BSA webinar – Boarding box set: visas and immigration

• Date: February 27, 2023
• Time: 12:00 – 13:00
• Cost: Full Member – £60, Additional Full Member – £20, Affiliate Member – £90, Additional Affiliate Member – £30, Non-member – £120
• Audience: All those currently holding or aspiring to boarding leadership positions
• Platform: Zoom (online)

Course outline

BSA’s Boarding box set series is designed for boarding staff and school leaders giving them a broad overview series of a range of key topics relating to boarding. This series would be ideal for staff moving into senior positions in boarding, preparing for Deputy Headship and consolidating their understanding on the wider sector ‘headlines’.

A whistle-stop tour of immigration responsibilities for UK boarding schools who are sponsors. All members of SMT/SLT have a duty to understand their sponsor responsibilities and legal obligations. This webinar will provide an overview of key sponsor duties and compliance requirements. Delegates will gain a broad understanding of their responsibilities and will be signposted to key documents critical to recruiting international students.

Training topics will include:

• An overview of the UK’s child student and student immigration routes
• Key sponsor duties, including BCA and educational oversight
• Specific reporting and child safeguarding duties
• What to cover before assigning a CAS.

Learning outcomes:

• Understanding your legal duties as a licence holder
• Documentation and record keeping
• Being compliant as a sponsor.

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Speaker:

Kate Hollyer, Legal and Public Affairs Director, BSA Group

Kate is Legal Director of BSA Group and Director of BSA Legal Services Ltd. As a qualified solicitor with more than 10 years’ experience advising clients on UK immigration law, Kate assists members with all immigration and safeguarding legal matters. Prior to joining BSA in 2022 Kate was Partner and Head of Department at a leading full-service UK law firm. Having resided in state, preparatory and senior school boarding houses since 2014 with her Housemaster husband, Kate has a unique perspective of boarding life.

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