Key Information for Host Families
We very much appreciate our host families as an important part of our International offer. Our host families often tell us they gain so much; their understanding of other cultures deepens and the additional income is very welcome.
Our students tell us that one of the main reasons to come to the UK is to experience the British culture through living alongside the host family as a home-from-home and they too really appreciate the welcome they receive.
Support for the host family and the student
We work very hard to place students with the right host family, so that both the students and the host family can fully enjoy the experience!
Our International Team offer continual support throughout the stay, for both host families and the students, being on hand to assist with any aspects needed. We are often told that our support is exceptional.
‘I feel my host family really helped me in this whole experience, because if you are not happy at home then you are not happy in college.’
Essential requirements to become a host with us
- Live within a 1 hour transport ride from the college
- Agree to a DBS check on all adults over 18+ years who are living in the house
- Provide an annual Landlord’s Gas Safety Certificate if a gas supply is provided in the home
Provide for the student:
- A friendly and welcoming atmosphere
- A clean, well-maintained home
- A bedroom with a bed, desk, desk lamp, storage for clothes and belongings
- Good wi-fi access – the students have online work assignments
- A front door key
- Breakfast and dinner every day
- A light lunch on the weekend
- Space in the kitchen for students to store food to prepare their light weekday lunches
- Weekly clean bedding and student’s laundry
- Evening meals as a family, including the student in family conversation
Income
- We pay £195 per week, a fortnight in arrears, directly into your bank account.
How to apply
Please complete the form below and Siobhan, our Host Family Coordinator, will contact you to discuss the next steps If you’d like to chat about what is involved, please call International team on 01273 508011 ext 114 and ask for Siobhan