European Boarding Conference

• Date: May 23 – 24, 2025
• Times, Day one: 09:00 – 16:15 Day two: 09:00 – 12:15
• Cost: Full Member Fee: £295, Non Member Fee: £595
• Audience:Deputy heads, heads of boarding and house staff, as well as those working in schools with an interest in pastoral care
• Venue: Collège Alpin Beau Soleil, Switzerland
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Speakers:

Vicky Walsh, PSHE/RSHE Consultant. If it sounds better- PSHE and Relationships and Sex Education Consultant

Vicky is a qualified British primary school teacher with over two decades of experience, specialising in coordinating and delivering comprehensive Personal, Social, Health, Citizenship, and Economics Education (PSHCE). She believes this curriculum covers essential topics for children to lead healthy, empowered and well-balanced lives. With a profound passion for Wellbeing and healthy relationships, Vicky has dedicated her career to this field from its inception. Her expertise is honed through extensive training with reputable UK-based organisations such as Working With Men and The Christopher Winter Project. Additionally, Vicky holds a Relationships and Sex Education accreditation as a member of the ACET UK Esteem Network.

Spanning a wide age range from 4 to 18 years old, Vicky’s vast experience with children in the state, private and international sectors is complemented by her counselling qualification and her interest in holistic healing therapies such as Reiki and yoga, which greatly enrich her interactions with young people.

In her role as a consultant, Vicky excels in coordinating and mentoring educators, conducting workshops for parents, children, and university students, and providing valuable consultation services to schools. Currently, she is actively engaged in delivering the PSHCE programme to students ranging from Years 5 to 13 at St George’s British International School in Rome. With her unwavering dedication, passion and wealth of expertise, Vicky is committed to shaping the next generation with knowledge, understanding and compassion.

Dale Wilkins, Executive Director, Scotland/Wales and Accredited/Compliance, BSA Group

Dale joined the BSA in 2017 with responsibility for safeguarding and standards, having previously been a course tutor since 1998. In 2019 he also assumed responsibility for the BSA’s training programme, including both day seminars and accredited training courses. Dale leads on all safeguarding and inspection matters for the BSA, including managing the Commitment to Care Charter, and has developed a process of BSA Accreditation for our international members. He also liaises with ISI, Ofsted and DfE on matters relating to compliance and inspection standards, and compiles the BSA Self-Assessment toolkit, which he first produced in 2002, since which time he has been closely involved in inspection in state and independent boarding.

For 31 years Dale was a boarding practitioner. After boarding positions at Norwich School and Tettenhall College, Dale became a Housemaster at Old Swinford Hospital in 1992, and was promoted to Deputy Head in 2007, and subsequently also DSL. He has also been a multi-agency trainer for the Dudley Safeguarding Children’s Board.

David Walker, Director, Executive Director, Boarding and Director BSA/TIOB

David is the BSA Director and joined the BSA group in August 2023. He has over 20 years’ experience in boarding schools and has worked in a range of schools in the UK and Africa, alongside being a prep school governor and a trustee of a MAT. Before taking up his post at the BSA, David was Deputy Head Pastoral at a large co-ed independent school in the South-East.