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Host families for international students in the UK
At Oxford Guardians, our local Education Guardians provide a vital link between students, the school or college, and parents. We also arrange Homestays, giving students without local relatives a welcoming family and home environment when they are not at school.
Key questions to ask when choosing an educational guardian
As a parent sending your child to be educated in the UK, you will give lots of thought to choosing the right school. You’ll look at statistics and accreditation to check that the school performs at the right level, then refine your choice based on other aspects such as their pastoral care and cultural values.
Embracing cultural exchange as a long stay host family
Opening your home to an international student studying in the UK can be a rewarding experience for your whole family. If you have a suitable spare bedroom and are happy to welcome one of our carefully-selected foreign students into your family, you open the doors to a cultural exchange that can bring joy and insight to everyone involved, as well as financial rewards.
Educational Guardianship based on caring support
Oxford Guardians guardianship packages offer more frequent individual visits to their students than many other providers, because this helps to build a better relationship and reaps benefits for the student, their parents and the school.
Boarding school terminology
At Oxford Guardians we make it our business to help overseas pupils and their parents with every aspect of life in British education. So, here’s our quick guide to British boarding school terms and phrases, to make your life as a boarder easy to understand right from the start.
Trip to Botswana
Let’s remind ourselves about how fortunate many of us are and how much an education can mean to children. Many of our Guardianship students will
