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Do you give yourself permission to be ill?

At the end of last week, I tested positive for Covid 19. I then found myself having to tell friends, family, clients, students and all...

Would you choose to put your child in Care?

Joy Schaverien has noted that that the definition of children in care seems to fit the child in boarding school. (Boarding School...

"I wouldn't send a dog to Boarding School aged 7." (John Bowlby - Founder of Attachment Theory).

John Bowlby's Attachment Theory explains the impact that early childhood relationships and experiences have on our development. He...

How busy are you?

Present-day Boarding School websites proudly tell parents that their timetable of constant activities, especially in the first few weeks...

How was your First Day at School?

What are your memories of your first day at school? Many ex-boarders can find this question hard to answer. Often it can take time to...

A Bereaved Child.

Many young children will be feeling "homesick" over these next few weeks as they are left by their parents to begin life at their new...

What does September evoke for you?

Many ex-boarders have spoken of a level of melancholy that comes over them at this time of year. A grief. Their body is reminding them of...

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