The English Education in the UAE
Professional advice with education experts in the UAE
Highly experienced, former headteachers providing tailored support to families seeking guidance and support. Choose the best school or university, receive high quality support, including assessment, coaching and mentoring.
Who Are We?
Experts with unrivalled experience
The English Education's founder, Jimmy Beale, is based in the UK; our Team in the UAE is led by John Milne, an experienced and former Headmaster of UK boarding and international schools. He is supported by Lucy Wayman, also an experienced former boarding school teacher. John and Lucy are available to meet in-person or online to discuss your aspirations and your child’s needs.
Whether it’s mentoring, boarding school or university placement, John and Lucy are able to provide you with an initial free, no obligation consultation.
Our team know how schools work and understand the importance of students being challenged and happy in the right environment.
Securing the best school or university for your child
The English Education is a bespoke school and university placement service with expert guidance for entry into the very best options in the UK. Our experience has shown us that finding the right options requires structure and support to ensure that your child has the best opportunity to succeed - our aim is to make the whole process as uncomplicated and seamless as possible for you and your child.
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Through our team in the UAE and in the UK you will be given the highest quality guidance and support to navigate your way through the UK system.
What is the The English Education in UAE?
After supporting many families in the region with their school and university placements, along with the increase in families sending their children to the UK to board, we are working with a team in Dubai to support families through the process.
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The majority of international families considering a UK independent school education seek common objectives. Families in the UAE are committed to sending their children to UK boarding schools because of the reputation such schools have for:
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high academic standards
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excellent pastoral care
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a full range of extra-curricular activities
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increasing their children’s chances of successful application to the best UK, US and global universities.
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The English Education in UAE provides tailor-made advice and support about placement at the very best UK boarding schools and universities.
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Our focus is clear – we will always strive to find the right school or course for the right student, using our expertise, sector wide knowledge and networks to ensure that we look well beyond the basics. 
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Parents seek high quality support to help them make the most important of decisions, realising that they have little access to the right information and networks, with a growing appreciation that too many local agents and consultants lack expertise and sector specific knowledge.
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We use our APT assessment to establish the academic profile of each child, prior to holding consultations with both child and parents. Having presented an Initial Report to parents, which will include a list of recommended schools, full details about those schools and explanation as to why they have been deemed best fit for the child. The English Education team will then support with the process of application through to acceptance. Support with tutoring, guardianship and mentoring is also readily available through our team.
Who are we?
Jimmy Beale
Founder of The English Education, Jimmy Beale, worked in the UK private education sector for twenty years, having gained his teaching qualification at Bristol University.
He worked in both single-sex and co-educational day and boarding schools; his last two roles were as Deputy Headmaster of a large co-educational senior school, and then as Headmaster of a leading prep school, Taunton Prep School, where he was a Founding Member of the PSB curriculum and an Independent Schools’ Inspector (ISI). He is the co-founder of the APT assessment.
John Milne
John Milne is a renowned school and university placement consultant with decades of experience in UK and international education. Now based in the UAE, John is founder and CEO of Constellation Education, a global education consultancy business, he has helped numerous families secure placements at top UK independent schools and universities.
His leadership roles, including being a Headmaster in Clifton College, UK, has deepened his expertise in admissions and academic excellence. An active safeguarding governor and with a global perspective, John offers tailored advice, guiding families to the best educational choices and setting their children’s success.
Based in Dubai, John has great local knowledge, with a deep understanding of the region.
Lucy Wayman
Lucy Wayman is a highly trusted school and university placement expert with over 25 years’ experience in UK and international education.
A University of Cambridge qualified teacher, Lucy has worked across early years to post-16 education, developing deep expertise in school and university admissions and student development. Lucy has held leadership roles in top UK schools, mentoring diverse learners and assessing educational profiles to ensure tailored placements. Trusted by families worldwide, she provides personalised guidance, aligning parental aspirations with a child’s potential to secure placements in the UK’s leading independent schools and universities.
Based in Dubai, Lucy has in-depth knowledge annd understanding of the region.