• 27 years provision of excellent guardianship service

  • Supporting your child

  • Importance of settling into UK environment

  • Maximising academic success

Introduction

Mrs Anne-Marie Kethro
Pippa's Europe Manager

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.

Your child’s support network

Before you arrive in the UK

  • School Guardianship Agreement

  • Bank Account

  • Insurance

  • 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 Europe are aware of any health concerns, as well as any learning difficulties.

Schools and Pippa's Europe 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

  • Schools have to keep medicines are kept under lock and key.

  • School staff administer medicine.

  • Schools require that any prescription medicines are sent to the UK accompanied by verified translations of what they treat and the correct dosage.

  • School boarding houses and Health Centres are very well equipped

  • School Health Teams are very experienced in child and adolescent care

Communication

  • Pippa’s Europe Manager – Personal Point of contact

  • WhatsApp and email,

  • 24/7 Duty Support Phone (calls)

  • Termly emails to student

  • Social Media and website

  • Online forms

  • School communications

Your child will thrive in the UK as a result of the close partnership that we develop between parents, guardian and school

Travel planning – our partners

Host families

Travel

  • Chaperones

  • Taxis

  • Create a travel plan

Unaccompanied Minors – UM airport transfer service on request

Duty phone 24/7 support

Travel Planning

Preparing for school

  • School ‘welcome packs’

  • Technology requirements

  • Mobile phones

  • School rules

  • Balance of rewards and sanctions

  • Independent approach

  • Time management and organisation

Starting School

  • The first few weeks

  • Busy lives

  • Homesickness and calling home

  • Understanding terminology

  • Informal language used by children

The team around your child

Parent and student handbooks

Thank you for choosing Pippa’s Europe!