The Application Process For UK Boarding Schools

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Learn About The Application Process For UK Boarding Schools

Applying to schools in the UK can be a hassle-free process, and at Britannia StudyLink, we aim to do that for our students. Whether you are choosing to send your child to a preparatory UK boarding school, a senior level UK boarding school or a sixth form boarding school, we help you each step of the way. We sit down with you and guide you through the application process which can be divided into 5 steps.

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Pre-Application Process

Step 1: Greeting

  1. Greeting
  2. Educate parents on application procedure
  3. Explain on Britannia service/school coverage
  4. Explain on UK Education system
  5. Arrange appointment
  6. Relationship Building
  7. Suggest/imply when parent should engage if they would like to make a formal application
  8. Arrange meeting for prom applicant, to invite to seminar for early applicant

Requirements from Parents / Guardians

  1. Provide Student Information
  2. Name
  3. Entry Year
  4. Age
  5. Interests
  6. Subject interested
  7. Goals to achieve
  8. expectation from UK boarding education
  9. Preference on school selection
  10. Location
  11. Budget
  12. Academic Results
  13. Boarding Ratio
  14. International student ratio

Britannia StudyLink Deliverables

  1. Greeting Email + Softcopy Application Kit
  2. UKiset/application procedure
  3. How Britannia Help with your application
  4. Boarding School 101
  5. How to choose a suitable school for your child
  6. Education System, main entry point
  7. Public exam timeline (compared with Malaysia)
  8. Greeting Message
  9. Name Card
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Application Process

Step 2: Meeting

  1. Advise family on study path (which entry year)
  2. Advise school recommendation
  3. Explain individual application timeline
  4. Set expectation for parents on when to do what (e.g. acceptance deposit equals 1 term fee is required by school upon acceptance of offer)

Requirements from Parents / Guardians

  1. School Report
  2. Documents related to application
  3. Passport copy
  4. academic results/certs
  5. Application request and fee for UKiset
  6. School application Form & Fee
  7. Confirm School Choices

Britannia Deliverables

  1. Hardcopy Application Kit
  2. School Recommendation List
  3. Application Timeline
  4. Service Coverage
  5. Boarding School 101
  6. UKiset/application procedure
  7. How Britannia Help with your application
  8. How to choose a suitable school for your child
  9. Education System, main entry point
  10. Public exam timeline (compared with Malaysia)
  11. Name Card

Step 3: Application

  1. Send enquiry & application to schools
  2. Assurance to parents on Exam & Interview Arrangement
  3. Update parents up-to-date on changes of plans/risk (e.g. need to apply 2 more schools if student find exam papers too hard?)

Requirements from Parents / Guardians

  1. Comply with consultant’s arrangement
  2. updated application documents (if any)
  3. prepration on school interview/contacts (e.g. some schools will contact current school direct for reference upon parents’ approval)

Brittania StudyLink Deliverables

  1. Confirmation E-mail/WhatsApp/Phone on Exam & Interview Arrangement
  2. Softcopy/Record with school/customer conversation (delivery base on needs)
  3. Regular Updates on Plans, Case Status, Exceptional, Changes or Risk Handling
  4. Past Paper/Sample Paper

Step 4: Enrolment

  1. Send decisions from school to parents
  2. Arrange Pre-Departure Preparation

Requirements from Parents / Guardians

  1. Arrange acceptance documents & deposit
  2. Britannia StudyLink Deliverables
  3. Softcopy/Confirmation on Offer documents
  4. Soft Copy of Pre-departure Kit
  5. Pre-departure preparation timeline
  6. Warm Up Class
  7. Flight
  8. Guardian’s List
  9. Visa document List
  10. Contact list (who to look for if they have specific question)
  11. Suggested packing list
  12. Pre-Departure FAQ (List of questions to ask parents to help them understand what they need/ do not need to prepare)
  13. Joining documents (from school)
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Pre-Departure Process

Pre-departure

  1. Advise what/ how to prepare for studying in the UK
  2. Explain clearly who to look for if they have specific question
  3. Offer Visa advice & assist with application (TBC)
  4. Arrange Airport Pick-up
  5. Recommend Guardian
  6. Requirements from Parents / Guardians
  7. Supply all relevant documents for enrolment of school/different services

Britannia Deliverables

  1. Hard Copy of Pre-departure Kit
  2. Pre-departure preparation timeline
  3. Warm Up Class
  4. Flight
  5. Guardian’s List
  6. Visa document List
  7. Contact list (who to look for if they have specific question)
  8. Suggested packing list
  9. Pre-Departure FAQ (List of questions to ask parents to help them understand what they need/ do not need to prepare)
  10. Joining documents (from school)

For parents looking to send your child to a UK boarding school, reach out to us at Britannia StudyLink to help you ease the application process. We know it can be a daunting procedure but we assure you with our help you do not need to worry about giving your child the best opportunity in life.

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