Pre-arrival info

Information to help prepare for the trip to Jersey
We hope that you or your child is looking forward to participating in one of our language programmes. To prepare for the trip, we have put together some pre-arrival information which covers the most frequently asked questions prior to arrival.
General info

If travel is disrupted or students need to contact St Brelade’s College in emergency, please call +44 7797 714723 or +44 7797 714720.
We strongly advise students to take out insurance at the time of booking the trip. This should ensure cover if the student needs to cancel the course before departure or during their stay due to factors such as illness (e.g. Covid-19), emergency medical expenses, travel costs and personal belongings etc. Special insurance for language course students can be purchased from some insurance providers.
British weather can sometimes be unpredictable so bear this in mind when packing clothes. Jersey does however have the warmest summers in the British Isles and the mildest winters. Average monthly temperatures range from 7°C in the winter to 18.4°C in the summer, with occasional temperatures in excess of 30°C.
Juniors

- Passport & visa (if required). Please be reminded that I.D. cards are no longer accepted. We also recommend that students bring a copy of documents in case they lose them.
- Notebook & pen
- Swimwear, sports shoes, beach towels, sun cream
- UK adaptor
- Mobile phone & charger
- French minors travelling without one of their parents/guardians also require ‘L’autorisation de sortie du territoire’. Form CERFA number 15646*01 can be accessed online. This should be accompanied by a copy of the ID document of the parent/guardian who signed the ‘L’autorisation de sortie du territoire’.
- Pocket money. In terms of how much pocket money to bring, we remind parents that all visits and transport and included with the course fee. Therefore any pocket money is to cover gifts, clothes shopping and extra snacks / ice creams etc. For this we advise between £40 and £60 per week. We recommend that students bring pre-paid cards for minors (see below).
- Junior residence deposit (£20 or €20 which will be returned at the end of the stay, providing no damages have occurred).
Children under 16 cannot travel alone with Condor Ferries. St Brelade’s College offers a chaperone service to and from Jersey. Find out more about our chaperone service here. Students should meet chaperones 1.5 hours before departure at the St Brelade’s College sign in the Terminal du Naye.
We ask all students in homestay or residence to try to arrive on Sunday and leave on Saturday, in order to allow the host/residence staff time to prepare for the arrival of their next students. If they are unable to arrive on a Sunday, a Saturday arrival is accepted for an additional fee, but we regret that Sunday departures are not usually possible.
Students will receive homestay details around 2 weeks before arrival.
Hosts and residence staff will meet students at the harbour or airport when they arrive. Students staying in the residence may also be collected by a taxi driver. They will be holding a St Brelade’s College arrival card with their name & their student’s on so that they can easily be recognised. They will also take them back to the airport or harbour at the end of their stay.
If the host or staff member is not there, the student or chaperone should call the school emergency number.
Depending on the time of year, we run separate study centres for different age groups on different programmes. For more detail about these programmes visit our main website.
Hosts and residence staff will provide information on how to arrive at the centre on the first day, along with bus times and bus stop locations.
St Brelade’s College
Outside of summer, all junior and adult courses are held at St Brelade’s College in St Aubin. In the summer, older teenagers on the semi intensive or adult intensive courses (16 & 17 years), along with adults, study at St Brelade’s College.
Students should arrive by 9:00 and will be given an induction and multiple choice test on their first morning.
A school bus/free public bus pass (depending on their age) is provided for students staying in homestay/residence, if not within walking distance of the centre.
Highlands College
In the summer, all holiday course students (12-16 years) study at Highlands College (a local college of further education), close to St Helier.
Students should arrive by 9:15 and will be given an induction and multiple choice test on their first morning.
Pre-teens (12 years) will be brought directly to school by private bus. Teenagers (13-16 years) need to take a public bus every morning to Liberation Station (unless students are staying near the study centre and can walk). The host provides a paper ticket for this first journey. From Liberation station there is a private bus to take them to Highlands College. At the centre on the first day, students in homestay are given a public bus pass which can be used for unlimited public bus travel during their stay. The teenage residences are within walking distance of Highlands College.
We recommend students bring pre-paid debit cards rather cash for the following reasons:
- It is becoming more difficult to find places to exchange money in Jersey. For example it is no longer possible to exchange money on Condor Ferries.
- More places in Jersey (e.g. Condor Ferries) no longer accept cash as a payment method. Generally, pre-paid cards can be used everywhere here including buses and even vending machines.
- Jersey money is not accepted outside the island so you will need to make sure you exchange any money left into British money before you come back. You will then have to find somewhere to convert it back into your own currency.
- Generally the rate of exchange for changing money is poor.
- Money can be easily lost or stolen. If you lose your pre-paid card you can quickly cancel it without losing anything.
- Pre-paid cards can be easily topped up if you child runs out of money.
There are a number of different pre-paid cards available, such as Revolut <18 which has been designed for children. As a parent you can manage the card on their behalf, view where it has been used and add money instantly. It will automatically convert your money into the local currency with no exchange fees.
Adults

- Passport & visa (if required). Please be reminded that I.D. cards are no longer accepted. We also recommend that students bring a copy of documents in case they lose them.
- Notebook & pen
- Swimwear, walking/sports shoes, beach towels, sun cream
- UK adaptor
- Mobile phone & charger
We ask all students in homestay or residence to try to arrive on Sunday and leave on Saturday, in order to allow the host/residence staff time to prepare for the arrival of their next students. If students are unable to arrive on a Sunday, a Saturday arrival is accepted but we regret that Sunday departures are not usually possible.
Students will receive homestay details around 2 weeks before arrival.
Hosts meet students at the harbour or airport when they arrive. They will be holding a St Brelade’s College arrival card with their name & their student’s on so that they can easily be recognised. They will also take them back to the airport or harbour at the end of their stay.
If the host is not there, the student should call the school emergency number.
Adults staying at Peterborough House residence or private accommodation will need to arrange their own transfers. The number 15 bus runs regularly from the airport to St Aubin. A single ticket costs £2.70. Alternatively, adults can take a taxi from the airport to St Aubin which will cost approximately £15-20. Details regarding access to Peterborough House residence will be provided before arrival. Check-in is from 15:00, however it is possible to leave bags there when arriving earlier.
Adult students study at our main study centre, St Brelade’s College in St Aubin. Depending on the time of year, there may also be junior students studying there. They have separate classes and their own student lounge. For more detail about the different English programmes visit our main website.
Students should arrive by 9:00 and will be given an induction and multiple choice test on their first morning.
- If the homestay is not within walking distance of the centre, a public bus pass will be provided. Hosts will provide students with information on how to arrive at the centre on the first day, along with bus times and bus stop locations.
- Peterborough House residence is located 5-10 minutes from the centre by foot.