Move Up guides
Help relocating families understand UK schooling
For an employee moving with children, the school question can shape the whole relocation. Age, learning needs and the proposed home location are useful starting points.
Why do location and timing matter?
A suitable school and a suitable home need to work together. Availability, admission arrangements and term dates can affect a family’s options; another employee’s experience cannot promise a place.
What support should be agreed?
Clarify whether the employer is funding school-search support, fees or other assistance. The family makes personal education decisions and the school or relevant authority controls admissions. Coordinate enquiries with the proposed move without treating a place as confirmed.
Continue exploring
- Find a UK home that supports the assignment
- Assess South African candidates on the role they could fulfil
- Turn your hiring plans into a clear next conversation
Talk through your plans
Tell us what you would like to make possible and where you need clarity. We can discuss the appropriate support for your circumstances.
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