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A four-school K-12 group operating across two emirates with mixed inspection ratings and inconsistent group-level performance reporting.

2 → 4
Schools at Good or above within two cycles
+11%
Group EBITDA uplift
1 dash
Group performance source of truth, monthly
Challenge

The decision the client could not afford to get wrong.

Two schools rated Good, two rated Acceptable, no shared performance dashboard, and the group exec team was effectively flying blind on what drove the gap.

Pain points addressed

The structural problems this engagement resolved.

Programme feasibility

New programmes are launched without rigorous demand, pricing, and capacity analysis.

Governance and accreditation

Academic governance, board structures, and accreditation pathways are weaker than the brand suggests.

Organisational design

Academic and operational leadership operate in parallel rather than integrated.

Investor and group reporting

Group operators struggle to compare performance across schools or campuses on consistent metrics.

Approach

How the work was sequenced.

Each step is structured to build evidence before recommendation, and recommendation before commitment.

  1. 01Built a comparable performance framework across academic, operational, and financial KPIs
  2. 02Identified the three structural drivers of inspection-rating gap and designed school-level remediation
  3. 03Restructured group academic governance with shared standards and peer review
  4. 04Installed quarterly group performance reviews with school principals and trustees
Results

What changed, and what it produced.

2 → 4
Schools at Good or above within two cycles
+11%
Group EBITDA uplift
1 dash
Group performance source of truth, monthly
Capabilities applied

The disciplines this engagement leaned on.

  • Programme and campus feasibility
  • Academic governance and accreditation support
  • Organisational design across academic and operations
  • Group performance frameworks and benchmarking
Practices involved

The IGBS practices behind this work.

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Confidentiality
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Coverage
UAE & GCC
Engagement
Senior-led, 1:1