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Implementing a successful induction of international students

  • Date: June 18, 2025
  • Time: 12:30 – 13:30
  • Cost: BAISIS member – £55, BSA member – £75, Member additional attendee – £25, Non-member – £110
  • Audience: Pastoral/boarding staff, Deputy Head Pastoral, International Student Coordinator, SLT/SMT
  • Platform: Zoom (online)

Course Outline:

A successful introduction to your school is key to settling in all students. For international students, schools need to not only support the settling in process within the school, but also within British culture. A successful induction should start from the point of enquiry and finish with the students helping welcome future students as a valued and included member of the school community. This webinar will provide practical considerations to ensure your induction process for international students is robust and child-focused.

Training topics will include:

  • Pre-arrival – preparing students for life at school and academic study expectations
  • Arrival – providing a soft landing (jet lag, diet, language, network)
  • School life – signposting, language, learning expectations, cultural expectations, community living
  • Life outside school – British culture, values and the local area

Learning outcomes:

  • Practical suggestions to improve your induction of international students
  • Recommended activities and resources to deliver a meaningful and impactful induction
  • Understanding that the induction process needs to be available and actionable year-round, and not just in September.

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Speaker:

Ellen Hesse

Ellen Hesse has dedicated her entire professional career to working in boarding schools, accumulating a wealth of experience in supporting boarders and ensuring their effective and enjoyable induction into school and boarding life. Currently, she is serving as the Principal at Abbey College Cambridge, an independent secondary school in Cambridge. She previously held the position of Vice Principal Pastoral and DSL at St Clare’s Oxford, a sixth-form IB college. Prior to that, from 2014 to 2018, she served as the Head of Pastoral Care, Director of Boarding, and DSL at The Royal School in Haslemere, an all-through school with an age range from 6 weeks old to 18. Her earlier experience includes a role as Head of Boarding at Cobham Hall in Kent from 2006 to 2014. Her teaching and boarding career started at King’s Ely. Ellen is a specialist in Science and History.