Wessex
My name is Francesca, and I’ve been a Local Coordinator with White House Guardianships since 2011. Over the years, I’ve supported many international students as they settle into life and study in the UK, helping them feel at home and ensuring parents have peace of mind while their children are away.
I live in Dorset with my husband, James, and our small dachshund dog, Hula. We have two grown-up children, Freddie (21), who’s at university in Cardiff, and Bea (19), who’s currently on a gap year so I understand what it’s like to have children living and studying away from home.
Outside of work, I enjoy running, cycling, and walking in the countryside, as well as cooking and spending time with family and friends. I’m also interested in interior design and enjoy keeping my home comfortable and welcoming, something I think is important for the young people I look after too.
I live in Child Okeford, a village between Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury in North Dorset. It’s a safe, friendly part of southern England with beautiful countryside, good transport links, and easy access to Poole, Bournemouth, Bath, Southampton, and Bristol.
Dorset is known for its relaxed pace of life, great schools, and welcoming communities an ideal place for international students to experience life in the UK and focus on their studies.
I live in Dorset with my husband, James, and our small dachshund dog, Hula. We have two grown-up children, Freddie (21), who’s at university in Cardiff, and Bea (19), who’s currently on a gap year so I understand what it’s like to have children living and studying away from home.
Outside of work, I enjoy running, cycling, and walking in the countryside, as well as cooking and spending time with family and friends. I’m also interested in interior design and enjoy keeping my home comfortable and welcoming, something I think is important for the young people I look after too.
I live in Child Okeford, a village between Blandford Forum and Shaftesbury in North Dorset. It’s a safe, friendly part of southern England with beautiful countryside, good transport links, and easy access to Poole, Bournemouth, Bath, Southampton, and Bristol.
Dorset is known for its relaxed pace of life, great schools, and welcoming communities an ideal place for international students to experience life in the UK and focus on their studies.
About the Area
We live in Blandford Forum in Dorset, a beautiful part of England where I have lived for over 10 years after living in London for 10 years.
Blandford is a Market town in North Dorset sited by the River Stour and 15 miles from Poole, a beautiful natural harbour and shopping centre. Bournemouth is nearby with it beautiful golden sandy beaches.
Blandford is renowned for its Georgian architecture, military base is located on the hills two miles from the town.
Dorset is in easy reach of Bath, Bournemouth, Southampton and Bristol and a great place to come and study in the UK.
Blandford is twinned with Preetz in Germany.
Schools in Wessex
Chafyn Grove School
Gillingham School
Hanford School
Kingdown School
Knighton House
Knighton House School
Millfield Preparatory School
Perrott Hill School
Port Regis School
Royal Manor Arts College
Sandroyd School
St. Antony's Preparatory School
Sturminster Newton High School
The Wey Valley School and Sports College
Westfield Academy
Yeovil College
