🇬🇧 Term & School Year

Term and school year in the United Kingdom

British boarding schools are the ones you see in films: historic buildings, endless playing fields and an education that builds character. I only work with schools I know and that truly care for their international students.

Tell me about your child Term & School Year
Students in uniform at a British school
Ages11 to 18 years old
DurationOne term, two terms or full year (Sept-July)
AccommodationBoarding school (single or shared room) · Host family in selected programmes

The boarding school experience

Studying at a British boarding school is much more than learning English: living on a historic campus, playing rugby or hockey every afternoon, dining in a hall straight out of Hogwarts and sharing life with classmates from all over the world. Students come home more mature, more independent and with friends for life.

The British system combines rigour and freedom: GCSE (ages 14-16) mixes core and optional subjects; A-Levels (16-18) let students specialise in the 3-4 subjects they love.

Personal guidance, start to finish

From the first call to the trip home: enrolment, visa, uniform, flights, guardianship, term-by-term follow-up and grade validation. And when something unexpected comes up — it always does — you reach me, not a call centre.

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FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Boarding school or host family in the UK?

The UK is the home of the boarding school, and most families choose it for the campus life, sport and structure. Excellent host-family programmes exist in some areas too. I'll walk you through the pros and cons for your child's character.

Is a visa needed after Brexit?

For stays over 6 months, yes: the school issues sponsorship (CAS) and a Child Student visa is requested. A single term usually doesn't require one. I guide you through the whole process.

What is the ideal age?

Students board from age 11, but the most common range for international students is 14-17 (Year 10 to Year 13). The clearer the goal — English, A-Levels, university entry — the easier it is to pick the right school.

How do you choose the school?

I don't work from an endless catalogue: I propose 2-3 specific schools I know personally or through families I've placed, looking at academics but also at how they care for international students, how many Spanish speakers they host and what weekends look like.

Is it much more expensive than Ireland?

A British boarding school is usually a bigger investment than the classic Irish day-school-plus-family programme. Many families compare both — I can put the two scenarios side by side with real numbers.

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