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 2022
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Dates: Tuesday 8 March 2022
Next meeting
BAISIS Meeting Autumn Term 2021
Date: Wednesday 06 October 2021
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: Free of charge
Our next termly meeting will be held online via Zoom on Wednesday 06 October 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 a webinar entitled ‘Developing Academic Language for EAL Students (CALP)’ with Isabelle Delatour. Details to follow shortly.
Training & events
BAISIS & BSA webinar: Supporting Boarders returning to China and Hong Kong
Dates: May 18, 2021 10.00 to 11.00
Location: Online via Zoom
Cost: BAISIS / BSA member £60 / each additional member participant £15 / non-member £120
Audience: Heads, Deputy Heads, DSLs, Heads of Boarding, boarding staff, school guardians or travel co-ordinators, Guardians and Agents
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 students
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 students
Meeting the Needs of International Pupils in the Mainstream Classroom: a practical guide for teachers
Dates: June 18 2021, Day Seminar: 10.00 to 16.00
Location: online via Zoom
Cost: BAISIS Member £125 / BSA member £135 / 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.