Step Ahead Tutoring And Educational Services

A Parent's Perspective on our Assessment Process

We put a great deal of store on our assessment process and on taking the utmost care in selecting the right tutor for each individual.

So we were thrilled this week on receiving the following written testimonial which demonstrates the value of such a process :

Re :  Assessment/support/guidance/ information and tutor for my daughter.

In relation to the above I can not thank you enough.  On initially making contact with yourself, George, I believed you would assist me in finding a tutor for my daughter who is 14 years of age and was about to commence her Standard Grade prelims.

However during the initial meeting it became apparent, that as a parent I was at a loss in my position as a parent regarding Fife Education policies, whereas my daughter's confidence was decreasing due to an ongoing situation within her school.

You gained her trust immediately which enabled her to disclose some of the issues that I was not aware of.  At this point you gave me advice and clarification of my rights as a parent in relation to the education department protocol. 

I was astonished that as a parent I had not been informed of critical decision that had been made in relation to my daughter’s educational welfare, and how this would impact on her future targets within school.

Following the (assessment) meeting with you and the information you gave me, I approached the school armed with new knowledge and guidance on how to find a way to resolve the problem.  At that point I found out that they in fact had not followed specific protocols in relation to my daughter's education.

After several meetings with teachers both I and my daughter feel that a way forward was found. This in turn has helped her with her confidence and her academic work.

During this turmoil you offered me support and guidance which I believe would benefit any parent as well as assisting their child/children.

Having spoken in depth to my daughter, you then chose for her an excellent tutor who has already helped her improve her academic ability and confidence.

I would encourage any parent to speak with yourself and arrange an assessment,  not just for accessing tutors but for moral support as a parent in relation to any issues or concerns regarding education.  

I will stay in touch and keep you updated on her exam results.

You deliver an excellent service which I personally can not praise enough.

Thank you so much for all your support/ guidance and understanding. 

Warmest regards          Lucy                                                          Nov 2008

 

Lucy is one of a number of parents who would be happy to speak to prospective clients who are thinking of using our services, and in particular considering arranging for an assessment.

Commercial Links

As we attempt continuously to raise our profile and increase our business links, we have been meeting a number of people and groups who are well positioned to both advise and support us.

In the past fortnight Andrew, our Sales and Marketing Manager, and I have had the benefit of spending valuable time with Chris Jones, Chief Executive of Waterfront Enterprises Ltd, and Rebecca Pilch, Commercial Manager of Business at the Waterfront, in Edinburgh's Telford College.

Graham Birse, Deputy Chief Executive of Edinburgh Chamber of Commerce, was especially helpful and offered us the opportunity of arranging a suitable event within the Chamber premises for in the new year.

Last Tuesday, we attended an evening event run by the Chamber of Commerce, meeting a number of very helpful and knowledgeable staff.

Preparing for the Police

We are delighted with our link to and association with www.policepracticepapers.co.uk

We are seeing more and more people who are looking to join and serve in organisations like the police, fire, ambulance, and we are in a position to help them in preparing for the exacting Standard Entrance Tests.

Yes, We Can !

In a historic week during which an African-American became the President of the United States, I was thrilled by a conversation on election day itself that I had with four youngsters who debated the merits of the Presidential candidates and appeared to me to encapsulate the excitement and expectation of so many across the globe when discussing Barack Obama.

When we were in New York in the summer we were fortunate enough to be there when Senator Obama came to the Hilton to address an audience.  I had been following the career of, reading "The Audacity of Hope", and had become engrossed in, this charasmatic figure.  My contention was confirmed that nobody in political life had captured my attention and inspired me as much since J F Kennedy in the 60s.

I was fascinated that, despite the half-century age gap between us, my bright and thoughtful quartet of Edinburgh schoolchildren - Emer, Declan, Ailbhe and Cristiano - exuded a similar kind of enthusiasm for this man, who has already touched the imagination of so many across the world.