BBSN School Membership

We know that school marketing budgets have to work hard, so we have created an excellent-value membership package that combines all the Contacts, Knowledge and Support that are needed to help school teams to successfully meet their international boarding recruitment targets.

Membership is for a whole school rather than for an individual. It provides access to the BBSN portal, resources and support for all staff in your school who are involved in Overseas Recruitment, Admissions and Marketing, including the Head and Governors.

Our membership for schools is available via an annual subscription fee. We have a fair pricing policy to make our membership accessible to all boarding schools regardless of their size, with two price bands according to the number of full and weekly boarders (excludes flexi-boarders).

Contacts - Use of BBSN Approved Agents is within UKVI sponsorship compliance

Knowledge - Boarding school specific country reports

Contacts - Access to 400 BBSN Approved Agents

Knowledge - Boarding school specific country reports

Knowledge - Analysis of boarding sector data and trends

Contacts - A searchable database of 400 Approved Agents with detailed profiles

Knowledge - Boarding school specific country reports

Be Connected

Have access to our unique database of 400 Approved Agents which have been carefully selected, screened and reference-checked. They recruit thousands of pupils for schools each year from 50+ countries - saving admissions staff valuable time and providing reassurance about the quality of agents.

Be Engaged

Effectively build and develop agent relationships via our members' portal and networking events, including the popular biannual workshop (BBSW) - reducing costs and maximising ROI on overseas trips.

Be Found

The schools' database on our portal is a 'go-to' source for agents across the world who value the detailed profiles to help them find the perfect schools for their client families - raising the school's profile and increasing the number of boarding enquiries of the right calibre.

Ben Pelly, Dulwich College

Senior Housemaster

"Joining BBSN has opened up so many doors and saved me so much time. Suzanne has facilitated numerous introductions for me, based on her understanding of our school but more importantly her extensive knowledge of the different agents and how they might fit with what we are after. Jayne has researched and answered my questions thoroughly. Knowing the agents are carefully vetted has given me peace of mind. I would heartily recommend BBSN membership to any school that is recruiting boarders from overseas."

Fay Hand, Bloxham School

Overseas & Marketing Registrar

"A great community through which you can pretty much get any contact or information that you need."

Alice Phillips, St Catherine's, Bramley

Headmistress

"BBSN has the highest of standards and can be trusted to provide expert guidance to agents and to schools in securing agent agreements. It is the dependable professional interface between independent schools and agents working with families to place students in the perfect school for them."

There is an additional one-off account set-up fee of £295 + vat which is only payable when you start or restart membership. This covers the cost of setting up your account, as well as your initial training and support sessions.

School members can choose to have an additional profile and fees from 1 September 2024 will be:

Prep School - £595 + vat per annum
Summer School/Short Courses /ISC- £840 + vat per annum

This is not applicable for additional schools, colleges or other establishments within a group.

There is no membership fee for agents. However, all agents have to meet our strict membership criteria, which includes triple-reference checking and an interview before they can be granted membership of our Network.

BBSN Membership for Schools

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