Pippa’s Guardians provides an elite guardianship service for students who attend boarding schools in the UK and whose parents live overseas. Pippa’s Guardians has built a reputation for offering a highly personalised service to both students, parents and schools by taking a genuine interest in their welfare so that they maximise their time in the UK and get the most out of their education. This core focus of Pippa’s Guardians is to create a strong working relationship between the parents, schools, host families and the students so overseas parents can feel confident in the knowledge that their children are safe and well cared for during their time in the UK.
Pippa is personally involved in the running of the business since its inception in 1997 with assistance from her son Ben Hughes who spent nine years at boarding school in the UK and Fiona Hinchliffe.
Pippa’s Guardians is registered and accredited by the Association for the Education and Guardianship of International Students (AEGIS) which is the regulatory body for guardianship services in the UK.
Why choose Pippa’s Guardians?
- 15 years guardianship experience with over 300+ children cared for during this period aged from seven to eighteen years.
- Personalized, high quality care with a genuine interest in the academic and personal development of the students during their time in the UK.
- Regular visits from Pippa’s Guardians to create a caring, supportive and encouraging environment for the students.
- Intimate knowledge of the boarding school system through Pippa’s extensive experience as a nurse and Registrar at The Elms and Cheltenham College (both boarding schools) and 15 years as a Guardianship service.
- Localised guardianship service with emphasis on the student’s wellbeing and educational success.
- 24/7 emergency contact ensures the children are well cared for regardless of the time or day.
- All host families are personally chosen by Pippa’s Guardians, having met strict accreditation requirements and are matched to each individual student.
- AEGIS accredited.
Testimonials:
“My two sons go to the UK at the age of ten. My thanks to Pippa’s Guardians is beyond description. Both kids grow both physically and mentally under her instruction. I strongly recommend anyone who wants to send their children overseas to Pippa’s Guardians.”
Dr. Chang, Yun-Lan. Taiwan.
“At the very beginning of the first school year, we met Pippa personally. This gave us a truly positive feeling that our son was not lost in a foreign country in case of an emergency. Moreover, Pippa visited my son regularly to ensure that he excelled at an academic and social level. She was in contact with his teachers and me continuously over the two years and has been invaluable to my son’s success in the UK”
Dr. Juergen Neumann. Berlin.
“Pippa’s Guardians is a very efficient and reliable guardianship company. It is really assuring for us parents to know that Pippa’s Guardians is close to our children whilst we are thousands of miles away. We feel that we could talk to her about any concerns and we value her advice very much. Pippa’s Guardians enjoys taking care of the children. We think this is the single most important reason when choosing the guardian.”
Mrs Situ Liu, Shanghai
“We have entrusted our child for five years with Pippa’s Guardians. During this time we have developed a sincere and genuine relationship. During these years, our second child became a pupil at Malvern College and we are thankful to Pippa’s Guardians for a great choice of a Prep School, which helped our son successfully pass his Common Entrance exams and progress in his English. We believe that choosing Pippa’s Guardians was a great and worthwhile choice and we thoroughly recommend any parent to do the same.”
Bolot & Asel Isabekov, Kyrgyzstan