My son has dyslexia and has always struggled with English. His Daresne tutor adapted her approach really quickly - less reading from the page, more discussion and audio-first methods. His GCSE English marks have improved by two grades. More importantly he does not dread it anymore.
A level religious studies is not commonly tutored but Daresne found someone excellent. Tutor has a theology degree and is brilliant at helping daughter engage with philosophical arguments properly. Marks went from Ds to As. Predicted a high grade for the final exams.
Brilliant from day one.
My son speaks French with me at home but was getting a 5 in GCSE French. His tutor identified immediately that his register was too informal and his written French had anglicisms. Three months of specific work on this and he is predicted a 9. The tutor knew exactly what the examiner wants.
My son speaks French at home with me but was only getting a 5 in GCSE French. His tutor worked out immediately that his spoken register was too informal for the exam and his written French had errors he had picked up from home. Within a few months his predicted grade went from a 5 to an 8. The tutor knew exactly what the examiner wants.
Turned things around completely. My son was on course to fail Leaving Cert physics and is now predicted to pass with a decent grade. His tutor has been really patient with him.
Son was struggling across all three sciences. We focused on biology first with Daresne and within a few months his confidence had grown enough that he started approaching chemistry and physics differently too. He got a 6 in his biology mock which he was really proud of. Tutor made it feel manageable when it had felt overwhelming.
This time last year daughter was getting 4s in English language and was disheartened. Started Daresne in January and she got a 7 in her mock in November. Improvement in her writing is really visible. She now actually enjoys writing which I never thought I would say. Tutor has been incredibly patient and encouraging.
Claire what a brilliant result! A 4 to a 7 is a huge jump and your daughter should be incredibly proud. Thank you for sharing this. The Daresne Team
