Key findings from the boarding staff survey 2023

• Date: October 06, 2023
• Time: 11:00 – 12:00
• Cost: Full Member – £65, Additional Full Member – £30, Affiliate Member – £100, Additional Affiliate Member – £30, Non-member – £130
• Audience: All boarding practitioners
• Platform: Zoom (online) – Webinar

Course outline

In the Spring term of 2022/23, the BSA launched its boarding staff survey. Over a thousand boarding practitioners responded. We are grateful to all BSA members who took the time to participate. This webinar will go over the key findings from the survey and provide insights on current opportunities, challenges for boarding staff.  We will cover the following topics: demographics, compensation, staff benefits, current stressors, data about time off and timetable reduction, recruitment and retention as well as current stressors.

Training topics will include:

• Quantitative data from the survey
• Qualitative data from the survey and boarding staff interviews
• Recommendations and discussion of next steps

Learning outcomes:

• Consider one’s own school position in comparison with data presented
• Gain an understanding of opportunities and challenges for the global boarding community
• Have the knowledge to develop a personal or school action plan for boarding

BOOK NOW

Speaker:

Gaelle Sullivan, Director Research and Inclusion, Director TIOB

Gaelle is Head of Research Services and Inclusion and joined the BSA in January 2023. She is an experienced senior leader and has worked in a range of state and independent schools. She is a qualified SENCO and holds a Masters Degree in Inclusive Education. Prior to joining the BSA, Gaelle was Deputy Head Pastoral, DSL and Head of Boarding at an all-girls independent school in the South-East.

David Walker, BSA Director

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.