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Secure Your Place in the 'Get you and your child ready for Secondary School 2026' programme!

Ensure you, and your child, start secondary school feeling confident, steady and prepared - not overwhelmed, unsure or guessing.

Enrolment closes 31 March:  £145 (one-off) or £22/month (No pressure. Easily cancel any time.)

You’re joining a structured journey which is guaranteed to:
 

✔ Reduce anxiety between allocation and the first term
✔ Help you understand how secondary schools actually work to better support your child
✔ Give you tools to communicate calmly and confidently with schools
✔ Connect you with Q&As and real-world insight to give expert tips to support your child
✔ Prevent avoidable stress for you and your child


Included in Your Access:
 

🔹 Easy-to-follow transition modules designed for YOU
🔹 Practical frameworks that reduce stress and uncertainty 
🔹 Fortnightly live Q&A sessions with experts to adress any worries you have
🔹 Downloadable guides & templates
🔹 Monthly Masterclass sessions to cover all aspects of the transition to secondary school
 

Same programme. Same support. Two ways to join.

Option One: Monthly Plan

22

Every month

Valid for 8 months

✔ Full online course access
✔ Live Q&A sessions
✔ Founding parent community
✔ Ongoing resources and guidance
✔ Support through to October half-term

Perfect if you prefer to spread the cost.

Option Two: Pay in Full

Save over £30!

145

Valid for 8 months

One upfront payment (best value)

✔ Everything in the monthly plan
✔ Locked-in founding member rate
✔ No future payments

Best for parents who want it sorted in one step.

✔ Easily cancel anytime (just a couple of clicks!)

✔ 100% refund if you don't find it useful

✔ You will have access immediately

✔ Support runs until October half-term

✔ Secure payment via Wix Payments

✔ Small cohort capped at 100 families (closes 31 March)

🧭 What happens after you join?

Immediately after checkout you will:

  • Get instant access to the full course

  • Be invited into the parent community

  • Receive details of upcoming live sessions
     

No waiting. No drip-feed confusion. Immediate clarity.
 

Enrolment open until 31 March or until 100 families join!

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Easily cancel ANYTIME and a 100% refund if it is not right for you

Why Join Now?

Because right now is when questions start forming. Not all at once. Just quietly. 'Did we get a good school?' 'What should we be doing?' 'How much should I step in?' 'What actually matters?'

This programme gives you:

- Clarity about how secondary schools really work

- A framework for making calm, values-led decisions

- Insight into the system from someone who has worked inside it for nearly two decades

- A steady voice when WhatsApp groups get noisy


You don’t need to become an expert. You just need a compass.

A small thought: If you’re reading this and thinking,'I probably should do something about this…' That instinct is usually right.

Founding Member pricing closes 31 March.

⚠️ Enrolment closes at the end of March or when 100 families join!

Is this right for me?

This is for you if:


✔ Your child starts state secondary school Sept 2026
✔ You want clarity and an expert, independent perspective
✔ You want calm, practical guidance and useful tools and frameworks

✔ You want the broad, national perspective - not local gossip

This is not:


✔ A parenting checklist
✔ A noisy peer-led forum of loud opinions  
✔ A pressure to 'perform' as a parent or a place of comparison

✔ A subjective perspective or a place to sell you tutoring!

✔ Something you need to keep-up with - it works around your busy schedule balancing professional and family life

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Is this right for me?

This programme is for you if: Your child is starting secondary school in September 2026 and you want to be informed without becoming overwhelmed. You don’t want to rely on WhatsApp rumours or conflicting advice. You value calm, thoughtful guidance over quick hacks and you want to support your child (and yourself!) as they move into the complex world of secondary school. This is not a parenting course telling you what to do or a loud forum you need to keep up with. It is definitely not a checklist to 'perfect' your child or your experience of school! It is objective, expert and nuanced - giving you the perspectives you won't get anywhere else.

What do I get?

To begin, you get instant access to the 5* rated online Secondary Transition Course. Manageable and practical video sessions to understand what really matters in the first year, how schools actually work behind the scenes and what to focus on - and what to let go of! Watch at your own pace, in any order. Most parents tell us this alone makes them feel calmer within days. Then... Ongoing guidance through the year with fortnightly Q&A sessions (submit questions, watch recordings). Monthly check-ins aligned to the school calendar and a light-touch parent community (Sept 2026 cohort). We also have occasional guest speakers offering MASTERCLASS sessions (recorded). You’re supported - but never overwhelmed.

How does it work?

Firstly, join the programme (monthly, for 9 months). Then complete the course - get instant clarity. Between now and the end of your child's first term at school stay supported as questions arise through the year No pressure. No falling behind. No need to attend live.

Do I need to attend live sessions? How much time will this take-up?

No. The course and all Q&A sessions are recorded. You can submit questions in advance and watch when it suits you. The course can be completed any time - on your commute, during lunch-breaks or evenings. The sessions are broken down into bitesize modules - giving you hours of expert, structured information as and when it suits. Ongoing support is designed to fit around busy family life and there is no expectation that you need to contribute - you are welcome to simply observe the discussions.

What if I don't find it useful?

You can easily cancel at any time and if you don't feel completely satisfied I offer a 100% simple refund!

This programme gives you:

  • Clarity now

  • Support when questions or worries arise

  • Confidence as your child begins their first term

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EXPERT INSIGHTS YOU CAN TRUST: JOE PARDOE

Joe has worked as a teacher and school leader for over fifteen years - in the UK and abroad.

 

✔ He has given evidence to the Education Select Committee in the House of Commons.
✔ Is a published author and holds a Masters in Education Leadership.
✔ Been a school Curriculum leader overseeing the journey from Reception to Sixth Form.

 

As well as his work in schools, he has been an education consultant for a number of BBC Bitesize productions, works as an independent curriculum innovation consultant and delivers a module on Education Innovation at the University College Dublin. 


Since becoming a dad to two sons, Joe has dedicated his time to empowering parents with his insider wisdom to empower them to navigate the school system with confidence. His 5* rated courses have saved hundreds of parents time, stress and worry.

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