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BSA unveiled the winners of its annual awards at its Annual Conference for Heads, sponsored by Schoolblazer, which took place virtually on May 4-5.

First held in 2018, the BSA Awards celebrate the achievements, hard work, and dedication of schools and individuals to boarding. This year’s awards, which were sponsored by Engage, were the biggest yet, with two new categories being introduced: International School of

the Year Award and Outstanding INDEX (Inclusion and Diversity

Excellence) Leadership Award. It was also a record year for entries, with close to 200 submissions received.

Highlights of this year’s awards included the winner of this year’s Stephen Winkley Award, Wendy Lang from King William’s College on the Isle of Man. Wendy was nominated for her tireless efforts in supporting students at the college throughout the coronavirus pandemic, which originally saw the Isle of Man close its borders to stop entry to the island. Hailing her as ‘a credit to her school and the boarding sector’ , the judges said Wendy ‘did what committed, professional boarding staff do best in a crisis: stayed calm and carried on. ’ The longest-running BSA Award, the Stephen Winkley Award is named in honour of the former BSA Chair (2003), and Headmaster of Uppingham (19912006) and Rossall Schools (2008-2013).

BSA also handed out a very special award, the Khadija Saye Photography Award, named in honour of the former Rugby School boarding pupil and respected international photographer, who tragically died in the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017. The award went to Luca Vasile-Berde, a student at Rochester Independent College. Luca impressed the judges with his collection of images titled ‘Brighton Murder Mystery’ , a selection of cinematic images of places around Brighton, imagining a narrative that would be fitting for a Woody Allen film. Calling it ‘an attention-grabbing concept’ the judges praised the ‘filmic quality’ of Luca’s shots as well as their ‘sense of brooding mystery and ‘excellent technical details. ’ (Luca's winning portfolio of images can be seen on pages 20-22)

Robin Fletcher, CEO of the Boarding Schools’ Association and BSA Group, said: “Each year, our annual awards remind us of all the incredible work that is done every day by boarding schools and their staff, and their amazing devotion to supporting boarders. These awards highlight everything that makes boarding so special and it’s a pleasure to be able to recognise the achievements and dedication of schools and individuals in boarding.

“This was our busiest year yet in terms of submissions and it was certainly a very tough task for all of the judges to pick out the overall winners. On behalf of the BSA team, I’d like to say well done to all of the winners and finalists, and many thanks to everyone who took the time to send us their submissions. And a big thank you also to our sponsors, Engage, for supporting this year’s awards. ”

In addition, the BSA also unveiled the winner of this year’s BSA Boarding Research Fellowship Award. Launched in 2016, it gives an experienced senior member of the boarding community the opportunity to undertake a unique research opportunity. This year’s winner is Carla Shearman, Head of Boarding at Queen’s College, Taunton, for her proposed research on Induction. Carla will visit three boarding schools of her choice and collate her data in a research project, analysing the different schools and their boarding provisions. She will be invited to present her findings at BSA’s Annual Boarding Conference in early 2022.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS WITH INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS P a r t o f t h e B S A G r o u p

HALF-DAy TRAINING

Part of the BSA Group

WEDNESDAy30 jUNE 202111:00-13:00

Working with agents

Almost one third of the current boarding population in the UK is made up of international students, creating an exciting and global community of young people receiving their education and pastoral care in the UK. For many schools, recruiting internationally involves working with educational agents to support the promotion of their school overseas and to ensure that student and school community are paired successfully.

Relationships with agents can vary. While BSA has launched their Certified Agent scheme to assure the professional quality of agents to schools, there are a number of ways in which schools themselves can improve their working relationships with agents. This two-hour session will go through the process of finding, building relationships and working with agents, with best practice recommendations to support the development of strong relationships between school and agent.

Topics include:

Identifying the need for agents / new agents How to find good agents Developing positive relationships Working with agents Producing an agent handbook Promoting your school to agents

Speaker:

Caroline Nixon, International Director, BSA and Director, BAISIS