What parents and students have said:

Some reviews:

Gwen Souter

rating5

"Alex is an excellent tutor. She has engaged Katie's enthusiasm for English and built her confidence in her ability. I am very appreciative of the patience and commitment Alex has shown throughout."

Tutor reply. Katie is an absolute pleasure to teach and is full of ideas and originality.

 

Luca MacDonald

rating5

"Early days but my daughter enjoys her sessions with Alex which is a great start and I can already see she is hopefully developing more confidence in her ability."

 

Wendy Russell

rating5

"Alex has been a big help to my son in preparation for his English Higher. She has given him a lot of confidence in dealing with Close Reading, which he had found difficult. I would not hesitate to recommend Alex to anyone who is needing some extra help with English - it can mean the difference between failing and getting a good grade in exams."

 

Vimala Velusamy

rating5

"Alex is a wonderful teacher. We are very pleased with Alex’s tutoring. She is always on time and well prepared for the lesson. My daughter is excited and enjoys the lesson very much. Alex has been a good inspiration for my daughter. We are so glad to have found her."

Tutor reply: It's a pleasure!

 

Lachlan Menzies

rating5

"Very patient and helpful immediately. Contacted me quickly to arrange first session, been 3 times now and already I feel more confident."

 

Reviews and feedback:

Emma Heskey

rating5

"Alex is lovely, she really fires my daughter's enthusiasm to learn. She is enthusiastic towards the work my daughter is putting in, and by doing so, she is drawing more out of my daughter, adding the extra description to her sentences, or suggesting areas of further exploration. Alex listens to areas of need and how to address those in a positive and supporting way to a kid who has struggled to engage in education due to dyslexia."

Tutor reply: Thank you Emma. It’s my absolute pleasure. She has put in the hard work of engaging, and is a delight to teach.

 

Rebecca Curtis

rating5

"Alex has been very supportive and helpful giving lots of opportunity and ideas. My son is very happy with his final English grade. Thank you very much for all your help!"

 

Fiona Frize

rating5

"My son enjoyed being tutored by Alex. She helped him with the structure of the literature questions with which he struggled."

 

Sharon Millar

"Hi Alex,
Just to say thank you for your tutor support last year. Rachael gained a B in Higher English. Very pleased. Highly recommend you.
Sharon."

Tutor reply: Wow! Absolutely delighted. Thank you Sharon

 

A success story

Chloe was a dyslexic student I first began tutoring when she was in P6. She struggled with English and explained to me that when the teacher would say "look the word up in a dictionary, Chloe wouldn't know where to look because her dyslexia meant that she often did not know which letter the word might begin with." This was enlightening, for me as a tutor and teacher. However, Chloe had a very vivid imagination, so we worked on creative writing prompts which she engaged with beautifully. She ended up collecting a whole file of short pieces over the course of the years I taught her. In addition, we would work on close reading and textual analysis as she progressed through school. I continued to teach Chloe, with great success, through to National 5 and then Higher English, still often using creative writing prompts, and I am proud to say that she achieved an A in English, went on to study English as an Advanced Higher, and consequently went to University. Dyslexia did not hold her back, and the important keystone here was that she was engaged by stories and the idea of stories. It made all the difference, and it built her confidence.