First couple of sessions werent great if im honest. Daughter wasnt engaging and I wasnt sure it was worth continuing. Messaged Daresne and they changed approach quickly. After that it was a lot better. She actually enjoys English now so cant complain. Would have given 5 stars except for the slow start. Good communication from the team overall.
Thanks Sophie, really appreciate the honest feedback. Sorry the start was slow and glad we could sort it. Please reach out any time if anything isnt working. The Daresne Team
She just kept rereading the same pages and testing herself with the same questions. Her tutor taught her how to actually revise which sounds simple but her school had never really addressed it. Predicted grade went from a 4 to an 8 over about ten months. She now uses the same approach for all her subjects. Changed how she learns.
My son sat down for the first session with his arms crossed and I thought this is going nowhere. Twelve months later on 8 sessions a month he is predicted a 6 having started at a 3. He is actually nervous about results day in the good way. He wants to do well. That has never happened before with French. Whatever Amelie does it works.
Marc Amelie will absolutely love reading this! Turning someone around who had checked out takes real skill. Best of luck on results day. The Daresne Team
Her school suggested she move to foundation tier maths. We did not accept that. We signed up for 16 sessions a month for the final year and her tutor Hannah worked on higher tier content only, never retreated to foundation. She got a 7. She is going to her sixth form of choice. That is all I wanted and it happened.
My son needed combined science and Spanish at a 5 or his college course would not take him. School had more or less given up on him getting there. We started in January, 8 sessions a month across both subjects. Combined science came back as a 6. Spanish a 6. His college tutor has already said he is one of the better prepared students in his group. That was not something I expected to hear.
Oliver exceeding expectations in two subjects is a fantastic outcome. Your son should be really proud of himself. Enjoy college! The Daresne Team
Tutoring itself is fine, son is getting better at GCSE physics and tutor knows the subject well. My frustration is the admin side. Rescheduling was a faff and I sent an email that didnt get a reply for nearly 4 days. Not bad enough to leave but worth knowing. Teaching is solid though.
Tom, thanks for flagging this. Four days for an email is not good enough and we are sorry. We have made changes to how we handle messages. Glad the sessions are going well for your son. The Daresne Team
Signed up after daughters Year 10 French assessment came back really poorly and teacher said speaking needed serious work. Improvement has been massive. She has a predicted 7 and is actually comfortable speaking now which was not the case before. Tutor does a lot of roleplay practice which felt awkward at first but clearly works.
Son could talk about books fine but written answers were all over the place. Tutor has been good at getting him to structure arguments and use quotes properly. He is not a natural writer so progress has been gradual but real. Would give 5 stars but we had to change tutors once early on which was disruptive. Got sorted but worth mentioning.