About IB-Schools.com and Education Advisers Ltd
Education Advisers Ltd is an education consultancy which operates seven separate websites concerning private education in the UK and world-wide. www.IB-Schools.com is our specialist site about International Baccalaureate schools, and aims to provide clear information, advice and services to parents and students seeking a private education.
We provide a school search engine to help you find a school/college either near to you or in a particular area, plus free eGuides on how to choose the right school. For those parents with specific requirements, we offer a bespoke consultancy service to find the school/college which is a perfect fit for your child. The initial 30-minute phone consultation is always free.
Our Team
As a team of British educationalists, we are proud that the private schools in our country are world-leading institutions. Between us, we have taught, worked and forged friendships both in the UK and beyond, and it is our privilege to work in a sector which welcomes and connects the world’s youth. Our commitment is to ensure that every child, wherever they are from and whatever their academic level, enjoys a life-changing, positive experience in the best-fitting private school.
We achieve this goal by offering expert, impartial, and personal advice, putting your child at the centre of the process.
Disclaimer
This website is written and published by Education Advisers Ltd. It is nothing to do with nor approved nor endorsed by the International Baccalaureate Organisation, which devises and licenses the IB curriculums to IB member schools..
The content and opinions belong to Education Advisers Ltd based on its own experience and research in the public domain.
The league tables are not based on any information supplied by the IBO. Much of it comes directly from information provided by IB schools. We do not undertake to provide details of all IB schools in our rankings or database. In particular we do not cover state (free) schools or schools which do not teach in English, in which case you are advised to use the IBO’s own website for your search. If a school declines to reveal its results, then typically we do not recommend it, nor include in our searchable database.
The IB is a world class international curriculum which we like to recommend. However, our aim is always to provide the best fit for our client’s children, which means we may recommend other curriculums not offered by IB schools. Our sister website www.best-schools.co.uk contains a wealth of information about other curriculums.
Les Webb FCII – Managing Director
les.webb@educationadvisers.co.uk
Les enjoyed a long and successful career in financial services before founding Education Advisers in 2004. Les offers the team an encyclopaedic history of schools, governors, heads and owners within British private education. He occasionally takes on client cases these days, and mainly deals with our school marketing consultancy, and advising on education-related investments and acquisitions.
Mary Banks-Murayama MA, QTS
Joint Managing Director
After reading German and History at Oxford, Mary spent several years in Japan where she taught English and advised Japanese students on study abroad programmes. She has undertaken projects in Europe and Africa for schools and parents. She joined Education Advisers after spending many years as a teacher and leader of Modern Languages and international programmes at a large grammar school.
Mary oversees the company's strategy and the team's day to day activities. She has visited, and helped children enrol into, a vast range of schools and colleges. Mary holds overall responsibility for our school consultancy and enrolment services.
Mike Fanya MA – Academic Director
mike.fanya@educationadvisers.co.uk
Mike has had extensive experience in senior management roles in both the state and independent sectors. He has been a Chief Examiner with the AQA Examining Board, and a member of the University of Surrey Council. He is a governor of a Surrey prep school and has organised educational conferences and worked closely with universities in promoting Higher Education seminars.
Mike primarily deals with our university advice cases, and also supports our private school applicants with his 40 years + of admissions interview experience.
Heather Clanfield Cert Ed, QTS, NASC
Office Manager
heather.clanfield@educationadvisers.co.uk
Heather is a fully qualified teacher and has taught in both the state and private sectors as well as being a former Director of Admissions at a state boarding school. She has an encyclopaedic knowledge of UK independent schools and many years' experience of helping parents find the right school for their child.
Heather regularly consults families on school choice, whilst managing the company's Finance and Accounts. Heather is also responsible for compiling our annual league tables.
Steven Saunderson BA (Hons) PGCE CertTh
University Consultant
steven@educationadvisers.co.uk
Steven has an extensive career in boarding - as a tutor, Housemaster, ‘The Senior Housemaster’ and Vice Principal. As an experienced boarding practitioner, Steven is expert in guiding students to the right choice of school. He also has expertise in preparing students for university and directing them through the UCAS application process. Steven now leads our university advice service, and also helps our international families with enrolments to schools in the UK and overseas.
Dan MacDonnell BA (Hons)
Marketing Manager
Dan joined us after 10 years experience of working within Marketing and Admissions departments in Kent independent schools, developing a wealth of private school knowledge and an understanding as to what schools are looking for in prospective students.
In addition to maintaining our websites and overseeing all of our Marketing, like all of the team, Dan also uses his knowledge and experience to take an active role in advising families on school options and placements, as well as visiting schools on a regular basis to provide the best possible service to our clients.
Allison Pettitt
School Placement Consultant
allison@educationadvisers.co.uk
Allison has a wealth of experience in the education sector, as a qualified teacher of English as an Additional Language and Events Manager for major independent school shows.
Having lived overseas, she has first-hand experience of what is involved in relocating a family and searching for schools. Allison works with our families to help students find the best-fitting schools, supporting them throughout the process.
We also work with a small number of carefully selected joint venture partners including website developers, guardians, private tutors and international consultants.
If you wish to discuss your children’s education, you are in very safe hands with any of our expert advisers. We also offer university advice – see www.universityadvice.co.uk
Please phone us to discuss your needs. You are welcome to visit us at our 2 offices in Kent and Surrey
Les Webb
Managing Director
Education Advisers Ltd
New Barn, Home Farm, Wateringbury, Kent ME18 5NN