Frontline UK boarding schools return to Lagos to meet parents looking for opportunities

Arrangements have been concluded for dozen Heads and Registrars to return to Lagos this week to meet with parents who are considering UK boarding school opportunities for their children.

The event which is organised by Mark Brooks Education in collaboration with the UK’s Department for Business and Trade will present events designed for families to enable them find out about schools in the United Kingdom.

The event will have Education Reception and Charity Fashion Show at The Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos from 7pm to 9pm, Friday 19th January 2024.

Followed by UK Boarding Schools Week – Exhibition, The Wheatbaker Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, 1pm – 5pm, Saturday 20th January 2024.

Organiser, Mark Brooks said: “This is an ideal opportunity to meet some of the UKs top schools all under one roof and ask your questions. A wide range of schools will be in attendance such as co-ed, all-girls, international schools, prep and senior, and Sixth Form Colleges.”

The establishments include Badminton School, Cardiff Sixth Form College, City of London Freemen’s School, Downside School, Earlscliffe College, Lancing College, LVS Ascot, Marymount International School London, Queen Ethelburga’s Collegiate, St Clare’s Oxford, TASIS England, Wellington School.

Earlscliffe is one already have around a ten students from Nigeria at their school.

Jon Peach their Director of Admissions says: “Students feel both cared for and challenged and our formal dress code and disciplined approach to education particularly suits our Nigerian families.

Earlscliffe combines academic rigour with a home-from-home environment where staff create a ‘personalised pathway’ to ensure that students have the best chance of reaching their desired university.”