When the choice of school matters
For families choosing schools across the United Kingdom, Ireland, and the international circuit. Written, signed, and dated briefs by a named former Head, so the recommendation carries an author and a date.
Book a complimentary consultationThe practice covers three audiences across UK and international education.
UK Inbound
Boarding, day, and prep school placement for international families relocating to the United Kingdom or considering UK education for the first time. The work covers shortlisting, application strategy, interview preparation, and the schools that do not appear on the standard agent lists.
Families often pair the placement work with 1:1 tutoring through Sophyra Tutors.
UK Outbound
For families based in the UK or Ireland choosing international schools, considering returns from boarding, or planning relocation. Combines twenty years inside British international schools across four countries with deep familiarity of the UK admissions cycle.
International Families
For families based outside the UK who want strategic advice within the international school circuit, or who are planning a child's move to university. Coverage includes school-to-school comparisons across regions, transitions between stages, and the university admissions cycle for older students.
For families who prefer to work through subject choice and university options online, Sophyra Next is our companion platform.
From a single written brief to a standing advisory relationship across a child's school career.
No charge · 30 minutes
A first conversation by Zoom. Establishes scope, suitability, and whether the practice is the right fit for what the family is trying to achieve. Every engagement begins here.
£950 · Ten working days
A written, signed, and dated document of three to six pages. Profiles three to four schools shortlisted to the family's brief. Covers academic profile, pastoral character, application strategy, and an honest read on fit, written by Natalia Ambridge as a named former Head. Delivered as a PDF within ten working days of receiving the brief.
£4,500 to £7,500 · Up to 12 months
A retained engagement across the school year of the move. Includes the School Approach Brief, application planning, interview preparation for the child and family, and direct introduction to admissions where appropriate. Up to two children covered. Capped at twelve months from instruction.
£8,000 to £15,000 · Annual
A standing arrangement for families with longer horizons or larger portfolios of children. Covers shortlisting, applications, transitions between phases (primary to secondary, secondary to sixth form), and the ongoing decisions that arise across a school career. Renewable annually.
The signature
Most parent advisory in this market is verbal: a phone call, an introduction, a referral. The practice runs differently. Every recommendation is delivered as a written document, signed by Natalia Ambridge and dated, so the family receives a piece of work they can read, share with the other parent, and revisit when the decision has to be made. The signature is the practice's commitment to the recommendation.
On confidentiality
Parent advisory work touches on family circumstances, financial considerations, and children's academic and pastoral profiles. A mutual non-disclosure agreement is signed before any document is produced or any introduction is made.
Thirty minutes, no charge, no obligation. We will work out whether this is the right help, and if it is, which tier fits.
Book a complimentary consultation