Don’t let the word

‘assessment’

put you off!

The assessment is a valuable opportunity for us to meet each student and for parents to discuss any concerns that they may have regarding their child’s progress in school.

During the assessment, each child completes a number of different activities, which will give the assessor specific information about initial areas to focus on when designing the child’s unique program of study.

The benefits of the assessment

Having an assessment before enrolling on a tuition program has many benefits including:

Allowing the tutor to build an accurate understanding of which areas to concentrate on when designing the child’s unique study programme.
Allowing the student to meet our tutors and sample the system so that they will be comfortable working in the centre from the outset.
Providing a time for the parents to ask the tutor questions (and vice versa!)

What happens after the assessment?

Frequently, the assessment simply confirms the concerns that the parents already suspected. In this case they simply decide to proceed with tuition and it’s a matter of discussing a suitable day and time during the week and arranging a starting date.

Some parents choose to have a think about the outcomes and they usually call back after a couple of days to let us know whether they have decided to proceed with tuition or not.

There is no commitment to enrol on a course of tuition having attended the assessment. Sometimes, the assessment acts as a reassurance to parents that their concerns were not so serious after all and they decide to continue to help their child themselves.

The free assessment is designed to identify any gaps in your child’s learning and to also identify your child’s strengths.

It can take anywhere from 40 - 60 minutes and is conducted by a fully qualified teacher.