Providing education consultancy, advisory and professional development services to local authorities, MATs, schools and individual professionals.
We bring strategic expertise, practical insight and credible sector knowledge to support organisation-wide improvement, build sustainable change, develop professional capacity, and strengthen joined-up working across education, children’s social care and wider partner services.
Elmway Education is led by Deborah Myers, who has held Director of Education roles in three local authorities and served as a Principal Adviser. Across four successive system leadership roles, her portfolios spanned more than 900 schools and nearly 385,000 children.
Elmway also draws on a trusted network of experienced associates, enabling us to bring additional specialist expertise and capacity to commissions where required.
We understand education, education systems and the interface with children’s services from the ground up, from the experience and needs of individual professionals to the complexities of whole-system leadership.
Elmway Education provides consultancy, advisory and professional development services for local authorities, MATs, schools, academies, education organisations and individual professionals. The company was established to provide high-quality support across the education sector, at both organisational and individual level.
We work with local authorities, trusts, schools, education organisations and individual professionals, providing strategic, practical and tailored support for organisational improvement, leadership and professional development, career progression and challenging professional conversations.
Strategic consultancy for schools, trusts, local authorities and education organisations, including support for school and system-wide improvement, governance, appraisal, academisation, SEND, inclusion, service redesign, local authority and school inspection preparation, targeted organisational reviews, and independent chairing of improvement boards.
Consultancy Services and Advisory Support
Bespoke leadership development and professional learning, CPD programmes, coaching, workshops and conferences for individuals, teams and organisations. Support is available for aspiring, new and experienced leaders across all sectors.
Professional Learning
ElevateEd is our flagship 1:1 career development programme. We work with individual professionals through bespoke support to help them identify the right role for their skills and aspirations, craft and submit strong applications, and prepare confidently for interview.
ElevateEd - Career Progression Programme
Practical preparation and support for professionals facing difficult, sensitive or high-stakes conversations. CALM helps you clarify what needs to be said, anticipate how the conversation may unfold and approach it with greater confidence, clarity and control.
C.A.L.M. Conversations
Why choose Elmway Education?
Led by an experienced senior education system leader who has held Director of Education roles in three local authorities and continues to work at senior local-authority system level, with successive portfolios spanning more than 900 schools and nearly 385,000 children.
A trusted network of experienced associates with recent and relevant sector experience, enabling us to provide additional specialist expertise and capacity where required
Inspection expertise informed by former Ofsted Additional Inspector experience, alongside extensive knowledge of school effectiveness and improvement
Leadership and school improvement expertise across all phases of education
First-hand experience of complex education and children’s services systems, including SEND, inclusion and partnership working
Strategic advice grounded in practical delivery — not theory alone
Independent, tailored support for organisations and senior professionals
A collaborative, values-led approach focused on sustainable improvement and building internal capacity
We believe in working in partnership with you to meet your distinctive contextual needs.
Whether you are seeking strategic consultancy, leadership development, external support for Headteacher appraisal, SEND and Inclusion advice, career progression support through ElevateEd, or practical support for difficult professional conversations through C.A.L.M., Elmway Education offers experienced and credible support shaped around your needs.