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Steve provided high quality, knowledgeable and confidence-giving support at short notice, in the run up to GCSEs. Much appreciated!

I approached Steve after my daughter got low marks in her GCSE mocks. I cannot recommend him highly enough. He identified what she needed very quickly in the first session and by the end of the first hour, we were both so amazed at the difference in her understanding and confidence, that we were almost speechless as Steve made it all seem so simple ! After only a couple of sessions, she was answering questions at a much higher level that she got in her mocks and the difference in her work was remarkable. Steve is very skilled at identifying any issue and then formulating a simple approach as to how to answer each question and this format was easy to apply to any question. There is no doubt that Steve made a huge difference to her understanding of what was required for each part of the question paper, for both Language and Literature. The sessions were cut short due to lockdown but she was awarded a top grade in the summer. Thank you Steve, we are very very grateful and my daughter is delighted that she now apply for her chosen University course for which she needed top grades at GCSE.

Steve was really really great. He ascertained exactly what help both my boys needed. He was very clear with his instructions and made the sessions interesting and fun. Both boys said Steve really helped them and they wanted more sessions - which are now booked! Thank you so much Steve.

Steve came to my house on 5 occasions to tutor my son just prior to his GCSE English language exam. Steve is friendly and very well qualified ,and quickly worked out my son's weaknesses (after only one session) He was able encourage my son to work steadily for the whole hour each week with no protests, I was amazed. My son appeared to enjoy the sessions and was achieving grade C on question papers with Steve(previously an F grade in his mocks) Homework was also given each week. I would not hesitate to employ him again if needed.

Steve quickly identified areas of weakness to work on with my son and has made sessions interesting and highly productive. His experience shows in his ability to analyse problems and show students how to prepare for exams and structure good essays. My son has enjoyed his work with Steve and feels he has made significant improvements in his understanding of course requirements and his ability to deliver.

Steve is a fantastic English tutor. His number one attribute is that he cares and is prepared to go the extra mile. He calmed our daughter - and her parents - and equipped her with the means to take a more critical approach to English as a whole, especially poetry. Our daughter will be going to her first choice of university to study English. Thank you Steve!

Steve has been a great help, and his approach has generated more interest in English than I would have thought possible. He engaged Ben throughout, treating him as an equal partner. Ben felt very well prepared for his exams.

We have found Steve to be extremely knowledgeable on texts and specifications. He is also reliable, calm, reassuring and encouraging. I would readily recommend Steve as an A level English Tutor.

Dr C N Loynes

Steve has been invaluable in my son completing his IGCSE's in English language and literature. Steve has been dedicated and helped increase my son's confidence and understanding in English, and really been inspirational - His dedication and help has been so very much appreciated, and I would highly recommend Steve to anyone - a life saver!! :) Thank you again.

Our son has had 3 sessions with Steve so far and we would have no hesitation in recommending Steve to anyone looking for an English tutor.

We have been really impressed by how well he has connected with our teenage son (not the easiest person in the world to talk to!).
Steve has encouraged him and guided him in the right areas and it is a joy to hear our son talking enthusiastically in the sessions - all we normally get when we talk about school work is either grunts or the silent looks!

Steve is reliable, knowledgeable and friendly and we will certainly be continuing the sessions leading up to GCSE exams in May - we only wish we had contacted him sooner!

Excellent tutor!

We are half a term in and my son's performance in English has risen from a C to a -A. The one to one sessions with Stephen are focused, relevant and extremely beneficial.Highly recommended.

In hindsight I wish I had given more thought to tutoring for my daughter. We had only four sessions with Stephen but just with that little time she felt that is was a real help and only wish that we had had more time. He was very professional and obviously very knowledgeable in his subject and my daughter found it very useful indeed, by helping her to focus in the right areas and giving her some extra confidence to face the exams.

Steve has been an excellent tutor helping Olivia to gain her confidence and building her knowledge in this subject. He has given her a lot of guidance and so much support. We are very grateful for all his time and effort. An excellent tutor with high expertise and professional teaching. Very highly recommended.

Very good, Steve has given Abbie the information that she needs to plan her essay for exam next week. Really pleased.

Stephen has been a great help to my son. He really knows the syllabus and has given some useful hints and insight into what examiners are looking for.

We met Stephen once and his approach was very promising and proactive. Due to an unexpected change in circumstances he was unfortunately unable to continue the tuition and therefore we are not able to give much feedback, except to say that we would have been very happy to continue to engage Stephen's services had it been possible.

We have just started our Tutoring with Stephen. I am very pleased so far, Stephen seems to have made a good connection with my teenage son who was not happy at the prospect of lessons. Stephen comes across as very professional and we are happy to continue our lessons.

Our daughter has found Stephen to be a marvellous A' Level tutor with tremendous knowledge and expert expereince. He is filling in so many gaps for her with regard to her subject and already she feels more confident about her ability to achieve in this sublect. Thank you!

!st tutorial went well. Stephen believes Patti could get a higher grade than anyone had believed. It will be great if this is so.

I would recommend Stephen very highly. He is a very experienced, patient and skilful teacher who worked very closely and conscientiously with our son, building his confidence, working through the syllabus and giving him many useful hints for exam success in a very short short time scale (6 weeks). Just as importantly, our son reacted positively to Stephen and their sessions together. Our only disappointment was not finding Stephen earlier so that he could have spent more time working with our son before his exam!

3 sessions only so far. to date so far so good. punctual and communicates well with son and parents.

we have only had one meeting so far as it was just before the holidays, stephen was very pleasant and kowledgeable. He was able to put a straight forward plan of action together straight away which seems very suitable…

Steve has been great with my son. I know this because I managed to get some positive sensible comments out of my 16 year old, which is largely unheard of!! Steve has gone into great detail and my son has benefited greatly from his input. Happily recommend.

Stephen seemed to be a good tutor, but I was very disappointed having just paid £14.99 fee, to hear that Stephen had moved and would be unable to provide Hugo with any further lessons.
The details on the web site must have been quite out of date as they said he lived in Dorking. I feel very disappointed in the service and still have no tutor and Hugo's English GCSE is fast approaching.
Could you advise me asap.
Mrs C Gale