Correct as of 1st January 2020
A Brexit deal has been agreed in principle with the EU although the UK and the EU need to approve and sign withdrawal agreements and negotiate new arrangements post-Brexit. The UK could still leave with ‘no-deal’ if the withdrawal agreement is not approved by the end of January 2020. Read More
Which Boarding School has teamed up with RSL Educational to bring you guidance, advice and resources teaching best practice and exam technique for students looking to apply to a UK independent school.
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To outsiders, the British education system can seem very confusing. Why is it that some of the most expensive private schools are known as public schools, and if you go to college, the chances are you have either done very well, or very badly in your A levels, so where does university fit in to all that?
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The academic year has started once again but there will be many pupils around the country experiencing terrible homesickness, and any number of parents worrying themselves sick about their offspring. Read More
School has started again and there will be some pupils who will have a pretty tough time with homesickness, especially if it’s their first time away from home, so we asked some ex-boarders how they coped with those difficult moments. They all agreed that the best piece of advice they could give would be to make friends and to keep busy.
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The number of boarding pupils whose parents live abroad continues to rise. The latest ISC census showed that there were 27,711 such pupils at UK boarding schools, 12,994 of whom started in the last year. Read More
While the number of students taking up boarding school places has remained steady over the last fifteen years, the balance between international and British students has altered quite dramatically.
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Interviews are daunting for people of any age, but for young children they can be absolutely terrifying.
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