The attractions of moving out of the metropolis to find space, countryside and a gentler pace of life are well documented. So too are the number of families moving to Bath to get the best of both: the culture of a world heritage city nestling on the boarders of the Cotswolds. But have you ever considered the additional benefits your child could gain by going to a boarding school"
Whilst some of them, including ours, might look like Hogwarts, the experience inside is anything but. Sharing dorms and study bedrooms (all recently beautifully refurbished by the GDST) with girls from 17 different countries including the UK embeds in our boarders all the lessons we have learnt about inclusion and diversity.
Freeing up time that is otherwise given to travelling, our boarders in Bath can, after lessons follow their passions: music, art, sport, a huge range of co-curricular activities before evenings together where they hone such key 21st century skills as collaboration, independence, and empathy. Tatiana, a 2021 leaver who boarded with Royal High School Bath since Year 7 said: “Boarding is a great place to be. It makes you such a well-rounded person and you become so independent. A really important skill I’ve learnt is time management and boarding really helped me structure my day so I could enjoy sports after school and keep up with my studies”.

Gone are the days of bidding farewell to a tearful 11-year-old and picking her up from the school gates seven year...