UK Guardianship

BASIC SERVICE - £1,495

Designed for students who want support from a local person while living in the UK, but plan to return home for exeats and holidays. The service includes:

• An assigned Local Guardian.
• In-person visits with your Local Guardian twice a term.
• Local Guardian will meet with school staff to check on academic progress.
• Arrival orientation meeting.
• Reports provided to parents after each in-person meeting.
• Fortnightly call/message to check on general progress and wellbeing.
• Transfers to and from the airport and school arranged with DBS checked and approved transfer service.*
• 24/7 emergency support.
• Emergency host family placement.*
• Office support and guidance for students and parents.
• Service from September to July (does not include Summer holidays)

* Service does not include the hosting fee or cost of a transfer.

PREMIUM SERVICE - £2,095

Designed for students who want support from a local person while living in the UK, plus a host family for exeats and holidays. The service includes:

• An assigned Local Guardian.
• In-person visits with your Local Guardian twice a term.
• Local Guardian will meet with school staff to check on academic progress.
• Arrival orientation meeting.
• Reports provided to parents after each in-person meeting.
• Fortnightly call/message to check on general progress and wellbeing.
• Host family placement arranged for exeats and holiday with a fully vetted and checked MyEducation family.*
• Transfers to and from the airport and host family home arranged with DBS checked and approved transfer service.*
• 24/7 emergency support.
• Emergency host family placement.
• Office support and guidance for students and parents.
• Service from September to July (does not include Summer holidays).

* Service does not include the hosting fee or cost of a transfer.

Additional Fees

• Host Family nightly fee: £50 (Scotland and London), £45 all other areas.
• Host Family arrangement fee (if on Basic service): £150 for first placement, £60 for future placements.
• Parents Evening attendance: £25 per hour.
• Guardian attendance at other school event: £25 per hour.
• Additional meeting with student at the request of parents: £25 per hour
• Transfer by taxi service: charged at cost.
• Mileage (transfer by host family or MyEducation staff): 45p per mile.
• Summer Holiday Guardian fee: £300 (includes host family placement, 1 visit from Local Guardian, emergency support).
• Expenses deposit: £1,000

MyEducation Host Family

Students will be matched to a local host family who will welcome them into their homes for exeats and holidays. All families are visited in their homes for suitability and all members of the home over the age of 16 are police checked (DBS or PVG). Families are trained in safeguarding and are supported to provide a caring and welcoming environment for a young person. A home away from home for our students.

Families will provide full board accommodation in a single room with access to a quiet study area. Students may have the option to share if they wish to.

Local Guardian Support

Each student will be assigned a Local Guardian who will be their support person. Students can contact their Local Guardian for any support and help that they need. The Local Guardian will visit the students at school or at their host family once every half term. They will also provide a welcome orientation for new students. Guardians will be in contact every two weeks by email / messaging / phone to check in with the students.

The Local Guardian will be a friendly face for the students to talk with and get to know. They will meet with staff at the school to check on academic progress. Reports will be issued to parents after each in-person meeting to give a update on their child.

Transfers

MyEducation will arrange all transfers for the students. For boarding school students, MyEducation will confirm their transfers between the airport and school and between host family homes and schools. For day pupils, MyEducation will confirm airport transfers and assist in securing a place on the school bus for daily travel to and from school.

MyEducation only books taxi transfer services which use police checked drivers and complete thorough vetting checks on their drivers. Fees for a taxi transfer will be charged at cost to the student’s expenses account. For transfers completed by a host family or MyEducation staff, the transfer will be charged to the student’s expenses account at 45p per mile.

MyEducation Office Support

The MyEducation office team are available to answer all questions from parents and students about their placement in the UK. We will provide information about all aspects of the program. The team will share information about host family placements and transfer arrangements as well as sharing progress reports from the Local Guardians.

Emergency support is also available 24/7 from the MyEducation team. If there is an issue that needs urgent attention outside of office hours, you will be able to contact us.