Philomena's Feedback

From Susan

Philomena's experience as a teacher shines through with the session being very focused. My son (y10) found it very useful and helpful.

From Lee

What a great tutor!
My son is really enjoying lessons with Philomena. He now has confidence in passing exams, learning new specifications and has also said he feels so much more confident with comprehension.

Thanks Philomena!

From Matt

My daughter is really enjoying her lessons with Philomena. She is improving in comprehension, spellings, and grammar and enjoys the challenge of the lessons. Would highly recommend Philomena

From Lucas

We have had a few lessons with Phil now and although her introductory lesson was good. I don’t think her teaching style suits my little brother… For example, she would give him a 20 minute essay to write but would leave the online room and only come back when there’s 5 minutes left of the lesson.
To my understanding, this approach would leave him stranded and unable to ask any questions during her departure.
Thank you,
Kang

Thank you for your feedback.

Let me clarify the following:
In the lesson you mention, 35 mins was given over to teaching the material, planning quotations and interpretations. The student then had a detailed plan to work from.

For paper 1, 20 mins is needed to answer the question in test conditions, thus developing the students’ aptitude for independent answering of the question.

We spent the final part of the lesson reading over the response. On occasion, students can require additional time during practise, specifically if they need further guidance. This can then be followed up in the next session where we consolidate and set targets for the next time we complete the paper.

The student was 15 mins late logging on to the previous lesson. This impacts the following lesson in terms of how much we can cover. It is essential students be prompt to each lesson so that we can follow lesson plans.

From Nita

Since her first lesson my daughter has fallen in love with poetry. She puts it down to the descriptive details Philomena discusses, far beyond what she has ever been taught at school.
Philomena is thorough, reliable, has plenty of experience and makes the lessons so enjoyable and valuable.
So much so that my daughter has decided on takign English Lit A Level.
Based upon our experience Philomena is highly recommended and so glad we found her.

From Vicci

Phil is a fantastic English tutor who has tutored both my daughters for GCSE and my eldest now for her A Level. They have both enjoyed being tutored by her and have made excellent progress with her support. Wouldn't hesitate to recommend her.

From Dominic

A good start my son likes going to sessions. Gives feedback after sessions and some homework.

From Andrew

Really pleased with Phil's coaching and tutoring for our daughter, whose strengths are much more in science & maths. Actual results in summer 2019 were to raise Eng Lit by two grades compared to teachers prediction and one grade for Eng Lang, making for a very good set of results overall. Always found Phil very organised and professional, and she got on very well with my daughter, allowing her to gain confidence and take responsibility for her English. Many thanks! Andrew & Sue

From Gibu

According to my son, the teacher explains very well. She tries to break things down so that it is easy to understand. She is very patient as well. He like his teacher very much. I would recommend her.

From Cathy