SPRING 2026 | ISSUE 5
theirfuture The BSA Guide to Boarding Schools
TENACITY, RESPECT AND HUMILITY William Goldsmith, Head of Packwood School in Shropshire, on how learning and belonging happen most powerfully within a living community. Pages 22 and 23. WORK HARD, REST AND PLAY Henry Price, Headmaster of Oakham School, explains how good boarding schools provide spaces that value both freedom and responsibility. Pages 28 and 29. NEGOTIATION, TRUST AND UNDERSTANDING John Davies, Head Master of Dauntsey’s School, says boarding schools prioritise and nurture the fundamental need for deep communal relationships. Pages 52 and 53. INSPIRING PUPILS TO SUCCEED Leo Winkley, Headmaster of Shrewsbury School, argues that full boarding is a life-enriching engine of social mobility, equipping young people with adaptability, resilience and purpose. Pages 56 and 57.