enrollments in higher education in 2024 (10,227,266), up 2.5% year over year.
Source: Inep, Censo da Educação Superior 2024
Industry · Education
Education with clear journeys for students, teachers and schools.
Consulting for education companies: we map journeys, prototype portals and select systems for school networks, language schools and edtechs. From the conversation with the teacher to a digital product in use.
Updated on October 26, 2026
In short
Consulting for education companies
Stage works with school networks, language schools, educational publishers and edtechs. We start by listening to those who live the classroom (students, teachers, coordinators and franchisees) and turn what we learn into journeys, prototypes, systems and business plans.
We have delivered to-be student and teacher journeys, portals and digital guides, ERP selection for school networks, a training app and the structuring of an AI-powered corporate learning edtech.
- Clients in the sector
- Pearson, Wizard by Pearson and ChatSkills
- Project types
- Journeys, prototypes, portals, ERP selection, apps and business plans
- Audiences
- K-12, language and corporate education
Market context
Education in Brazil in numbers
Recent public data that helps explain the pressures on the sector.
of undergraduate enrollments are already in distance learning. In 2024, distance learning surpassed in-person for the first time.
Source: Inep, Censo da Educação Superior 2024of 2024 incoming students chose distance learning programs. In 2014 it was 23.4%.
Source: Inep, Censo da Educação Superior 2024enrollments in K-12 education in 2025, 1.07 million fewer than in 2024 (−2.3%).
Source: Inep/MEC, Censo Escolar 2025Decree No. 12,456/2025 created the hybrid format and banned distance learning in programs such as Law, Medicine, Nursing, Dentistry and Psychology, with a compliance deadline of 2027. Public data consulted in October 2026.
Challenges we solve
Where Stage usually comes in.
Recurring problems in the sector and how we tackle each one, with strategy, experience, technology and data.
Journeys fragmented across platforms
We mapped the current and future journeys of students and teachers, with a blueprint, flows and a prototype of an integrated portal.
Journeys Blueprint Prototype
Teaching materials disconnected from digital
Interactive digital guides and content, designed for teachers' routines and for new licensing and subscription models.
Digital product UX
Choosing the right system for the network
Requirements gathered with each area, vendor comparison with a multi-criteria model and an implementation roadmap in waves.
ERP MCDA Roadmap
Training teams at scale
Apps with short lessons, a familiar social media format and quizzes to reinforce the content.
App Flutter Microlearning
New rules for distance and hybrid learning
Decree No. 12,456/2025 changes course offerings and operations. We map the impacts and redesign processes, portfolio and the student journey.
Regulation Processes Journeys
Getting an edtech off the ground
Business plan, financial modeling, M&A strategy and investor map with NexStage Partners.
Business plan Fundraising
Stage cases
Cases in education.
Real projects, with the numbers measured in each one.
All education cases
Student and teacher journeys and the portal that unites them
Research, interviews and benchmark for a unified view of the journeys. The result became a working prototype of an integrated portal, with distinct flows for students and teachers.
New ERP for the school network
We mapped the current landscape and future requirements and compared vendors with a multi-criteria decision model (MCDA). The decision came ahead of schedule, with a roadmap in waves.
Digital Teacher’s Guide (proof of concept)
Starting from how teachers use the printed guide, we created an interactive digital version with resources for everyday teaching and a foundation for new licensing and subscription models.
AI-powered corporate learning edtech, from plan to fundraising
With NexStage Partners, we built the business plan, financial modeling, M&A strategy and positioning of an edtech with B2C and B2B acquisition.
Course app for operators
Flutter app for iOS and Android with short, social-media-style lessons and quizzes at the end of each class, to train teams at scale.
How we can help
What we bring to education.
Four practices that work together, from diagnostics to operation.
Strategy
- Business model and business plan
- System selection (ERP)
- M&A and fundraising
- Project governance
Experience
- Student and teacher journeys
- Service blueprint
- Clickable prototypes
- Student and teacher portals
Technology
- iOS and Android apps
- Web portals
- Integrations between platforms
- ERP implementation
Data and AI
- AI-powered edtech
- Academic and operational dashboards
- Administrative process automation
- Process mapping in Mappu
Education
We start in the classroom
At Pearson, the immersion began with interviews with students, teachers and coordinators, and the new journey was validated with them. Listening to teachers and students first is what makes the portal, the guide or the system get used later.
How we work
A typical project, phase by phase.
The same method as our operating model projects, scaled to the size of the challenge.
- Phase 01
Immersion
4–5 weeksInterviews, shadowing, SIPOC and operational data to understand the current scenario and measure times and volumes.
- Phase 02
Concept and validation
6–7 weeksTarget operating model, value chain, org chart and to-be processes, validated with leadership.
- Phase 03
Gap analysis and roadmap
4–5 weeksGap between current and target state, right size calculator and a prioritized implementation roadmap.
- Phase 04
Implementation
6+ weeksWave follow-up, training, support materials and adjustments until the change sticks.
FAQ
Frequently asked questions about education
What kind of educational institution does Stage serve?
School networks, language schools, educational publishers and platforms, and corporate learning edtechs. Clients include Pearson and the Wizard network.
What is a to-be journey map for students and teachers?
It is the design of how the experience should work after the changes: steps, touchpoints, owners and systems. At Pearson, we got there through interviews, mapped flows and a validation round with users.
Do you help select an education ERP?
Yes. We gather requirements with each area, compare vendors with a multi-criteria decision model and deliver the implementation roadmap. That is what we did for the Wizard network.
Does Stage develop training apps?
Yes. We developed a course app for operators in Flutter, with short social-media-style lessons and quizzes at the end of each class, for iOS and Android.
Do you help edtechs raise investment?
Yes, with NexStage Partners, our M&A and finance practice: business plan, financial modeling, M&A strategy and investor map, as we did for an AI-powered corporate learning edtech.
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