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WelcomefromAndersonEducation–the UKBoardingSchoolSpecialistswith over25years’experiencehelpinglocal andexpatfamilies.FindingtherightUK boardingschoolforyoursonordaughterwhenyou arelivingover5,000milesaway,isadauntingtask. Werecommendthatfamiliesidentifytheircriteria–Whattypeofschooldoyouthinkwouldsuit yourchild?Co-edorsinglesex,shouldtheyjoina preporseniorschoolorperhapsiftheyareoldera 6thformcollegewouldbeabetterfit.Doyouhave anagerangeinmind,wouldjoiningatage11,14, or16bebest?Haveyouthoughtaboutthequalificationsoffered,ALevel,IBorBTEC?Whatabout academiclevel,supportrequired,location,extracurricularactivitiesandstrengthinsport,music, performingarts,STEMandoutdooradventure programmes.Thinkingaboutallthesedifferentoptionscanbemindblowing–howwillyouchoose?
IstherealistofthetopUKboardingschools? Familiesoftenaskusaboutleaguetables,these areproducedbyanumberofleadingnewspapers andindependentorganisationsintheUK.Canyou justselectaschoolonacademicresults?Anderson Educationadvisethatleaguetablesarenottruly representativebecauseanincreasingnumberof schoolsarenotsubmittingtheirresult,theybelieve thataboardingeducationhassomuchmoretooffer.Theleaguetablesarenotcomparablebecause theyoftenusedifferentcriteria,forexampleA*-A grades,A*-Bgradesorvalueadded.Valueadded ineducationreferstotheextrabenefits,skills,and knowledgethatstudentsgainbeyondthebasiccurriculumandhowtheyhaveprogressedasanindividualfromtheirpointofentry.Therightschool foryoursonordaughterisgoingtobeonethat offersanenvironmentthatwillnurture,challenge andencouragethemtoreachtheirfullpotential andaboveallbehappy!
Arecentsurveyfoundthatcommunication, open-mindedness,aninquiringmindandcritical thinkingwerevaluedmorehighlybybusinesses thansubjectknowledge;theseareallqualitiestobe developedtoensurethatourchildrenareprepared fortherapidlyevolvingfutureofemployment.We alsorecommendthatfamilieslookataschool’s DestinationofLeaver’sList;thisshowswhichuniversitiesandwhichprogrammesofstudy,students areprogressingtoandreflectsonthestrengthof teachinginthesubjectdepartment.
IfyoufeelthataUKboardingeducationmaybe agoodoptionforyoursonanddaughter,butyou couldusealittlehelp,visitingtheUKBoarding SchoolExhibitioninDubai,RiyadhandAlKhobarisagreatstartingpoint.Comeandtalktoour EducationConsultantsandmeetheadsofupto20 schools.Gettheanswerstoyourquestionsandbeginyourboardingschooljourney.Welookforward tomeetingyou!
UKBoardingSchoolExhiBition
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Saturday24&Sunday25February –11.00to16.00
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Tuesday27February–16.00to20.00
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Thursday29February–16.00to20.00
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Auniqueapproachtoeducation
LizBamfordandherhusbandJonhaveason andadaughter.SherborneinDorsetoffersa waytoschoolthemseparately,yettogether
WhenLizandherhusband Jonwerelookingfora boardingschoolfortheir children,theyknewthey wantedasingle-sexsetting.“I’vealwaysbelievedinsingle-sexclassrooms,”saysLiz.“Girlsandboys learndifferentlyfromeachother. Theyarelessdistractedwhentaught separately.”
Evenso,LizandJonrecognise thevalueofsocialandco-curricular mixingbetweengirlsandboysat suchaformativetimeintheirlives.
Theirchallengewasholding thesebeliefsintension–especially becausetheyhaveason,Jake,and adaughter,Seraphina.“Livingin Dubai,weideallywantedthemto gotoschoolinthesameplace,and beinaboardingenvironmentthat wouldfullyoccupythemduringter-
mtime,”explainsLiz.
Fortunately,theyfoundasolution, inthebustlingDorsettownofSherborne.
“Sherbornehasagirls’schooland aboys’school,bothofferingfull boarding,”shesays.“Whilethey teachseparately,theyofferafull rangeofco-curricularandsocialactivitiestogether.Itgivesusandour childrenthebestofbothworlds.”
Asyou’dexpect,JakeandSeraphinafindreassuranceintheirproximity.“Theytraveltogetheratthe startandendofterm,andtheymeet upforbirthdaysorotherimportant events,”reportsLiz.“Thishasdefinitelyhelpedthemfeelathomein Sherborne.”
Morethanthat,LizsaysSherborne’scultureofkindnesshasenabledbothchildrentotakeflight.
“They’vebecomemoreindependent andgenuinelygreatcompany.Sherborne’smadethemcurious,thoughtfulandconsiderate.”Lizconcludes. “TheSherborneSchoolsreallydoofferauniqueproposition.”
DrDominicLuckett,HeadofSher-
QUEENSWOODSCHOOL
borneSchoolandDrRuthSullivan, HeadofSherborneGirlsarehosting aseriesofeventsinDubaionFebruary22-24,2024.
Contactadmissions@sherborne. comorvisitwww.sherborneschools. orgformoreinformation.
Happygirlsaresuccessfulgirls
Iampassionateabouteducatinggirlsinanall-girls environment.Why?BecauseIknowthatgirls achievemoreinsingle-sexschools.
Therearenoenforcedgenderboundarieswithintheclassroominanall-girlsschoolsuchas Queenswood.Ourpupilscantake intellectualrisks,askquestions,or makejudgements,withoutworrying aboutlookingstupidinfrontofboys. Theybuildconfidenceatapacethat suitsthem,inawhollysupportive environment.
Single-sexeducationalsoliberates girlsfromthedamagingstereotype thatcertainsubjectsaremoresuited tospecificgenders.Recentresearch fromtheInstituteofPhysics,forinstance,showsthatgirlsaretwo-and-
a-halftimesmorelikelytotakephysicsinagirls-onlyschool.
Aboveall,inagirls’schoolpupils arefreetolearninthemostappropriateandeffectivewaysforthem. Weknowthattheyprefertoworkin groupsratherthanontheirown,so weteachincollaborativeandco-operativeways.Weknowthatgirlsare notnaturalrisk-takers,particularly iftheyfeeltheywillbejudged.Sowe encouragegirlstotakerisks.Overcomingfailureinasafe,risk-taking environmentenablesgirlstodevelop confidenceintheirownabilitiesas individuals,andtodevelopself-esteem.
Theyoungwomenweeducateat schoolslikeQueenswoodgrowupto beresilientandresourceful,readyto facewhateverthefuturemayhold.
FindoutmorefromQueenswood’s HeadofInternationalAdmissions, AndreaGeorge,attheUKBoarding SchoolExhibitionattheGrosvenor Hotel,Dubai,onFebruary24and25, 2024.
www.queenswood.org
BOARDINGSCHOOLS 2024 Thursday,February22,2024 ADVERTISER’SCONTENT
JoCameron,PrincipalofQueenswoodSchoolnearLondon,explainshowall-girlseducationis helpingprepareyoungwomenforanuncertainfuture
Thursday,February22,2024 BoardingSchoolS 2024
