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.
Will keep this short. Son got a U in his AS chem mock in October. Desperate. Started Daresne in November, two sessions a week. By Feb his teacher was predicting a B. I dont know what the tutor did differently to school but it worked. Online lessons which I was sceptical about but no issues at all.
Daughter is yr9 and we wanted to get ahead before GCSEs. Maths sessions have been really good. Tutor sends a short message after each one saying what they covered and what to look at before next time which I really like, keeps things on track. She has started asking for extra sessions which says everything.
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.
My mum always does these so I wanted to write it myself because student reviews are probably more useful. Doing A level biology and chemistry. My tutor is really good, she doesnt just read stuff at you she actually explains why things work which makes it stick. I used to find biology boring and now its my favourite subject. Bit mad really. Worth it.
Chloe thank you so much for writing this yourself, it means a lot to us and to your tutor. Good luck with the exams! The Daresne Team