Consulting
Devising an educational journey to help your child realise their full potential
Our process
Getting to Know You
At Nosce, we believe that an education should cater to your child’s unique set of ambitions, abilities and needs. Getting to know your child and your family is the cornerstone of our bespoke consultancy service.
A Holistic Understanding
We pride ourselves in our thorough consultation process. Not only do we undertake our own assessment of your child’s academic aptitude, we take pleasure in learning about what captures their imagination and inspires them to learn.
An Educational Journey
We firmly believe that an education should go beyond academic achievement.
Our consultants are adept at identifying the schools and supplementary services
that will allow your child to flourish as a confident, curiously-minded individual.
A Comprehensive Service
Whether you are hoping to place your child in their dream school or are looking for help with their academic progress, Nosce provides bespoke, meticulous education services to meet your needs. Advocating for your child is our priority as we act as liaison with schools, arrange visits and interviews, provide thorough preparation for the application process, and connect your child with expert support where needed.
Guides for the Duration
Whether you are hoping to place your child in their dream school or are looking for help with their academic progress, Nosce provides bespoke, meticulous education services to meet your needs. Advocating for your child is our priority as we act as liaison with schools, arrange visits and interviews, provide thorough preparation for the application process, and connect your child with expert support where needed.
8 Steps to Success
Our consultants will learn as much as possible about a child’s background and suitability to particular schools. This consultation may take place in London or at a family home outside London (we travel extensively in the UK and overseas). A more rigorous assessment of the children may also be carried out if necessary.
We provide a post-assessment report that includes a list of possible schools, both of which form the basis for an extensive discussion and exchange of ideas between parent, child, and consultant.
Our consultants prepare a shortlist of schools with a detailed report on each suggestion. These are then presented to the family for further discussion and any questions or concerns can be addressed, it is after this that we make our final choices, and contact with chosen schools can begin.
Nosce acts as liaison between your family and the shortlisted schools, dealing both with the pragmatics of application and ensuring there is a mutual understanding between the parents’ expectations of the school and the school’s expectations of the child.
We organise and accompany you for visits to as many as seven prospective schools. Being there with you in person helps provide an impartial introduction to each school along the way, and keeps us well informed of what feels like a good fit for your family.
We organise for a child to sit the appropriate school entrance exams – either at home or at the school, and offer extra support if needed, providing tuition services that ensure your child feels confident and prepared. We also advise on scholarship exams and bursaries.
Interviews at prospective schools are important. We can provide ‘mock’ interviews with feedback. Schools do not want children to be prepared for interviews, but we strive to help them feel more confident and expressive about this potentially daunting process.
A child may be given an unconditional offer or placed on a waiting list for a first choice school. If that happens, we then do all we can to find movement within that list. Hopefully, a child will be offered a place in which case we assist with the acceptance documentation and any visa work if required.
School Entry Points
- One of the important questions faced by families of international students is when to send their children to the UK.
- Every family is different and that is why we tailor our consultancy package specific to your needs.
Below are 4 of the most common entry points and ages for local and international students.
Age 3 – 8
Prep School
Traditionally, pre-preps take children from age 3 or 4 and prepare them to move to a prep school at age 7 or 8 (usually school year 3 or 4), with occasional places at age 9 or 10.
Age 11 – 13
Upper School
This is the main entry point of most top schools. For girls, it is age 11 for Year 7 entry and for boys it is age 13 for Year 9 entry. This is the largest intake cohort across all entry points.
Age 15
IGCSE Courses
Some top schools have one year intensive IGCSE courses for international students. This type of programme aims at an easier transition for students who have not studied in the UK before.
Age 16 – 17
Sixth Form
A popular choice for international students and therefore incredibly competitive. Success rate is between 1:5 to 1:20. We encourage students to prepare at least 2 years in advance to secure best results.