Preparatory schools

Long gone are the days when parents would drop their children at the school gate and wave goodbye until half term. Many schools offer a variety of boarding options – weekly, flexi or full – giving something for everyone.  For...

With the jam-packed extra-curricular programmes that are part and parcel of any school offering boarding at this younger age, children can be children and they can pursue their hobbies and interests or discover new passions in the company of their...

At Port Regis we held a Kindness Month, encouraging all members of the school community to carry out random acts of kindness and thoughtfulness. This initiative was an extension of the national Random Acts of Kindness Day. Post boxes were...

The right setting for boys to thrive Let’s take boys as an example. There is no doubt that most boys benefit from regular and vigorous exercise and that they achieve their very best in a competitive situation. This is why...

Nowadays, raising a child can no longer just be the job of the ‘village’ – parents, grandparents and other family and friends. Schools need to shoulder even more responsibility in helping children become well-balanced individuals, with a holistic focus on...

All good schools claim to have excellent pastoral care. But not all schools can demonstrate this through genuinely caring and supportive relationships which act as a filter for all events taking place in a busy school. Not all schools are...

An independent education needs to go much further. Nothing is more important than inspiring children to be genuinely outward-looking, with a passion to serve and support those less fortunate than themselves. This vision needs to sit at the heart of...

The educational impact of this is obvious. Without boarding, Service children can be in serious danger of missing out on a proper education, significantly harming their chances of happiness and success in adult life. This is not just because of...

Parents will be pleasantly surprised to see for themselves what today’s boarding schools are like: modern in outlook, flexible in the number of nights children board and above all, popular with the pupils who attend them. At Orwell Park, as...