Debra's Feedback

In such a short time Debra has made such a difference to my son's learning, understanding and articulation for his GCSE in history. He thoroughly enjoys the sessions and Debra applies learning techniques in formats that are aligned to his learning style. I would highly recommend Debra to anyone.

Debra is a punctual ,professional and really effective tutor. Very keen in helping our son, although the time was against her. She managed to make clear for him essential key points in English and History, giving him the opportunity for high performance in GCSES.
I strongly recommend her!

Very effective in helping my niece, who had missed some parts of the GCSE curriculum. Debra clearly communicated her availability and we could plan.

Debra has been tutoring my Y9 son for English. She is very punctual, structured and importantly is patiently able to flex her approach for SEN needs. She has been sharing regular feedback on the sessions which is really useful. It's only been a few months but I am now hopeful that these sessions will help build my son's knowledge gaps & confidence to achieve well in his GCSEs.

We are absolutely delighted with Debra, our son started his sessions last year and already made a huge progress. He is working towards 10+ and is right on track according to his school. He really enjoys the sessions too because he feels he is getting the help he needs. Highly recommend!

Debra is a responsible tutor for a short time my child really enjoyed

Debra has provided twice weekly tutoring for our Y7 child over the past few months. Punctual, positive, professional, and patient. Provides additional lesson materials, and timely feedback to parents. Experience with special needs. Highly recommended.

My son has had 2sessions and we are really pleased. Debra seems very experienced and is really competent at teaching dyslexic children. She is really challenging my son. She has been able to find the gaps in his knowledge and is targeting them to strengthen his performance. We would definitely recommend from what I have seen so far.

Debra has been helping our son learn and practice his English and Verbal Reasoning, in preparation for forthcoming entrance exams at both Grammar and Independent Schools nearby. We have nothing but praise for her work with our son. First and foremost is her approachable interpersonal style, which meant that our son has looked forward to each weekly lesson, and never once has he grumbled about 'weekend lessons'.
We are now 6 months in to our lessons with Debra, and I'm so pleased that we found a tutor who we think is ideal for our son, and through the weekly post lesson feedback keep us well informed of our son's progress and areas for further development.
All in all, I would wholeheartedly recommend Debra as a tutor for your child if they are looking to sit Y7 entrance exams. Whatever the outcome of the exams for our son, I would not wish for any other tutor.

Debra was highly professional, very structured, knowledgeable and a pleasure to work with. We were not able to work with her long term because of a scheduling conflict, but I would certainly ask to work with her again.

Debra helped my daughter for a short while, and we found her to be very helpful and accommodating. I can highly recommend her.

My daughter is always looking forward to her lessons with Debra. She has boosted her confidence in her French and English. Definitely I would recommend Debra.

Debra has been teaching English to my son for about 6 months. Her teaching has been excellent and my son loves his sessions with her. She is very good in understanding how much a young child can cope with and plans her sessions and homework accordingly.
My son has improved in his grammar and punctuation quite a lot.
We are very happy with Debra's teaching style and would definitely recommend her.

My son really enjoyed his lessons with Debra. Debra was very calm with my son and knew which area he may need extra support.

My 12-year-old son has been having English coaching with Debra during the summer holidays. He hit it off with Debra straight away. Debra is professional, kind and warm. She has a lovely calm manner and I have already recommended her to a number of my friends. Debra is knowledgeable and has worked out the areas where my son requires help. My son is going to continue having coaching with her and always enjoys his lessons.

Warm, friendly and engaging from the start. Managed to get my son, who was reluctant to have ‘extra’ work, onboard from the get-go. Patient and positive in all aspects and able to keep a chatty child on-task with humour and kindness. We are focusing on 11+ for our son and although he has just started with Debra the benefits are already evident, with more thoughtfulness in his approach to a variety of tasks.

My son has only had a couple of lessons so far with Debra but everything seems to be going very well.
He seems to enjoy the lessons and Debra is a very lovely patient woman.

We came to Debra after our daughter, who is really dyslexic, started to struggle with her English on the run up to this years GCSE's. Debra has been hugely beneficial to us and has given our daughter the confidence and tools to help her with English PPE's and preparation for the exams. Debra's kindness, patience and knowledge has helped Lemonie to understand the best ways of working with her dyslexia. In our her own words "I'm not fighting against my dyslexia now but am able to work with it instead". We are all really very grateful and could not recommend Debra more highly. Thank you.

Debra is a wonderful tutor who was a great help to our daughter who has dyslexia, she understood her needs from the start so no time was wasted.
I would strongly recommend her for all students especially those with SEN. We have tried tutors previously who were qualified to teach SEN students but none as good as Debra.
Thank you, we hope to use your services again.

Debra is helping our 7 year old, autistic son with his English. She is very kind, patient, helpful and experienced. Our son really enjoys Debra’s lessons and is excited to see her every week. He now feels much more confident and happier. Debra is a wonderful tutor and I would highly recommend her.

Debra has been tutoring our son in English for the past two months. Our son immediately felt comfortable with Debra and we feel that the sessions are having a very positive impact. Debra has been great in responding to his individual needs, particularly following our son's recent dyslexia diagnosis, and she tailors her lessons accordingly. Her feedback after each session is also greatly appreciated. We like Debra very much and hope to continue with lessons for the foreseeable future, as we feel she is providing essential and effective support.

Debra has been excellent. She is tutoring our 9 year old daughter who is in year 5. Our daughter has found the lessons very helpful and Debra's approach has been great. She communicates really well with us and keeps us updated at the end of each lesson as to what has been covered and what will be worked on next. We would certainly recommend her.

Hi Debra

Thank you for helping Alessandro to prepare for the Trinity School Entrance Examinations. We have just been notified by the school that he has done well enough in the written papers to be invited for interview, which is fantastic news. I doubt we would have made the required progress in the Autumn without your support. Please let me know if you would like us to write a review for your Public Feedback page.

Best wishes

Steve

My son has only just started English in preparation for GSSEs with Debra but I can see that he feels happy and far more confident; more importantly, he’s making good progress even after just two sessions. Debra is excellent in her approach, professional and very well organised. My son looks forward to continuing being tutored by Debra.

Debra helped our daughter towards the end of her A level prep in History and Politics. She was patient, positive, reliable, flexible, and definitely produced results in the form of improved work and understanding. She was excellent in communication and keeping us informed of progress. We highly recommend her services to other parents.

Debra is very kind and patient, brought out the best in our girl.

My son was struggling with English and not expected to pass his GCSEs. Within a few weeks Debra had turned his performance around and he passed both language and literature this summer. More importantly he loved Debra’s style of teaching and learnt a lot from the sessions.

Debra has recently tutored my dyslexic son for his GCSE English Language resit. She helped him to view the subject and his approach to it in a much needed new way.
Working with his difficulties, she created visual displays just for Sam and gave great feedback on homework set.

Debra has been coaching our grandson since last September in preparation for his 11+/Selective Eligibility Test for Sutton Grammar Schools. Our grandson really enjoys his lessons and has an excellent relationship with Debra. Under his guidance he has come on impressively since he started and he looks forward each week to his lesson.

Debra is very honest in her feedback to us all and will discuss areas for improvement and focus, working together to formulate a plan.

We have certainly valued Debra's time with our grandson. Keeping fingers crossed for September/October!

Debra is very knowledgable and thorough.
Great Tutor!!!

Debra is a warm, patient and professional tutor and my daughter seems to enjoy attending her lessons each week! She has a wealth of experience and knowledge and researched the school we were interested in before we started attending her lessons. My daughter has dyspraxia and Debra’s approach and advice has been invaluable, not only academically but also in raising her confidence. She teaches the individual child aswell as the subject matter, and always engages in a short feedback session with me after the hour of tutoring. Would absolutely recommend!

My son who has high functioning autism struggles with his English lessons at school, we wanted to build his confidence and attainment in this subject so decided to find a tutor who was experienced in tutoring SEN children.
We found Debra on first tutors and were instantly reassured to know that not only did she have experience in teaching SEN children she also had SEN children of her own which made us feel confident that she would be the right tutor for our son.
In a short period of time Debra has built a very good relationship with my son, she is patient & gentle in her teaching approach and makes the sessions fun, engaging and stimulating.
we can already see improvements in my son’s confidence and motivation in the subject and are in no doubt that we will continue to see progress and development as time goes on.
Seema Ganatra

Debra put my daughter at ease at her first meeting. She took time to learn how she was going to best help my daughter with her history A level. She was always mindful of encouraging her and maintaining her confidence.
We both think that Debra will be a good fit as a tutor

Debra has been guiding me on essay construction and structure. Her feedback is clear and insightful. She always challenges me to do better and I am learning a lot from her. I know that with her support I will be in a good position to tackle the essays in my final A level history examinations.

We hired Debra for a couple of months to help our daughter prepare for 11+ tests. She assessed our child and researched the relevant tests. So Debra had a clear view of what was required. She has a calm but enthusiastic manner and built up a good rapport during the sessions. Our daughter enjoyed the sessions and she definitely built up confidence as a result. We would be happy to recommend Debra.

My son has mild dyslexia and attained a grade 3 gcse whilst in year 11. I found Debra via the web and although it’s a minefield out there I am pleased to say we were very fortunate.
She was patient, structured and reliable and even fitted in some extra dates.

The result is a very happy son as he has now passed his English gcse and it has opened up so many more opportunities for him.
I recommend her very highly and thank her kindly. Happy smiling parent. Well worth the investment

Debra was a lovely approachable tutor for my daughter and her A level history course. Within very few lessons she gained confidence and lots of pointers, felt more on top of things and was able to start working and revising independently, knowing that if she had a problem she could again contact Debra.
We recommend her very highly.

My daughter has benefited greatly from working with Debra; she has gained a deeper understanding of History and we have no doubt this will be reflected in her final grades at A-level.
We'd be happy to recommend Debra as a History tutor to anyone.

Debra has only been tutoring my daughter for almost 2 month but she is already reaping the benefits. Debra is reliable and has a great teaching style. Debra listens to all my daughters plans and helps her with straightforward problems and with long term strategies.Thank you so much Debra

My daughter is studying A-Level History, and Debra has been excellent in getting her to focus on areas that aren't covered particularly well in school - particularly the discussion and analysis of historical events.

My daughter is very much enjoying the sessions and is finding them extremely useful.

Debra has been helping my son prepare for a 10+ entrance exam over the last couple of months. I have found her a pleasure to work with and my son got on well with her from the start. She has been reliable and flexible with regards to the dates and timing of sessions and gives me very detailed feedback on his progress. I would certainly recommend her.

My son is preparing for the 13+ common entrance exam. Debra is very patient and has been extremely helpful teaching him the proper essay writing technique and inspiring him to think and analysis the questions from different perspectives. I can really see the big improvement my son has during the past month!

Debra is able to calmly and with a focus to engage our Son in his weekly work. She has a great knowledge of Dyslexic teachings methodologies and she is enthusiastic and well prepared for each session. We have seen considerable improvement in our Sons, ability and motivation to sit the 11 plus entrance examination.

We contacted Debra through First Tutors for extra tutoring for our 9 year-old son, to help with his English. We are extremely satisfied with the result.
Debra was prompt and professional when replying to our queries. Our son very much enjoys his lessons and says that Debra is fun to be with.
After two months of tuition, our son is more confident and happy in his English classes at his primary school and we have already seen a raise in his academic level in the English subjects. I would have no hesitation in recommending Debra to other parents seeking to tutors for their children.

Debra has been excellent and very accommodating with my son's history GCSE .
He has progressed in the short time we've seen her and only wished we'd found her months ago .
Highly recommended .

Debra is an accomplished history tutor with extensive subject knowledge. Her feedback was clear and she has an excellent grasp of what is required for GCSE level. I would recommend Debra to anyone needing a reliable tutor, especially anyone requiring improvement in exam techniques.

Debra was a tremendous help while we were homeschooling my year 1 son. She worked with him 3x a week on his English - primarily handwriting and phonics. She has a wonderful manner about her that was kind yet firm enough to keep the work moving forward. I would highly recommend her.

Excellent in-depth feedback, which picked out all the flaws in my essays and helped me improve after just two of them. I feel much more confident about my AS exam, as I know what exactly to work on.

Debra is a professional teacher, a strict teacher with very kind character. With Debra's support, my daughter made a good improvement before 7+ exam and she finally passed it. I strongly recommend Debra.

Debra is very a brilliant teacher, she has helped our daughter to gain confidence when reading. She has a lot of patience and our daughter really loves her.

My daughter went to Debra for English 3 months only but she gained good knowledge of exam techniques. We were preparing her to do private school exams and needed more help with creative writing and comprehension. Even though it is short period of time, Debra is excellent. She took my daughter through step by step, strengthen her weakness and prepared her to complete the exam on time. We are so glad that she got through Croydon High which is one of your targeted schools.

Debra has been helping my son prepare for his +13. We have found Debra very professional, approachable and accommodating. My Son feels as though he has made big improvements seen seeing Debra. Debra researched the entrance exams for the 5 schools we are sitting - Dulwich, Alleyns, Eltham, Trinity and Whitgift to ensure he covered the appropriate material. Thank you Debra!

Debra helped our son (aged 10) for a number of months leading up to his school tests and we would highly recommend her. Very patient with our son and his school teachers and us certainly noticed the clear improvement in his core subjects.

Debra has been very helpful with my son's history A-level course and has been helping him progress with confidence. Highly recommended.

So far Debra has been excellent. Replying promptly to my messages and being very flexible to my request. Looking forward to my son being tutored by Debra.

Thank you so much for all your help Debra with my daughter's AS history, and at such short notice. Your feedback on her work was extremely thorough and helpful, and her session with you has given her the much need clarity and confidence to take the exam this afternoon.

Debra was very quick to get back to my son and make suggestions. I just wish I had contacted her earlier in the year.

Debra was a terrific find! Debra is an excellent tutor, whom my son totally respects, and enjoys his time with her - he says the time just whizzes by!! Can't say better than that!! Thank you Debra

Have been very impressed with Debra.
She has your genuine interest and is dedicated towards getting the results you desire.
Friendly and approachable.

She is excellent and she knows how to motivate my son to engage in his lessons.She is the best… I highly recommended.

We contacted Debra for online tutoring. We have only just started with her. Her response to our emails have been prompt. The feedback she has given has been very detailed and has been very helpful.

Deborah is undoubtedly the best history tutor we found after a very long and tedious search for a history tutor. Although she is not local to us, the time , effort and fees spent for my daughter to be taught by Deborah is more than worth it. Deborah has built my daughter's confidence in the subject to no end. As a result, the homework my daughter completes with Deborah never achieves to get anything other than full marks. Deborah not only has passion and enthusiasm for teaching the subject but more importantly understands how exam questions need answering to ensure high-achieving results. I have no hesitation in recommending her. I am grateful that I have had an opportunity to thank her by giving her feedback on her profile here. Mrs Kavita Dulai

Debra is relaxed and friendly. My son is really enjoying his sessions with her and we're seeing the benefits.

Debra offered support with my son's A level History coursework. Although we did not meet, she communicated with me or my my son via email, giving valid and very useful feedback and improvements to his drafts of investigation and interpretation coursework. He believes this experience allowed him to improve his predicted grade. Thank you.

Debra is a very professional tutor - quick to respond and very helpful. She has helped my son enormously and I use Debra again in the future. I would highly recommend Debra

Debra is a great source of knowledge. My daughter is finding her tuition an enormous help towards preparing for her GCSE history. Excellent.

Debra taught my niece English for Entrance exams. She was very dedicated in her tutoring and was always punctual in her timing. We would recommend her and use her help again.

I found Debra to be friendly and professional. She was able to analysis my son's year 10 exam paper and explain in detail where points were lost and what the examainer was looking for in his answers. He found this extemely helpful and boosted his confidence to tackle his exam paoers in the future.

My son has found Deborah to be excellent! Her assistance especially with his History A2 course work has been invaluable.