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 and English medium schools globally.
Annual conference
International Conference
Date: Wednesday 8th March 2023
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Full Member – £195, Affiliate Member – £295, Non-member – £390
Sacpa/BAISIS – Safeguarding international students conference
Date: Tuesday 25th April 2023
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Full Member – £195, Affiliate Member – £295, Non-member – £390
Meetings
BAISIS Autumn Termly Meeting 2022
Date: Wednesday 12th October 2022
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free of charge
Our next termly meeting will be held online via Zoom on Wednesday 12th October 2022 starting at 10:30. An invitation to join the meeting and an agenda will be circulated two weeks before the event.
Following the meeting there will be a webinar entitled ‘Making subject specific language accessible to the EAL learner ‘ with James Copland . Details below.
BAISIS Spring Termly Meeting 2023
Date: Wednesday 18 January 2023
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free of charge
Our next termly meeting will be held online via Zoom on Wednesday 18 January 2023 starting at 10.30am. An invitation to join the meeting and an agenda will be circulated two weeks before the event.
Following the meeting there will be a webinar entitled ‘Supporting International Students through an EDI lens’ with Ammy Davies-Potter. Details below.
BAISIS Summer Termly Meeting 2023
Date: Wednesday 10 May 2023
Location: Hereford Cathedral School
Cost: Free of charge
Our next termly meeting will be held at Hereford Cathedral School on Wednesday 10 May 2023 starting at 10.30am. An invitation to join the meeting and an agenda will be circulated two weeks before the event.
Following the meeting there will be a webinar entitled ‘Introducing a British Life & Institutions (BLI) course for international pupils’ with Stuart Higgins. Details below.
Training & events
International student transition and the phenomenon of third culture kids
Date: 21 September 2022
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £40 / BSA member £60 / Member additional attendee £20 / Non-member £120
Audience: Heads EAL, Boarding Staff, Medical Staff, Tutors
International Student University Day
Date: 28 September 2022
Time: 10:30 – 16:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: Free of Charge
Audience: Year 10, 11, 12 and 13 international students; Heads of Careers; HE advisors, Heads of EAL
Homesickness
Date: 30 September 2022
Time: 10:30 – 11:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: Full Member – £60 / Additional Full Member – £20, Affiliate Member £90 / Additional Affiliate Member – £20, Non-member – £120
Audience: Staff who work in the boarding houses who wish to support children manage their homesickness; Nurses
Visa and immigration conference
Date: 11 October 2022
Time: 09:00 – 16:00
Platform: Zoom
Cost: Full Member – £195, Affiliate Member – £295, Non-member – £390
Audience: Admissions, Marketing, Deputy Head, Head of Boarding, Head, Bursar, Education Guardians, Agents.
Making subject specific language accessible to the EAL learner
Date: 12 October 2022
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member Free of charge / BSA member £60 / Member additional attendee £20 / Non-member £120
Audience: Heads EAL, Subject Specific Teaching Staff
Working with agents: best practice recommendations
Date: 02 November 2022
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS / BSA member £100 / Non-member £200
Audience: Marketing staff, Admissions staff, SLT/SMT
How do we deliver extra-curricular and sporting activities for our international students?
Date: 09 November 2022
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £40 / BSA member £60 / Member additional attendee £20 / Non-member £120
Audience: Heads EAL, Sports Staff, Boarding Staff, Heads Extra-Curricular, Tutors, Deputy Heads
BSA & BAISIS webinar: Introduction to UKVI duties
Date: 21 November 2022
Time: 11:00 – 13:00
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS Full Member – £40 / BSA Full Member – £60 / Additional Full Member – £20, Affiliate Member £90 / Additional Affiliate Member – £30, Non-member – £120
Audience:
BSA & BAISIS virtual day seminar: Supporting international boarders in UK boarding schools
Date: 24 November 2022
Time: 10:30 – 15:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: Full member – £145, Affiliate Member – £215, Non-member £290
Audience: Boarding staff, Heads of Boarding, Deputy Heads (Pastoral)
International Student Induction
Date: 30 November 2022
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £40 / BSA member £60 / Member additional attendee £20 / Non-member £120
Audience: Heads EAL, Heads of Boarding, Deputy Heads, Tutors
BSA Half Day Seminar – Supportive conversations
Date: 02 December 2022
Time: 13:30 – 16:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BSA Full Member – £100 / Affiliate Member £150 / Non-member – £200
Audience:
Supporting International Students through an EDI lens
Date: 18 January 2023
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member Free of charge / BSA member £60 / Member additional attendee £20 / Non-member £120
Audience: Heads EAL, Deputy Heads, EDI staff, Boarding staff
Vocabulary Development for EAL Pupils
Date: 08 February 2023
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £40 / BSA member £60 / Member additional attendee £20 / Non-member £120
Audience: Heads EAL, Subject Specific Teaching Staff
Supporting the health of international students
Date: 19 April 2023
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS member £40 / BSA member £60 / Member additional attendee £20 / Non-member £120
Audience: Heads EAL, Medical staff, Boarding staff
Sacpa/BAISIS – Safeguarding international students conference
Date: 25 April 2023
Time: 09:30 – 16:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: Member – £195 / Affiliate Member – £295 / Non-Member – £390
Audience: Suitable for any member of staff / particularly useful for staff in leadership roles
Introducing a British Life & Institutions (BLI) course for international pupils
Date: 10 May 2023
Time: 12:30 – 13:30
Location: Hereford Cathedral School
Cost: BAISIS member Free of charge / BSA member £60 / BSA Member additional attendee £20 / Non-member £120
Audience: Heads EAL, Subject Specific Teaching Staff, Deputy Heads
BSA & BAISIS Conference: Visa and immigration summer term update
Date: 22 May 2023
Time: 09:30 – 16:00
Platform: Zoom
Cost: Full Member – £195 / Additional Full Member – £100 / Affiliate Member – £295/ Additional Affiliate Member – £130 / Non-member – £30 / Full Member Whole School Rate – £450
Audience: Admissions, Marketing, Deputy Head, Head of Boarding, Head, Bursar, Education Guardians, Agents
BSA & BAISIS – Supporting international boarders in UK boarding schools
Date: 24 May 2023
Time: 10:30 – 15:30
Platform: Zoom
Cost: BAISIS/BSA Full Member – £145 / Non-member – £290
Audience: Boarding staff, Heads of Boarding, Deputy Heads (Pastoral)
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.
