Welcome to Best Foot Forward
Best Foot Forward is an alternative education provider based in Hampshire. We offer bespoke tutoring and mentoring packages to help support young people who are not in full-time education. We pride ourselves on the high quality of our service, the personalised approach we take in supporting young people and their families, and the empathy we show in understanding the reasons why the mainstream educational environment is not meeting the needs of a young person.
At Best Foot Forward we believe that Education and Social and Emotional Literacy are the foundations of a better future for our young people. Our vision is to provide a nurturing environment that fosters relationship skills, resilience, independence, and a lifelong love of learning. We strive to empower our students with the knowledge and skills they will need to flourish in their personal and professional lives.
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Our staff and management team have a wealth of experience working with young people with a range of SEN diagnoses such as emotional and behavioural difficulties, Autism (ASD) and ADHD. Our practice is informed by what has been found to be the most effective strategies for working with neurodiverse young people, but we also recognise that there is no "one size fits all" and we tailor our approaches to the individual student.
What We Do
Best Foot Forward understand how challenging and overwhelming school can be for some students.
That is why we offer our specialised alternative education services. We work closely with schools and the local authority to provide individualised learning and mentoring packages that help students overcome obstacles and make genuine progress.
"If a child can't learn the way we teach, maybe we should teach the way they learn."
- Ignacio Estrada
The most direct way to request our services is to complete our online refer form. Completing this form with as much information as possible will ensure that we can generate an individualised and focused proposal that will support your young person to make tangible progress.​
(Where relevant please include an EHCP and Risk Assessment)