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Consultancy · Pricing

Everything you need.
Before you decide.

Full pricing, service descriptions, and additional options across all three consultancy pathways. Starter, Mid, and Full reflect the same service priced according to your circumstances: lead time, location, and complexity.

Column One

Starter

Local engagement, strong lead time, building the relationship. Minimal travel, 6 or more weeks lead time.

Column Two

Mid

A standard engagement with travel. Where most bookings fall. 4 to 6 weeks lead time.

Column Three

Full

Tighter timelines, more complexity, or significant preparation. Under 4 weeks lead time.

Your first engagement always books at the Starter rate, regardless of lead time. It is a way of beginning the relationship with as little friction as possible.

What This Looks Like in Practice

A story from the field.

A school in the Asia-Pacific region reached out after their curriculum coordinator attended one of my workshops. What began as a single conversation turned into something much larger than either of us expected.

Before anything else, I spent time in regular dialogue with the leadership team to understand where the school was and where they genuinely wanted to go. Their goal was clear: they wanted to deepen the amount of agency and inquiry happening across classrooms.

From that conversation, I designed an online session tailored to their specific starting point. That session created a real buzz and set the stage for the two-day visit that followed. The first day on site was spent entirely in observation. I visited every classroom, listened carefully, and read the school through the CARE lens.

Months later, I received word that the ideas were being implemented across the school. A teacher presented the impact at an education conference. The follow up call became a celebration. It was an absolute delight to see the school spark to life.

This is what consultancy is. Not a visit. A turning point.

Pathway One · Head

Culture Coaching

For schools taking their first steps with the CARE framework. Consultancy at this stage builds genuine understanding, creates clear pathways for new staff, and makes sure the foundations of Culture and Agency are solid before the deeper work begins. All services are bespoke by nature, designed around what your school actually needs right now.

New Staff Induction Coaching

A structured multi-session remote coaching series for schools onboarding new staff into the CARE framework. Delivered across one academic term, giving new educators the understanding, tools, and confidence they need from day one.

4 Session Series

Getting Started

Four remote sessions across one term covering the essentials of the CARE framework: school culture, learner agency, teacher roles, and designing meaningful experiences. Ideal for one or two new staff.

6 Session Series

Extended Induction

Six remote sessions for schools with a larger cohort of new arrivals or who want a more comprehensive introduction to CARE. Includes a unit design review and personalized feedback session.

Format Starter Mid Full
4 Session Individual$1,500$1,700$1,900
4 Session Group Cohort$2,800$3,100$3,400
6 Session Individual$2,100$2,350$2,600
6 Session Group Cohort$3,200$3,550$3,900

Remote services invoiced in full at signing.

Curriculum Clinics

A focused working session where a teacher or small team brings a unit or planning document in progress and we work through it together in real time using the CARE framework as our shared lens.

Format Price
1:1 Clinic (90 minutes)$275
Group Clinic (90 minutes, up to 5)$475

Remote services invoiced in full at signing.

Pathway Two · Heart

Consultation Visit

For schools that have been on the journey for a while and want an honest, outside view of how it is actually going. The visit examines what is happening in classrooms, in planning documents, and in the spaces between people, all examined through the CARE framework.

Visit Options

2 Day Consultation Visit

On site, all inclusions, Next Steps Plan

Two full days on site: observations, conversations, document review, and a leadership debrief through the CARE framework. Ideal for a focused look at one or two pillars of practice.

Remote Consultation Package

Three sessions, document review, written report

Three structured remote sessions across two to four weeks, with document review and a written CARE-anchored consultation report. All the thinking, no flights required.

Service Starter Mid Full
2 Day On Site Visit$5,500$6,500$7,500
Remote Consultation Package$1,800$2,200$2,600

On site rates exclude travel and accommodation, billed at cost. Remote packages invoiced in full at signing.

Your first on site visit books at the Starter rate regardless of lead time or location.

Additional Support

Service Price
Whole Staff CARE Day$2,200
Custom Resources (1 to 5 pages)$300 to $500
Facilitation Guide$800 to $1,200

Whole staff day rates exclude travel and accommodation.

Pathway Three · Hands

CARE Alignment Review

For schools ready to examine the system, not just the surface. At this stage the work is about bringing all four pillars of CARE into genuine alignment and building the leadership capacity to sustain it. The CARE Alignment Review is the centrepiece of this pathway, a rigorous whole school examination that builds directly on the foundations laid in earlier work.

The CARE Alignment Review includes:

Culture ReviewExamining what your school culture actually looks and feels like across all year levels.
Agency ReviewLooking honestly at whether every learner experiences genuine belonging and ownership.
Roles and Experiences ReviewExamining how learners engage and whether learning connects to something larger.
Vertical and Horizontal AlignmentReviewing coherence across year levels and subject areas as a connected system.
Full Written Alignment ReportA comprehensive written report mapping your school's practice across all four CARE pillars with prioritised recommendations for the year ahead.

CARE Alignment Review Pricing

The CARE Alignment Review is scoped to your school's size and context. Every review begins with a complimentary discovery call so the engagement is priced to reflect what your school actually needs.

Format Starting From
Remote CARE Alignment Review (3 structured sessions, full written report)$3,500
On Site CARE Alignment Review (2 days on site, full written alignment report)$7,500

Final pricing confirmed after scoping call. On site rates exclude travel and accommodation.

Leadership Coaching

Individual or group coaching for curriculum leaders and school leaders navigating complex CARE-aligned change. Available as a single session, a package, or a sustained term series.

Format Price
Single Session (60 minutes)$275
6 Session Package$1,500
Term Coaching Series$2,800

All leadership coaching delivered remotely. Invoiced in full at signing.

Terms

The practicalities.

These terms are designed to be fair to both sides and to protect the quality of the work.

Payment Terms

  • ◦Deposit: 50% due upon contract signing
  • ◦Balance: 50% due 14 days before engagement begins
  • ◦Remote packages: 100% invoiced at signing
  • ◦Rescheduling: One complimentary reschedule if 30 or more days out

Cancellation Policy

  • ◦30 or more days out: Deposit retained, no extra charge
  • ◦15 to 29 days out: 75% of total fee charged
  • ◦Under 14 days: 100% of total fee charged

Not Included (At Cost)

  • ◦Airfare and airport transfers
  • ◦Hotel accommodation (4 star equivalent)
  • ◦Ground transportation at destination
  • ◦Printing of any participant materials

Always Included

  • ◦Free 30 minute discovery call before commitment
  • ◦Pre-engagement document review where applicable
  • ◦Written deliverable within agreed timeframe
  • ◦One remote follow up call within 60 days

Ready to take the next step?

Let's talk about what your school needs.

Every engagement begins with a free 30 minute conversation. No pressure, no pitch. Just an honest conversation about where your school is and where you want to go.

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