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27 years provision of excellent guardianship service
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Supporting your child
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Importance of settling into UK environment
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Maximising academic success
Introductions
Mr Ben Hughes
Managing Director
Pippa’s Guardians
Mrs Sarah Checketts
Area Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Pippa’s Guardians
Mrs Yoriko Kuroda
Japan Representative
Pippa's Guardians
Thriving in the UK
If your child is well supported in all aspects of their life in the UK then they will be able to thrive academically, pastorally and socially, ensuring that they can aim high and access the best quality higher education.
Sarah Checketts
Area Manager and Designated Safeguarding Lead
Preparing for life at Boarding School
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Roles and experiences prior to joining Pippa’s
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School Induction programmes
Your child’s support network
Before you arrive in the UK
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Getting to know you form
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Student Profile
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School Guardianship Agreement
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Bank Account/ Prepaid SMBC card
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Insurance
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Mobile telephone arrangements
Medical Matters
School Health centres
Pupils registered with the NHS surgeries
GP appointments
Nurses appointments
Counsellor appointments
Matrons in Boarding Houses
Health and medical information
Please ensure that schools and Pippa's Guardians are aware of any health concerns, as well as any learning difficulties.
Schools and Pippa's Guardians want to be able to best support your children and we can only do this well if we receive clear information, in advance.
Any medical information is only shared with the people that need to be aware of it.
How Schools Manage Medicines
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Schools have to keep medicines are kept under lock and key.
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School staff administer medicine.
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Schools require that any prescription medicines are sent to the UK accompanied by verified translations of what they treat and the correct dosage.
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School boarding houses and Health Centres are very well equipped
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School Health Teams are very experienced in child and adolescent care
Communication
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Area Manager – Personal Point of contact
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WhatsApp, LINE and email,
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24/7 Duty Support Phone (calls)
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Twice termly visits and feedback
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Student engagement with Area Manager
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Social Media and website
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Online forms
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School communications
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Support from Japan team if needed
Your child will thrive in the UK as a result of the close partnership that we develop between parents, guardian and school
Your Meet and Greet
Personal welcome with your Area Manager in the days before the start of term
Get to know each other
Meet your Pippa’s Guardians Host Family
Answer any questions you may have
Set up a UK telephone SIM card (if needed)
Assist with uniform purchase (if needed)
Take lots of photos
Host families
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How we match host families
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Own bedroom
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Study space and study time
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Food and mealtimes
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Joining in
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House rules
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Good manners
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Damages and breakages
The student perspective
Travel Planning
Travel planning – what we do to help
Keep your child safe and secure
Collate information about your child’s travel arrangements
Organise UK based transport
Create a travel plan
Assist with logging journeys on school transport systems
What we ask of you
Liaise in advance with your Area Manager
Meet and Greet session is a good opportunity for an initial overview
Fill in the parental consent paperwork
Ensure your child travels with a copy of the travel plan
Travel planning – our partners
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Pippa’s Guardians Chaperone drivers
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Pippa’s Guardians Drivers
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Unaccompanied Minors – we can provide a UM airport transfer service on request. Different airlines have different rules. You have to book the UM service if needed with the airline directly.
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Duty Phone 24/7 support
Starting School
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School ‘welcome packs’
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Technology requirements
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Mobile phones
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School rules
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Balance of rewards and sanctions
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Independent approach
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Time management and organisation
Starting School
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The first few weeks
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Busy lives
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Homesickness and calling home
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Understanding terminology
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Informal language used by children
Cultural differences
The team around your child