Academic Guidance
Academic Guidance
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What the Academic Guidance Covers
What the Academic Guidance Covers
Primrose Prep provides individual academic teaching and guidance for families seeking clarity around their child’s learning, progress, and next academic steps.
Primrose Prep provides individual academic teaching and guidance for families seeking clarity around their child’s learning, progress, and next academic steps.
Academic guidance sessions provide focused insight into UK independent-school expectations, academic planning, and next academic steps, grounded in authentic British prep and senior-school standards.
Academic guidance sessions provide focused insight into UK independent-school expectations, academic planning, and next academic steps, grounded in authentic British prep and senior-school standards.
This guidance is particularly valuable for families based overseas who wish to maintain the pace, structure, and academic discipline expected by leading UK schools.
This guidance is particularly valuable for families based overseas who wish to maintain the pace, structure, and academic discipline expected by leading UK schools.
Academic guidance by a British independent -school specialist
Academic guidance by a British independent -school specialist
Rachel Couffignals, founder of Primrose Prep, brings extensive experience from UK independent prep school and UK senior-school settings, including pastoral and academic leadership roles, top-tier tutoring experience, and deep, current knowledge of the UK independent-school system.
Rachel Couffignals, founder of Primrose Prep, brings extensive experience from UK independent prep school and UK senior-school settings, including pastoral and academic leadership roles, top-tier tutoring experience, and deep, current knowledge of the UK independent-school system.
This depth of UK independent-school experience, including detailed knowledge of senior-school pathways and expectations, is unusual within the UAE landscape and allows Rachel to offer informed, strategic guidance rather than generic advice.
This depth of UK independent-school experience, including detailed knowledge of senior-school pathways and expectations, is unusual within the UAE landscape and allows Rachel to offer informed, strategic guidance rather than generic advice.
Rachel’s guidance is discreet, bespoke, and tailored to the specific needs of each family.
Rachel’s guidance is discreet, bespoke, and tailored to the specific needs of each family.
What Families Gain From an Academic Guidance Session
What Families Gain From an Academic Guidance Session
Academic guidance sessions are concise, practical, and outcome-oriented. Sessions may include:
Academic guidance sessions are concise, practical, and outcome-oriented. Sessions may include:
- analysing your child's current academic positioning
- interpreting UK independent-school expectations
- understanding whether your child is aligned to the UK system
- identifying the right depth, challenge, and level for your child
- recommended next steps, including any areas requiring strengthening
- discussion around examinations, school entry points, or future planning
- whether engaging a tutor or specialist may be appropriate
Every session is designed to deliver clarity, direction, and a practical plan of next steps.
Every session is designed to deliver clarity, direction, and a practical plan of next steps.
Families typically work with Rachel in one of three ways:
Families typically work with Rachel in one of three ways:
• Academic Review (one-off teaching-led consultation)
• Academic Planning (linked to ongoing tuition or short teaching blocks)
•Ongoing Academic Guidance (integrated with teaching support)
All guidance is provided in the context of academic teaching and tutoring support.
For further information about ways families work with Rachel at Primrose Prep, please enquire below:
Fees & Engagement
Fees & Engagement
Advisory sessions are offered by appointment and on a limited basis.
Fees reflect the senior, bespoke nature of the guidance and vary according to scope and duration.
Details are always confirmed in advance.
All services are delivered under Rachel’s MoHRE private tutor permit and are educational in nature.
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