Hosting Students

• To welcome students into your home and integrate them into your family life
• During their stay explain English traditions and customs such as queuing, manners etc.
• To provide healthy, nutritious and filling meals
• To inform us if your student cannot attend school due to illness etc.

• 10, 11 and 12 year olds are not allowed out in the evenings without supervision
• 13 and 14 year olds can stay out until 21:00
• 15 year olds can stay out until 22:00
• 16 and 17 year olds can stay out until 23:00

You will receive payment for your student one week in arrears and usually on a Friday.

Student arrival on a Saturday or Sunday – Payment will be made 1 week after student arrival.

Student mid-week arrival – If student date of arrival is mid-week, payment is different. Payment will be processed on the Friday following their arrival.

Students aged 16+ should be given a key. We do not recommend giving under 16’s a key, as they should not be in the house unsupervised.

Emails will be sent confirming your students arrival. If your student is in a group, text messages will be sent also.

Yes, but students from other schools cannot share rooms with our students.

• The students must not speak the same language, even if they are a different nationality i.e. you should not accommodate a Spanish student and Argentinian student at the same time, as they both speak Spanish.
• Students over the age of 18 should not be in the same accommodation as under 18’s.

Hygiene problems mostly occur with younger junior students. They are away from home and would usually be told by parents when to wash their clothes or have a bath. You have a duty of care to be tactful and encourage them to have regular showers/baths. Also remind them to give you their laundry once a week.

• When students are more than an hour late from activities and have not contacted you. If you cannot locate your student, or their group leader, then leave a message on the emergency phone.
• Serious injuries or accidents
• Personal emergencies which mean your student will need moving to a new host family immediately.
• For general enquiries, arrival times and complaints please call during office hours.

It is up to you if you allow your student to use the kitchen. Some students like to cook their hosts’ meals as a thank you.

This is standard for many European countries, middle eastern countries, as well as some others. Communication is the best solution. Either place a sign in your bathroom, or simply explain to your student that toilet paper should be flushed.