BAISIS – School systems to help new arrivals fit in throughout the year

10 January 2025 @ 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm

Date: January 10, 2024
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Cost: BAISIS member – £55, BSA member – £75, Member additional attendee – £25, Non-member – £110
Audience: SLT/SMT, Head of Boarding, pastoral staff, wellbeing lead, activities coordinators, academic staff
Platform: Zoom (online)

Course Outline:

We want anyone joining our schools to feel welcomed, valued and included, irrespective of how long they are joining us for, or at what point in the year they join. In this informative webinar, we will explore the challenges faced by students arriving in our schools outside the traditional start of year intake and provide effective strategies and systems to ensure a seamless integration of new arrivals throughout the year.

Training topics will include:

Understanding the needs of new arrivals and the adjustments required
Establishing a welcoming environment
Personalising transition support
Providing academic and pastoral integration strategies
Developing resilience and wellbeing.

Learning outcomes:

Insights into the specific challenges faced by students who join mid-year, and for a short-term placement
Practical strategies to create a welcoming, inclusive and personal integration plan
Effective strategies to help students ‘catch up’ academically and socially.

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Speaker:

Franki Quantrell, Director of Boarding, Moreton Hall School

Franki is currently the Director of Boarding and DDSL at Moreton Hall School in Shropshire as well as a member of the Senior Leadership Team. She has over 16 years of experience working in boarding, from pastoral roles within summer schools to several different Housemistress positions and now her current role overseeing all aspects of pastoral and boarding. Alongside this, Franki is a keen academic with degrees from Durham, Worcester and Chester and she still teaches A-Level Mathematics and is an associate marker for an exam board. She is passionate about making school a joyful experience for all pupils and is constantly looking at new initiatives to help pupils reach their true potential.