I'm Harry and I'm a Boarder
The release of the Harry Potter books ten years ago coincided with a mysterious resurgence in boarding numbers. Wizardry or happenstance? Hilary Moriarty of the BSA investigates.
True Grit – Blithe Spirit
By the time you read this, you will know which film got the Oscar for Best Film this year. I write, thinking, ‘How could it not be ‘The King’s Speech’ – how could it not?!’ But I am aware that stranger things have happened, and there is no doubt it is a very British film,… Read More: True Grit – Blithe Spirit »
If the headship cap fits… to lead is to learn how
Hilary Moriarty reports from the Boarding Schools’ Association’s deputy heads conference When the National College’s chief executive Steve Munby addressed deputies at the Boarding Schools’ Association’s annual deputy heads conference recently, he referred to people “assuming the mantle of leadership”, a garment which, he asserted, fitted some people very well from the off. Other people… Read More: If the headship cap fits… to lead is to learn… »
Changing Landscape
Hilary Moriarty reports from the State Boarding Schools conference, where speakers included Professor Sir Tim Brighouse and Ian Hislop
Pastoral Work: And those who practise it
Nineteen writers with a wealth of varied experience provide invaluable advice on the social and educational context in which we work; pastoral issues and the law; pastoral strategies, teams and tactics; pastoral care of younger children; the essentials of pastoral care in prep schools; the boarding houseparents; running a girls’ house in a coeducational school;… Read More: Pastoral Work: And those who practise it »
Bac to the future
We would all be in favour of raising standards in education. But why does it government seem intent on making it harder to appear to do well?
Service parents & boarding
Many boarding schools have strong links with the Armed Forces. Hilary Moriarty, National Director of the Boarding Schools’ Association, looks at the role played by schools and how they support service families.
Election 2010: we’re in bits and pieces
Ask a voter what really matters in this election, and most will say the NHS, some will say the economy. It’s surprising how few appear to say education. Surprising, when you think that we have just as much vested interest in education as we have in health. Lives are dictated and shaped by education. With… Read More: Election 2010: we’re in bits and pieces »
Looking Up, Looking Out
There is tremendous confidence in boarding at the moment, as schools adapt to a changing market and an increasingly international outlook. Hilary Moriarty, National Director of the BSA, explains.
Socks, pants and the meaning of life
My daughter is at that stage of life, with a husband, a toddler and a new baby, where life seems an endless round of dealing with laundry – gather it up, get it washed, get it on the line, get it off the line, iron it if the spirit is willing, re-distribute it to its… Read More: Socks, pants and the meaning of life »