There has always been a big debate regarding how much influence a boarding school has on a child’s behaviour and in my opinion there is no particular right answer. It often depends on the way the boarding school is ran and the teachers it employs and also the pupil. Some pupils respond well to being in an environment that is very structured and focused and therefore may excel at a boarding school whereas other children need the input from home as well as school to allow them to learn at the level they need to.
Boarding school is often said to improve a child’s behaviour but this is not strictly a fact, and again it often depends on the individual child. If you are considering sending your child to boarding school I would always advise talking it through with the first to see what they think as if they are happy to go then the chances are they will do better than if they are forced to go.
