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SUPPORTING BOARDING SCHOOLS How boarding schools are coping with the COVID-19 pandemic Like all organisations, boarding schools have quickly had to adapt to a ‘new normal.’ In recent months, they have supported pupils and parents through first-class online learning, and we have organised a variety of seminars for schools to help them modify their teaching and learning styles for this new world. Here Robin Fletcher tells us more. Through our BSA Academy, we’re continuing to offer a comprehensive range of online learning on a variety of subjects. These include the possible impact of COVID-19 and lockdown on the mental health and wellbeing of students; how to create positive and healthy routines for young people during the pandemic, and students’ future mental health. We have also just announced our ‘BSA COVID Conference: lessons learned and planning ahead,’ which will be taking place virtually on November 18. Supporting the health and wellbeing of boarding students is at the heart of everything we do; never more so than during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. In response to the pandemic, we developed our COVID-SAFE Charter, which schools can voluntarily adopt. The charter offers reassurance to boarders and their parents / guardians that schools have done everything they can to ensure their safety and it has been welcomed enthusiastically by the boarding family across the world. We also translated the COVID-SAFE Charter into several different languages to keep international parents informed and also delivered a series of webinars to parents and agents in China, Hong Kong and Germany, designed to reassure them that UK boarding schools were safe places for their children. The main concern schools reported to us was that parents / guardians wanted to know their children were going to be as safe as they could possibly be when they returned. For example, they wanted to know what cleaning protocols the schools had in place; what their procedures were for testing students for coronavirus and what measures would be implemented for isolating pupils if there was a positive test; whether students could wear face masks or coverings in class if they wished, and that students would have an opportunity to raise any concerns. We responded by creating a COVID-19 supplier list to help schools find suppliers of products such as face coverings, sanitisers, testing and tracking devices and temperature camera systems. We’re continuing to work with a range of government departments to ensure all our member schools and staff receive the most comprehensive, up-to-date information as the coronavirus pandemic continues. We’re here to support to all our member schools and provide any advice and guidance they may need – we’d encourage them to contact us as soon as possible if they do require any assistance. Robin Fletcher, CEO, BSA and BSA Group A copy of the BSA COVID-SAFE Charter can be viewed by visiting their website www.boarding.org.uk where you will be able to link onto their advice. 6 | www.leamingtonspaliving.co.uk
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