State of the boarding nation

Name: State of the boarding nation
Start: 2024-02-28T10:30:00+00:00
End: 2024-02-28T15:30:00+00:00
Location: Virtual – Zoom

February 28 @ 10:30 am - 3:30 pm

Date: February 28, 2024
Time: 10:30 – 15:30
Cost: BSA Full Member – £155, BSA Affiliate Member – £230, Non-member – £310
Audience: Head/Principal, Deputy Head/Vice-Principal, Bursar, Head of Boarding, Houseparents, Boarding staff.
Platform: Zoom (online) – Day Seminar

Course outline

This course will help schools better understand the UK boarding market, and help schools better plan their own futures. Delegates will look at boarding in the UK in its wider context, which will enable schools to apply this understanding when developing strategies and plans for the future. For staff who want to gain an in depth understanding of the boarding market, including schools, customers, spread, fees and school types, this course is a must.

Training topics will include:

UK boarding market today – covering number, type and distribution of UK schools
Changes over the past 30 years – number of pupils, type of pupils, distribution, sectoral changes relative to wider changes in the UK
Trends and challenges – key things happening in the market today affecting school performance
Building for the future – a systematic approach to helping schools shape their boarding development plan.

Learning outcomes:

Increased knowledge of long-term data and trends affecting the UK boarding sector
Tailored trend information to help schools plan and develop their boarding.

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Speaker:

Robin Fletcher, Chief Executive, BSA and BSA Group

Robin Fletcher, MBA, MPhil, is CEO of BSA Group, comprising the BSA (Boarding Schools’ Association), Sacpa (Safeguarding and Child Protection Association) and BAISIS (British Association of Independent Schools with International Students). Robin was a journalist, editor and communications director before joining BSA in 2014.

As BSA CEO, Robin is a member of the Department for Education’s Systems Partnership Oversight Board. Outside BSA, he is an elected Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts, an Honorary Fellow of Cardiff Metropolitan University, a Governor of Rugby School, President of the Rugbeian Society and a non-executive director of the national trade body Make UK. He lives in Bath in south west England and has two daughters, two stepdaughters, and two stepsons.