A conference which brought together experts in adolescent psychology, experienced boarding staff and current students.
Workshops included: Boarding challenges and opportunities (Robin Fletcher, National Director, Boarding Schools’ Association); Understanding the teenage brain (Nicola Morgan, award-winning author of Blame my Brain); Self-harming and building emotional resilience (Jackie Cox, teacher, counsellor and trainer in pastoral care); Preparing for a boarding inspection - an inspector's eye view (Matthew March, Boarding Coordinating Inspector, ISI); The Badger pastoral management system (Andrew Day & Nick Rendall, Meadow House Systems Ltd and Housemasters, King Edward’s School, Witley); The rise of state boarding (Jon Severs, Commissioning Editor of the TES, and Steve Gardner, Director of Boarding at the Harefield Academy).
