# Compare boarding schools in practice

Use inspection evidence, purposeful visits and written fee information to compare boarding arrangements for a particular student.

- Level: Comparing schools
- Length: 45 minutes
- Exam questions: 8, pass mark 80%, up to 3 attempts
- Certificate: valid for 12 months

## What you will learn

- Read the scope and findings of an inspection report.
- Test pastoral explanations with practical visit questions.
- Compare written offers without treating unknown costs as zero.

## Lessons

1. [Read inspection evidence beyond the headline](https://boardingschools.fyi/academy/compare-boarding-schools-in-practice/read-inspection-evidence.md) (12 minutes)
2. [Use a visit to test pastoral explanations](https://boardingschools.fyi/academy/compare-boarding-schools-in-practice/visit-and-pastoral-evidence.md) (12 minutes)
3. [Compare written offers and the full arrangement](https://boardingschools.fyi/academy/compare-boarding-schools-in-practice/compare-offers-and-costs.md) (12 minutes)

## Questions

### Who is this course for?

Parents and students choosing or reviewing a boarding arrangement, rather than school operators.

### Does this apply everywhere?

The legal and inspection examples concern England. Check the relevant education authority and inspectorate for your location and type of school.

### What does completion mean?

A certificate of completion from boardingschools.fyi. It is not a licence, accreditation or qualification and does not approve a school.

Also on the [web page](https://boardingschools.fyi/academy/compare-boarding-schools-in-practice).