Services
Four ways Elizabeth can help.
Every family arrives at a different point. Some need a single conversation to make a decision; others want someone beside them from the first shortlist to the confirmed offer. Each service is delivered personally by Elizabeth.
At a glance
Four levels of support.
Before any engagement
Introductory call
Complimentary, up to thirty minutes. A chance to understand where you are and recommend the service that suits your family best. It is an introduction rather than an advice session, and there is no obligation.
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01 Decision
School Decision Call
An experienced view on the schools you’re already considering.
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02 Strategy
School Strategy Consultation
A researched shortlist and a clear plan built around your child.
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03 Support
Strategy & Application Support
A personalised strategy, with guidance through applications and school follow-up.
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04 Placement
Private School Search & Placement
Elizabeth personally alongside your family throughout the school search.
What’s involved
Each service is a paid engagement. Elizabeth will discuss fees once she understands your family’s requirements.
Side by side
How the four services compare.
- Decision
- School Decision Call
- Strategy
- School Strategy Consultation
- Support
- Strategy & Application Support
- Placement
- Private School Search & Placement
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| What’s included | School Decision CallDecision | School Strategy ConsultationStrategy | Strategy & Application SupportSupport | Private School Search & PlacementPlacement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Personal advice on school options | Included | Included | Included | Included |
| A detailed look at your child and family | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Personalised school research | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Direct availability checks | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| A prioritised shortlist and plan | Not included | Included | Included | Included |
| Guidance through applications and visits | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Follow-up with schools as admissions progress | Not included | Not included | Included | Included |
| Visits and offer guidance | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
| Elizabeth alongside you until a confirmed offer | Not included | Not included | Not included | Included |
Not sure which service is right for your family? Start with an introductory call and Elizabeth can help you decide. Request an introductory call
Why Elizabeth
School advice shaped by experience, not school commissions.
Elizabeth spent fifteen years in schools in the UK and the UAE, the last ten in Dubai, much of it in senior leadership. Every recommendation she makes is for one child, and one family.
Schools seen from the inside
Having worked in Dubai schools for a decade, Elizabeth reads a school beyond its published rating, and knows the questions worth asking.
Independent
She is paid only by the families she works with, and takes no commission, referral fee or introduction fee from any school.
Personal
Elizabeth does the work herself and keeps the number of families she works with small, so she knows exactly who you are when you call.
Discreet
Nothing about a family, a child or an outcome is shared with anyone, and no family is ever named.
01 Decision
School Decision Call
For families who already know the schools they are considering and want expert advice on which will suit their child best.
One hour
What you leave withA clearer decision, and a short written summary of the three schools discussed to come back to.
See exactly what’s included: School Decision Call
Who it is for
Families with a list of schools already in mind, who would value an experienced, independent view on which will suit their child best, without a full school search.
How it works
A one-hour call with Elizabeth to talk through the schools on your list: what each is really like, and how it would suit your child. Afterwards, Elizabeth sends a one-page summary of the three schools discussed and why each suits your child.
What is included
- A private one-hour call with Elizabeth
- Advice on the schools you are already considering
- Elizabeth’s view on how each would suit your child
- A one-page written summary of the three schools discussed
The call is about the schools you already have in mind. Researching new schools, checking availability and help with applications are part of the larger services.
Duration
One hour, with a written summary afterwards.
02 Strategy
School Strategy Consultation
For families who want an expert shortlist built around their child, and are happy to handle the applications themselves.
Up to two weeks
What you leave withA shortlist with Elizabeth’s notes on each school, a plan with the dates that matter, and a good enough understanding of how things work here to carry on by yourselves.
Enquire about the Strategy Consultation
See exactly what’s included: School Strategy Consultation
Who it is for
Families who would like an experienced view on which schools to go for, and why, but are comfortable contacting schools and making the applications themselves.
How it works
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The first conversation
After an engagement letter and a short family questionnaire, about an hour all about your child and your family. Who your child is beyond their school reports, what has gone well and what hasn’t, anything a new school would need to know, where you’re living and what matters most to you. Elizabeth explains how schools and admissions work in the UAE, and goes through a list of schools she has put together for your child from her own knowledge and research, grouped around the areas you’re considering.
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A week or so to look
You then have a week or so to look at those schools yourselves, at your own pace.
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The second conversation
This is where most of the advice happens. You talk through what you liked and what you didn’t. Elizabeth tells you which schools she would recommend and why, and together you agree a priority order of around five schools to register with. You’ll also have a plan: what to do first, and the deadlines that can’t move.
Elizabeth also contacts every shortlisted school directly, to establish real-time availability in your child’s year group and, where a year group is full, how realistic entry is for your intended term.
What is included
- An engagement letter and family questionnaire
- A detailed conversation about your child and your family
- An explanation of the UAE school landscape and how admissions work
- Schools chosen from Elizabeth’s own knowledge and research
- The areas you’re considering, and the daily journey to each school
- Availability checked directly with every shortlisted school
- A second conversation to agree the strategy
- A shortlist of around five schools, in order of priority
- Deadlines, and a plan for what to do next
Duration
Up to two weeks.
03 Support
Strategy & Application Support
For families who want guidance through applications, without full hand-holding.
Up to two months
What you leave withA strategy you understand, and an experienced adviser to turn to through the busiest part of admissions.
Enquire about Application Support
See exactly what’s included: Strategy & Application Support
Who it is for
Families who want a personalised strategy and someone experienced to turn to as applications progress, but do not need a fully managed placement service.
How it works
It begins with the complete School Strategy Consultation. Elizabeth then guides you through applications, school visits and follow-up with schools for up to two months, advising as admissions progress.
What is included
Everything in the School Strategy Consultation, plus:
- Guidance through each application
- Advice on school visits, before and after
- Guidance on following up with schools
- Advice as admissions progress, for up to two months
If your search runs longer than two months, the engagement can move up to Private School Search & Placement.
Duration
Up to two months.
04 Placement
Private School Search & Placement
For families who want Elizabeth alongside them throughout.
Until a confirmed offer
What you leave withPersonal support at every stage until your family receives a confirmed offer, and the clarity to decide on it with confidence.
Enquire about Search & Placement
See exactly what’s included: Private School Search & Placement
Who it is for
Families who would rather not juggle schools, deadlines and paperwork on top of an international move, and who would like Elizabeth to stay involved throughout.
How it works
The complete service. It begins with the full strategy and shortlist; Elizabeth then gives personal support and handles communication with schools at every stage of the search, for as long as it takes. The engagement ends when your family receives a confirmed offer. Accepting it remains your decision.
Elizabeth does the work herself, and you can reach her directly at every stage.
What is included
Everything in the School Strategy Consultation, plus:
- An honest view of each school and curriculum, beyond the published rating, and what each choice means for your child later on
- Which documents you’ll need, including transfer certificates and attestation, and which to start on first
- School visits arranged for you, with a proper briefing beforehand and a conversation afterwards
- Help with each application, and preparation for assessment days
- Offers talked through, with Elizabeth’s view on which school is the strongest fit
- Elizabeth herself on the end of the phone throughout
Duration
For as long as your search takes, until a confirmed offer.
Good to know
What is, and isn’t, part of the work.
- Admissions decisions
- Schools make their own admissions decisions. Elizabeth advises on the possibility of a place; no outcome can be guaranteed.
- Scope
- Elizabeth’s work is school placement and admissions. Tuition, immigration and visas, and property advice are outside it, although she is always glad to talk through how they fit around a move.
- Bespoke engagements
- Engagements built around the parts of the service your family needs are available on request.
Begin with a private conversation.
Send a few lines about your family and Elizabeth will reply personally to arrange an introductory call, at no charge, to understand where you are and recommend the service that suits you.
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Elizabeth replies personally, usually within the same working day.