Welcome to our 2026 Host Hub!

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!

Following on from our host meetings at the end of last week, please click on the link below to access the PowerPoint that we shared in the meeting:

Host Family PowerPoint from online meeting

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Host Family PowerPoint from online meeting

Important Contacts

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.

Joel Ashton | Principal – 07957 497937

Katy Daly | Assistant Manager – 07450 174694

Janey Ashton | Designated Safeguarding Lead – 07828 021754

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.

Key Hosting Documents

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.

Safeguarding Training

Every host must complete the British Council Level 1 Safeguarding training.

It is available on the link below – it is a short online course that is designed to raise awareness of potential issues and how to respond.

It should take around 45mins to complete.

When you complete the course, please take a screenshot and send it to us: info@languagetreeschool.com

Complete your online Safeguarding training here

Language Tree staff and students taking a group photo.

Campus Meeting Point

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 🙂

Campus meeting point

Itineraries

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.

Week 1: 29 June – 5 July

Week 2: 6 – 12 July

Week 3: 13 – 19 July

Week 4: 20 – 26 July

Week 5: 27 July – 2 August

Week 6: 3 – 9 August

Week 7: 10 – 16 August

Week 8: 17 – 23 August

Week 9: 24 – 30 August

[we will be uploading the August itineraries by 20th June]

Junior Summer School student on a surfboard on Porthmeor beach, St Ives.

Sickness & Illness

In the event that medical advice is required, please take the following steps:

Ensure parents (for under 18s) and Language Tree are kept in the loop

The three options are:

Call 111 for medical advice which is not covered by the Pharmacy First scheme and if it is not an emergency.
Visit your local pharmacy if you feel the illness is covered in the flyer pictured. We recommend visiting your local pharmacy before the arrival of your student to ensure they offer this service.
Call 999 – in the event of a medical emergency, always call 999 first.

Pre-summer Zoom meeting

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 🙂

Joel running a session in one of Penryn Campus' classroom.

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