of Clayesmore more difficult to execute every recruitment season. It was Nelson Mandela who said: “Action without vision is only passing time, vision without action is merely day dreaming, but vision with action can change the world”.

He may have not mentioned ethos, but indeed you, your registrar, and your marketing colleagues are changing the world as you shepherd in a magnificent assembly of students to your campus year after year. Yet with so many recruitment markets available, and limited resources, how do we maintain our enrollments, while creating exceptional travel, recruitment, and recruitment strategies? This complex question is often the genesis of many institutional marketing conversations. What boarding schools intriguingly have discovered has been to develop a judicious formula based on a famous three-prong investment process. If we assemble our unique vision, ethos and actions, and collectively have them Picture courtesy of King Edward’s Witley define our short-, medium- and long- range goals, along with the needed financial investments (the elephant in easiest student markets to secure, all Again, whatever you come up with, the room), then we can penetrate and the way through to those seemingly make it work for you and how you secure an array of global student unconquerable, yet emerging, student envision the most genuine way to markets. This will provide us with markets. This will allow us to partition attract students, agents and families to varied return-on-investments for years our data, our time and most your school. to come, while according us the footing importantly our resources to pivot, whenever need-be due to appropriately to each market segment. My basic ‘Relationship’ markets are unforeseen global circumstances. ‘The Shotgun Wedding Markets’, where I name my three market subsets after I know I can move into these and Let’s begin with the divisions in the types of relationships, as to me that’s create a quick, lasting, and rewarding three types of recruitment markets. what I’m creating, a genuine kinship marriage where we’ll live happily ever- You can name each division whatever with each of my markets (I’ve seen after. My second group are a bit more you like (which often makes this other recruitment strategies being of a struggle, and are called ‘The Let’s laborious exercise somewhat fun), but named after pipelines, types of stores, Get Engaged Markets’, where we need create them in succession from the classic movies and even dog breeds) . to spend a little more money, show 3 71

your peer institutions, singularly or in small numbers. It’s now time to lead consultants, agents and families in these markets so they better understand the value of a proper British boarding school experience and thankfully one that has all of the characteristics found within your particular institution. This is the group where you can dive in and make the them my values, assets and my leading contingent in the application absolute most of your visits, igniting affection, and learn how eventually to pool and remain, for now, the principal their interest and passion for boarding move them into my more important source of revenue and enrollments. and emblazoning your brand so it’s Wedding Markets. Then, thirdly my Other local boarding schools have Tonyreco gLni ttleizab le and unforgettable. Make most difficult set of markets are ‘Do these same markets as theirB cSoAre Honor, and ar y Presidentsure you ‘Own It’ letting them know You want to go on a Date Markets’, new schools are relentlessly moving in who are are in no uncertain terms. You where my dates might be shy, or being on your turf. Having annual one-on- never know what each agency, or held back by a myriad of reasons, one meetings with families, agents and family, is looking for at this stage, so including distance. But, I’ve read their feeder schools is essential to keep your don’t try to be anything that you’re not, Tinder Profiles and I’ve determined it’s besieged market-share, and some of as indeed it’s your uniqueness, your a good match and if I stay on my best these markets are so important that niche offerings and your passion, that behaviour, I always look nice and smell you should visit them more than once will set you apart and earn you well good, and I try to say the right things Ca yearl. ebr ating our Jubileedeserved attention and enrollments. while also being honest, (whew – that’s a lot!), then one day they should come We all understand no market’s forever. Once I was hired by (what I thought around and be caring friends and We’ve watched governments crumble, was) an extremely stuffy British father t gives me enormous pleasure heating, a bundan t food and wrap- conven or of th e boarding family for partners. Hopefully, and if I play my stock markets crash, oil wells deplete to place his son at a boarding school. to write the foreword to this around 24/7 pastoral care from boarding conferences a nd ev en ts. cards right, then over the next few and unexpected arms conflicts After numerous meetings and ce lebra tion marking 50 years o f pr ofessio na ls . years they will not only become damage markets we once knew were discussions, I chose several campuses the Boa rd ing Schools’ Association (BSA). The BSA does a ll this a nd, s wan-like, m uc h engagement markets, but eventually I unshakable. Never be overly confident for them to consider and I And th at doesn’t e ve n cons ider t he access mo re besides, in ex change for a m odest can provide them with enough love in any market, no matter how basic, as accompanied them on their visits. After Th e BSA was formed just a couple of years annual subscription. and support to become a full marriage they can shift dramatically or simply arriving in their Bentley, I walked and broad co-c urric ular programmes. partners for years to come. implode without warning. Even stable around these campuses, with the boarding in th e late 1960s. Th at we need th e BSA and all its countries, and their markets, can father parading his ascot, Rolex, signet Th at t he c ha nge has been so great is o f va luable services is beyond doubt a s Indeed this is not a fool-proof system become turbulent and diminish almost ring, silver-tipped walking cane, £1,200 To board at Eton th en was to say th e least course well known to t hose who work we c ontemplate t he nex t 50 years of because overseas circumstances overnight. Similarly, those who place Hermes shoes, and an air of seemingly a formative e xperie nce. T he school was in boarding. T he hard part is e xplaining boarding. change, but by recognizing these types too much trust in only a few markets disgust on every tour. He had little to of course as historic a nd traditi on al as it th e seismic leap to the o utside world, of market layers often establishes us eventually find themselves over- say and kept every emotion at bay. especia lly journ alists or scept ical parents. The c ha llenges are great a nd many – with a path to success. To further enrolling singular nationalities to Summer of Love a nd Sgt Pepper. and we don’t know what t he boarding explain, (and in much more serious compensate when other markets A few months later when the final Yet t hr oughout a ll th at has c ha nged th ere la ndscape will look like in 2065, how many terms), let’s divide each type of market unexpectedly deteriorate. Show-up, be reckoning came, the son had been If th ese t wo worlds were s harply has been a c onstant, reassur ing an d boarders we will serve or how many into strategies and time-lines which consistent, and never take any group accepted to his top choices. The father contrasting th en , contrast t hem a ga in to va lued presence: t he BSA. should assist us with our planning, of students, market, or countries for beckoned me for our final meeting, boarding toda y. investments and transformative granted, not even China (the where I was notified that they had But howev er t hings unfold, it is a n enrollment goals. Americans are currently learning this chosen their boarding school based on For a ll Mr Wilson’s 1960s r hetor ic a bo ut in Oxford in July 1965 th e BSA has been enormous c omfort to know th e BSA is the hard way). “the School’s representative, and her th e ‘white heat’ of ch ange t here was little th ere, rather like a long-serving an d th ere with us on th e journe y. The Shotgun Wedding Markets: candour and honesty.” I had noted eviden ce o f th at in boarding schools t he n. warmly trusted boarding house matron. starting first with the most basic of The Let’s Get Engaged Market: this during our tour that the marketing investments, these markets are your group of markets is like gelatin on the officTerhank hid noth yinog,u a nBSA,d gave u sa tn hed So what comes to m ind when one t hinks easiest to develop and generate world stage, (somewhat solid, but good with the bad. She maintained dormitories, inad equate heating, poor of th e BSA? good luck as y ou plan students, and often without much ado. could quickly ooze between your that ‘this is who we are and this is why fo od and pastoral care in th e hands o f You need to show your face here fingers if you don’t pay them close studyourents ch ocentenary!ose our school’. The prefects were common attributes. Professional dev elopment, e xpert annually to ensure this vital group of attention). Often these markets have father and son (unbeknownst to me) advice, a n increasingly strong voice t o students and agents remains your been sending students to you, and liked that honesty. They reported to me Fast forward 50 years a nd what a government a nd journ alists, information To ny Li ttl e provider for prospective parents a nd BS A Honora ry President 2 015-2016 their main deciding factor was that this particular school was holding a national conference of boarding school students to discuss transgender issues, and he wanted his son to be exposed to such discussions as he’d been sheltered to such thinking in his past. I almost fainted. Truly, this could not be flowing from the mouth of this Hermes- shod lord. Yet, it was because a school (with little name recognition) had acknowledged every morsel of their being throughout our tour, and never backed down from their beliefs, or their flaws, (when clearly all signs from this family pointed elsewhere), that they enrolled one of the UK’s wealthiest families. It was a wonderful lesson which I live to teach all of my client schools, as in the end, this is how you’ll find the students who will prosper the most while on your campus.

Though I digress, I find this story important when working with our ‘Let’s Get Engaged’ markets. This is a group of markets you’ll want to approach thoroughly, honestly and strategically. In the course of two or three years, you’ll turn some of these markets into your ‘Married’ markets, offering you a steady flow of diverse students which genuinely support all areas of your school’s offerings. Moving these Engagement Markets to Married Markets takes time, money and effort, but most of all, it takes ‘showing up’ and engaging with them on a very personal, and in-depth level. All of these markets need, and deserve, face time with you, and it won’t be enough simply to contact agents telling them how wonderful you are and that your new Sixth Form building or cricket pitch is the best in the land. It’s indeed hard work, but these markets are the most likely candidates which can transform your enrollments, your campus diversity, and your revenue stream over the coming few years.

The Let’s Go on a Date Market: The most exciting of all markets is when you first get to go on a date. What fun it is to experience new and emerging markets first hand. You’ve done your homework and read the market profiles; you’ve seen the enrollment data reporting these countries may come on-line at any time; you’ve studied the agencies and even neighborhoods which are producing; and now you’re selecting, and graciously endearing those markets which could be the most advantageous for your School over the coming five to seven years.

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Among this group, you’ll need to explore where the most solid connections can be built. Where do you have connections (on myriad levels), and where can you start your branding before your competitors have yet to do their research. It’s a thrilling time, just like any first date, and you don’t want to blow it by not doing some preliminary work, and metaphorically showing up in the wrong outfit, or taking your dates out for steak only to find out they’re vegetarian. It can be an awkward stage, but if you take the time and perform your due-diligence, as well as ask your colleagues or established recruitment companies where to go, then you can determine which markets will best be suited ‘for dating’ now, and which need to simmer for a few years (and remembering that it’s never the same answer for any two schools).

Don’t forget that starting in these markets is an investment in the future. One particular way you may develop some of these more quickly would be to promote your summer or short- term programming (along side your multi-year programming). This can often bring about a quick, (albeit small) return, but it can establish your brand ahead of those who have yet to show up, or who will only consider the long- term student. By marketing short term, you’ll likely enhance your dance card from the very start of the cotillion. Often those looking for a new dance partner will want to check-out your moves, and banter, with a quick twirl around the dance floor. Be nimble, and come prepared, as short-term programming could be the shortcut to capturing the slow-dance at the end of the night, where lasting impressions are created and where a first kiss can often be kindled into something long-term.

Invest in these, and all of your student markets with care, dedication, and knowing that some of the student markets will take a while to move. Be guided by your ethos, your vision and your action, as this trinity will create investment scenarios far-reaching for your school’s future. You, and your school can be whatever you envision in the next decade. I’ve watched many no-name, no-facility schools become the proud and most popular institutions in a region, and it’s all due to diligence, investment, and being who you are, while embracing who you want to become. Remember you can rewrite the future of your school, and if you and your team can dream it, then you have the power to make it come true.

John Williamson is the Executive Director of Linden Educational Services. Mike Silcock Director of Boarding St Patrick’s College, Ballarat, Australia Boarding: ‘There and back again’

It seemed wholly appropriate to was not easy to move from a very study at St Andrew’s. A chance meeting borrow the title of my favourite individualised (even with three sisters upon the conclusion of my studies novel ‘The Hobbit’ as a way to begin to share a bathroom with!!), family afforded me the opportunity to move to my own journey. I was just seven supported environment to one where Penzance and the Bolitho School, sadly when, trunk packed and with a full the focus is on the collective. I am not no longer open, to start my tuck, Mum and Dad took me to saying my individual needs were not professional journey into the world that boarding school. I should add that well considered, but that this care was had so well looked after me and my Mum also thought it important framed within a desired, collective afforded me so many opportunities. to ensure my personal belongings objective. Ultimately, it was not the would be easily distinguishable – environment I moved to that I found My time at the Bolitho School gave me with even my hockey stick having my challenging, rather that it was one away with my first professional boarding name emblazoned on it in PInK nail from my family. I loved my time in experiences, and introduced me to my varnish. If this did not create the boarding, however I missed my family. wife and it was certainly for love that I potential for ridicule, surely sending With time I learnt to manage this moved to Australia. Australia had never me with a MATCHInG lIME GREEn challenge and did so with the been on my ‘radar’, but the resilience, tracksuit, as my one permitted wonderful care from many supportive independence and determination my casual outfit, certainly clinched the boarding staff members. I always recall time at boarding schools instilled in me, deal. My Grandma had given me a with fondness how my first served me well. I sgpent five years out of copy of ‘The Hobbit’ that she had Housemaster and Housemistress had a boarding, teaching at a fabulous school given my Mum when she had also son who was born shortly after I joined in Melbourne, before the opportunity to left for boarding school. little did I the school. My Mum organised for me move to Ballarat, where gold was know at the time how significant the to give Tom a little teddy bear, who they discovered in the 1850s. Community is novel would become for me. called ‘Harry’, my middle name. I now so important to me – it was my support have family at the school and I still see through boarding school, when away The title of the novel (and this article) is Tom. He is now a strapping twenty from my family – and from arriving in so apt as a summary of the journey I something, however he still has ‘Harry’ Ballarat in 2013 Ainslie and I have been have been on. I am humbled to have and retells the story with much truly humbled by the warmth of the been asked to contribute an article and affection. That is what captures the Ballarat community and St Patrick’s thought I would provide an insight into uniqueness of boarding and, for me, College. For 12 months I served as my a career that most recently sees me sets it apart as so special. Assistant Director of Boarding, before as Director of Boarding at St Patrick’s being appointed to Director of Boarding College in Ballarat, Australia. The My journey started that day as I made in 2014. The demographic of our Australian boarding landscape is my way along the North Wales coast to boarders is rooted in Country Victoria unique, but not without many shared Rydal, which would be my home for with families sending their sons to us to characteristics of boarding throughout junior school. It continued via the be afforded greater opportunities than the world. My own time in boarding was Yorkshire Dales with senior school at they may be able to access in their Icertainly challenging at thet beginning. It Giggleswick and saw me travel to Fife to remote home. This geographical 3 75 Boarding: Tony Li ttle ‘There and back again’ BS A Honorar y President

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