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About Guardianship

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‘A good education creates a well rounded individual and provides a path to endless opportunities’. We also create a positive and supportive environment for all our students staying in the UK under our guardianship care and homestay programme.

Who Do We Support?

Host-Link provides a guardianship service for international students under 18, studying full-time in Reading or Oxford areas in the UK. We will care for your child throughout his or her stay in the UK, remain in constant touch with them, the school and the nominated host family. We will keep you regularly informed of your child’s progress.

International students aged under 18 enrolled on a full time course  and in full time homestay accommodation attending the following institutions in Reading, Oxford and Bicester :

  • language school,
  • private school
  • College of Further Education

We also offer guardianship to students at boarding schools in oxfordshire  and berkshire      

                                   

Requirement:

For students on full time courses , educational Organisations in the UK require all their students whose families live overseas to have a Guardian resident in the UK, normally aged over 25 years. It is also now a UK Visa requirement. Whilst at the school, your teacher will take responsibility for academic progress and welfare, but there are times during the term and more especially outside term time, when the College must be able to hand over these responsibilities to a properly appointed Guardian. These responsibilities include:

Our Reponsibility:

Acting on behalf of your parents in situations where they are unable to do so due to distance or timing;
looking after your welfare in the UK when the school is closed for holidays (Christmas excluded);
providing a homestay* for you to stay with;
assisting you with things you may need - UK mobile sim card, etc.;
helping you arrange your travel both in the UK (taxi, train or bus) and back home (flight bookings, transfers);
helping you if things go wrong: if you get into trouble at school you may be suspended and asked to leave the school for a period, at short notice
if you have problems with immigration or passports (for example, lost or stolen)
if you get ill and need to go to hospital, or away

Our guardianship service involves:

  • Help with the school application
  • Arrangement of student and parent airport transfers
  • A carefully selected and inspected,welcoming host family for your stay period and when the school is closed (Christmas holidays excluded)
  • 24 hour emergency telephone assistance while your child is in the UK
  • Ongoing liaison with the school, parent and student with regular updates
  • Two visits per year – one at the school / one at the host family
  • Term time point of contact for the school in case of emergency

Other services include:

  • Attendance at parents’ evenings and school events if required
  • Arrangement English Language, revision or holiday programmes if required

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Testimonials View All

Lourdes
( Visiting Spanish teacher)

Thank You very much for your so professional  and kind service. We're sure that we come back to Reading. Thank all the families and thank you Host Link !

 

Karelle
( (Teacher of School Programme France),)

What a pleasure to be hosted in such families. Our group of students and teachers enjoyed the welcome and hospitality. We have been travelling for many years and found your center to be the best welcome! We really want to come back next year!

Valerie
( Visiting French Teacher)

"It was a great first experience with you. Perfect organisation caring co ordinators. On the whole our students seem happy. They could practice their English with their host family. Thank you very much. "

About Us

For over 14 years, Host Link UK has provided homestay accommodation to international students staying in and around Reading and Oxford.

Our aim is to provide clean and comfortable homestay accommodation with pastoral care being offered to younger students. We manage the homestay placement from beginning to end and resolve any issues that may arise.

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