Welfare
The welfare of the student whilst living and studying in the UK is paramount to us and we go to great lengths to ensure that the students stay with us is fun and comfortable as well as productive.
Student Insurance
All students participating on the courses will be insured through Student Guard Insurance.
Accommodation
Students are accommodated with local host families in the Bolton area. All host families are carefully selected and experienced with long term international student care. We are very proud of the standard of our home stays. We have taken time to find the best possible families to welcome the students and look after the students during their stay. We hope that students will have a happy and memorable time with the host family.
The host family have a responsibility to make students feel welcome but the student also has a responsibility to be a good guest!
These are just some of the things to expect from the host family accommodation;
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It is very polite and useful to telephone your host family before travelling to Bolton
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The house will be kept clean at all times
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Bed linen and towels will be changed every week
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Breakfast will be provided daily
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Evening meal will be provided and eaten together with the family at the table
Meals provided by Host Family;
Monday to Friday – Breakfast & Dinner
Saturday & Sunday – Breakfast, Lunch & Dinner
These meals may be provided as a family meal or provided for the students to prepare themselves; each situation differs and are dependent upon the families and the students.
As lunch (Monday to Friday) is not included in the course fee, we recommend the Rijo Café, situated within the Bolton Arena complex itself. We work closely with the café to ensure that all the students are guided towards healthy and nutritious meals for the sporting day.
Diet and Nutrition
Diet and Nutrition play an essential part in an athlete’s preparation and training regime. The provision of a well balanced diet is equally important for growing young students. For these reasons the ISS provides all home stay hosts with detailed guidelines regarding suitable weekly diets and methods of food preparation. We ensure that essential vitamin intake as well as suitable diet of fresh vegetables and fruit is available to all students.
Furthermore, all young players have the option of booking a daily hot lunch at the Bolton Arena. Whilst it would be impossible to control and check everything consumed by an independent young person, this system does ensure that all our young players are receiving a well-monitored and principled diet at all major meal times.