10 Reasons Why Scope are the Best Tutors in Edinburgh

Scope are a new tuition company in Edinburgh. This is why you should choose us. 

1. We are the best valued professional tuition service. 
At only £25/hour we are the cheapest professional personal tuition service in Edinburgh. 

2. We offer a free initial assessment. 
We want to know how best we can tailor our lessons to our students' requirements. So we offer an initial assessment to outline tuition goals and technique free of charge. 

3. We are all medical students. 
Every tutor at Scope is a medical student at the University of Edinburgh. We have recently been through the exact same exams that our students are currently sitting, so we know all of the tips and secrets to exam success. As future doctors, our tutors value a supportive learning experience.

4. We travel to our students homes. 
We are very happy to travel to your home for the lessons free of charge in central Edinburgh.

5. Each of our tutors can help with multiple subjects. 
If you are struggling with more than one subject, our tutors can often help with all of these.

6. 24/7 service. 
As students ourselves, we understand that exam stress happens outside the normal 9-5 day. Therefore each of Scope's students can text or call their tutor at any time to help with a question or an issue they may have.

7. Flexibility and commitment. 
Scope tutors commit their time and energy to our students. However we are also very relaxed about when the sessions take place. We can arrange the sessions around your schedule each week. 

8. Trained, tested expert tutors. 
All of our tutors have had clear PVG checks and have been trained in Scope's values and tutoring principles. 

9. We offer UCAS support packages.
As students who have successively navigated the UCAS minefield for applications for University we offer additional support to all of our students. We also provide personal statement, coursework and interview packages. 

10. We are passionate tutors who love to teach. 
All of our tutors are young, enthusiastic and passionate about their subjects. We love teaching students and can't wait to get started!

Get in contact now to book your first free assessment now!
 

How to Perfect your Personal Statement

Teachers at school are rubbish at helping with personal statements. We are really good at helping with personal statements. 

With UCAS season firmly kicking off - the personal statement panic has also kicked in. 
The personal statement is your time to show off how great you are to Universities and secure those competitive spots. However, getting everything squeezed into just 4000 characters can be a nightmare - and we think that careers teachers at school often just don't provide the 1 to 1 help and support that students need to tackle this tricky task. Often it is not what you write in the statement - but instead how you utilise the structure of your statement that can make you sound like a really impressive candidate. 

At Scope we believe that making your personal statement stand out from every other applicant comes down to 3 core steps. 

1. SCOPE'S WEAVING MODEL
Instead of listing your experience, extra curricular activities and interests in big chunky paragraphs; the best statements interweave everything throughout. We have created the WEAVE MODEL which essentially is a template for each of your paragraphs: 1. What did you see. 2. What skills did you learn. 3. What did you go and do after. For example, instead of "I did work experience in a bank and I work in a shop", the Scope model transforms this into "I have a particular interest in finance and economics, therefore I arranged to spend one-week of work experience at RBS. During my time there I appreciated how important it was to have a sound knowledge of financial law, but also that customer communication is a vitally important component. Following from this experience, I worked on my own communication skills by working in a shop every week where I have hugely improved my own customer service skills." This makes you sound so much more proactive and impressive!

2. FLOW
Achieving a casual yet effective flow in your statement is so important, but tricky to achieve. Flow comes from linking the last sentence in the preceding paragraph to the first sentence of the next paragraph. 

3. TOPIC
The best personal statements have a theme and topic woven seamlessly throughout them. This can be anything from a particular skills, to an experience, to even an academic topic. Once you have chosen a good theme, you can become creative and select a unique and impressive opening and closing sentence so that the admissions officer remembers you! Everyone's theme is different, but at Scope we are experts at crafting a theme around someone's personal statement. 

Our new personal statement package is only £60. 

This package includes:
- Access to the full Scope personal statement model and previous successful template statements. 
- One phone call or meeting to discuss the plan for your statement. 
- Two critical drafts of your statement. 

You can purchase our package here and we will be in contact ASAP to arrange our first meeting!
 

 

5 Things You Need to Learn Now For Your Chemistry National 5s

1. The periodic table
From Hydrogen all the way to Ununoctium. At Scope we believe that the periodic table is the core foundation to understanding Chemistry and encourage all of our students to explore more about the underlying chemical properties of the first 20 elements particularly. 

2. Organic chemistry tricks
We think that organic chemistry can be one of the hardest topics of all the National 5 curriculum. At Scope we have developed a comprehensive organic chemistry confusion-busting model. This includes our pneumonic for remembering the naming system for organic compounds: My Easy Peasy Brain Pleasing Harmony. 

3. Know your acids from your bases
Success at National 5 and Higher level Chemistry demands a sound core knowledge of pH. What makes something acidic and basic all depends on how hydrogen molecules behave. 

4. Bonding
Metallic. Ionic. Covalent. Molecular. Almost every examination paper in National 5 Chemistry has included a question on molecular bonding - it is easy once you know the facts!

5. Equations. Definitions. Experiments. 
Chemistry National 5 core knowledge is essentially split into these 3 areas - so it is vital you know them all inside out! At Scope we offer all of our students our unique revision notes and guidance for preparing for your National 5 exams and strategically planning your revision and preparation. 

Welcome to the team Laura!

Scope is excited to welcome our first new tutor to the team!

Laura Cunningham is currently in her third year of studying Medicine at the University of Edinburgh and is taking a year to study for a second degree in Infectious Diseases before returning to Medicine next year. Before moving to Edinburgh, Laura lived in Northern Ireland where she gained experience as a tutor. Laura will be tutoring Mathematics, Biology, Human Biology, Chemistry and is Scope’s expert tutor in French. Outside of her academic commitments, Laura plays hockey for the University of Edinburgh and has a love for netball. She is also heavily involved in the Medics’ Reveal committee organising a dance show in Edinburgh every year in aid of Teenage Cancer Trust. 

Back to Biology

As medical students, our tutors spend every day learning more about biology and how the human body works. With a real passion for biological processes, we think medical students make the best biology teachers!

We asked our tutors what their favourite areas of biology and medicine is?

Jack 
"I am currently on my neurology placement and I find the brain so interesting! It is such a complex and fascinating organ and I think it is really great that some basic neuroscience is included in the Biology National 5 specification. I also have a keen interest in wildlife and conservation (some photos above from the latest wildlife trip!); so I enjoy helping students with the 'Sustainability and Interdependence' module of Higher Biology."

Sally
"I think the heart is fascinating. In particular, I think the latest drugs and therapies are really interesting to learn about. That is why I enjoy teaching students about the heart in Human Biology Higher and also comparing cardiac cycles in amphibians, birds and mammals in Higher Biology."

Back to school this week means back to biology. If you think you need help with biology and want tutors who are passionate and who can make the course interesting then book your FREE ASSESSMENT now!

 

SCOPE TUTORS IS UP AND RUNNING!

We are very excited to be starting our new student led personal tuition service in Edinburgh this summer! We have built upon years of experience and passion for teaching and learning to create this dynamic and unique company, and we cannot wait to meet our first students.
 
Meet our two founding tutors, Jack and Sally, at our ABOUT US page and make sure you check out our new Facebook page. 

This blog will be regularly filled with exam advice, tips for success and information about our new tuition service!