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WELCOMING STUDENTS Student Arrival
■ Remind your student to contact
home, to inform of safe arrival.
Our students come to Exeter to improve their English. Some may not be very ■ Exchange contact details so
good or confident and may be very shy. However, they are generally keen to talk you can stay in touch.
in spite of this.
■ Show student around your
The time students spend with you is vital to the success of their stay. Please do home and explain clearly house
all you can to make them feel welcome. rules.
■ Encourage students to speak and join in. ■ Inform students of the local
■ Invite them into your living room as some students feel unable to area.
unless asked.
■ Offer to take your students with you when you go out at the weekend Getting to School
or in the evening. ■ Students aged 11 + can walk
■ Keep an eye on their general behaviour and welfare. to / from school.
■ Watch out for anti-social behaviour such as bullying.
■ Eat together with your students. ■ Please ensure students know
how to get to / from school on
Typical problems their first Monday.
As some students do not speak much English (they are here to learn) they don’t
understand a lot. This may mean they may struggle to talk to you so please ask ■ Please explain / draw the route
simple questions and give simple explanations to help them. and write your address on their
map.
Please feel free to contact us if you have any concerns/problems.
■ If possible it is much appreci-
ated if you can walk them to
school on their first day.
Cultural Issues
Some students come from very different backgrounds to ours and may have ■ Please make sure students
trouble settling in. know the times of their classes.
Please talk to them not only about their country but about Britain. This will help
them familiarise themselves with life in the UK. For many this is their first time Homework
away from home and they may be homesick. Again, a warm, friendly welcome will There are questionnaires for
help them to feel more at home. students to do with you in their
hand book. It would be much
House Rules appreciated if you could spend a
bit of time with them doing these
Please do not put notices in the students’ bedrooms as this can offend and make on day one and in week one. It
them feel unwelcome. Instead please explain simply what they can or cannot do. will help them get to know you
You must also tell them what to do in the event of a fire. Junior students are and will build their confidence in
expected to comply with their Hosts’ authority and rules, as they would have to speaking English.
with their own parents.
Phones
Most students have mobile
phones and should not need to
use yours. If they do ask to use
yours, we recommend that you
only allow it for receiving calls
and get itemised bills to avoid
any issues on cost.

Internet
Some students may ask to use
the home computer. Permission
is at your discretion.If you have
Wi-Fi and give students the
code, please make sure they
are not constantly on their
phone / iPad and are using the
internet safely.
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