Meet our hosts

Belgravia works alongside host families from all over Britain to provide children with a safe, welcoming and supportive network during their time in the UK. Each host undergoes rigorous checks to ensure that they can provide the best care for every child. Many of our hosts also offer to personally collect students from school, or return them once their stay has come to an end.

We create profiles for each host to showcase the homes, lifestyles and personalities of our hosts, to help you choose the best match for your child. We strive to make each child's experience with a host memorable; that's why we coordinate with each host to help organise excursions to special events, visits and parents' evenings.

Below you can find an example of the information we provide you with when matching your child with a host.

TERENCE

SWARDESTON, NORWICH, ENGLAND

Terence lives with his wife Haiyan, and their son Sean, who is 14 years old. They have a beautiful black labrador, and live in the heart of Norwich; Britain's safest city. Terence is semi-retired but still works as a researcher from home in a part-time capacity. Haiyan is a care assistant.

"I understand the cultural differences between studying in the UK compared to Asia. I used to teach English in China, and my wife, Haiyan, speaks Chinese. We are experienced hosts, having welcomed numerous students into our home for many years."

MAGGIE & SIMON

NORWICH, NORFOLK, ENGLAND

Maggie and Simon have been married for 43 years. They have 4 adult children: two who live locally, one who lives in Perth Australia and the other one lives in Tampa Bay, Florida, USA. They have 7 grandchildren, aged between 8-22 years of age. They love to walk their dogs in local woods and beaches, where they also enjoy watching the large colony of grey seals and their pups in winter.

Maggie and Simon love wildlife and nature. They enjoy feeding all the various wildbirds, squirrels and hedgehogs in their very large and beautiful garden. To the back of their house is a large village play area for football, running and other activities. They have hosted students for many years and have a lot of happy memories of their past students. Several still communicate with them and return whenever they can to see them.

SUSANNA AND DAVRO

CIRENCESTER, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, ENGLAND

Susanna is a retired Teacher and Civil Servant. She now runs a small diet consultancy business and teaches yoga. Davro is a retired Police Officer who works part-time for an investigation company.

“We have been hosting students for approximately 5 years. They have come from all around the world. Many are now friends and still stay in contact with us. We offer a welcoming home and take pride in ensuring students are well looked after, happy and relaxed.”