Guildhall School - Before you Leave Home Handbook 2020

What to pack
You will no doubt have lots of things you want
to bring with you, and we suggest you start to
write a list to ensure you don’t forget anything
useful. We’ve listed some items to start you off.
Items for identification
You will often need to produce identification.
This will be for many reasons, including
opening bank accounts. Below is a list of
frequently requested forms of identification
- Passport
– UK Driving Licence
– Offer letter from Guildhall School
– Passport
– NUS ID card (if already a student)
– National Insurance Number card
– Visa or Biometric Residence Permit and
decision letter from Home Office (if
applicable)
– National ID card (if applicable)
– Recent non-UK bank statement
Additional items for Enrolment
– Original qualification certificates or
academic transcripts (and accompanying
certified translation into English) or digital
certified copies.
– English Language certificate such as IELTS
or TOEFL
– Documents related to any other condition
of your offer
– Confirmation of funding (from Guildhall
School, Student Finance, EU Team, etc.)
– NHS number and current GP name and
address (UK students)
Other important items
– Debit/credit cards, cheque book
– Approximately £1,200 worth of traveller’s
cheques or funds in a bank account and
some cash
– Specific equipment/clothes for your
programme of study. Please note,
BA Production Arts students will receive
detailed equipment lists, and
BA & MA Acting students will receive a
clothing and book list.
– Suitable IT equipment to access on-line
learning (see section 5)
– Medical prescription information
– Photocopies of all important documents
(e.g. passport) kept separately
– Tenancy agreement or Student
Accommodation contract
Items for your accommodation
It is important that students who have been
offered a place at Sundial Court carefully
read through the Sundial Court A-Z
(available on eGo > Sundial Court page) as
this provides information about what is,
and what is not, provided. It includes sample
inventories that list items that are provided
in the bedrooms and communal areas of flats.
If you are not living in Sundial Court,
you should check with your landlord or
accommodation provider what will be
included in the inventory. You can also refer
to online resources like these for useful ideas
on what to bring with you:
– Save the Student
– Student Room
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