Firstly, thank you for hosting for us! Host families create lasting memories for our students. Hosts offer students an insight into life in the UK, as well as giving them a safe and comfortable place to return to after their studies and adventures with us 🙂
Here you’ll find all the information you need throughout the summer: itineraries, key documents and training.
If there’s anything you think is missing from the Host Hub, please let us know!
We are always here to support you. Please make sure you have our details saved in your phone and feel free to contact us at any time.
During the summer, there will always be a member of Language Tree management available, 24 hours a day, for any concerns you may have or any situations that arise. Please always call Joel in the first instance.
If you have a question during hosting that you feel is relevant to all hosts, you are welcome to ask it on our WhatsApp group.
Find below key documents relevant to hosting. Please take some time to look through them and let us know if you have any questions:
Language Tree Hosting Handbook – this document outlines key hosting responsibilities, processes and advice for hosts.
Language Tree – Host Family – Fire Evacuation Plan – please display a printed and completed version of this in your home in a place that is visible to students, e.g. on their bedroom door or near your front door/designated emergency exit. If you need us to print a copy for you, please let us know.
Every host must complete the British Council Level 1 Safeguarding training.
We will provide a link for you to complete this training.
It should take around 45mins to complete.
When you complete the course, please take a screenshot and send it to us: info@languagetreeschool.com
If you are hosting a student aged under 18, you will need to drop students on to campus for 8.45am every day (this time may alter slightly at weekends).
Our campus meeting point is by the campus bus stops.
We advise you enter campus via the main entrance at Treliever Road, at the roundabout take the first left into Car Park A. This car park is behind the campus bus stops.
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Google Maps location
Please familiarise yourself with the meeting point before arrival. Call us if you have any problems finding the meeting point and we’ll come and find you 🙂
Find our weekly itineraries for the summer below.
Please look over the ones relevant to the weeks you’re hosting and consider if students will need swimming costumes, walking shoes or other items for this day.
We will be reminding students of what they need, however, we appreciate your support in giving reminders too 🙂
N.B. some excursions, such as the Minack Theatre, will involve late returns and so students will need a packed lunch for their evening meal on these days. We will bring this to your attention as necessary.
We will publish our itineraries in May each year.
In the meantime, please check out our itineraries for last summer:
Week 9: 24 – 30 August
In the event that medical advice is required, please take the following steps:
The three options are:
As well as the safeguarding training, we will have a Zoom meeting before the start of the summer school.
In this meeting, we will share all the key points about the upcoming summer programme and our student numbers.
It is also a great time for hosts to ask any questions they may have.
We will also go over the key steps to take in the event that you have any Safeguarding concerns during the summer.
We look forward to seeing you then 🙂
