Guardianship Requirements


Each boarder whose parents reside overseas must have an adult guardian in this country who agrees to be responsible for that pupil on behalf of the parents.


This arrangement helps make the boarder feel more secure and at home and gives them someone to contact during the week when they are at school. It is hoped that the guardian will keep regular contact with the pupil, but in particular, a guardian is expected to:-

• accommodate a pupil
  a) at the two official Exeat weekends each term, from Friday to Sunday evening;
  b) at half-term, unless the parents have made alternative arrangements;
  c) at the end of each term, if necessary, to fit in with travel arrangements;
  d) in an emergency;
• - meet a pupil off his/her train or plane at the start of term and escort him/her to his/her place of departure at the end of term;
• - attend various school functions throughout the year and parents’ evenings, meet the staff and discuss the child’s progress, both in academic and pastoral matters;
• - keep regular contact with parents;
• - to help with the purchase of uniform and other clothes, where necessary, and name them as required by the school;
• - if necessary, to arrange for hair-cuts at half-term or Exeat weekends;
  
  

Please contact our Admissions Secretary at Taunton Preparatory School on 01823 349209 for further details. She will be able to furnish you with details of Guardianship agencies through the United Kingdom.