BSA virtual day seminar – Boarding on a budget

• Date: May 18, 2023
• Time: 10:30 – 15:30
• Cost: Full Member – £145, Affiliate Member – £215, Non-member – £290
• Audience: Head/Principal, Deputy Head/Vice-Principal, Bursar, Head of Boarding, Houseparents, Boarding staff
• Platform: Zoom (online)

Course outline

This virtual seminar will provide an insight into current trends and good practice in boarding house facilities, enabling attendees to consider any planned changes to boarding houses in the context of the wider market. By considering trends and quality examples, attendees will be able to identify solutions and areas for improvement from other schools. This seminar, led by BSA Chief Executive, Robin Fletcher, will help schools better understand the key elements of a good boarding house and plan their house development accordingly.

Training topics will include:

• Importance of good boarding facilities – why they matter and key areas within them
• Key boarding house areas – step by step look at key boarding house areas including welcome entrance, walls/corridors/noticeboards
• Key boarding house areas – step by step look at key boarding house areas including social spaces, bedrooms, bathrooms
• Practical suggestions – key tips and places to buy good value items for boarding houses.

Learning outcomes:

• Increased awareness of boarding facilities, house decoration, furniture, and equipment across the boarding sector
• Guidance on low-cost ways to improve boarding houses
• Wider perspective on how to improve boarding facilities in your school
• Links to suppliers offering good value materials/equipment for boarding schools.

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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.