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Ruth is an excellent, professional and very experienced tutor. We are very lucky to have found her! Over the last year she's been working tirelessly to get my son back on track with his A level Sociology subject. It wasn’t easy but thanks to her systematic and thorough approach he’s made huge progress. We are very grateful to her as she continues to provide him with support and very well structured lessons. What I also value about this relationship is the ongoing and very detailed feedback Ruth gives after each class. This is very helpful and always very constructive. I couldn’t recommend her more.

Ruth has been an outstanding tutor for GCSE English Language and Literature. She has provided excellent support for our two children of very different ability. She has been able to stretch and challenge the more able child who is aiming for a level 9. She has also been able to offer appropriate support for the less able child who by the time he reached GCSE was working at a level 6/7. She has a very kind, friendly and patient approach and has been able to tune in to their individual personalities and bring out the best in both of them. She has also been invaluable in offering advice around things like exam arrangements and SEN. We have no hesitation in recommending Ruth - in fact we already have to a friend. We feel very lucky to have found her as a tutor.

Excellent tutor but in one month 2 cancellations no right

Ruth has been so helpful through her tuition. Her level of knowledge is brilliant. I am very grateful for all of her help and I highly recommend Ruth as a Tutor

Ruth has really helped my son with his English Language A Level.

Ruth is a first rate tutor who has been tutoring my year 11 daughter in English Language and Literature. We have seen huge progress! She is organised, structured, reliable and flexible. She gives regular feedback, to both my daughter and me. She has introduced some really useful techniques to help maximise exam performance. Perhaps what really stands Ruth out from other tutors is her caring and supportive attitude. My daughter suffers from anxiety and Ruth provides support and expertise in this area which has been invaluable. Highly recommend!

Ruth has been teaching my son Sociology to prepare him for A levels. He had to be brought back up to level over the past few months and be made to refocus too. Ruth has been very patient, consistent, super organised and very direct too to encourage him to do the work. He enjoys the lessons and now focuses more on his studies and it is giving him confidence too. The lessons currently continue till his exams. Ruth is also very approachable if I have questions about his progress too. I highly recommend Ruth.

Very friendly and very experienced working with children on the autism spectrum.

Ruth has been tutoring my son since July 2021 prior to him commencing year 10.
My son has ASD, ADHD, dyslexia and anxiety. We wanted an English tutor who had an understanding of his neurodiversity and could take this into account when helping him with his GCSE English language and literature.
Ruth had been amazing. She is very knowledgeable about the GCSE syllabus and has helped my son’s conference in English tremendously. She has also been working with his anxiety, teaching him strategies to help him cope in various situations. My son considers Ruth a member of our family and talks to her about everything and anything. We never have any problems getting him to do his English tutoring session.
Ruth has also done some work with my husband and myself helping us to learn to deal with a child who is neurodiverse. She has a wealth of knowledge and is always there when you need her. I am very confident she can help your child too.
Thank you
Freddie

Amazing lady and excellent teacher. My sister is engaged and thoroughly enjoys her lessons.

Terms couldn’t be compromised.

Ruth was an excellent tutor for my daughter. Elena looked forward to all her sessions with Ruth, whom she found to be engaging, caring and incredibly knowledgable.
The support and guidance Ruth gave Elena was exceptional throughout. Ruth enhanced Elena's confidence with every interaction which meant Elena felt very well prepared for her A' level exams.

Thanks Ruth from Elena and myself.

Ruth has been amazing. Our son’s written English, vocabulary and sentence construction is steadily improving.
Ruth’s hands on engaging style has also helped tremendously. I definitely recommend Ruth

I actually don't know how we'd have got through GCSE English without Ruth's help. She has a wonderful way with my son (who has special needs) and is so kind and patient with him. He absolutely loves his sessions and she has been such a great help. I would highly recommend her.

Ruth is a lovely lady who really understands the needs of my son. I am very pleased that we found her. She is patient and kind but gets him to think of what he is doing and how he can improve his work.

Our son is in year 11 and Ruth has recently started tutoring him for English language and literature GCSEs. English is his least favourite subject and he is not achieving his targets. Ruth is very thorough, she has put in place a plan based on talking to our son and looking at some of his marked school work. She is flexible and happy to adjust the session around homework. However, more impressively, our son is enjoying the sessions and is very happy to do them. We are already seeing some improvements in his school work. We can hIghly recommend Ruth.

Ruth was very friendly and professional during my son's assessment session. She was very patient and warm putting him at ease. My son has little self esteem and confidence and just from a first taster session with Ruth he is feeling more positive and reassured he will improve his English skills.

Ruth is a wonderful tutor - knowledgeable, conscientious and very communicative. Our son found her very helpful. In the end our son couldn’t sit his A Levels due to Covid; however, we feel sure that Ruth helped him in his understanding and confidence in English Language and contributed towards an improved grade.

Super organised, structured with great communication and aligned to the educational authority that our son is in. Great experience so far.

Ruth has provided very effective and flexible support for our daughter so that she can achieve her desired outcomes. Ruth’s approach is very personal and she’s taken time to fully understand our daughter’s needs.

Ruth has been helping my son in yr 11 catch up with History and English gcse"s after he had an extended period off school due to illnress. She is always reliable and punctual, very organised and he enjoys her lessons. She is really helping him get back on track and we thoroughly recommend her.

Oliver and I are both delighted to have Ruth's support in this crucial pre-GCSE phase.

Ruth helped my son achieve his target grades in English and RE in summer 2019 GCSEs much to our delight and we will be continuing with Ruth for A level.

Ruth helped our son particularly on gaining better insight into set texts and the context of characters. He is very pleased with the 8 in Eng Lit & 9 in Eng Lang he has just achieved!

A no nonsense English teacher who managed to motivate and work with my son to get a 6 in his GCSE from a mock result of 3. Ever thankful Ruth, you did an amazing job with Zac, he's over the moon and looking forward to continuing his education with the choices he wants.

My son was never going to be an academic. He achieved level 3 for his English, twice. So for his final resit for English Language GCSE we decided to invest in tutoring. I can honestly say that Ruth's time was the best investment we have ever made.
She started tutoring my son in Sept 18 and he took his resit exam in early November 18.
Ruth's personalised training approach, her calm for firm demeanour and her excellent knowledge of the English subject made it possible for my son to pass his English exam.
I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Ruth's tutoring services, and to top it off she is a wonderful lady too!

Ruth is an excellent tutor and would completely commend her work with our daughter. Although her training and interest is with English, it has been her attitude towards study skills, motivational support and organisation that we have found particularly helpful. She has treated our daughter as an individual and is able to think outside the box about what skills and support she needs. She has been flexible with times where this has been difficult with exams and offered some distance help via e-mail where necessary.

Ruth works quietly and carefully to build confidence. She challenges and stretches when required and supports when needed. I would highly recommend Ruth especially in helping the transition from GCSE to A-Level. My son has benefitted already and we look forward to working with Ruth throughout this academic year.

Izzy really enjoyed the sessions. She is a bright girl but English has always been a bit of a chore for her. Having missed the year she was also lacking in confidence. The sessions have really helped her so far this year and we will be back in touch for follow up sessions during May half term and the summer.

Ruth helped my son with his English Language and Literature GCSE's. She is a great tutor and helped Charlie achieve a 7 & 6 respectively. I will be using Ruth for my younger son as he approaches his GSCE's as well.

Ruth was very efficient in her communication and arrived promptly and fully prepared . My son really enjoyed the first session and was very happy to sign up for another 2 hour slot on a Sunday which says a lot !

Thank you

Really pleased, understand my son's needs very quickly and a plan of action in place. Son very happy and seems more galvanised about English. Thank you

Based on one lesson I am very pleased with Ruth. I particularly like her approach to assessing my son's learning style and planning a course to accommodate this.

My daugther got on really well with Ruth and the sessions made a huge difference to her confidence going into her English GCSEs. We await the results but would highly recommend Ruth whatever the oucome.

Ruth has been tutoring my daughter regularly over the last year in English. She is reliable, friendly and approachable. she has an excellent manner and has made a huge difference to my daughters confidence. My daughter has found her easy to understand and has made very good progress. Ruth will identify areas to work on and bring resources but is equally happy to take requests for topics if required. I highly recommend Ruth for GCSE and KS3 English tuition.

We are very pleased with Ruth and have seen a significant improvement in our son's progress. Ruth is encouraging, supportive and reliable - to such an extent that our son recently asked if he could have an extra session per week. He's noticed the difference too, and his confidence and enthusiasm has soared.

Would highly recommend Ruth… Tyler learnt very quickly, and enjoyed having his tutoring sessions, which is an achievement in itself!!!
Really pleased, and will definitely use Ruth again in the future.

Our son has been getting on really well with Ruth who has found a way of encouraging him in a subject he doesn't generally enjoy. To be recommended for sure.

Many thanks for all your guidance and support helping him gain his grade.

Punctual and professional and knows her stuff. There was a misunderstanding on her rates as the website was not accurate.

Ruth is a really excellent tutor. She twigged exactly what my daughter needed within the first session. She is friendly and has a happy and relaxed manner with my daughter which brings the best out in her. My daughter enjoys her lessons and is learning a lot.

We contacted Ruth to assist our son with his GCSE English Studies and from their first session together she improved his knowledge and confidence. She really engaged him in a way other teachers had been unable. In just a few months he went from some very disappointing mock exam results to passing both English Language and Literature - a fantastic result! We wouldn't hesitate in recommending Ruth.

Ruth has helped my son with English and latterly also Maths and Statistics for his GCSEs. Ruth has been tutoring him for the past academic year during which time he has shown strong progress which we hope will pay off with his results. Ruth established a strong relationship with our son from very early on, working to understand his particular needs and the areas he most needed assistance with. She also did a great job looking for the best ways to help him learn. Throughout this Ruth has always been very professional and I'm happy to highly recommend her.

Ruth is an excellent tutor. My son loves the sessions he has with her. She is patient but knows exactly how to get the best out of a 15 year old boy. It has been a joy to watch him mature and his confidence grow in the time he has been working with Ruth. He now believes he can do well and is motivated to work hard.

Ruth has an excellent level of knowledge she is very encouraging and supportive. My daughter loves her tuition sessions and is much more confident with the subject.

Ruth has been very helpful in a variety of different areas: grammar, handwriting, exam technique. She's extremely personable and the tutorials have been fascinating and enjoyable.

Our daughter Jennifer was struggling with her A2 Sociology. We were very Fortunate to find Ruth through this website after Feb half term and following a few sessions from Ruth I could see Jennifer was beginning to have a better understanding of the subject. Jennifer found Ruth's approach and style of teaching suitable to her. Ruth greatly helped Jennifer's confidence and gave her lots of encouragement. They kept in touch between sessions which was helpful if Jennifer had any queries about work she had been set. Ruth provided relevant reading material and gave Jennifer support with her essay planning. I would definitely Ruth for future tutoring.

My son warmed to Ruth and enjoyed his Sociology lessons very much. She very quickly identified his learning style, after taking time to assess his needs, and adapted her teaching to personalise his learning. In her feedback to me it was clear she understood him well and she was always very positive about his progress and next steps.

I would certainly recommend Ruth.

Ruth is teaching A level English language to my son. He is very happy and feels very confident after three lessons. Ruth is very good and very committed to her students.

Ruth is a lovely tutor, my daughter feels more confident
from the first visit.
Ruth is very friendly easy going and professional
My daughter is happy and comfortable to ask questions
and to say if she does not understand something.
Thank you Ruth and First Tutors.

Ruth is the tutor for my 11 year old son and specialises in English. Ruth is patient, kind, fun, challenging, very experienced, and she focuses on tailoring the sessions to my son's needs. He is really enjoying working with her!

We were looking for additional help for our 14 year old son, who the school had identified had a slower than average reading speed and below average reading comprehension, although in all other aspects he was average to well above average. Ruth's approach put our son at ease straight away as she started to put a plan together. During this process, Ruth noticed that our son used a coping strategy whilst reading, which was to cough to give him more time to read the words on the page. This prompted Ruth to try a blue coloured filter to assist his reading and the improvement was significant and immediate; the words appeared clearer and stood out and his reading speed improved markedly. He has subsequently had a colorimitry eye test and will be soon wearing tinted glasses at school!