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Kate has been incredibly professional and is always super creative and energetic in my son’s lesson. We are looking forward to continuing his learning with Kate.

Thank you for your very kind offer of help before next lesson.
My son was very pleased with the lesson again today and he feels that he is learning from you. I like your approach, input and enthusiasm and it seems to be working really well. It’s a pity that there aren’t more ‘Kates’ out there! :-) Thanks again for another productive lesson.

Kate has been excellent! Although she only started working with our son 3 months before his GCSE exams, Kate was able to understand where we was very quickly, and then added immense value to his revision and exam preparations. He thoroughly enjoyed all his sessions with Kate, and we would recommend her to anyone looking for an English GCSE tutor. Thanks Kate!

My son has only received one lesson with Kate at present. Kate is organised, informative and most importantly Luca enjoyed his lesson. With Kate’s help I’m sure luca will go up a Grade in his GCSE exams this summer. Thank you Kate !!

Kate was genuinely an academic lifeline for our family when she began tutoring our son. He had struggled with English language and comprehension for several years and needed a tutor who could help him make sense of English grammar, spelling and phonics. Kate worked with him to develop both his reading and written English skills as well as giving him some much-needed confidence. The result was a marked improvement across all of his subjects. Once his written language improved, he was much more able to communicate the depth of his ideas and thinking. Something which had held him back and left him frustrated in school previously. Even though all of his lessons were virtual, Kate was able to build a really strong trust bond with him which was impressive and enormously effective in helping him to learn. As a direct result of Kate's influence he is more confident in school, enjoys reading so much more and is able to communicate complex ideas in writing fluently and confidently. We would not hesitate to recommend her, she's a real gift!

We are so fortunate to have found Kate! Kate is helping my child with English and French in preparation for 14+ entrance exams. My child loves working with Kate. We live abroad, so Kate conducts the sessions over Zoom, which works brilliantly. Kate draws up very detailed, engaging lesson materials and provides thoughtful, helpful feedback on my child's progress all the way. Due to differences in curriculum etc… my child had a lot of catching up to do, but Kate knew just what to do, where to start and how to develop the skills and knowledge my child needed -- my child has already learnt an enormous amount in a short space of time.

Kate has been a super teacher for my son.

So glad we have found Kate, she has been a great help to my son. He has only had a few lessons so far but is already feeling more confident about his upcoming GCSE’s. Very helpful tutor and super reliable.

We came to Kate in February '19 after our daughter's year 5 teacher called us to school to tell us she had fallen badly behind in Maths. We immediately started a weekly tuition programme with Kate and below are the results of that investment :
Her end of Year 5 school report congratulated her on her much improved Maths
The first Year 6 Maths test returned an impressive 84% (previous scores were in the low 60s)
She has been placed in the upper group in Year 6 streamed Maths
We have Kate to thank for this marvellous turnaround.

Kate has immediately helped my son's confidence for his forthcoming 11+ exams. She's been extremely patient, encouraging and thorough, and has achieved more in a short space of time that I could have hoped for in both Maths and English.

My son has been seeing Kate for intensive tutoring over the Summer holidays. Kate has been caring and supportive and her work is always creative and imaginative. My son loves learning with her and we have already seen significant improvement in his work. Kate has spent considerable time after classes writing me detailed feedback on how things are going and advising me how best to help my son achieve his potential. A thoroughly successful partnership!

Our daughter warmed instantly to Kate and we have been extremely impressed by the amount of work covered in each session. Kate has made the work relevant to our daughter’s interests too, so the themes are fun.

My son said Kate is nice, helpful, resourceful and the second best teacher he’s ever had. I find Kate diligent, organised, informative and we look forwards to may more lessons to come. Thanks!

You mediately put Charlotte at her ease (which is not always easy) and I feel will be able to work on the missing gaps so that she can grow more confident and without it seeming to be too much hard work!

I highly recommend Kate as a Tutor of English.
She is driven, organized and talented tutor who develops inspiring relationships with students. Her ability to connect and her talent is simply the best. I really like her concepts and approaches to non-native English speakers.

Very friendly, very professional. Kate put me at ease straight away. Her way of working with new piano players such as myself is second to none.

I thoroughly recommend her. I’ve stopped temporarily due to work commitments but hope to start lessons with Kate again in the new year.

Kate is an amazing tutor who really cares about getting the best from her students. A balanced approach is always adopted, making sure that the extra work is always achievable, and is sympathetic to the other pressures and priorities out there for the student. I am also happy to feedback that the time spent with Kate resulted in great GCSE marks, for which we will always be grateful. Cannot recommend enough!

Kate was kind, straightforward, punctual and organised. She explained things very clearly to my 13 year old son who found the lessons really helpful. Kate also sent me a detailed ‘report’ about what they had covered in the 3 hours (on separate occasions) of tutoring and how the sessions had gone. I found this very helpful too. Kate was also very flexible about the topics they covered, even changing them at the last minute. I would highly recommend Kate.

Hi Kate, I just wanted to take the opportunity to thank you for the lessons that you have provided so far. You've been very patient and made the experience really enjoyable for me. I'm certainly pleased that I built up the courage to take lessons with you. I only wish I did it sooner. Kind Regards, Paul

Kate is a friendly enthusiastic and professional tutor who my daughter felt immediately comfortable with . I am very impressed with Kate in the short period of time my daughter has been seeing her .

Both children are really enjoying their time with you. They have commented that they find the lessons really interesting and they come away wanting to do their homework, and do it 'properly'. Another point they raised was that they find your approach really positive - even when you're giving them some negative feedback - and this has improved their confidence already.

Even over a relatively short space of time, we have noticed a distinct improvement in both their written work and comprehension, and generally I think both children are feeling positive about their progress and how they can develop in the future.

Thank you!

Kate was fantastic with my daughter. She taught her in a way that has not only improved her understanding of the subject but has left her enjoying it.

My daughter has really benefitted from Kate's tuition, she has become more confident with sounding out words and her reading is improving. Kate is extremely patient and uses a variety of games and books to help keep my daughter focused and interested. I would highly recommend Kate as a tutor.

Very happy with the tuition Kate has given my son. He has grown in confidence and has achieved excellent results at school.
Thank you

Over the past month since Kate first started tutoring my son, I have been very impressed with the quality of the tutoring, her personal approach to the student's requirements, and the challenge she is providing for my son. It is wonderful to see someone who can inspire him so much, so quickly.

I have nothing but praise for Kate. An amazing tutor who is currently assisting my daughter with maths & English. Very knowledgeable, adaptable and has an enthusiasm for teaching & learning which is infectious. My daughter is gaining confidence and is actually enjoying herself as Kate looks 'outside the box' because each child is so different. I would not hesitate to recommend Kate. Thank you so much.

Kate is a great tutor . She has both our boys who are 8 and 12 for 20 hours a week and has been fantastic in helping us transition from mainstream education to homeschooling . They are enjoying their daily lessons and are very happy to get on with their homework . I was particularly pleased when , after a couple of weeks with Kate , my eldest son told us that maths was no longer a scary subject .

She has managed to encourage and motivate them going as far as suggesting great books and material and sending us early feedback on their progress. She rates very high so far on: "Positive learning environment , Supporting with adequate materials , Planning designed for each student, Providing feedback to parents and welcoming their input, and above all making learning normal and interesting for our children"
We are very grateful to have found Kate and wholeheartedly recommend her to anyone who is looking for a tutor.

I am so impressed with Kate - she is a gem of a tutor. She ensures she comes to each session with a range of relevant exercises which are tailor made to engage my work-shy 12 year old son and help him prepare for his common entrance exam! She injects each tutorial with humour, kindness and encouragement and I can see him gaining confidence in both Latin and French, quite effortlessly. She is an extremely talented tutor, and I would have no hesitation in recommending her. Her comprehensive understanding of both these subjects makes me think that she would be able to work with older children too.