We take our responsibility to care for all our students extremely seriously. In particular we have specific policies and procedures in place for all our students who are aged under 16.
Emergency contact form
This must be completed by all students on arrival. Mobile phone numbers for all students aged under 16 are recorded as part of the notes we hold about each student on our database.
Daytime activities and excursions
These are compulsory for students on the Vacation Extra Plus and Vacation Extra course, unless we receive written permission from parents or group leaders allowing the student to opt out. We record the permission granted in our activity log book and on our database.
Unsupervised free time during excursions
All students on excursions are given some free time for shopping. Students aged under 16 must stay together in pairs or small groups and must not leave the designated area which the guide has shown them. During the free-time on excursions, an excursion guide will wait at a designated place so that they are easy to see and / or contact in case of problems.
Excursion registration
During the coach journey to the excursion destination, all students are registered and the mobile phone numbers of all students are collected.
Activity registration
All students aged under 16 are required to be present for activity registration in the morning / afternoon.
Evening activities
These are compulsory for under 16s at all locations except Bournemouth, where they are optional. We conduct a registration on arrival for fire/safety purposes.
Free time and curfew for under 16s
1. Vacation Course / Vacation Extra
Students under 16 who come as part of a group are the responsibility of the Group Leader when not in lessons. At Bournemouth under 16s can go into town unsupervised. Students under 16 at London (Beckenham), Boston and Los Angeles are not permitted to travel into the city without supervision by a member of staff or their Group Leader. All students under 16 must return to their homestay by 22:30. Students under 16 are not given their own house key. The Vacation Extra Course at Boston and Los Angeles is residential only.
2. Vacation Extra Plus
Students are not permitted to leave the Camp without supervision. There is 24-hour supervision within the Camp.
Airport check-in
All under 16s travelling individually must book an Under 16 transfer which includes a check-in service by Kings staff. Under 16s travelling with a group will be checked-in by their Group Leader.
SIM cards for mobile phones
We strongly recommend that all under 16s buy or pre-order a UK or USA SIM card so that it is as straightforward as possible for Kings staff to maintain contact with them while they are with us.
