Become a Host Family with Quest Guardians
Provide a safe, caring home for an international student during school breaks and weekends.
Introduction to Hosting
Hosting an international student is a uniquely rewarding experience. Our host families provide a supportive home environment for students during half-term breaks, exeats and occasional weekends away from school.
Many of our host families find the experience personally fulfilling, enjoying the cultural exchange and the relationships they build with students from around the world. You will also be fully supported by our experienced team, who are available to guide you throughout the process and ensure everything runs smoothly.
Why Host?
Cultural Experience
Meet students from around the world and enjoy a meaningful cultural exchange within your home. Hosting gives you the opportunity to share British family life, learn about different cultures, and build positive, lasting connections with young people from a wide range of countries.
Pastoral Care
Provide a safe, welcoming home environment where students can relax and feel supported during school breaks. Many students are far from home for long periods, and your role is to offer comfort, stability, and a friendly family atmosphere where they feel included and cared for.
Flexible Hosting
Choose when you host based on your availability, including exeats, half-term breaks, and occasional weekends. Hosting is designed to fit around your lifestyle, allowing you to take part as much or as little as suits your home and schedule.
Full Support
We manage all coordination, communication, and logistics, so host families are never left on their own. Our experienced team is available to guide you, answer questions, and ensure you feel confident and supported throughout every placement.
Where We Need
Host Families
We work with boarding schools across the UK — you can explore hosting opportunities in your area.
- Avon
- Bath
- Bedfordshire
- Berkshire
- Birmingham
- Brighton
- Cambridge
- Devon
- Essex
- Gloucestershire
- Kent
- London
- Manchester
- Oxford
- Shrewsbury
- Shropshire
- Somerset
- Suffolk
- Surrey
- Sussex
- Warwickshire
- Worcestershire
- York
Host Family
Application Process
Quest Guardians is proud to
be accrediated by AEGIS
Quest Guardians is accredited by AEGIS, the UK’s independent body for guardianship organisations. AEGIS sets and monitors professional standards through a detailed inspection process that assesses the quality of student care, safeguarding, communication, and business practice.
Our most recent inspection in 2025 recognised the strength of our communication with parents and schools, the close relationships maintained by our regional teams, and the consistent care provided to students throughout the year. The report also highlighted our strong safeguarding culture, regular school visits, and the high levels of satisfaction reported by students and parents.
Frequently Asked Questions
If you have any further questions about Quest Guardians and our guardianship services for international students, call our team on +44 (0) 1202 882299 or email office@questguardians.co.uk.
Students typically stay for short term breaks such as exeat weekends and half-terms which can be 1-2 weeks. Sometimes students will also stay for longer holidays including Christmas and Easter.
During the times that you are hosting, your responsibilities are to protect, care for and provide full board and lodging for your student on a day‐to‐day basis. This includes 3 meals per day, laundry and internet access.
The overall guardianship responsibility remains with Quest, whom you should contact whenever a situation arises in which you are uncertain as to the appropriate action to take. Untoward occurrences, such as hospitalisation, unexplained student absences or other situations affecting student safety, should be reported to Quest immediately.
£55 per day for students 14 and over (£60 per day for students under 14).
You will not normally be expected to instigate contact with a student’s school or to attend school occasions, which is a role undertaken by the Quest Coordinator. If there was a need for the Host to contact or visit the school, it would be at the instigation of Quest and with the agreement of the Host.
Yes some students are happy sharing a twin room. Others, particularly older students who are studying for A-Levels, may request a single room so that they can study.
It is great for the student if you are able to collect your student from school, and we can then remimburse you for any mileage. However we understand that this may not always be possible due to commitments so we are also very happy to arrange transport for the student to and from your home if this is preferred.
We always aim to arrange the same student for each stay as this is beneficial for both the student and host family who can build a relationship over time. However changes can and do occur.
Whilst older students can be left unaccompanied for periods of time during the day, we do expect host families to involve students in family life, and provide full board accommodation.
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