Venue: Zoom (online) – webinar

Audience

Pastoral Leaders, House Staff, School Nurses, Matrons 

Course outline

This session will explore the common challenges faced by boarding students, from homesickness to academic pressures, and provide practical strategies for building emotional resilience. We’ll also discuss the essential role of tutors, mentors, and staff in creating a supportive environment that helps students thrive. Designed for boarding school staff, mentors, and parents, this webinar will equip you with tools to better understand and support the well-being of boarding students.

Training topics will include:

• Understanding Homesickness
• Key Issues Faced by Boarding Students
• Building Emotional Resilience and Coping Skills
• Role of Tutors, Mentors, and Staff in Student Support

Learning outcomes:

• Increased Awareness and Understanding – Recognise the emotional and social challenges faced by students in boarding schools.
• Identification of At-Risk Students – Understand key signs of homesickness, social isolation, and bullying.
• Practical Strategies for Emotional Resilience – Equip students with coping skills, mindfulness techniques, and time management tools.
• Enhanced Staff Support Skills- Foster a supportive, inclusive environment through mentorship and structured support.

Cost 

• Member Rate: £90
• Additional Member Delegate Fee: £45
• Non-member Rate: £180*

*If you would like to become a member and access discounted rates for Hieda CPD and events, please click here.

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Speaker:

Dr Suhail Hussain

Dr Suhail Hussain is an experienced GP of over 20 years’ experience.

Having worked extensively in the NHS, including specialities of medicine, surgery, oncology, obs/gynae, emergency medicine and paediatrics. He has now transitioned to working in the private sector providing timely, bespoke care to several families.

His main service is predicated on home/work place visits making access to healthcare as convenient as possible.

He has a strong connection of secondary care specialists in all medical fields as well as physios, chiropractors and allied health professionals, to name a few.

For 10 years he was a senior tutor at 3 major London Medical Schools – Imperial, Barts and UCL, where he was involved in the teaching of undergrad students from first to final year.

Education and speaking are 2 of his strongest passions and when not seeing patients he most enjoys helping others learn.

He has appeared on independent television programmes talking about all things medical and answering caller’s questions live on air.

He is a strong advocate for healthy living and believes that medicine should be about prevention rather than cure and helps people optimise their lifestyles, so they do not need medication.

Most importantly, he is easily accessible, approachable and affable.

He lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and 3 kids. He enjoys classical music and walks in the beautiful English countryside.