John's Feedback

Good tutor, however please be aware he does not actually live in the UK, and so all lessons are over Skype.

John has been tutoring my son in preparation for his IGCSE Physics examinations and has been a great find. John is an excellent tutor, good at explaining the topics my son struggled with and willing to help with queries outside of lesson times. I noticed a renewed enthusiasm in my sons approach to Physic and, thanks to John, he now feels confident for his forthcoming exams. We have found John to be professional and encouraging at all times and have no hesitation in recommending him.

My son is dyslexic and finds Maths very difficult. John's teaching style suits my son completely. Therefore the sessions so far have been very relaxed and extremely helpful. He is very encouraging in a non-patronising manner. His style is based on feedback rather than direct instruction, therefore there is a constant dialogue between the two. Very efficient for the booking process so I am very impressed to date.

John is a thorough teacher who is happy to go into depth in A- level physics. In addition he has been reliable and flexible and my son has been more than happy to attend his sessions.

John Testimonial

John taught our son A2 level Physics for 6 months up to the final exams in June. He had been struggling with Physics at school due to dyslexia and unsympathetic teaching styles, and despite a good result at AS level, his confidence in the subject was extremely low and he was heading for a D grade at best. Without John I doubt he would have even been able to sit the exam. With John’s help he was able to give it his best shot and although we don’t yet know his final grade his best effort is all the result we wanted.

John’s approach is low-key, discussion-based and not at all didactic. He made sure that our son did not feel small or discouraged by not knowing the answer. Problems were worked through together in conversation, which gave him the skills to analyse questions and search for the solution himself. With this method John built up his confidence gradually, allowing him to tackle problems he had previously thought completely impossible.

John is extremely knowledgeable in a wide range of science topics and anything he feels he is not sufficiently sure of will be researched and the answers found. Even the most fundamental of questions from our son, such as ‘what exactly is electricity’, did not faze him and his answers were always carefully constructed to give the required level of knowledge without ever fobbing him off with platitudes.

John is flexible with lesson times and always prepared to be contacted by email between sessions should any questions arise. He let our son direct the learning and the pace so that he felt in control of the process. He said it felt totally different from being taught at school and he always emerged from the sessions buoyant and keen to share his new knowledge with us. He found an excitement and a pleasure in learning Physics which he had never experienced before.

I have no hesitation in recommending John as a tutor – if only teachers at school could be more like this!

John answered my request for tuition quickly and efficiently. Although my son has only had a few lessons, I can already see a difference in his work. John's use of past exam questions targets the problem areas immediately, highlighting missed concepts and addressing them straight away. My son is enjoying his lessons and says that John explains topics in a way which allows him (my son) to apply the same principle to answer any other question (in the process building the pupil's confidence in their own ability). An invaluable skill that many teachers do not have. We are very impressed and will be requesting that our other son also learn with John.

John has been very helpful and flexible in times of tuition.

He has been very proactive and I believe we have met agreed objectives to date

Hi,

John responded immediately and was extremely helpful. We subsequently decided against tutoring with John but only because he school decided to offer it. We would definately use John in the future and were extremely impressed with Fiirst Tutors.

A/S Physics and A/S Biology: Well-prepared for lessons and identified areas student should concentrate on to improve understanding of knowledge already gained and examination technique. Feedback generally was extremely helpful and contributed a great deal to the student gaining confidence and, therefore, better chance of achieving a good grade. Would definitely recommend to others.

(Whilst I see this "feedback" is sent directly to you, John, I have written it so that you can add it to your "references" without altering the wording… thank you for your time and help in preparing Frazer for his exams… he has found your assistance to be of great benefit to him.)

John was very helpful and provided the tuition we required, will continue to use him.

My daughter is very happy with the help John has given her, in fact she says she has learnt more chemistry from him in the short time he's been tutoring her than a whole year at school!