What will happen before I arrive? Download our Student Pre-Arrival Pack

Copies of passports to be sent online so we do not have to handle the passports. If this is not possible staff will wear gloves.

All placement testing will be done before arrival.

How will my first day at LanguageUK be?

Inductions will be taking place from our large conference/activity room and will be set up according to the latest social distance 1M.

Full registration will take place online

Students will be asked to fill in a medical form before departure.

What will happen if the Quarantine law is still in place in the UK?

Students from some countries might have to quarantine for 2 weeks.  We have made sure you can safely quarantine with us in one of our residential houses. U18 will be in homestay only.  Please be aware visitors arriving during the quarantine period will need to complete the Public Health Passenger Locator Form before you travel online. You will need to show your completed form at the UK border, either printed or on your phone. You must submit your form online up to 48 hours before travel. You will need to give border control the address of where you are staying and how you are travelling there, (we would suggest you book a private transfer with LanguageUK).

https://www.gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk

If I am asked to go into 14 days quarantine on arrival, how will you support this?

You will be able to quarantine at our student residence or and if you are under 18 at the homestay with your host. We are here to help you with everything whilst quarantining.  You will be able to start your course and learn online with whilst you wait for the 14 days to finish.

Please see the latest information on how to quarantine using the link below. Please don’t worry we will be here to support you every step of the way:

Please see https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk/coronavirus-covid-19-how-to-self-isolate-when-you-travel-to-the-uk

How will I get to and from the airport safely?

For now, we suggest booking a transfer with us one student per taxi. The taxi will be cleaned and sanitised after every journey.

How will I travel to the school?

We are possibly looking at staggering start times or starting later to avoid rush hour traffic, this will be confirmed.

You can walk to the school from our residential in 5 minutes and we shall endeavour to put you in walking distance to the school with one of our homestay providers, however we cannot guarantee this. Public transport is running again you will have to wear a mask on all buses and please make sure you wash your hands thoroughly.

Will there be a social activity programme available?

The social activity outside of lessons plays an important part for all students.  We will be able to provide local and as many outdoor activities as possible. There will be a minimal use of public transport, and we will only offer activities where we can adhere to the correct social distancing measures. As per government guidance we will not be offering day trips to other cities or places until it is safe to do so.

From the 4^th July 2020, the UK Government has said museums, galleries, restaurants and many more attractions will be able to reopen with safety measures in place.

You will be able to socialise with other students up to 6 students from the 4^th July 2020 1M apart, and we would suggest outdoors only, we do have many lovely areas in Canterbury for you all to explore safely.  We are hoping to have further restrictions lifted by the end of August 2020. This will be updated accordingly.

What happens if I develop symptoms of covind-19 whilst attending LanguageUK?

Students need to contact our emergency phone straight away if they feel unwell.  All students will be given full details in their pre-arrival guidance pack. We will make sure the student who is ill is well cared for and other students and staff are safe.

Will online courses still be available from the 31^st August 2020?

Yes

Will I be required to fill in any forms for my departure?

Students will be asked to fill in a medical form before departure.

Any other questions please contact info@languageuk.com

Updates can also be found on

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do/coronavirus-outbreak-faqs-what-you-can-and-cant-do

https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/coronavirus-covid-19/

What are the accommodation options? Download our Student Pre-Arrival Pack

 Accommodation options that are available is homestay and residential.

All our homestay providers will have been reviewed by the end of August 2020 and re-inspected online with new covid-19 homestay risk assessments by our accommodation officer Joanna Galek. Any questions please email accommodation@languageuk.com

Homestay providers will follow the government guidelines on social distancing.

One student per household unless they are from the same family.

Homestay hosts will adhere to a high standard of cleaning throughout your stay.

Our two residential houses are being prepared now with a deep clean and we will be keeping one house empty for quarantine students only.

Students will have a self-managed rota system for use in the shared kitchen.

Shared kitchens will be deep cleaned once a week.

Over 18’s only allowed in the residential houses.

No visitors allowed.