Investor Partnerships
For educational investors, selecting the right partner with whom to launch a school is the most important decision in your development strategy.
Ashvale offers a commitment to investor partners to create human-centred schools, teaching a modern, global British education. Schools that will anchor their communities as sought-after places for intentional, professional families.
Our ambition is to become a thought leader in the field of teacher professional development, particularly in the fields of early learning, literacy and bilingual schooling. We hope you will see the benefits of partnering with a purposeful and innovative organisation that lives and breathes learning.
Why partner with Ashvale Schools?
Ashvale Schools offers expertise in creating and scaling schools that offer modern, globally British education tailored around the needs of children and families today – and tomorrow.
Our schools are founded for the long term, with the aim of becoming regional thought leaders, particularly in the fields of early learning, literacy and bilingual education.
Smaller, better schools serving modern professional families
While based on a shared educational philosophy, each school will develop its own character and customs – building on 1429 years of heritage of British independent school education.
Our aim is to work with partners to deliver new schools where they are needed for families: in fast-growing residential areas.
Experience of leading and scaling British premium private schools informs our view that smaller is better. Intimate, community-focused schools, with a maximum of 1000 pupils, allow for every child to be known as an individual, with relationships of trust between pupils, parents and teachers. We reject the ‘facilities arms race’ being played out by large corporate groups – and we know parents do, too.
From a commercial perspective, there is less risk and up-front capital required in a smaller school. It may also be effective to found a dedicated primary/middle school, which requires a smaller footprint in comparison to an all-through school or senior school.
Educational quality and flexibility
As a small, specialist brand focused on premium British education, investor partners benefit from flexibility in operating model, depending on the structure of the partnership. Partners own their schools and can engage Ashvale as consultants, licensors or operators.
Ashvale’s education experts work very closely with partners’ teams, sitting on the governing boards of each school and implementing a rigorous, positive quality assurance programme.
In addition we are focused on forging strong connections between all the Ashvale Schools, and with worldwide destination schools, universities or employers for our alumni.
Breadth and depth of expertise
Ashvale’s focused, expert team support partners with the entire process of establishing a new school:
Curriculum design
Bilingual education
Admissions and marketing
School development planning
Leadership and academic staff recruitment
Safeguarding and pastoral care
Early years foundation stage (EYFS)
Special educational needs (SEND)
Future schools preparation
Governance and compliance
Our Education Directors include member heads of renowned British schools accreditation associations, including IAPS and ISA.
Local…
All our schools will demonstrate the features of a modern, globally prep school, sharing the four hallmarks of The Ashvale Way. However, it is central to our vision that each school tailors its own character, ethos and values to align with the needs of its community and nation. Ashvale’s founding team supports the head and senior leadership team to develop a unique school that is sought-after by local professional and expatriate families.
and Global
As Ashvale Schools increases its reach through thoughtful expansion, all our schools grow from connections to each other. Partners, senior leadership teams, pupils and parents all benefit from the shared learning: curriculum IP, benchmarking and value-add data, and relationships with destination schools and universities.