Hi I've not posted on here before but was just having a read through some of the posts I thought I would give you my experience and views on boarding schools in UK. My ex husband is the RAF so we were going to be posted every 2 years and decided that for stability we would look at boarding schools. My eldest daughter is disabled - she has cerebral palsy - very mild - but enough to require some additional help at school. My 2 eldest daughters started boarding at a co-ed boarding school close to we lived to begin with. The first year went ok - although the physio that was supposed to happen every day did not happen very much at all. My eldest daughter was also bullied but because the boy doing the bullying had 'special needs' the school did not - in our opinion - do enough to support out daughter. There was also some other issues relating to my friends children, who also attended the school, that came to light and we decided to move the girls.
We looked around lots of schools and decided on a girl's school near Reading - all 3 of my girls now go to the school - the eldest has just started 6th Form. The school is absolutely the best choice we ever made. My husband and I split up 3 years ago and the school was so supportive. My eldest came out with 5a*'s, 3a's, 1b and 1c in her GCSEs.
The headmistress understands that girls brain are wired differently to boys and has done much research on the subject. The girls are shown differ ways of studying. I moved here in January this year and have been able to keep in contact with the girls through email and facebook.
Just wanted to let you know - I would recommend my daughter's school to anyone considering a school in UK.
