Frequently Asked Questions
-
UK Boarding schools require international students to have an adult age 25 or older who is resident in the UK appointed as their guardian. The guardian acts as a safety net in case anything goes astray and the distance to the parents becomes an issue.
-
You, your child and the school will be able to contact us by telephone 24/7. Before commencing your guardianship with us and the start of the first school term, we will ensure that you, your child and their school are all aware of our contact details.
-
We have a number of approved chauffeur services who are able to collect and deliver your child to and from their destination (schools, train stations, airports). We only ever use and recommend companies at which all drivers are DBS checked and specialise in travel arrangements for minors.
The service includes collection directly from the point of arrival /departure and sign off to/from the appointed member of school staff as a key point of safeguarding procedure.
We are happy to book and oversee the process and remain in contact for the duration of your child’s journey if you require. Alternatively we are happy to give you our recommended list of UK transport providers. Please contact us for further details.
-
We have guest rooms in both our homes and are open to host students there for an Exeat weekend. That said, this would need to be arranged in advance, as spaces are limited. We are happy to help find accommodation or recommend sleepover camps, but don’t guarantee to find accommodation for everyone.
-
We are happy to offer emergency accommodation at our own homes in South West London. We are both fully DBS checked and full UK Driving Licence holders. As part of our personal hands-on approach, we will make sure your child gets to London safely (if possible we will come and collect them from school), accommodate and care for them at our home until travel arrangements home or more permanent accommodation has been organised.
Your child would stay at our home, with us and our children and would have their own room.
-
We are in the process of being AEGIS accredited. This is a lengthy and thought through process where all our processes and policies are being checked and reviewed.
We are optimistic that we should receive the accreditation by September 2025.