Education Consultant and Specialist Entrance Tutor. Expert on admissions and entry preparation at 11+ to London and Surrey day schools, 13+ to British boarding schools, and Middle East international schools in the UAE, Qatar and Saudi Arabia
Adam D’Souza
“Enormous thanks to you, Adam, for your consistency, your belief, your encouragement, your unerring support, your attention to detail and your meticulous lesson planning right from the very first lesson. You are a top notch tutor – a cut above the rest – and we could not have done all this without you.
— Liv, happy parent, Surrey, with three children guided into right-fit day and boarding schools
“Children only have one childhood. Select:ed is the result of my frustration that the London education system seemed like a relentless production line of exam results, without no real pause to ask why.”
Children only have one childhood. Select:ed is the result of my frustration that the London education system seemed like a relentless production line of exam results, without no real pause to ask why.
My aim is to lead children towards academic success while creating space for them (and you as parents!) to enjoy the journey on the way. The empathetic approach of my entire Select:ed team acknowledges the equal importance of intellectual rigour and emotional wellbeing.
I have had the privilege of teaching in some of the country’s most forward-thinking schools. I have taught children from primary to A Level, from all around the world. I have found the key to effective teaching is tapping into what motivates each student; once you have that rapport, you can stretch a child and challenge them to surpass their own expectations, beyond what they ever thought possible.
Select:ed has opened doors to world-leading schools for more than two hundred families since 2019. These include some of the most renowned, academically selective institutions: Westminster School, St Paul’s Girls’ School, King’s College School Wimbledon, Dulwich College, Brighton College, Tonbridge School, Sevenoaks School, Wellington College and 50+ more schools.
My educational philosophy prioritises academic value-add: pushing for outstanding progress, whatever a child’s starting point. I am, therefore, equally proud of students, including neurodivergent children, who have secured places at less academically competitive schools, but those which are the right-fit school for them, cultivating their sporting, musical, dramatic or artistic talent, for instance.
The thread that’s always run through my life is a love of language. I studied classics at university, but if I could go back now, I think I would study modern languages or philosophy. Perhaps ironically for someone who studied the ancient world, my first career was in advertising, applying the latest psychological research techniques to brands. Since discovering my vocation for teaching, I have developed expertise on the culture and entry processes of schools around the world, with a particular specialism in London 11+ and 13+ British boarding school admissions. I have also served on the founding management team of an international schools group and am currently a board director of a specialist not-for-profit SEND schools operator.
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11+ entrance tutoring for selective London schools
Education consultancy for UK schools: Assessments, School Search
Middle East school search and placement (UAE, Qatar, Saudi Arabia)
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Adam D’Souza is a renowned teacher, education consultant and expert tutor. He is a specialist in school admissions, worldwide, including entrance preparation for leading British academically selective schools, especially at 11+ and 13+ levels.
He has taught English, history and philosophy, and held leadership roles in some of London’s most distinctive schools. His articles about education have appeared in the Daily Telegraph, TES, Prep School Magazine and Time & Leisure.
At Hampton Court House, a bilingual all-through school in London, Adam led the development of a new holistic academic curriculum and diploma programme for students aged 9 to 13, focused on cultivating independent learning. Later, he was one of the founding management team of Chatsworth Schools, a group which acquired and transformed small independent schools.
Alongside teaching and advisory work with Select:ed, Adam is also a board director of Divergent Schools, a non-profit setting up new, independent SEND schools that seek to bridge the gap between mainstream and special school education. He serves as a governor of a 3-11 prep school, with specific responsibility for overseeing future schools transition.
Adam is an elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society, a certified Mental Health First Aider and Graydin-trained coach.
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BA (Hons) Classics: Ancient History, Royal Holloway, University of London
Professional Member of The Tutors’ Association
Elected Fellow of the Royal Asiatic Society (FRAS)
Founding Member, Chartered College of Teaching
Certified Graydin Coach
Mental Health First Aider; Child Protection and Safeguarding Level 3
Adam D’Souza is a full member of The Tutors’ Association, the professional body for one-to-one education, and subscribes to their code of practice on safeguarding children.
Adam D’Souza has helped students secure places at some of the most competitive British schools
