Frequently Asked Questions

	What is Boarding Concern?
	How did Boarding Concern start?
	Who is behind Boarding Concern?
	Who funds Boarding Concern?
	What has Boarding Concern achieved?
	Is Boarding Concern against all boarding in the UK?
	Surely Boarding Concern is made up of people who boarded years ago and have no knowledge and experience of ‘Modern Boarding’?
	Are young children in the UK still sent away to boarding school?
	Is boarding in decline in the UK?
	Are progressive boarding schools better than the traditional boarding schools?
	What about specialist boarding schools, such as those that cater for children with learning difficulties such as dyslexia, etc.
	How can you help ex-boarders/boarding school survivors?
	Does sending young children away to boarding school really harm them?
	Not all children are sent away. Don't some children choose to go to boarding school these days?
	What's the right age for boarding school?
	Why doesn't the boarding school allow my child to contact me or vica versa for the first three weeks after they have arrived?