Homestay
Welcoming host families
English language courses are not complete without homestays! Stay with one of our carefully selected host families and you will experience the British way of life. You will have the chance to practise your English naturally. All our families have a real interest in meeting and looking after students and will give you a memorable and enjoyable experience.
Tell us about any special requests when you book your homestay accommodation and we will do our best to find the perfect host family for you. Our homestay service includes single or shared room, breakfast and evening meal, with lunch in addition at weekends. Our Accommodation Officer is there to help you with any questions you may have about living in an English home.
Eastbourne is a medium-sized town, so all students are able to walk to school from their host family accommodation.
Our full-time Accommodation Officer personally inspects all host families. Families are revisited every two years to check that standards are being maintained. All host families sign a contract with us. This specifies in detail the service they have agreed to offer our students.
Key features
- The service includes room, breakfast and evening meal, with lunch at weekends.
- The room will be of a reasonable size, decorated and furnished to a good standard, well heated or ventilated (according to the season of the year).
- You will have a table or desk and lamp for study.
- You can take a daily bath or shower.
- The family will do a reasonable amount of light washing for you.
- The family will eat evening meals with you.
- Sheets and towels are changed weekly.
- We never place two students with the same first language in the same family unless by special request.
- The host family will take into account specific requests about food.
Please note that during the summer, younger students may be asked to share a room with another student of a different nationality.
Accommodation is booked for full weeks of seven days per week. Students normally arrive on Sunday and leave on Saturday. The cost of any additional nights is 1/7 of the weekly rate.
Change and cancellation of accommodation
If you are unhappy with your accommodation for any reason, we will move you as soon as we can.
If you want to leave the accommodation, you must tell us one week before you want to leave.
Becoming a host family
We are always on the lookout for friendly homes to accommodate our students.
We offer:
- All nationalities
- Students aged 16+
- Breakfast + evening meal, lunch at weekends
- Short or long stay students
- 24-hour accommodation hotline
- Competitive rates
Requirements:
- No more than 30 minutes' walk from the school
- A warm, welcoming and safe environment
- Sensitivity to the student's needs and culture
- An understanding of the student’s need to improve his/her English