Host Families
Your stay with your host family is a very important part of your experience in England. We promise that you will be very happy with our host families.
What you get is:
- Meals - breakfast & dinner, Monday to Friday + lunch at weekends. No daily sandwiches for your lunch Monday to Friday
- Bedroom - Clean and tidy - with a desk and a heater
- Showers - One shower or bath a day - about 15 minutes each day
- Laundry - You can wash your clothes at your host family. Ask how to use the machine or they may wash your clothes for you
- Ironing - Ask your family if you can use their iron
- Keys - Ask your family for a door key if you are over 16
- Going out - Tell your family if you will be late home
- Telephone - You can receive calls at your host family. DO NOT make calls without asking first.
- Letters - You can use your host family address to receive letters
Our Top Tips for having a happy stay with your host family:
- Always speak to your host family
- Do what your host family do
- Learn POLITE English and use it
- Tell you family if you will not be home to eat
- Tell you family if you are going away
- Never use their telephone without asking
- Offer to pay something if you go out with your family
- Follow their House Rules
- Speak to them if you have a problem
- Keep your bedroom tidy and make your bed
- Wash your clothes
Host family accommodation cost:
- Low season (from mid-September to end of May) = £105
- High season (June to mid-September) = £115
- There is a one off accommodation placement fee of £20.00
- Accommodation is on half-board basis during the week and full-board at weekends
