Sarah Jochums Internatsberatung

Sarah Jochums set up her own consultancy in 2010. She knows British boarding schools from the pupil's side: according to her team page, she took her GCSEs and A Levels at a boarding school south of London and went on to study at the European Business School in London. According to its website, the consultancy is a BSA certified agent. A small team now works with her, including a consultant for boarding schools in Spain and a coordinator for the programme in Ireland, where pupils attend state secondary schools and live with host families.

The consultancy is aimed at families in Hamburg and the surrounding area who want to send their child to school abroad, mostly in Great Britain. The advice starts from the child's interests and strengths. The process then runs in four stages: a first conversation about the child and the family's expectations, a shortlist, a visit to the schools and, finally, registration. Along the way the team explains how British schooling and its subject and exam choices work, helps with the application and plans the visit trips, and it stays in contact once the child has started. Learning difficulties such as dyslexia or dyscalculia are taken into account when schools are chosen. Families can meet the team in person around Hamburg, come to a consulting day or talk on the phone.

Alongside school placement, Sarah Jochums arranges language trips and summer schools in the UK, from English combined with sport or creative activities to academic courses with exam preparation and stays with a teacher's family that include one-to-one lessons. The website also sets out the UK entry and residence rules that have applied since Brexit.