How boarding benefits the wellbeing of pupils
March 24, 2020 7:12 am Leave your thoughtsFinding a balance At Downe House we are clear that for us wellbeing means balance. Our wellbeing programme is called... View Article
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The benefits of boys-only boarding
March 27, 2019 4:59 pm Comments Off on The benefits of boys-only boardingOn exactly the same grounds, however, I am also irritated when people presume that somehow single-sex might be invalid as... View Article
Queen Victoria School Dunblane Scotland
March 1, 2019 10:35 am Comments Off on Queen Victoria School Dunblane ScotlandWe tend to cater for families who are Scottish, are serving in Scotland or who have served in Scotland. Retired... View Article
The advantages of starting boarding in a preparatory school
January 23, 2019 11:25 am Comments Off on The advantages of starting boarding in a preparatory schoolLong gone are the days when parents would drop their children at the school gate and wave goodbye until half... View Article
The popularity of prep school boarding
January 22, 2019 11:41 am Comments Off on The popularity of prep school boardingWith the jam-packed extra-curricular programmes that are part and parcel of any school offering boarding at this younger age, children... View Article
The Duke of York’s Royal Military School
September 19, 2018 11:47 am Leave your thoughtsExcellent results The school provides an all-round education with a strong academic focus and it was awarded The Schools Network... View Article
The pupils
August 10, 2018 5:39 am Leave your thoughtsEvie is at Dean Close Preparatory School The best things about boarding are sleeping in a room with my friends... View Article
What provision do state boarding schools make for the needs of children from Service families?
January 22, 2018 7:02 pm Comments Off on What provision do state boarding schools make for the needs of children from Service families?The state boarding system is unique in that you only pay for the boarding element of school life with the... View Article
Educational provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilities
September 27, 2017 2:10 pm Comments Off on Educational provision for pupils with special educational needs and disabilitiesFurther guidance can be found in the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) Technical Guidance on ‘Reasonable Adjustments for Disabled... View Article
The parents
September 26, 2017 3:03 pm Comments Off on The parentsIan and Emma Tyler have three sons and one daughter at Taunton School We have four children at Taunton School... View Article