My son's confidence is growing. He told me that he got a 6 for his last piece of homework! Thankyou Gemma
From Shazana
I came across Gemma, through this service and after seeing the reviews I was adamant I wanted Gemma to support my son through his English GCSE. The previous year he failed and was totally heart broken. Gemma not only support my son with great results but also gave him the confidence. Which he needed and supported where she could with extra sessions. I can’t thank Gemma enough.
From Angela
My daughter is a new immigrant and English is not her first language. She was not good in English writing and had low confidence toward English. Gemma is a very nice and considerate teacher. She are not only helping my daughter improve her English, but also inspire her to love English and greatly improve her attitude toward English. Finally, my daughter got 5 in her GCSE English language and 4 in her English Literature. We are sincerely thanks for Gemma guiding. She is a very good teacher. Highly recommend!!
It's been wonderful to see her flourish. The progress she has made in such a short amount of time is wonderful! I will really miss our lessons.
Gemma x
From Beverley
Gemma is a super tutor! Very easy to chat with and totally understood our daughters level of English/English literature when we looked for extra help. After losing time in the classroom due to covid our daughter had a dip in confidence. Gemma soon got our daughter up to speed and beyond. Amelia is thrilled with her gcse results and will be forever grateful for Gemma’s wonderful approach to tutoring.
Thank you so much! She's a little star. Again, huge congratulations!!!! xx
From hafsah
Absolutely amazing… helped my child gain her confidence and come out with excellent grades. Highly recommends Gemma. A truly passionate and caring individual who tailors each session to your child’s needs. Thankyou loads
Oh, thank you so very much for your kind words. I’m over the moon with Hafsah’s result! She did it!!
From Nicola
Gemma is a fantastic tutor. My daughter was delighted with her grade 9s in English Literature and Language which I'm sure wouldn't have been possible without Gemma's help. Gemma's subject and curriculum knowledge is outstanding. She is organised and flexible and her enthusiasm, kindness and encouraging approach inspires confidence in all her students.
From Georgina
Gemma supported my daughter in the run up to her GCSES. My daughter had lost her confidence in English & wasn’t being supported at school with her additional needs.
Gemma quickly identified how to support my daughter & not only got her back on track with her English but helped her to believe in herself again which in turn boosted her confidence.
My daughter looked forward to the sessions & Gemma was one of the first people she wanted to tell when she got her results.
My daughter achieved Grade 7 & 6 in her English GCSEs. A fantastic result which would not have been achieved without Gemma’s support. I haven’t hesitated in recommending Gemma.
From Rebecca
We have had an excellent experience with Gemma. My daughter turned a corner with her confidence under Gemma’s tutelage, which brought so much more to just support with the curriculum. My daughter surpassed her expected grade and I would thoroughly recommend Gemma.
From Katie
I contacted Gemma about 6 weeks before GCSE exams started when my son said he would like some specialist input regarding a few particular areas in his English Literature and Language exams. He is a high attaining student who wanted further detailed guidance to secure high grades.
In English Language, my son was mainly interested in improving his ability to see the meaning intended by the authors in the text given. Gemma gave my son multiple examples from previous examination texts to go through to find the meaning, with assistance then given by Gemma to improve any meanings he found. He found this to be a useful exercise that improved his ability to find the meaning of the texts, which was what he had asked to focus on.
In English Literature, Gemma was able to provide good examples of context for the poetry and prose, and helped my son see some of the deeper meanings that could be hidden within the text. She was always happy to focus on whatever my son identified as the area he wanted to focus on, and helped deepen his understanding every time. She also gave advice on the structure of the essays to be written in the examination, which was useful, and helped show my son how to do the unseen poetry section.
I am happy to say he attained grades 9&8 and Gemma was without doubt, a key contributor to his success! We would both whole-heartedly recommend her. As well as being a great teacher, she is highly professional in all regards with good communication, excellent subject knowledge and a warm, encouraging manner.
From Sebastian
Gemma is an excellent tutor who we would recommend to everyone,She really helps.Thank you for everything .
From hannah
Really pleased. After our sons first session with Gemma, he was extremely enthusiastic and came away talking about what he’d learnt. He’d lost a lot of confidence after taking his GCSE during the pandemic. Thank you Gemma!
From Linda
Gemma has a very positive and upbeat personality. My son likes going to her lessons and I get great feedback.
Linda, thank you so much. I'm really pleased that he enjoys the lessons!
From Eugenia
I cannot rate Gemma's tutoring highly enough. She has been instrumental in my son finally (after two failed attempts!) passing his GCSE English. Above all I noticed that with Gemma's help and guidance he felt more confident and equipped to do it. Thank you ever sooo much!!
Eugenia
From MAshair
Gemma is a very friendly teacher and I am especially grateful to her for working with my son to achieve the best result. And without her help, he literally wouldn't have succeeded All I can say is thank you.
From Mohamed
Gemma is an excellent and professional teacher. She worked with my son Ibrahim, who was grade 2 in English, he doubled his grade for the mock after one month of her teaching into grade 4 and is now heading for grade 6. I recommend her to all my friends.
From Naheeda
Gemma, is a phenomenal tutor; I cannot recommend her enough! Not only has she given my daughter proactive criticism to help her improve her work, but provided her with mass amounts of confidence which has helped her self esteem drastically. She gives invaluable insight about English Language A level to my daughter, not only does my daughter looks forwards towards her lessons with Gemma; there has also been massive improvement in her grades. We are in utter gratitude towards Gemma.
Thank you so much xx
From Sara
I contacted Gemma for my son who is doing GCSE English Language and Literature this Spring. My son was not doing well in school in English and his mock grade was a 4. Gemma has helped him tremendously, he enjoys the lessons with her and his latest Grade were 6 in both Language and Literature. Gemma is extremely flexible, helpful and his confidence has excelled. I would highly recommend Gemma.
Thank you so much, Sara x
From Ian
Gemma was prompt and very professional . Having just completed the first lesson with my son , we can see that she has already got back his enthusiasm and confidence . Already we know it has been worthwhile asking Gemma to help in his education .
Thank you very much for your feedback. I'm pleased it's built his confidence, and I look forward to helping him to reach his full potential in English!
From Alison
Gemma has been tutoring my son since September. I find her to be friendly, reliable and extremely professional. She has struck just the right tone with my 17 year old son, and I can see how he has relaxed and gained confidence with her over the weeks. What she is doing with him is enabling him to understand his set texts at a deeper level, improve and enhance his writing style and look at key themes along with appropriate supporting quotes. We are very happy so far and would recommend Gemma highly to others.
Thank you so much for your comments!
From Elena
Gemma is an excellent tutor. She is totally reliable and never late. She is always prepared for what is to be taught at that particular tutorial and makes sure my daughter knows what is going to be taught at the next tutorial and what needs to be done during the week prior to the next lesson.
Gemma is enthusiastic, knowledgeable and makes the lessons interesting and understandable. She is organised and lessons are planned to my daughter level. My daughter loves sessions with her.
I would highly recommend Gemma to anyone that needs an English tutor.
Elena, thank you so much for your feedback - what lovely words! I am so pleased that Sasha enjoys the sessions. I equally love our sessions, and she is a pleasure to teach. I can already see her progress in English.
From Jessica
The best tutor !
Aman, thank you!! I look forward to more Shakespeare and Petrarch tomorrow!!
From Reece
From our brief conversation today on the telephone, you seem the perfect Tutor for Reece. Excellent start. we all look forward to meeting you in August thank you.
Thank you very much. I'm looking very forward to working with Reece in August!
From Linda
Very happy with Gemma, she is a friendly, approachable yet very professional tutor. We have had two lessons with her so far and my fourteen year old enjoys the lessons, his confidence is already growing as well as his understanding… really impressed.
Thank you very much for your comments! I've really enjoyed our sessions so far, and I think Kyle has the potential to do very well. Gemma
From Shazia
Very pleased with Gemma and the work she is doing with my son. She prepares the tuition lesson well and gives plenty of feedback, tips and guidance. Strongly recommend.
Thank you very much, Shazia. Ammar is doing very well, and if he continues this way he will be heading for a very good grade in English. Gemma
From Raghad
Gemma has been tutoring my sister for a couple of weeks now, she is an excellent tutor who is very accommodating for the needs of her tutee. She is professional, organised and very friendly, i have already seen an improvement in my sisters level of english which in turn has boosted her confidence. Gemma's teaching technique is hands on and engaging, I would recommend Gemma to anyone looking for an English tutor.
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback! It's great to know that Raghad feels more confident in the subject. I agree that she has made a big improvement already, and if she continues this way, I am confident that she will do well in her exam!
From Mohammad
My daughter has now had Gemma for a few weeks. Gemma is engaging, highly professional and my daughter feels energised and enthusiastic during the lessons. She has made a great start and would recommend Gemma to anyone who is seeking an English Tutor.
Thank you so much for your feedback! I am so pleased to hear how much Sarah is enjoying the lessons. She is an absolute pleasure to teach, and I really look forward to our sessions. She has so much potential, and I think she will go far in this subject. Thank you again!
From Kathryn
Gemma is an excellent tutor who we would recommend to everyone. She listened to all of my daughter's concerns and what she needed help with and adapted her resources, teaching methods and the lessons to suit these. She made it clear that nothing was too much and made every minute of the session beneficial. An excellent tutor who really cares and helps those she tutors.
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