Standard Service
Administration Fee: £150 (non refundable)
Annual Fee: £1415
Disbursement: £1000, which will be held in an account for your child and used when necessary or for emergencies. An account statement will be sent to you at the end of each term and we will request additional funds if the balance of this account falls below £250.
College Guardians Standard Service includes:
Emergency Service
- College Guardians operates a 24 hour on call emergency service during term time, including exeat weekends and half term holidays.
Transportation
- Arranging transport between the airport and school at the beginning and end of term (the cost of transport will be deducted from your child’s expense account)
Welfare, Wellbeing and Academic Support
- Ensuring that your child settles into school, assisting with any issues that may arise
- Visiting your child at school once each term at school. Additional visits will be charged at £50 per visit plus travel expenses
- Regular communication with and feedback to parents, children, school representatives and house parents
- Help with arranging any educational learning support needs
- Support and guidance with subject choices, choice of senior schools and university places
General Help, Guidance and Assistance
- Assistance with buying school uniform
- Help with managing pocket money
- Assistance with any extra-curricular needs e.g. music lessons / dance and drama / sports
- Arranging holiday courses as required
- Help with the purchase of a mobile telephone and phone cards
- Passport and visa renewal - we are unable to apply for visas on your child's behalf but are happy to provide general advice and assistance.
Additional Services:
- Parents Meetings – if required a college Guardians representative will attend parents meetings on your behalf and complete a written report. A fee of £35 plus travel expenses will be charged for this service.
- Errands (e.g visits to the doctors, dentist or shopping requests) will be charged at £10 per hour plus mileage
- If a host family stay is requested an arrangement fee of £100 will be charged in addition to the host family costs