Kings Education and Bright World Guardianships
The majority of UK boarding schools and colleges require all overseas pupils to have a UK guardian. In addition to this the UKVI (Border Agency) require students applying for a Child student visa to nominate a guardian to be available in an emergency situation.
A guardian should be a responsible adult living in the UK who can be there in an emergency situation on behalf of parents or a Guardianship Organisation such as Bright World. The importance of assigning a professional guardian for international students at UK boarding schools cannot be overestimated.
Kings Education is committed to ensuring the safety of all their students and therefore prefers students using a guardianship agency to choose one that is inspected and accredited by AEGIS (Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students) to Gold standard.
To assist parents with choosing an appropriate guardian, Kings has entered into a strategic partnership with Bright World Guardianships to offer a programme bespoke to their needs. Students enrolling will benefit from a specially reduced guardianship fee that has been negotiated with Kings Education on behalf of their overseas parents.
about Bright World
Established in 2000, Bright World is one of the UK's leading Guardianship Organisations. Bright World operates from its Head Office in Sussex UK and has over 30 Local Coordinators across the UK.
Accredited to Gold Standard by AEGIS
Bright World has been accredited by AEGIS, the Association for the Education & Guardianship of International Students, since 2006. Bright World is a gold standard member, offering guardianship at the highest standard possible in the UK.
Multi award-winning guardianship since 2000
For five consecutive years 2020-25, Bright World has won the Guardianship Provider category at the Study Travel Secondary awards. Voted for by schools and educational agents, the awards celebrate outstanding services in the International education industry. Having now won five times, Bright World has gained First Class status.
why choose Bright World Guardianships?
A trustworthy service from an experienced team of professionals
Bright World was established in 2000 and has been dedicated to offering UK guardianship to international students ever since. Our staff are all expertly trained in Child Protection and Customer Service to create the optimum service for parents and to provide the support and mentoring that young children studying in the UK require.
Impressive cloud-based portal and Student App
The online portal was designed to meet the needs of overseas parents and students and includes a unique Host Family Selection tool. Our Student App is available to download and contains all the information a student will need to guide them through their guardianship programme.
Well considered, safe host family accommodation
Bright World can offer safe and secure host family accommodation during both planned and unexpected events.
our team dedicated to our Kings Colleges guardianship students
Maria Novais
Head Office Guardianship Care Manager for Kings Brighton
Lindsay Gayler
Local Coordinator/Bright World Buddy for Kings Brighton
Isabelle Amor
Head Office Guardianship Care Manager for Kings Oxford
Teresa Wong
Local Coordinator/Bright World Buddy for Kings Oxford
Robbie Piper
Head Office Guardianship Care Manager for Kings London
Jalpa Lai
Local Coordinator/Bright World Buddy for Kings London
Jieni Hua
Head Office Guardianship Care Manager for Kings Bournemouth
Lindsay Fish
Local Coordinator/Bright World Buddy for Kings Bournemouth
Services
This programme is designed for students who use the Kings’ Travel Service or who make their own way to and from airports, and who do not require host families during the holidays as they will travel home.
Services from your Guardianship Care Manager at our Head Office
All Kings College students and their parents will know their Bright World Guardianship Care Manager. As soon as you are enrolled and have paid for your programme our work begins.
All parents will be able to contact their Guardianship Care Manager in working hours on any subject. We will also keep in regular contact with the school to update them on activity.
Services from your Bright World Buddy (Our Local Coordinator)
All Kings College students will be introduced to our Local Coordinator for the area and school before they arrive. Their Buddy will be available to them throughout the year to contact on any matter. They will call them on video call or face time when they arrive and keep in touch. All meetings will be followed by a report uploaded to our Parent Portal, Blink.
Transport services
Bright World can arrange airport transfers at the start and end of each term for all students. We can also offer transfers during the school year as requred.
Emergency host family stays
Although students on the Essential Guardianship programme will not require host family stay for the short school holidays, Bright World can help if a short-term host family is required. This may be because a student’s flight is arriving after the accommodation closes or before it opens on arrival in the UK. All host families are fully screened and inspected by us. This service is available at an extra charge.
Emergency assistance 24/7
During term times and over the short holidays and Easter, all students and their parents will have access to our Emergency telephone number and our out of hours email support service. This is managed by a Duty Manager who is a member of our Head Office Team and parents can be assured of a prompt and reliable service in times of need.
Blink for parents - your Bright World in the cloud
When you enrol on the Bright World Guardianship programme, you will automatically receive your login details to Blink. The bespoke cloud-based parent portal has been designed to match the needs of overseas parents so they can keep a close eye on their child's progress anytime they choose.
Our clients (parents and their agents) benefit from the use of BLINK, our cloud-based parent portal where they can see a live timeline of our reports, visits and parents evenings feedback forms.
Submit flight details, view your host family profile, Taxi Confirmations and driver profiles anytime. View, download and pay invoices and track your live guardianship expenses fund.
The final feature allows users to filter through and browse our host family network across the UK.
Fees and services
Fees inc VAT
Please note that we require full payment for the academic year in advance. We do not allow termly payments.
Term 1 - £325
Term 2 - £245
Term 3 - £245
Extra costs
An emergency expenses fund of £250 will be added to the invoice. This fee is non-vatable and will be held in our Client Account and refunded if not spent. We will require parents to top up the fund to £250 should it be used. Should the contagious illness service be used this will be immediately as it exceeds the deposit held but will not hold up the removal.
