Adrian Underwood’s career has been in boarding education for over 45 years since 1971 when he was appointed a housemaster and head of department. From 1975 to 1997 he was headmaster of a boarding and day school. In 1998 Adrian became National Director of the Boarding Schools’ Association (BSA). He watched over the Association’s development into the world’s major boarding association, pioneering a professional development programme for boarding staff and engaging with the British government on a range of boarding issues including drafting the first set of National Boarding Standards. He was appointed OBE in 2007 for services to education. For 15 years he has been a lead inspector for the Independent Schools Inspectorate and the Education Development Trust. He now lives on the North Norfolk coast and is an educational consultant. He is a governor of Wymondham College, Chairman of the English-Speaking Union’s USA-UK Secondary Schools’ Exchange, Chairman of Trustees of Heritage House Day Care Centre in Wells-next-the-Sea and a Wells Harbour Commissioner. He enjoys sailing, golf, tennis and training ambulance drivers for Heritage House.
The Service Parents’ Guide To Boarding Schools is a dedicated website to provide information on boarding schools in the UK. At our site you will be able to find detailed information on education, articles from leading heads in the UK along with comprehensive school information and contact details.
The Service Parents' Guide to Boarding Schools aims at helping Armed Forces personnel choose a UK boarding school, using the Continuity of Education Allowance (CEA) available to them.
This site contains a searchable database of the main Independent girls, boys, and co-educational schools ,the MoD (Armed Services) schools and colleges and the Maintained boarding schools. The schools database also includes coverage of special education needs boarding and details of the principal schools offering awards for the children of Armed Forces’ parents. The Children's Education Advisory Service (CEAS) provides advice on the education of Service children. The Service Children's Education (SCE) is an agency of the MoD dedicated to the education of Service children outside the United Kingdom.
