32 min

Stig Abell learns how boarding schools support disadvantaged children All In The Same Boat?

    • Society & Culture

This episode is about the use of boarding education to support vulnerable children. Buttle UK have been funding grants to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend boarding school for nearly 70 years. The idea might seem counter intuitive, particularly to those who have a particular image of what a boarding school is like. However, the outcomes for children are impressive. The GCSE results of the children Buttle UK supports are consistently above the national avera...

This episode is about the use of boarding education to support vulnerable children. Buttle UK have been funding grants to support children from disadvantaged backgrounds to attend boarding school for nearly 70 years. The idea might seem counter intuitive, particularly to those who have a particular image of what a boarding school is like. However, the outcomes for children are impressive. The GCSE results of the children Buttle UK supports are consistently above the national avera...

32 min

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