ITS Education Asia provides access to UK boarding school placement services through a selected partner in the UK – Panoba - run by Debbie Gispan and Nicky Sakpoba.
The key benefits we offer are:
We work closely with Debbie and Nicky to ensure that all aspects of your child[ren]'s application process are run with the highest level of professionalism and expertise – both before, during and after the actual application stage.
Panoba are experts in school choice and will help you long-list schools, visit schools, short-list schools and finally schools. They will make sure that every part of the process is demystified and work with us and you to ensure each your children go to a school that is appropriate for them as individual learners.
Over the years, ITS has successfully helped many students by preparing them for interviews and selection tests. We have a near 100% record of them subsequently gaining admission into their first choice school through our entrance test preparation system conducted by our highly-experienced teachers.
Stage 1: Planning & Consultation
Stage 2: Implementation & Preparation
Stage 3: Admission & Administration
Continued Care package
Panoba runs a support service once a child has started at a school called the Academic Progress Service.
You can engage them to:
• be added as contact on all school correspondence, highlighting important
dates and parents’ consultation dates.
• act as representatives of parents to
meet teachers, tutors and house parents and attend the parent consultation meetings where
parents are unable to attend in person
• report back to parents on academic progress
and discussions held at parents’ consultations
• advise on where extra support or
tuition may be required in conjunction with school and ITS
• be in contact with student’s
house parents to ensure all their pastoral care and needs are met
Further points of
note:
Guardianship
By UK Law, every overseas student
studying in a UK boarding school is required to have a guardian. The role of a guardian is to
act and make decisions on behalf of a student's parents, in the event of illness, accident,
disciplinary action at school and such like. The guardian can, of course, be a family member or
other trusted person known to you who lives in the UK. For families with no such connections,
our partners can provide guardian arrangements through licensed
providers.
Government Overseas Education Allowance for Hong Kong Civil
Servants
Civil Servants who joined the Hong Kong government before 1996
are eligible to receive an Overseas Education Allowance if their child is studying in a UK
boarding school. We are able to provide the latest information and help with the application
procedure in regards to applying for the government’s Overseas Education
Allowance.
Continuous Education Support
Panoba offers
on-the-ground support. They will liaise with schools throughout the time that you child is there
and ensure that all needs, both academic and pastoral are communicated back to you and us. They
can help attend teacher conferences on your behalf. At ITS, our teachers follow up closely with
students' academic progress when they return to Hong Kong during the holidays. We provide
ongoing guidance and comprehensive support throughout a student's school career, from reviewing
work to exam revision and practice, to supporting their university applications. Unlike
traditional school placement agencies, the ITS & Panoba partnership is first and foremost an
educational one with student welfare and academic achievement as our absolute priorities. Our
primary concern is that all our students follow their desired pathways to
learning.
Other services: Debbie and Nicky are able to help you with a range of
additional services which may complement your school search. You can enquire directly with them
about your additional needs which may include:
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