Because The Good Schools Guide Advice Service is a personal service, run on a one-to-one basis, we can help you in whatever way you need us to. You tell us what you need and we tell you how we can help. And then we do!

Anything from...

Helping you choose between two schools to providing a full application service, carrying out school applications on your behalf.

We are also able to provide a long-term mentoring service for your children, as they grow from one school to the next. Our experts can keep in contact and be there when needed. We can act as an intermediary between you and the school even attending parent teacher meetings on your behalf.

We can also offer you help with:

• Tutoring and tutor agencies
• Special Educational Needs
• Assessments of your child's maths and English prior to application for a school place
• Help and advice for relocating families
• Personal statements for university applications
• Advice on applying to universities in the UK and overseas
• Scholarships and Bursaries
• Data and statistics
• Lightning fast help for clients in a hurry 

The Good Schools Guide Advisors

The Guide itself is only a glimpse of this unique bank of inside knowledge and experience.

Our advisors are our most experienced writers, editors and consultants; hand-picked experts who visit hundreds of schools, talk with heads, with parents and with pupils. We can put our expertise and our wide network of personal contacts to work for you and your children.

Independent, impartial advice

Unlike most 'independent' educational advisors who have arrangements with a small selection of schools and receive payment for each new pupil they introduce, we take no commission from schools. Therefore, the schools we recommend for you and your child are based entirely on what you tell us matters to you - nothing else.

The advice that we give is completely independent.

Examples of what we do

Moving on to senior school

Your child is 9 and you are exploring his senior school options. You could move house and you are considering paying for independent education. But where do you look? How do you start? We will introduce you to a personal advisor who will listen to everything you are looking for in a school and will research a list covering all your requirements – even in different parts of the country. Then, if you wish, she will help you through the application process.

Or...

Living overseas, seeking to board in the UK

You are living overseas but you want to send your child to board in the UK. He is dead keen on sailing and will need to keep up his Arabic. Oh, and the school must be near an airport. Can we help? Of course! You will tell your advisor exactly what you need and he will help you find it, guiding you every step of the way.

Or...

You need to find a new school fast

We hope it doesn't happen but your daughter has been badly bullied and her school is not dealing with it properly. You need to move her – fast.  Call us. We will find you a sympathetic, knowledgeable and effective advisor who will be on the case at once.

Is that it?

The Good Schools Guide Advice Service can offer you far more...

We have built up relationships with the best experts in fields such as:

*Special Educational Needs

*Educational Psychology

*Tutoring

*English Language Preparation for School Entrance

and much more...

Just tell us what you need. We will find an expert schools and education advisor to work with you.

See our FAQs for helpful answers to commonly asked questions.

So what should I do?

Telephone 0203 286 6824

or send us a brief email to:

advice@goodschoolsguide.co.uk

outlining the service you require.

What information do I need to include?

• The age of your child
• The locations to be considered if applicable
• Whatever most concerns you eg your child's special talent or particular difficulty
• Your contact details

We will then find the right schools / education advisor for you.

Consultations are mainly carried out over the phone. However, our advisors will be happy to meet you, depending on where you are. Urgent enquiries are dealt with urgently. During office hours we can find an advisor to speak with you within a couple of hours if necessary.

How much?

We provide one of the most competitively priced tailor-made advice services in the UK with fees starting from £120.

Introductory Service

£120 for a 30 minute personal advice session to help with queries and dilemmas of limited scope eg deciding between two schools. NB This service is not appropriate for parents who need help with compiling lists of possible schools. Find out more about The Introductory Service.

Standard Service

£545. This includes an initial consultation (usually by telephone) to establish exactly what is required, then schools (or educational) research, followed by eg advice on place availability, interviews or entrance exams, weighing up merits of comparable schools, post-visit discussion. Charges for consultations and advisory services involving more than mild SEN will be arranged on an individual basis. Find out more about the Standard Service.

Premier Service

£1,500 + expenses. To include research, up to two days of accompanied school visits – or visits on behalf of clients - all liaison with schools etc. We recommend this service for clients being relocated at short notice. Find out more about the Premier Service.

Bespoke Service

This is a new, individually priced, service offered by The Good Schools Guide Advice Service. The Good Schools Guide has a unique bank of data collected from every available educational source along with our own analytics. We can offer you a deeper and broader range of statistics than any other education resource in the UK. Find out more about the Bespoke Service.

Contact us

To speak to one of our educational experts and to discuss how we can help call us now on:

0203 286 6824

or alternatively email your details to:

advice@goodschoolsguide.co.uk

and we will get back to you.

The Good Schools Guide Promise

We will refund your fee if you are not entirely satisfied with the results.

All information is treated in the strictest confidence. We act as agent for our advisors, and they will agree terms directly with you If we cannot refer you to an appropriate advisor, we may be able to suggest someone else who can meet your needs. Advisors’ standard terms and conditions may be found in Terms And Conditions. 

More about The Good Schools Guide advisors and services

Visit our dedicated advice service website which provides additional information on all aspects of The Good Schools Guide Advice Service.