UK Boarding Schools Expo

Nairobi - September 13th - 15th 2025

Thank you for your interest in the 2025 UK Boarding Schools Expo in Nairobi. This expo has now passed - however, our Education Experts are still here to help.

With a rich knowledge of UK boarding schools and years of experience supporting international families, we can help you find the right school and provide ongoing guardianship support throughout your child’s education journey.

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Meet the UK Boarding Schools Expo event hosts

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Why is Academic Families so well suited to support you?

Tap into our education expertise and global network
We understand how important it is to find the best boarding school for your child. We regularly meet with pupils and parents as well as school admissions staff. We understand what they are looking for when they evaluate student applications.

Thanks to our personal connections and experience with hundreds of schools in the UK as well as some of the best in Europe and North America, we can expertly guide you through the boarding school admissions process to ensure your child enrols in their dream school where they can happily thrive.

We match schools to your child
We work on behalf of families and students. Unlike many international student recruitment agencies, we don’t represent certain schools. Instead, Academic Families has rich knowledge and experience with a huge variety of boarding schools and we match the schools to your child based on a variety of factors.

We offer both admissions and guardianship support
We can support you and your child from your initial interest until their last day at school. Academic Families has 10 years of experience looking after international students from over 40 countries.

We’re a friendly team and have lived or travelled extensively outside the UK, including 37 years of living in Kenya, so you can rely on our excellent understanding of East African students as well as our international outlook and experience. Many of our staff are also mothers who have sent their own children to study abroad, so have a personal understanding of this experience.

Quality you can trust
We’re highly respected by families and schools, and have been awarded the highest gold standard accreditation from AEGIS (Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students) and the Boarding Schools’ Association. We are recognised by the British Council, English UK and Youth Mental Health First Aid for our professionalism, expertise, in-depth knowledge and experience of the UK education system. We are also certified Safe Recruiters, so our team and host families are all recruited according to strict safeguarding guidelines.

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Learn more about the schools that exhibited this year

We carefully selected a range of UK boarding schools that are known for providing excellent student care and producing some of the finest school leavers in the UK. Their students go on to achieve academic success at prestigious universities around the world.

Academic Families handpicked these schools to give Expo attendees a strong variety of institutions such as:

Specialisms in sports, music, STEM, art and design
Single sex and co-ed learning environments
Religious affiliations
City, countryside and town locations across the UK

Although the expo has now passed, you can still learn more about the schools by clicking on the school logos below.

A strong history of supporting international students and parents

“Academic Families understood our needs. I was amazed at how quickly they were able to match my daughter with schools based on subjects she likes and wants to pursue. Throughout the process, we got real-time support. The service was professional and personalised. Academic Families gave us peace of mind and they handled most of the things that I would have had to do. That help was priceless.”

Pauline, mother of Iman, age 16 – from Kenya – studying at Harrogate Ladies’ College

“The ethos of Academic Families - that the school should meet the needs, strengths and values of the child and not the other way around - was aptly manifested by Roni throughout our application process. The children have secured places in their schools of preference. We are grateful and will certainly recommend Academic Families to anyone who would require exemplary services in identifying schools in the UK.”

Julianne and Joseph, parents of Joshua and Josepha, age 17 – from Uganda – studying at Ellesmere College and Wells Cathedral School

“The service provided by Academic Families has been faultless over the period that my daughter was in the United Kingdom attending school to complete her A levels. Academic Families were extremely helpful in assisting me to find a school, setting up visits to various schools around the country and throughout the application process. I would highly recommend them to any parent looking to place their child in education in the United Kingdom."

Saleem, mother of Tandia, age 15 – from Kenya – studying at Box Hill School

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Quality you can trust

Academic Families has personal and professional experience with boarding schools. We understand how important it is to find the very best education for every child no matter where that might be in the world.

Academic Families has 10 years of experience looking after international students from over 40 countries. We’re a friendly team and have lived or travelled extensively outside the UK, so you can rely on our international outlook and experience. Many of our staff are also mothers who have sent their own children to study abroad. Meanwhile, our younger staff have studied, lived or taught overseas and all enjoy a special connection with the children and teenagers we look after.

We are recognised by the British Council, Boarding Schools’ Association, AEGIS (Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students), English UK and Youth Mental Health First Aiders for our professionalism, expertise, and in-depth knowledge of the UK education system. We are also certified Safe Recruiters, so our team and host families are all recruited according to strict safeguarding guidelines.