Welcome to Elmway Education
Thank you for visiting our website and considering Elmway Education. We're delighted you're here and hope you'll find the support, expertise and guidance you're looking for.
At Elmway Education, we help education leaders, schools, local authorities and organisations turn complex challenges into practical, lasting improvements.
From implementing national reforms locally to strengthening partnerships across education, children's social care and wider services, we provide strategic advice, practical support and the expertise to make change happen.
We are equally passionate about helping teachers thrive and stay in the profession. Through our ElevateEd career coaching programmes, we support education professionals to find the right role, take their next career step and progress into middle and senior leadership with the skills and confidence to succeed.
Elmway Education is led by Deborah Myers, an experienced education leader who has held Director of Education roles in three local authorities and served as a Principal Adviser. Across four successive local authority leadership roles, her responsibilities have covered more than 900 schools and nearly 385,000 children.
We also work with a trusted network of experienced associates, bringing together the right expertise and capacity to meet the needs of each project.
Providing education consultancy, advisory and professional development services to local authorities, MATs, schools and individual professionals.
How we can help
Explore our services and find the support that's right for you.
Consultancy Services and Advisory Support
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.
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 - Career Coaching Programmes
ElevateEd is our flagship 1:1 career development coaching 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.
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
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.
Why choose Elmway Education?
We understand education and its relationship with children's services from the ground up — from the everyday realities facing individual professionals to the complexities of leading improvement across whole education systems.
Drawing on this experience, Elmway Education provides strategic consultancy, practical advice and professional development to local authorities, multi-academy trusts, schools, education organisations and individual professionals. Whether supporting organisational improvement, developing leadership capacity, helping professionals progress in their careers or preparing for challenging conversations, our approach is always collaborative, practical and tailored to your needs.