Training & events
Throughout the year we and trusted partners host a number of events designed to share best practice in academic and pastoral provision for international students in British independent schools.
Annual conference
BSA / BAISIS International Conference
Supporting International Students in British Independent Schools
Dates: Thursday 11 March 2021
Virtual Conference Platform: Zoom
Fees:
Member (BSA/BAISIS/SACPA) virtual conference £185
Additional representative £90
Non-member virtual conference £350
We are pleased to invite all staff working to support international students in British independent schools, from recruitment to ‘graduation’: marketing, admissions, EAL provision, Guardians, Agents and members of SLT/SMT. This one-day event will bring together the pastoral, academic and recruitment elements of ensuring our international students, and their families, feel supported and valued.
The day will include sessions for all staff members:
In the classroom
- Translanguaging
- EAL hybrid delivery
- The effect of COVID-19 on technology use in schools; from marketing to the classroom and boarding house
Recruitment to the UK
- The outlook for international student marketing
- New emerging markets
- Immigration in 2021
- Digital trends and tips for education marketing
Pastoral
- Mental health considerations for international students
- Cultural diversity awareness
For further information please contact us.
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Next meeting
BAISIS Meeting Summer Term 2021
Date: Wednesday 05 May 2021
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free of charge
Our next termly meeting will be held online via Zoom on Wednesday 05 May 2021 starting at 09.30. An invitation to join the meeting and an agenda will be circulated two weeks before the event.
Following the meeting there will be an opportunity to join a forum with a group of Russell Group universities to explore how we can work together to best support international students as they move from secondary to higher education. For details see Training & Events calendar below
Training & events
Practical Strategies for Teaching International Pupils in the Online Classroom
Dates: March 12 2021, 11:30 – 13:30
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £80 / BSA member £100 / each additional participant £25
Non-member £200
Audience: All teaching staff
Different Models of Assessment in Online Learning
Dates: April 23 2021, 11:30 – 13:30
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £80 / BSA member £100 / each additional participant £25
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £80 / BSA member £100 / each additional participant £25
Non-member £200
Audience: Heads of EAL and EAL teachers
Audience: Heads of EAL and EAL teachers
BAISIS & UK Education Guide Online Forum for Schools and Russell Group Universities
Dates: May 05 2021, 11:30 – 13:30
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free to all participants
Audience: School Careers Counsellors / HE Advisers, Heads of EAL, Directors of Studies
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free to all participants
Audience: School Careers Counsellors / HE Advisers, Heads of EAL, Directors of Studies
Practical Strategies for Teaching Humanities to International Pupils in the Online Classroom
Dates: May 07 2021 11.30 to 13.30
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £80 / BSA member £100 / each additional participant £25 / non-member £200
Audience: Heads of Humanities and Humanities teachers
Practical Strategies for Teaching Science Subjects to International Pupils in the Online Classroom
Dates: May 21 2021 11.30 to 13.30
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £80 / BSA member £100 / each additional participant £25 / Non-member £200
Audience: Heads of Science and Science teachers
Sacpa / BAISIS joint virtual day seminar: safeguarding international pupils
Dates: June 16 2021 10.30 to 15.30
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Member £185 / Non-member £370
Audience: All staff with safeguarding responsibilities for international pupils
Meeting the Needs of International Pupils in the Mainstream Classroom: a practical guide for teachers
Dates: June 18 2021, Day Seminar
Location: online via Zoom
Cost: BAISIS Member £125 / BSA member £150 / Non-member £270
Audience: Teachers of EAL, Heads of EAL, mainstream STEM and Humanities subject teachers
Partner events
The Boarding Schools Association offers a comprehensive programme of webinars and virtual day seminars to support pastoral staff in boarding schools.
Become a member school, supporting member or partner.
Together, we can define and share best practice in academic and pastoral provision for international students in British independent schools.