Since 2003, Step Ahead Education in High Street, Preston has offered academic support to hundreds of students in Melbourne. We cater for students from Years One to 12 and assist adults with various university subjects, diploma courses and Certificate Four subjects.
Today, with our team of talented educators, we offer face-to-face sessions and online teaching to provide academic support beyond the bounds of the northern suburbs.
Our face-to-face sessions are available on Monday and Thursday after school at the Darebin Bridge, 218 High Street, Preston, and Saturday morning at Reservoir Neighbourhood House, 2C Cuthbert Road, Reservoir.
We pride ourselves on having student-tailored learning instead of a one-size-fits-all approach. Our tuition style allows us to gain a comprehensive understanding of each student's learning method and the areas in which they need help. Based on this information, a set of activities is planned for each child each week, so no two students are doing the same programme; no two students have the same learning needs.
In years one to six, we provide student-tailored academic support to address the gaps that have occurred in their learning from previous years.
As students move into the senior years, they play a far greater role in directing the sessions. It becomes more the teacher’s job to monitor the learning and adjust content where necessary.
Listen to Mohan Dhall, the Chief Executive of the Australian Tutoring Association, interview with 3AW 693 News Talk
here.Face-to-face sessions are available on:
Monday and Thursday after school at the Darebin Bridge, 218 High Street, Preston
Saturday morning at Reservoir Neighbourhood House, 2C Cuthbert Road, Reservoir
Sessions are 70 minutes in duration and cost $55 inc GST per session.
Sessions begin at 4:30, 5:50 and 7:05 on Mondays and Thursdays.
Sessions begin at 9:30, 10:50 on Saturdays.
Online sessions can be arranged by contacting Virginia on 0425 726 763 or by using the email link on this web site.
Private sessions are one hour in length and are charged at $75 inc GST per session.
Private groups of two are one hour in length and charged at $65 inc GST per session.
Our sessions are still being conducted by the quality staff we have always prided ourselves on making available to our families. Having confidence in our ability to deliver quality learning support, means we don’t have to lock families into restrictive contracts or demand payments upfront. To make learning support accessible to more families, we try to keep our fees down and enable week by week payment. Step Ahead Education will strike you much more as a relaxed and personal learning environment than a business. But, don’t be fooled by the calm environment. We are very serious about ensuring our students are progressing to the best of their ability.
While parents have weekly access to their child’s teacher, the main contact person is Virginia, who began the business more than two decades ago from scratch. Having one point of contact means session times can be changed where necessary, programmes and progress can be discussed as can any other matters relating to the learning needs of the students.
