Call Us E-Newsletter Sign Up Apply Now Enquire My ESMS ABOUT ESMS THE SCHOOLS ADMISSIONS SCHOOL LIFE FEES BOARDING NEWS CONTACT US Care, Guidance & Communication At Erskine Stewart's Melville Schools the education and happiness of the children in our care is our greatest priority The Housemaster and staff provide excellent pastoral care; supporting the children, keeping them safe and guiding them through life as a boarder, a teenager and a pupil at ESMS. Our Boarding Housemaster, Mr Roxburgh, lives in Dean Park House with his wife, children and dog Rocky. Together with additional staff, Mr Roxburgh helps the children to learn time management, responsibility, how to take care of themselves and how to get along with others whilst affording the children an appropriate degree of freedom and independence. They eat with the children at mealtimes, chat with them in the communal areas and discuss and plan outings with the children for the weekends. To support academic development, the children have access to in-house boarding tutors who can help them to work through their homework and address any sticking points as well as to plan their work and offer guidance on how to tackle a project. We couldn't be happier knowing that Scott is being properly looked after, and really enjoys being a boarder. Mr Maxwell, father of Scott in S3 Communication between residential staff at the boarding house and parents is a priority and today is mainly done through email and telephone but parents can also follow what's going on in the boarding house on a dedicated Twitter feed www.twitter.com/esmsb. Parents are also encouraged to stop by for a chat and a coffee with the residential staff at the boarding houses whenever they are in town. We would be happy to discuss any specific questions with you and your family about our boarding provision. For more information, please contact boardingadmissions@esms.org.uk. BOARDING Why come to school in Edinburgh? Boarding at ESMS Boarding Facilities Care, Guidance & Communication My ESMS ESMS Sport Firefly Find us Staff Vacancies For alumni, parents, former parents and friends of the schools. Go to ESMS Community > Venue Hire The Tom Fleming Centre for Performing Arts is available for hire. Find out more > ESMS Sports Centres ESMS Sports Centres, Membership, Classes and Holiday Camps. Find out more > Accessibility | Privacy | Web Privacy | Cookie Policy | Gender Pay Report | Duty of Candour Edinburgh Merchant Company Education Board Registered Charity No SC009747 incorporating Access to Excellence © 2021 | Award winning websites by The Weather Digital Welcome to ESMS. By continuing to use our website you are agreeing to our use of cookies. Find out how to manage cookies here or accept & hide this message.