Strategy for schools that are done playing it safe.

DETENTION partners with the decision-makers in education who know something’s off but can’t afford to guess their way through it.

We are a strategic partner for schools ready to elevate the business of education.

Practical strategy, creative brand thinking, and a sharp commercial edge, all shaped by deep, hands-on experience in independent education.

From enrolments and advancement to brand, communications, and community, DETENTION delivers clarity, creativity and commercial acumen grounded in real-world school experience.

This is the space for schools with vision and the momentum to match.

Detention, Explained

Deep experience. Real impact.

DETENTION brings together decades of senior leadership in independent schools, deep brand and engagement expertise, and a sharp understanding of the operational complexity behind school success.

We’re here to support schools that are ready to lead with clarity, craft stronger connections, and grow sustainable, community-aligned impact.

Understand the name.

Need The ‘How’, Not Just the ‘Why?’

Our resources are built for the doers, the people juggling strategy, enrolments, events, alumni, comms and a dozen competing deadlines.

Practical, smart, and ready when you are.

Templates, tools and step-by-step guides for getting the job done… done well.