How Angloville Works

To take part in an Angloville programme you must meet the following criteria:

• Age: over 18.
• Education: completed secondary school.
• Personal qualities: maturity, flexibility, good communication skills, cultural sensitivity and the ability to handle unfamiliar situations.
• Interests: a range of hobbies and interests you can talk about.
• Health: good physical health and no diagnosed mental health conditions.
• Clean police record: you may be asked for documentation issued within the past six months.
• Interest in cultural exchange: tell us about yourself in the application form and show a real interest in meeting new people and learning about other cultures.
• Documentation: passport, police clearance, letter of reference and insurance, plus any visas required for your destinations. Angloville does not provide visa support.
• Funds: enough money to cover travel, accommodation and meals before, between and after the programmes.
• Alcohol and illicit substances: not permitted during the programme.

Administration fee and deposit

Angloville provides sponsored travel that includes accommodation and full board (shared rooms, three meals a day), transport to and from the departure city, educational and recreational activities, city tours, an optional online TEFL course and certificate, and hands-on teaching experience.

To secure a place you pay a refundable security deposit and an administration fee. The fee covers PayPal and bank charges, administrative costs, and local eco and tourism taxes.

To finalise your booking we need the following within 14 days: a scanned copy of your passport, a police clearance certificate if required, and confirmation of your travel to the departure city.

After you complete the programme you can request a refund of the deposit within 21 days. See our terms and conditions for full details.

When to arrive in the departure city

We advise international participants to arrive one or two days before the programme starts. We do not cover these extra costs, such as the airport transfer or a hotel room.

To find flights to the first departure city, try Skyscanner. Budget airlines within Europe, such as Wizz Air and Ryanair, often have fares from around 30 GBP.

Departure to the venue takes place on the first day of the programme, early in the morning, from a central meeting point that is easy to reach. The bus takes international and local participants to the venue and back. The venue can be one to four hours from the departure city.

If you plan to visit several cities in the host country, check that your itinerary is realistic. For travel between programmes and departure cities, useful sites are flixbus.com for budget coaches, rome2rio.com for planning a route, and thetrainline.com or intercity.pl for trains.

You can book a return flight for the last day of the programme, but only from the departure city and no earlier than 23:00. Most participants prefer to fly the day after so that they can rest first.

We send an information pack two to three weeks before the programme starts. We cannot send it sooner, because details can still change.

When to leave the departure city

We are cautious about predicting when the bus will get back. Traffic, group logistics and other factors can cause delays. We aim to be back in the city centre by 18:00, although the drop-off point may not be close to the central train station, bus station or airport.

In our experience, catching a train, bus or carpool for an intercity connection on the same day is not a problem. Flights are less predictable, so we advise booking no earlier than 23:00 or departing the following day.

The return time is a forecast and we cannot guarantee it. Our staff will do their best to arrive on time, or earlier if possible.

Where to book a hotel in the departure city

As we recommend arriving a day early, you book that night yourself. The city centre is usually a good choice. Angloville provides accommodation only for the duration of the programme, so if you book a four-week package you also arrange your own accommodation between programmes.

Useful options are Couchsurfing for free accommodation, Hostelworld and Booking.com for a dorm bed or a cheap hotel, and Airbnb for a private room or a shared flat.

Our travel sponsorship includes:

• Accommodation for the programme dates: twin and triple rooms on Adult programmes, triple and quad rooms on Junior programmes, all with private bathrooms.
• Three meals a day: vegetarian and vegan options are available at 90% of our venues.
• A free city tour in the departure city, in Poland and Italy only: Warsaw, Krakow, Gdansk, Rome, Bologna and others.
• Transport from the departure city to the venue and back, in Poland and Italy only.
• Teaching experience: practice with local language learners from across Europe.
• Optional TEFL qualification through the TEFL Scholarship.

The following are not covered by the travel sponsorship and you arrange them yourself:

• Health and travel insurance, which we strongly recommend.
• Accommodation and meals before, after or between the programme dates.
• Personal spending during the programme, such as souvenirs and bar bills.
• Visa fees and visa support of any kind.
• Travel assistance, including airport pick-up and drop-off and intercity connections.
• Transport between the departure city and the venue outside Poland and Italy.
• Flights to and from the departure city, and home again.
• The cost of the police clearance, where one is requested.

Book flexible or refundable flights, buses and hotels. If a programme is changed or cancelled at short notice, Angloville cannot refund your bookings.

We ask for a partially refundable deposit to secure your place in our system. The non-refundable part covers administration costs, bank fees and local eco and tourism taxes, and varies with the programme package you choose.

The refundable part is returned on application within 21 days of finishing the programme, provided you have:

• submitted all mandatory documents – travel details, police clearance and passport copies;
• completed the Know-How training;
• completed all the programmes you registered for;
• followed all applicable laws and Angloville programme rules, including health and safety guidelines.

All participants must have a clean criminal record, with no legal proceedings against them during their time on the programme.

For the Kids, Junior, Ski, Junior Plus, Eurotrip and Family programmes, a criminal background check must be submitted before enrolment can be completed. This is part of our health and safety and youth protection policies.

Allow enough time to obtain the document before you travel. Processing usually takes 3–15 days depending on your country, so check with your local authorities. The document must be in English or accompanied by a certified translation, and must be no more than six months old on your arrival date.

The organisations below may be able to help you obtain a check quickly, and participants cover the cost themselves. Angloville takes no responsibility for the service they provide, so please use your own judgement.

• United States: sentrylink.com
• Canada: backcheck.net
• United Kingdom (Scotland): mygov.scot
• Australia: policecheckexpress.com.au
• New Zealand: justice.govt.nz