Showing items for tag “Boarding”

• 12 May

  An insight into maintaining a virtual house

  Much-loved Hsm (Housemistress) of Greenleaves House Hannah Fearnley gives us an insight into maintaining a virtual house at Bryanston…

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• 31 Jan

  Food for thought: An insight into Bryanston's catering department

  In this special Q&A, Bryanston’s Catering Manager Mike Thorne explains the approach taken to feeding Bryanston’s 600+ pupils three times a day, the increasing interest in veganism and the importance of encouraging pupils to make their own choices when it comes to food…

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• 17 Jan

  Why teens need proper nourishment

  Nutrition expert Lucinda Miller (NatureDoc Clinic) was recently invited to Bryanston to deliver training for all staff on how food choices affect teenagers. In this special guest post, Lucinda explains why encouraging teens to make healthy food choices is important now and even more so for their fut...

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• 16 May

  "All change please, all change" - well, not quite: the transition from a Junior to a Senior Boys' House

  Growing up in London and venturing onto the London underground system, I was always anxious about the need to change lines to get to my required destination. Was I aiming to head north or south, east or west, and what was I to do when the tannoy announced “all change please, all change...

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• 15 Feb

  Settling in at senior school: how junior boys' boarding can help

  Stephen Davies, junior boys housemaster explains how Bryanston's junior boys' house system helps ease the transition to senior school...

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• 22 Nov

  “I wanted to see what would happen!” part three

  Following on from parts one and two of his blog, Simon Vincent continues to share his insights into teenage boys, gained over his 12 years as a junior boys’ housemaster.

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• 20 Nov

  “I wanted to see what would happen!” part two

  In part two of his blog, Simon Vincent looks at the pitfalls of Snowplough Parenting, the need for teenage boys to develop a sense of self-reliance as well as the importance of consistent boundaries. You can read part one here.

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• 17 Nov

  “I wanted to see what would happen!” part one

  This week Simon Vincent shares his insights into teenage boys after 12 years as housemaster of a junior boys’ house at Bryanston. The first in his three-part blog looks at communication, or the lack thereof.

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• 15 Sep

  Keep talking

  As the new school year gets well under way, Bryanston Head Sarah Thomas reflects on the importance of a good relationship between school and home, including her own experiences of this as a parent. 

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