Terms & Conditions of placement
Placement:
Groups of 2/3/4 students will normally be placed per family for short stay visits.
Accommodation:
Your guests should have their own single, Twin or triple room. They MUST have their own bed and mattress protectors should be fitted to all student beds. Accommodation must be in a good state of repair and good decorative order. Working smoke detectors in sufficient numbers for the size of the house must be present. Any gas appliances must be checked on a yearly basis.
Full board:
This means three meals a day, breakfast packed lunch & evening meal. Breakfast should consist of cereal, mill, toast and a hot drink or juice. Please allow your guests to share your evening meal whenever possible. Dinners should be substantial and include a desert (fruit, ice cream etc). Packed Lunches substantial and include 2 rounds of sandwiches (4 slices of bread), a piece of fruit, crisps & a biscuit/chocolate bar, always include a drink. We endeavour to inform you of any dietary requirements prior to arrival.
Laundry:
For summer schools or longer stays, laundry facilities will need to be made available and should be restricted to essentials.
Daily arrival & departure:
Your guests should be accompanied to & from the specified meeting place on a daily basis. They should NEVER be out alone. It may be necessary to send a taxi in extenuating circumstances. In such cases you must always inform your local organiser well in advance of your situation and when the students have left/arrived. Students are to be dropped at the meeting point up to 15 minutes before their scheduled departure time. Please note, it is not acceptable to leave your students at the meeting place without a teacher or organiser present.
Whilst our students are placed in your family; I must remind you that we would be in breach of contract if you were to welcome other students into your home whose native language is the same. They must also not be of a different gender. Agents can withhold payment in such cases. Please advise us if you plan to have other students in your home when accepting a placement from Kings Hill Student Services Ltd. No family should offer accommodation to more than four students at any one time unless it has been agreed adequate facilities are available.
If an additional adult (over 18 years old) should enter the household, it is your duty to inform Kings Hill Student Services Ltd so that we can update our records.
All our students take out comprehensive insurance cover, as a precaution we would advise that all host families should inform their own insurance company their intention to welcome students into their home. It is important that any damages be reported to the student and Kings Hill Student Services Ltd before departure, we will be happy to assist in settlement of any damage claims, which will be made in the student’s country of origin.
Placement will be monitored throughout the stay if you should have any problems please notify the organiser responsible or the main office as soon as possible. Occasionally it may become necessary to move a student (s) either at the request of the teacher in charge or the family. In either of these cases payment will be made on a pro-rata basis.
NOTE: NO INSURANCE CLAIMS CAN BE ACCEPTED FOR BEDS WITHOUT MATTRESS PROTECTORS OR “ZBEDS” / FOLD UP BEDS ETC.
Data protection act & GDPR
Under the data protection act Kings Hill Student Services Ltd are legally obliged to inform you:
INFORMATION SUPPLIED ON YOUR APPLICATION FORM WILL BE KEPT ON OUR COMPUTER RECORDS AND WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR YOUR INSPECTION. ANY INFORMATION HELD BY Kings Hill Student Services Ltd WILL BE HELD IN ACCORDANCE WITH OUR PRIVACY POLICY WHICH CAN BE FOUND HERE:
https://kenthosts.co.uk/privacy-policy/
Declaration
I am prepared to accept paying guests into my home on occasions for and on behalf of Kings Hill Student Services Ltd. I have read and will abide by the terms and conditions implemented by Kings Hill Student Services Ltd. I do not know of any reason why I or other members of my household cannot be responsible for minors or any reason under the Child Protection Act why they should not be accommodated in my home.