Nord Anglia Education and Bright World Guardianships
The majority of UK boarding schools require all overseas pupils to have a UK guardian. A guardian should be a responsible adult living in the UK who can be there in an emergency situation on behalf of parents. The importance of assigning a professional guardian for international students at UK boarding schools cannot be overestimated.
Nord Anglia Education and it's schools are committed to ensuring the safety of all their students. To assist parents with choosing an appropriate guardian, Nord Anglia has elected Bright World Guardianships as one of it's preferred providers.
Accredited by AEGIS (Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students) to Gold standard, Bright World can offer a choice of two programmes to suit all students' needs and to ensure that safeguarding standards are met.
option 1 - Essential Guardianship
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Family, Friend, Fly Home
This guardianship option is ideal for parents who have a family member or a friend living in the UK who will provide the accommodation for holidays, those who want their child to travel home for exeat weekends and half terms, and those who do not need to use our transportation services. Students enrolling will benefit from a specially reduced guardianship fee that has been negotiated with Nord Anglia Education on behalf of their overseas parents.
The cost for Essential Guardianship is payable in advance. For shorter term guardianship, termly charges will be £660 per term. We do not allow termly fee payments and fees must be paid for the duration of the academic year in advance.
option 2 - Full Guardianship
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Host family, Airport & Travel Services
This guardianship option is ideal for parents who require a fully comprehensive safeguarding and care service for their child while they study in the UK. It will include a seamless provision of regular host family accommodation during the holidays and safe and secure airport and UK transportation.
An initial expenses fund deposit is collected at the beginning of the year to cover the costs of these extra services and a host family will be allocated in advance of the start of the school year. Parents will have access to our Host Family Selection Tool and will be able to help us to choose their host family.
services from your Guardianship Care Manager at our Head Office
Each Bright World student has a designated Guardianship Care Manager, who will be their main contact throughout the programme. As soon as you are enrolled and have paid for your fees our work begins. If you have chosen Full Guardianship, we will help you to choose a host family for the year ahead and start making arrangements for safe arrival transport.
services from your Bright World Buddy (Our Local Coordinator)
All Nord Anglia Education students will be introduced to our Local Coordinator for the area and school, before they arrive. The Buddy will be available to them throughout the year to contact on any matter. The Buddy will visit each student twice every year. All visits will be followed by a report uploaded to our Parent Portal, Blink. The Bright World Buddy can attend Parents’ Evenings at a nominal extra charge.
transport services
Bright World can arrange airport transfers for our students. We can also offer transfers during the school year as required.
host family services (Full Guardianship)
As well as benefiting from emergency accommodation services, those students opting for our Full Guardianship programme, if required, we will choose a nearby host family according to your requirements. Parents and students can also browse our Host Family Selection Toolkit and help us to choose their preferred host family. Host family stays are subject to additional costs which will be taken from your disbursement expenses fund. Easter accommodation is available if requested in advance. Students are expected to return home during Christmas and Summer holidays.
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.
Emergency host families
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.
Blink - your Parent Portal & the Bright World App
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.
The Bright World App
You and your child are encouraged to download the Bright World App which has a section for Parents and one for students. This is full of useful information and references as well as a reminder of our emergency contacts.
fees and inclusive features
Essential
£1,650 per year (three terms) plus VAT plus one off £200 emergency disbursements fund (all payable in advance)
Guardianship Care Manager assistance.
Regular check-ins and support from a local Bright World Buddy
Emergency assistance 24/7
2 in-person visits per year followed by reports
Verification of family/friend holiday arrangements
Travel services as required
Full
£1,987.50 per year (three terms) plus VAT plus £500 per term disbursements fund (all payable in advance)
Guardianship Care Manager assistance.
Regular check-ins and support from a local Bright World Buddy
Emergency assistance 24/7
2 in-person visits per year followed by reports
Provision of a fully screened host family for holidays
Provision of full screened drivers for airport and other UK Travel
Extra costs
Host family accommodation and travel services
Host Family accommodation £60/day
Host family/Bright World Buddy mileage 55p/mile (all visits)
Emergency host family for removal from school for serious illness (including Mental Health issues) £240 plus £70/day host family stay
Taxi Transfers charged at cost plus £5 administration charge per journey
Airport Chaperone Service - individual quotation provided
Extra visits, emergency and language services
Parents’ Evening £80 plus mileage in person, £40 online
Out of Hours attendance/Emergency Chaperone service £45/hour
Language Counselling Service/yr Mandarin - £300
more about 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.
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
Bright World won the Guardianship Provider category at the StudyTravel Secondary Awards for 5 consecutive years 2021-2025. Winning 5 times means that Bright World has gained First Class Winner status demonstrating a consistently high standard and reputation. Voted for by schools and educational agents, the awards celebrate outstanding services in the International education industry.