Weekly Boarding with no Saturday school?

The school one of mine is off to has flexi and weekly boarding - no Friday or Saturday nights and optional Sundays. I think there is sports/activities at weekends but no lessons. Lots of day schools have Saturday sports too so that's not all that different. Happy to pm you which school it is if that's helpful.

Maybe for a discount? Our kids couldn't possibly go to the school they go to if we didn't get a generous staff discount. But if that is one of OP's reasons, then of course it cuts down the choice of schools still further, as lots of schools don't offer big discounts.

Why do you want to work at the same school as your child? Any one of these things would be reasonably easy to achieve, depending on your experience, qualifications and income but I think you will be lucky to get all of them at the same time:
a job in a boarding school;
a boarding school with no Saturday element;
a boarding school which provides accommodation for staff (you don't say whether you're SLT as most staff accommodation is reserved for this role or house parents only IMHO);
a place for your child at the same school.

Brighton, Hurst and Bedes in Sussex all have good mix and no Saturday school (although there are matches). I think Eastbourne College is moving this way too

Pangbourne college would fit the bill; I think they’re dropping Saturday school

Family accommodation was thin on the ground at the two schools I worked at. Most of it was small one bedroom flats. It was also only given to full time boarding staff who had to work every Saturday and some Sundays on a rota.

You may well struggle to find a school that doesn’t only offer the hours you want but also has housing suitable for a family. It does exist, but I think you are seriously limited. Then you have to get the job......

Bedes in Sussex. Good mix of boarding/day, male/female

I don’t know any that don’t have something on a Saturday. Co-curricular and sport might be optional for the kids but unlikely to be for staff!

At mine if you live onsite you have to do 1 boarding duty a week and 1 Sunday a year. Everyone has to do Saturday morning and at least 1 sport (term) a year.

Edgeborough and Cheam only do Monday - Friday boarding. Are you a primary or secondary teacher?
I’ve taught in a few boarding schools and if you had staff accommodation you had to do boarding duties.

Shiplake College, Near Henley on Thames. No Saturday school, higher proportion of day students than boarders, lovely school.

Many schools are dropping Saturday lessons to appeal to the growing demand for flexi/weekly boarding and to cater for day families that want the boarding school facilities/pastoral care but also want family time at weekends. Traditional boarding provision is changing.

DS school has dropped Saturday school and now has optional sport/extra curricular on Saturdays.

@mazzamoo123

As someone who went to boarding school I know what u mean about the day vs boarding thing

However children of boarding staff were essentially the same as boarding children. They were always in the house and good friends with everyone and because they lived on site did more of the after school activities etc that the other day students didn't do.

So it wouldn't be something I think u need to over concern yourself with.

I doubt you'll find a boarding school without lessons sat am and possible sport option sat pm... that would be WAY too much free time for bored boarding pupils! They'd get into WAY too much trouble 😉😂🤣

If a boarding school is giving you accommodation on site, then you may find you are expected to work at least some weekends.

Abingdon?

There are loads and loads these days. I think you'd more need to keep an eye on jobs which are the right role for you and then look whether they do weekly boarding and no Saturday school.
These are usually the less 'public school' or really big name schools.

Brighton College. No Saturday school and circa 80% of the students are day/weekly boarders. The top performing Co-Ed in the country, incredible facilities and also a nice place to live.

Tonbridge School - 60% day pupils and many of the boarders and weekly boarders. They have Saturday school though till noon I think.

DS is a day pupil at a school that's got a good mix of day pupils and full boarders (no weekly boarding, and I think roughly 50% boarding overall). AFAIK there are no issues with either category feeling ostracised, and they seem to mix really well. It wouldn't suit you as it does have Saturday school, but I just wanted to make the point that day students don't necessarily feel left out at a school with full boarding, as long as there are plenty of them.

I appreciate accommodation is at a lower rate on site but there are areas where rents are low. Alternatively, I’ve seen jobs for teachers in indies in London (subject teachers with no additional responsibilities) advertised with pay of up to 60-80k per annum. That would be sufficient to rent a flat or get a mortgage (provided you have the deposit) even if you’re a single parent.

Durham School has a good mix of day pupils and boarders. no rub between day and boarders at all except it sort of dictates friendship groups a bit. The boarders are a mix of full time (military families or overseas, Uber posh where it's the 'dome' thing but less so these days), weekly and occasional. No Saturday school but many sporting, drama, arts activities on a weekend whether you board or not. Normal days start early and finish late whether that's sport/drama/music based or homework support. Accommodation goes to house mistresses and masters so they have 24/7 pastoral responsibilities. That said it is a beautiful school with an excellent ethos to find every child's talent. An on site 'san' for healthcare which is great for all the hockey and rugby injuries 😂 and walking distance into the city of Durham (although the city is suffering currently with high street shops leaving in droves and the regions beggars descending by hopping the train and tapping wealthy uni students for pennies).