Son was getting H4s in higher level Leaving Cert maths. Tutor has been brilliant at the harder content and exam technique. Now predicted an H2 and targeting an H1. The grade jump has been significant.
Son is very sporty but not engaging with the written academic side of GCSE PE. Tutor was really good at helping him connect the sport science theory to things he was experiencing in his own training. He is now much more interested in the academic side and marks have improved a lot.
Daughter is a heritage Swedish speaker who wanted to take GCSE Swedish. Finding a tutor who could help with specific exam requirements rather than just conversational Swedish was the challenge. Daresne found exactly the right tutor. She is on track for a high grade.
Daughter is a heritage Mandarin speaker doing GCSE Mandarin. The challenges are specific to heritage learners and her tutor understood this perfectly. Sessions were very well targeted and she improved enormously. Really excellent tutor found by Daresne.
Spanish tutor was excellent. Not much more to say.
Daughter is a heritage Hungarian speaker taking GCSE Hungarian. Tutor Daresne found really understood the specific challenges heritage language learners face where spoken language is strong but formal written knowledge needs work. Really impressed with how targeted sessions were.
Daughter is a heritage French speaker and finding a tutor who worked at the right level and understood the specific GCSE challenges was difficult. Daresne found exactly the right person. Sessions have been excellent and she is predicted a very high grade.
Daughter is a heritage Italian speaker doing GCSE Italian. Finding the right tutor for a heritage speaker is different. Daresne found someone who understood this perfectly. Really targeted and effective sessions. She is doing brilliantly.