Kings London Pre-arrival Essentials

Pre-arrival guide: Kings London

Your pre-arrival essentials Kings London Here you can find all essential information you need to get to London, and what you can expect on your first few days. Please also check out the Kings London Location Factfile, available to download from our website, for lots of information about your new school and home.

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College details

Contact numbers

Kings London 25 Beckenham Road, Beckenham BR3 4PR, UK

If you need any information or advice about your arrival or getting to school during our opening hours of 09:00 – 17:00, Monday to Friday, please contact Kings London: +44 (0) 20 8650 5891

Opening hours: 08.30 – 17.00, Monday to Friday

If you need help outside of these hours (this includes if you miss your flight or there are changes to your travel arrangements), please call the 24-hour emergency phone: +44 (0) 7702 564405

School email: London@kingseducation.com

For any other emergencies where you require the assistance of the police, ambulance, or fire services, please call the UK national emergency number: 999

Pre-arrival guide: Kings London

Arriving in the UK Before you depart Please make sure you complete the online passenger locator questionnaire before you leave home it will save a lot of time at immigration on arrival. It is a requirement by the UK Government.

Complete the questionnaire here: gov.uk/provide-journey-contact-details-before-travel-uk Ensure you bring proof of completion to show on arrival to the UK

Throughout your stay with us you will be required to wear a face covering in accordance with UK Government guidelines.

Please ensure you bring a suitable face covering with you and have it easily accessible.

More information on face coverings by the UK government can be found here.

Quarantine: Depending on the country you are travelling from, you may be required to self-isolate in our accommodation for 10 days, starting from the date you arrive in the UK. If this includes you, or you are unsure, please download and read the relevant guide below before leaving your home country: Homestay

Student Residence

Student House

Getting to London

By Kings airport transfer service

From London Heathrow airport

From London Gatwick Airport

All students who need to self isolate

From Heathrow Airport, you can take the

From Gatwick Airport, you can easily take a

must book a Kings transfer on arrival

Heathrow Express train into Central London (Paddington Station) which will take approximately 15 minutes. From here, you can take the underground to London Victoria and catch a train to Beckenham Junction (approximately 20 minutes).

train from the airport to East Croydon, where you can take a tram to Beckenham Road, a 5 minute walk from the school, or Beckenham Junction, which is about a 10 minute walk from the school. Or, take the 194 bus from East Croydon towards Lower Sydenham, which stops directly outside the school.

If you have booked an airport transfer through Kings, our representative will meet you at or near the airport information desk.

They will be holding a white and purple sign with your name and ‘Kings London’.

Our representative will be wearing a face mask and will expect you to wear one too, in the airport and during the journey.

If for some reason you do not make contact with them at the arrivals area, please ask the airport information staff to put a call out for the Kings representative.

If you still cannot find your driver, please call the Kings London Emergency Number on page 1.

Your driver will drop you off directly at your residence, homestay, or private accommodation.

If you have not yet submitted your flight details, or would like to book a transfer, please contact our admissions team to do this. You need to do this at least one week before you travel.

From London Luton airport From Luton Airport you can take the train from Luton Airport Parkway (via a £2.20 shuttle bus to the station) to and from Central London (London Blackfriars or St Pancreas). Singles cost from £15 booked in advance. Direct coaches run to Central London all day (London Victoria), 24 hours a day.

Tickets from £9. The journey will take you approximately 1½ hours. See Luton’s website for more information.

Alternatively, you can take the underground (Tube) from Heathrow to London Victoria (Piccadilly Line and Circle and District Line) before catching a train down to Beckenham Junction.

Direct trains to East Croydon run all day, from approx. 5am in the morning right through to 2am at night The journey will take approximately 1 hour

From London Stansted airport From Stansted Airport you can easily take several coaches from the airport directly to London Liverpool Street and London Victoria Stations Direct coaches run to Central London 24 hours a day. The journey will take you approximately 1½ hours and costs from £5 single when booked in advance.

The Stansted Express train service runs from approximately 5am to 10pm and tickets cost from £8 when booked in advance. See Stansted’s website for more information.

From Central London You can get a direct train to Beckenham from London Victoria to Beckenham Junction. You can get a direct train to Clock House (5 minutes walk from the school) from London Charing Cross, London Waterloo East and London Bridge. Trains run regularly all day until about midnight — just ask station staff for a ticket to Clock House or Beckenham Junction and they can point you to the correct platform. Clock House station is on the Hayes line. For live UK rail information, you can visit nationalrail.co.uk The London Underground (Tube) map can be found at tfl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube

Pre-arrival guide: Kings London

Getting to Kings London From the train stations

By bus

The train stations are an easy 5 – 10-minute walk from Kings London.

The closest bus stop to Kings London is the Hayne Road stops, which is on many of the main bus routes and can be accessed from most areas of the city. Buses servicing these stops include the 194, 227, 354, 358, and the N3, which operates 24 hours a day.

The Hayne Road bus stops are immediately outside the school.

From the coach station Victoria Coach Station is an easy 20-minute journey from Kings London.

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Your first day at Kings London

Pre-arrival guide: Kings London

Arrival and induction

More information about our policies can be downloaded here

You will then be taken into a classroom where you will receive an induction and a level test. We will also need to take a copy of your passport and/or BRP card so please have these available and bring a copy with you if possible. You should remain seated at your individual desk unless a staff member allows you to move around the classroom If you haven’t received your Classmate login details already, these will be provided on your first day — giving you access to more information and e-learning recourses that will be used alongside your classes You will also receive your class timetable on the first day so that you will know your schedule for the rest of the week A Kings staff member will take all new students on a walk around the local area during your first week, so you get to know the local environment and feel more at home You will meet other students who are also new to Kings and start making friends straight away

First day checklist

Passport or National ID Card — including valid visa Biometric residence permit (BRP) letter from UK visas and Immigration (for non-EEA and Swiss nationals) Insurance documents Contact details (including your UK mobile number if you have one) Medical Information (allergies, any medication you take) School equipment (pen, notepad, highlighters, etc.)

Mobile phone/laptop device (for homework, coursework, and access to Classmate online blended learning platform) Face covering

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Please arrive at school for 08.45 on the first day of your course If you are travelling by public transport, please remember to wear a face covering Once at school, you will be required to wear a face covering while in communal areas such as reception, corridors, toilets and the canteen. You may remove your face covering once you are in your classroom, though you are welcome to continue wearing one if it makes you feel more comfortable. Please ensure that you bring face coverings with you on your first day.

You will notice directional signage around the school. Please remember to follow the signage as this will help you to maintain a safe distance from others On arrival to the school reception, you will be asked to sanitise your hands and your temperature will be tested