# Cynthia Thomas Consulting | Accreditation Specialist & Institutional Advisory

> Independent accreditation specialist and governance advisory for university councils, governing boards, and foundational headteachers across high-stakes institutional inspections (CIS, IB, NEASC).

## Entity Overview
- **Brand / Practice:** Cynthia Thomas Consulting
- **Principal Advisor:** Cynthia Thomas, M.Ed. NPQH
- **Role:** Senior Accreditation Specialist & Institutional Governance Advisor
- **Location:** London, United Kingdom
- **Primary Website:** https://cynthiathomas.consulting/
- **Contact Email:** derbycynthia14@gmail.com
- **LinkedIn:** https://www.linkedin.com/company/141363940
- **Direct Executive Briefing:** https://calendly.com/derbycynthia14/30min
- **Privacy Policy:** https://cynthiathomas.consulting/privacy
- **Terms of Advisory & Use:** https://cynthiathomas.consulting/terms
- **Machine API / Actions:** https://cynthiathomas.consulting/mcp-actions.json

## Core Services & Methodologies
1. **The Fast-Track Audit™ ($5,000)**: A rapid 10-day comprehensive diagnostic assessment evaluating institutional readiness across Governance, Safeguarding, Pedagogy, and Evidence Architecture prior to formal inspection submission.
2. **Pre-Inspection Readiness Diagnostic**: Unflinching Red-Amber-Green (RAG) auditing of institutional policy portfolios, academic evidence libraries, and compliance records.
3. **CIS Accreditation Alignment**: Council of International Schools standards alignment, mitigating risk of 18–24 month application freezes and deferrals.
4. **IB World School Authorization**: Primary Years Programme (PYP), Middle Years Programme (MYP), and Diploma Programme (DP) governance and pedagogical structuring.
5. **Fee Ceiling Suppression & Attrition Defense**: Resolving upper-primary attrition and tuition discount pressures through accredited institutional pedigree.
6. **Executive Advisory Retainers**: Strategic governance counsel for boards of governors, school founders, and headteachers.

## Key Facts & Disclosures
- Over two decades of international school leadership and advisory experience across the UK, Middle East, Europe, and Southeast Asia.
- Cynthia Thomas Consulting operates as an independent advisory practice. It is not endorsed by, directly affiliated with, or sponsored by the International Baccalaureate (IB) or the Council of International Schools (CIS).