While summertime is generally quiet, with pupils and teachers enjoying their well-deserved holidays, it is crunch time for all those who sat their IB diploma, A Level, Scottish Highers and GCSE papers before the end of term. So, how are British boarding schools’ exam results…
We always love to receive good news from our clients, and this feedback from the proud parent of someone who recently completed his time at a British boarding school we recommended is particularly glowing! "Thanks to the fabulous Gina Dickinson, almost 4 years ago we discovered…
Now this academic year has ended and we look ahead to the next, here’s a round-up of what’s new at British boarding schools – or at least a handful of recent and imminent developments. Ardingly College recently completed a beautiful new Wellbeing Garden, which runs along the…
Yes, it is a legal requirement for any international student at school in the UK to have a guardian for two reasons. Our thanks to Pippa’s Guardians for providing this little summary. First, for visa and immigration purposes, some countries like the UK require proof of a local…
Now here are Neil’s findings from his day at Shiplake College. Located in rural Oxfordshire, this British boarding school is only 5 miles from central Reading, which is itself 20 minutes by train from London and well connected to Heathrow airport. Set within a 47-acre campus,…
Last but by no means least on this latest trip to visit British boarding schools was Dauntsey’s School, set in 150 acres of idyllic Wiltshire countryside near Bath between Devizes and Salisbury. There are around 850 pupils in total, with around 40% boarding and currently just 7…
Gina’s itinerary of British boarding school visits next took her further south to Warminster School, located in the small town of Warminster near Bath and Bristol, and just under 2 hours from London by train. The Senior School has around 424 pupils, of whom about 35% are…
Gina’s day visiting British boarding schools in England’s West Midlands concluded with Malvern College. Set in a lovely location on the slopes of the Malvern Hills close to the town of Great Malvern and overlooking the Severn Valley, College has around 650 pupils, of whom…
Gina has been on the road visiting British boarding schools in England’s West Midlands and the southwest. First on her list was Bromsgrove School. Founded in 1553 and situated within a 100-acre campus in the town of Bromsgrove, the school is just 15 miles from Birmingham yet…
Exam season is in full swing, with students sitting IB, A Level, BTEC and GCSE papers, so how do British boarding schools prepare pupils for exams? Here are a couple of good examples from two non-selective schools we recommend for encouraging the very best from their students.…
