News Category: Ask the Expert

Benenden students were joined by their Tonbridge School peers for an Oxbridge Taster Day this week. They had a talk from Owen Walding of Oxbridge Applications about applying to Oxford and Cambridge and what these universities are looking for, followed by Oxbridge-style tutorials or workshops in their chosen subjects. Thank you to Seniors Roya Power […]

We’ve been celebrating ‘Women Setting the Agenda in Humanities’ with a series of events spread over three days. The events bring together inspirational women with talks and panel discussions about the lives and experiences of women in various humanities-related professions. Jessica Hobbs spoke about her career as one of the most successful drama directors working […]

We are delighted to feature among the top 100 leading independent schools in the world in the Spear’s Schools Index for the third consecutive year. The index has been drawn up by Spear’s, their expert partners at Thuso and a panel of independent educationalists from around the world. “Benenden School students relish everything that life […]

Prominent business trailblazers including the founder of Trunki and the CEO of Charlotte Tilbury, spoke at Benenden’s Enterprise and Innovation conference aimed at inspiring the next generation of entrepreneurs. On Thursday 6 March we welcomed 120 guests from 9 other schools from across the South East to join Benenden’s Sixth Form students for the Conference […]

After becoming the Principal of our partner school The John Wallis Church of England Academy during the pandemic, Damian McBeath also joined Benenden’s Governing Council earlier this year. Here, we get to know Damian a little better and share his plans for the future. Could you tell us a little more about yourself and your […]

There are many kinds of boarding schools: large, small, co-ed, single-sex, prep schools, senior schools, all-through schools, those in the middle of towns, those in the countryside. Some schools are dedicated to children with Special Educational Needs; others cater for children who are particularly keen on the performing arts. Some offer full boarding (where pupils […]

There is a continued demand for single-sex schools in the UK, so the important thing is that this choice is offered to parents and their children (nowadays children are much more involved in the decision about where they go to school, especially senior school). Most of the single-sex schools are in the independent sector (according […]

What used to be known (rather misleadingly) as public schools are now more accurately described as independent schools. However, they are all registered with the UK Government (and would be prosecuted if they were not) and are regularly inspected at the direction of the Department for Education. Most of them are overseen by their own […]

During a recent online event in collaboration with Tatler’s Education Editor Tori Cadogan and Tonbridge School, Headmistress Samantha Price answered a range of questions on boarding, pastoral care and the Complete Education on offer at Benenden. We share some highlights below. Boarding really supports your whole academic experience at school because you have so much more […]