The Ultimate British Boarding School Admissions Checklist for 2027/2028
Securing a place for the 2027/2028 academic year follows a fairly predictable 12 to 18 month timeline. Families who understand this early tend to move through it with far less stress. Three things matter most: finding the right school fit early, preparing properly for entrance assessments, and registering well before deadlines close. Most leading schools […]
Summer Camp Highlights 2026: Brains & Butter Teens Tranforms Ideas to Real Products
Over five days this August, a group of teenagers at Brains & Butter’s Summer Camp 2026 moved through the same journey that a real product team follows From a raw idea, through the tools to bring it to life, to a live pitch in front of a real audience. By the end of the week, […]
7 Ways to Help Your Child Build Strong Study Habits
Every parent has lived this evening at least once. Books open, child staring at the wall, ten minutes gone before a single line gets read. Then comes the sigh. The reminder. The slightly raised voice. By the end of it, nobody has actually studied anything, and the whole house feels tense. It is tempting to […]
UK Boarding Schools Fair Comes to Lagos (November 2026)
The UK Boarding Schools Fair 2026 is bringing admissions teams from leading UK boarding schools to Lagos this November. Brains & Butter is giving Nigerian families direct access to the people who make placement decisions, without leaving the country. For families researching UK boarding school options, this replaces guesswork with a real conversation. Instead of […]