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Pricing
Four fixed-price stages, from a first conversation to a complete learning plan. Every fee is agreed in writing before work starts.
Fixed fees, agreed before any work starts
You pay for the work, not for an outcome. There is no commission and nothing further is owed once a stage is finished.
First Conversation
Best if you are not yet sure what to ask, or whether planning is needed at all.
£45 one-off
One-off fee
- 45 minutes with a planner
- Aims and constraints discussed
- An honest view on whether we can help
- No obligation to continue
Goal Review & Brief
Turns the conversation into a written brief we can research against.
£90 one-off
One-off fee
- Structured goal review session
- Written brief covering aims and constraints
- Realistic routes identified
- One round of amendments
Course & Resource Report
One full research round across the options that fit your brief.
£150 per round
Per research round
- Everything in Goal Review & Brief
- Courses and providers researched
- Entry requirements and costs checked
- Comparison table and reserve options
Complete Learning Plan
The full service, from first conversation to a plan you can start.
£195 per plan
Complete package
- Everything in the Course & Resource Report
- Written study plan with stages and timings
- Decision memo and open points
- Ongoing guidance for eight weeks
All fees are quoted in pounds sterling and confirmed in writing before work begins. Ongoing guidance beyond the first eight weeks, and additional research rounds where requirements change, are quoted separately and agreed in advance. We do not accept commission or introducer payments from any college, university, training provider or tutoring service.
Straight answers on fees
Number of options compared
A brief with two realistic routes takes less research than one with several, and the quote reflects that before we begin.
- Quoted per research round
- Additional rounds priced separately
- No charge for quoting
Amount of research needed
Where entry requirements have to be confirmed with several providers, more time is involved and the fee is set accordingly in advance.
- Fixed price, not hourly billing
- Agreed in writing before the stage starts
- No surprise costs part-way through
Ongoing guidance
Eight weeks of guidance is included with a complete learning plan. Longer support is available at a separately agreed rate.
- Eight weeks included as standard
- Extended support quoted in advance
- Cancel any time, with nothing owed beyond the current stage
What is never charged
We take no commission and no percentage of anything, from anyone.
- No commission from providers
- No payment for recommendations
- No charge for the first conversation
How fees are handled
- CurrencyPounds sterling (GBP)
- AgreedIn writing, before each stage begins
- InvoicedAt the start of each stage
- CommissionNone, from any source
- RefundsUnused stages are not charged; see the Terms page for detail
Ask before you commit
If a fee needs explaining, we would rather explain it now than after the work has started.