Education Consultancy Services

Our advisors include head teachers and teachers from leading London independent schools, Oxford admissions tutors and a range of advisors who are specialist in their particular area. Supporting them is a client relations team that will manage every step of your child’s placement with the utmost care.

We have a core in-house team led by our SLT founder, Nathaniel McCullagh. We also work with a wide network of external education consultants who we call upon to make sure that, whatever advice you need, you’ll have access to one of the absolute leaders in that field.

Our education consultant network includes head teachers, heads of sixth form and subject heads from leading London independent schools, Oxford admissions tutors and specialists in areas from UK prep schools to US university applications.

Together our team work with families based in the UK and also overseas, helping you navigate the complexities of the British education system.

Navigating your way through the British independent school system is hard. Our education consultants will make sure you have the specific information you need, and provide a huge amount of inside knowledge you simply won’t find in guides or on the internet.

As a result, our education consultants often end up becoming our clients’ trusted advisors for each ‘next step’: whether that’s nursery or pre-prep placement, moving to prep school, getting into the best senior school or choosing a university.

Our education consultants can also help provide a structured way through difficult situations that you may be facing for the first time, such as the sudden need for a change of school, or navigating special educational needs. We have seen time and time again that this kind of early intervention can have a marked change on a student’s trajectory, influencing their future results, such as GCSE, IB and A-level.

One of the key differences of our education consultancy services is that you’re not just getting the opinion of one person. No matter how expert they are, one person simply can’t have up-to-date knowledge of every school at every stage of education.

What we make available to you is a whole network of specialists who genuinely can give you that breadth of specialist knowledge – all managed through one single point of contact at SLT.

In addition, our education consultants in London come with a particularly in-depth knowledge of independent schools in the South East, and boarding schools throughout the UK. In many cases the competition to get into these London schools is fierce. The guidance of an SLT education consultant – working in tandem with a private tutor making sure your child is well prepared – can make a real difference to your chances of a successful application to the right school.

No-one wants their child to go through the heartache of being unhappy at school, underperforming or even possibly having to move. Working with an education consultant can dramatically reduce the chance of this – by giving you the information and advice you need to make the right choice first time.

About half of the families we work with live outside of the United Kingdom. They find our ‘help on the ground’ to be valuable. By that we mean taking care of all school admin such as paperwork, negotiations and tuition co-ordination, along with the little things like getting books delivered to their home in the holidays. In short, we work with the school on your behalf to ensure no stone is left unturned to give your child the best education.

Our approach to finding and securing the right school or university for your child starts with a shortlist of institutions based on your values and the various practical factors that drive your decision. We share our own knowledge of each and make additional recommendations based on our visits and meetings with senior staff, students and parents. We simplify the complexity of the application system by managing deadlines, deposits and other entry requirements. We schedule visits and steer discussions with the school in order to ensure the best chances of a place for your child.

We measure success on using our expertise and relationships to help you to find the right school for your child. We take a strong ethical stance on school and university placements and insist on an accurate assessment of your child’s abilities. Our own ability to steer an application relies on our integrity with school admission teams, something that our clients benefit from. When we recommend a child for a school, they will be well prepared and above all an excellent fit for the school. We never take introductory fees from a school and will always offer completely impartial advice.

When our assessments identify a shortfall in a particular area, such as a language or curriculum gap for international students, we introduce a carefully organised course of academic tuition, or other suitable support. Our tuition team can provide the full range of support, for scholars to Eton, Harrow, Westminster and other academically elite schools to students who need to improve their written or spoken English.

Discretion and sensitivity is key for all of the families we work with. Many are based overseas and ask us to manage the entire process on their behalf.