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Managing Editor
Since joining The Good Schools Guide in 2013, there is hardly a corner of outer London and the home counties that Melanie has not visited, notepad in hand. She has prolifically reviewed prep, grammar, state and independent day and boarding schools across the area and is well connected with head teachers, registrars and local parents – crucial for an inside scoop (and the occasional last minute interview or entrance exam).
A former PR agency director, Melanie relishes putting her consultancy skills to good use to respond to families’ individual briefs, helping them achieve clarity in what can be a bewildering process. ‘As a mum to two school-age sons, I have first hand experience of the perils of independent school admissions at prep, 11+ and 16+ as well as state school applications and the dark art of securing a place at grammar school, and love using this experience and my writers’ insight to help my clients solve their own educational dilemmas’, she says.
An advisor since 2014, Melanie has worked with many families tackling international and UK relocations, education planning, troubleshooting and, sometimes, simply providing a calm sounding board. She was appointed managing editor of The Good Schools Guide in 2019.