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28th June 2021

The Hong Kong government has today announced that from 0.00am on July 1 (Hong Kong time), all passenger flights from the UK will be prohibited from landing in Hong Kong….

31st May 2021

By Dan Chiappa-Patching, Director of Boarding, Sherborne Prep As teachers, we like to look back and reflect. We look to how we learn from an experience. What would we do next…

15th May 2021

By Ally Onions, Boarding Houseparent, St George’s School I loved to read as a child ( I still do, but now it’s more of a luxury activity). I was very happy to…

5th May 2021

The Boarding Schools’ Association has announced the winners of its annual awards. BSA unveiled the winners at its Annual Conference for Heads, sponsored by Schoolblazer, which took place virtually on…

4th May 2021

The Hong Kong Government has just announced that it plans to lift restrictions on direct flights from the UK/Ireland to Hong Kong from May 7, assuming there is no significant change…

23rd April 2021

The Boarding Schools’ Association is delighted to reveal the shortlist of finalists for this year’s BSA Awards, sponsored by Engage. Held for the first time in 2018, these awards are…

15th April 2021

By Alex Large, Dartmouth Housemaster, Head of Boarding, The Royal School Wolverhampton After a visit from the principal, his leaving remarks were: “About time the sign on your door was…

31st March 2021

DfE has advised BSA that Ofsted will be conducting an “immediate review of safeguarding policies in state and independent schools”. Please click here to view the announcement. Details include: A new helpline…

15th March 2021

By Katherine Jeffrey, Principal at New Hall School “Well now that we’ve decided to take senior boys, we’ll have to have a male Head. No parent will send a son…

10th March 2021

By Felicia Kirk, Head at St Mary’s Calne There is something particularly fitting about the first day back in school and on site here in Calne coinciding with International Women’s Day. Simply…