What I love about boarding, especially in the Sixth Form, is that we are encouraged to live and work independently, particularly in the evenings and at weekends. This gives us skills that will be very useful at university and beyond. The school trusts us to organise ourselves, but we still have houseparents to supervise us and to be there in support if needed. Abbotsholme is a family- orientated school which suits me very well as I don’t like being on my own very much. It is a small friendly, community, and there is always someone around who will make you smile or laugh. I have been a boarder at Abbotsholme for the duration of my Sixth Form, and currently I live in the cabins which are small chalet-type buildings that house four or five students. As a boarder, I have the choice of whether I eat in the school dining hall in the evenings or cook for myself in the cabin in our well-equipped kitchen.


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