One clear education plan, with the right support around your child.
Top School and Uni supports globally mobile families through school entry, university applications, academic preparation, mentoring and transition planning. You do not need to know exactly which service you need before speaking to us. We help you work that out.
Choose the pathway that sounds closest to what your family needs.
Many families need more than one type of support. These pathways are a starting point, not a rigid menu.
School Entry and Placement
For families choosing UK schools, preparing for entry, considering boarding, moving from overseas or needing advice on the right school fit.
University Applications and Future Pathways
For students applying to UK, USA or European universities, including Oxbridge, Ivy League, medicine and complex international routes.
Tuition and Academic Support
For students who need subject tuition, entrance preparation, scholarship preparation, English language support or residential tuition.
Mentoring and Transition Support
For students needing confidence, study skills, first-year university mentoring, gap year planning or support balancing education with sport or performance.
We lead with strategy, then bring in the right specialists.
Families often arrive with a practical question: which school should we apply to, which university route is right, does my child need tutoring, or how do we explain a non-traditional education history?
We begin by understanding the student, the family and the decision ahead. From there, we recommend the right blend of consultancy, tuition, mentoring, interview preparation or partner support. The aim is not to sell every service, but to build a clear plan that fits the student.
This is especially useful for:
- Internationally mobile families
- Students moving between education systems
- Home-educated or world-schooled students
- Young athletes and performers
- Families considering UK boarding
- Families balancing family commitments alongside education
- Students applying to global choices including the UK or USA
- Families who need a longer-term education flightpath
Find the right school, and prepare properly for entry.
School choice can be difficult, particularly when a family is relocating, considering boarding, entering the UK education system from overseas or moving from home education into school. We help families understand the options, compare schools carefully and prepare for the application process.
This pathway can include school placement, school advice, academic assessments, interview preparation, entrance tuition, scholarship support and English language tuition where relevant for international students.
Support may include:
- School placement and shortlisting
- Online school recommendations and other home education support
- School advice and family strategy
- Academic assessments
- School interview preparation
- School entrance tuition
- School scholarship tuition
- English language tuition for international students where relevant
University planning for students whose route is not always straightforward.
We support students applying to UK, USA and European universities, including Oxbridge, Ivy League, medicine, dentistry, veterinary medicine and other competitive courses. We also work with students whose route needs careful explanation, including home education, international qualifications, elite sport, acting, travel or complex family plans.
This pathway can include application strategy, university shortlisting, personal statement and essay support, admissions test preparation, interview preparation, subject mentoring, pre-Oxbridge mentoring, art and design applications, offer decisions and results day support.
Support may include:
- Academic assessments
- UK university applications
- USA universities and colleges
- European university applications
- Oxbridge / Ivy League University placement
- Pre-Oxbridge mentoring
- Medicine UCAT-style support
- University entrance tests
- Personal statement and essay support
- Art, fashion and design applications
Academic preparation that supports the wider plan.
Some students need specialist tuition before an entrance exam, scholarship assessment, university admissions test or major academic transition. Others need support building confidence, filling gaps or adapting to a new education system.
Where a student needs subject-specific tuition or academic preparation, we may work with our sister company The Education Hotel or another trusted specialist from our network. Top School and Uni keeps the wider strategy joined up, so tuition is not happening in isolation.
Support may include:
- Academic assessments
- English language tuition
- School entrance tuition
- School scholarship tuition
- University entrance tuition
- Residential tuition
- Subject-specific tuition via The Education Hotel
Support for the moments between one stage and the next.
Not every student needs more academic teaching. Some need help with confidence, organisation, study habits, transition, independence or decision-making. This can be especially important for students moving country, starting university, balancing education with sport or performance, or preparing for a major change.
We may provide mentoring directly or introduce families to a trusted specialist partner, depending on the student’s needs. The aim is always to make the next stage feel more manageable, structured and successful.
Support may include:
- First-year university mentoring
- PhD application support
- Study skills and confidence
- Performance and sport balance
- Gap year and transition planning
- Succession and future planning where relevant
- Support preparing for independence at university
Top School and Uni leads the strategy. Our specialist network helps deliver the right support around it.
Where a student needs additional specialist help, we may recommend trusted partners from our wider education network. This allows families to access the right expertise without having to coordinate everything alone.
The Education Hotel
Specialist tuition, school entrance preparation, academic catch-up, subject confidence and residential tuition.
Pagoda
First-year university mentoring, helping students settle, organise themselves and make the most of university life.
Right Place Education
Coaching, mentoring and confidence support for students navigating academic decisions and transitions.
Unitedwords
Summer school and enrichment placement support for families looking for meaningful academic, cultural or international experiences.
Families remain with Top School and Uni as the strategic point of contact. We only recommend partner support where we believe it adds value to the student’s plan.
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Tell us about your child, and we will help you work out the next step.
Whether your family needs school placement, university applications, tuition, mentoring or transition support, we will help you build a clear plan.
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