Imran Aslam
Fifteen years in UK admissions and international recruitment. Leads institutional consultancy and signs off every shortlist.
Who we are
We were set up by advisers who had spent years inside admissions offices and academic support teams, and who kept meeting the same problem: students were making five-year decisions on the basis of a prospectus and a league table.
Our answer is unglamorous. A named adviser, a written shortlist with the entry requirements copied out in full, dated deadlines, and honest conversations about the courses that are out of reach this cycle. On the institutional side, the same approach applied to curriculum and assessment work.
What we will not do
We do not guarantee offers, grades or visa outcomes, and we will not write an application for you — admissions teams can tell, and most universities treat it as misconduct. We do not claim partnerships we do not hold, and we do not give immigration advice; where a question is an immigration question we refer you to an adviser regulated by the IAA.
Registered activities
The four things we are registered to do
Our SIC codes are on the public register and they describe the work accurately — teaching at degree level, teaching outside degree structures, and support services that involve no teaching at all.
| SIC | Registered activity | How it shows up in our work |
|---|---|---|
| 85421 | First-degree level higher education | Undergraduate-level teaching and programme delivery support for partner providers. |
| 85422 | Post-graduate level higher education | Master's and research-level teaching support, supervision assistance and research-methods delivery. |
| 85590 | Other education not elsewhere classified | Short courses, subject tutoring, exam preparation and professional development. |
| 85600 | Educational support services | Admissions guidance, curriculum consultancy, assessment moderation and advisory work. |
Team
Who you will actually speak to
Rachel Nkemdirim
Former UCAS-facing adviser in a sixth-form college. Runs undergraduate packages and the August Clearing desk.
Dr Samira Haq
Research-methods tutor and former doctoral supervisor. Handles proposals, funding searches and PhD approaches.
Tom Braddock
CELTA and DELTA qualified, ten years of IELTS preparation. Teaches the academic English and writing courses.
Standards and complaints
Where we support applicants into other institutions we work to the expectations set out in the UK Agent Quality Framework and the National Code of Ethical Practice for UK Education Agents: accurate information, no guaranteed outcomes, and clear disclosure of who pays us.
If something goes wrong
- Email complaints@aston-education.site or write to the registered office, marked for the Director.
- We acknowledge in writing within 3 working days and respond in full within 10 working days.
- If you are not satisfied, you may ask for a review by the Director, who was not involved in the original decision.
- Complaints about a university's own decision are referred back to that institution's complaints procedure, and we will tell you where to find it.
Accreditations and partnerships
We list only institutions we hold a current written agreement with. Where no partnership is named on this site, none is in place — a logo wall implying otherwise would be misleading.
Data protection
We process application documents as a data controller under UK GDPR and are registered with the Information Commissioner's Office. See the privacy policy for retention periods and lawful bases.