--- title: "Partners | Sending Students to Hastings with Charles Eaton" description: "Send student groups to Hastings, East Sussex, with a family-run school founded in 2000. We meet every host family in their own home before they host." url: "https://www.charleseaton.org.uk/partners" locale: "en" --- # For partner schools and agencies We have welcomed students sent by schools and agencies from across Europe since 2000. If you place young learners in homestay programmes, we would love to talk to you about working together. [Get in touch](https://www.charleseaton.org.uk/contact?reason=business) Working with us, in numbers: - **4 in 5** Partner schools came back to us the following year (2024 to 2025) - **9 in 10** 2025 bookings came from agencies who had worked with us before - **83** Active host families across Hastings - **4** Countries our groups came from in the last three seasons (Czech, Dutch, French, German) ## How we work with partner agencies We are a small, family-run team, and that is the point. When you send students to Hastings, you are not handed off between desks. From your first message through to your students' return home, you have the same dedicated point of contact at Charles Eaton. We aim to reply to every enquiry within 24 hours. Once a partnership is in motion, we always meet every prospective host family in their own home before they welcome their first student. ## How we keep students safe The safety and well-being of every student in our care is the foundation of everything we do. Six things hold a stay together, and none of them are policies on a page. - **Students are never placed alone.** Every host family welcomes a pair of students or more, so no young person is on their own. - **Daily transport is the host's responsibility.** Hosts pick up students from the school each evening and drop them off the following morning. Students do not travel into town alone in the evenings. - **Once they are home, they are home.** There are no unsupervised evening activities. Students remain with their warm and welcoming host family from arrival in the evening until departure the next morning. - **Hosts are visited at home.** Every prospective host family is met by our team in their own home before they welcome their first student. - **A continuous feedback loop.** Every visiting student is invited to share feedback on their host family at the end of their stay. We have over 800 feedback records, and we use them to keep improving. - **DBS checks on request.** DBS checks are not a regulatory requirement for homestay hosts in our context, but we are happy to arrange them on request for partner organisations who require them as a condition of placement. ## What is included Every confirmed booking includes: - A safe and secure home with a dedicated host family in Hastings, East Sussex - All meals during the stay (breakfast, packed lunch, evening meal) - Daily transport to and from the school by the host family - Same-day point of contact at Charles Eaton from arrival to departure - Optional English language lessons and cultural programmes; please ask Our pricing is tailored to your group size, length of stay, and seasonal timing. We are happy to talk through what is right for your group following an initial chat. [Get in touch](https://www.charleseaton.org.uk/contact?reason=business) ## What our students say Rating: **4.6/5** from 823 student reviews > Host were very kind and patient, dishes were delicious and varied. > > — From a French student, 2026 > Most satisfied with accommodation and hospitality. > > — From a Czech student, 2025 > Great accommodation, wonderful family, excellent food. > > — From a Czech student, 2025 > For me, I love the accommodation, it is very cool and fun. I'm very happy with your family. Thanks for everything! > > — From a French student, 2026 > We had dessert every day after dinners so it was really nice. > > — From a Czech student, 2026 ## Get in touch - Call us: [+44 7850 769810](tel:+447850769810) - Email us: [info@charleseaton.org.uk](mailto:info@charleseaton.org.uk)