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The government of the United Kingdom is considerably aware about international students’
safety, which is reflected in the law requiring that students under 18 years old must have a
guardian responsible for their safety throughout their duration of studying in the U.K. More
importantly, the guardian must be the resident of the United Kingdom only. There are four
types of guardians as follows :

Father, Mother, relatives or acquaintances who live in the United Kingdom
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the school in case of a parent-teacher conference or any emergency. These
afore-mentioned people must be responsible and reliable to take good care
of students.
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schools to be responsible for students. These agencies facilitate students in
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Example of Guardian’s responsibility break and school break. In the present day, the U.K. government, schools
and the parent/ guardian representative agency cooperate to ensure that
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• Continually following up students’ school record and participating in par- are strictly checked before being authorised as a qualified agency. However,
ent-teacher conferences in order to report to students’ parents parents should also re-check thoroughly before selecting any agency because
each agency may provide different services, conditions and fees.
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• Providing appropriate homestay for students during weekends, or school exeat
(mid-semester break, and school break) in case students do not return to
their hometown

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• Booking plane tickets and seats for students when students return to their
home country.
• Providing transportation to school, airport or homestay during school break
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• Helping and advising students to adapt themselves to new environments and school

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• Helping students to make an appointment with doctors or dentists
• Keeping in touch with students and helping them when needed
• Being available for schools, parents or students to reach out 24/7

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