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Mike is an excellent tutor. I would highly recommend him. His warmth and understanding quickly won over my son, who now looks forward to his weekly English tutoring sessions. Mike has a great approach and ensures lessons are engaging and stretching. It is wonderful to see my son feeling more positive about English for the first time in many years. Thanks Mike!

A brilliant teacher, after only a few lessons my daughter is finding Chemistry fun and engaging. A+ for Mike.

Mike is a gifted and caring teacher. Our son has gotten far more out of 3 months of weekly sessions with Mike than he did in the whole preceding year at school.
We can count on one hand the number of people we trust to be on their own with our son and Mike is one of them.

"He's a great teacher, especially with circles" is what our son had to say :)

We wouldn't hesitate to recommend Mike to other children and their families.

We've only had a few sessions with Mike, but from the start, my son has enjoyed his English lessons, due to Mike's calm and steady approach. Mike engaged well with my son on his first visit; taking time to learn about his interests and subsequently started to work around those areas first to build his confidence. We would certainly recommend Mike as a tutor.

A really fantastic tutor whom I would really recommend.
My son has gained so much confidence during the time he has been seeing Mike and looks forward to every session.

Mike has been a good tutor thus far. My daughter is benefitting from their sessions together and improving in her confidence.

After just 3 sessions with Mike I already felt much more confident with approaching and answering A Level biology. His tailored teaching styles and revision techniques have boosted both my confidence and my personal understanding on a wide range of subjects. Each week Mike went out of his way to prepare past exam questions and went through them in-depth to ensure I understood the topics. I recommend Mike most highly!

Mike has been tutoring my son and it is a really positive experience! Mike took time to find out my son's interests and has incorporated this into their sessions. He is giving my son confidence to do well and positive results are being seen at school - I would highly recommend Mike to any of my friends or anyone looking for tutoring.

My son says "My time with Mike has helped me a lot. I am learning better ways to answer questions and the sessions are already helping me to improve my written work."

(Mike I'm really happy for this to be published!)

Mike's tuition is fantastic. Over a three week period, Mike helped me with my maths, as well as increasing my confidence levels with the subject. He asked a lot of questions, and explains difficult concepts with detail and support. He is a brilliant tutor and I would highly recommend him. As a result of Mike's tutoring I passed my QTS maths test, a task I did not think would be possible!

After a session to identify my learning style Mike was able to adapt his approach to best suit my needs. He improved my confidence levels greatly by coaching me in understanding the questions so I knew the best way to answer without making silly mistakes.
He is a friendly person and cares about his students' learning needs. I really enjoyed working with him and he helped me enjoy maths and prepared me for my exams.

My son has really enjoyed his sessions with Mike, and this has been reflected in my sons improved projected GCSE grades and his confidence as he sits his exams.
Mike has been easy to arrange sessions with, flexible as we needed and was happy to be led by what my son felt he needed to work on as well as giving structured guidance. My son said he felt he understood more in an hour with mike than a week at school!
I have already recommended mike to friends with children approaching their GCSEs and will return with my daughter when her time arrives.

Mike is helping my daughter with A level biology and is doing a great job. He is flexible and listens to what she wants to study on a week by week basis. He is keeping her motivated and positive about the exams. I would highly recommend Mike as a biology tutor who has more than met the brief we requested.

After failing to find inspiration to achieve at GCSE English in the past, Edward has found Mike to be a very supportive and encouraging tutor who has given him the drive to succeed. He is clearly a very likeable person who combines a very good knowledge of the subject with a great ability to enable a feeling of potential success. Edward no longer finds English to be a dry subject. Instead, he has been encouraged to read and develop his skills in a very short time. Many thanks!!

Really helpful! It has helped me with my understanding of the content aswell as adapting my technique of answering exam questions so that I am now able to get more marks. The revision tips have also been helpful not only in biology but all of my subjects - thank you!

Mike is a very friendly and personable tutor who my son finds very approachable and works well with him. English is far from my son’s favourite GCSE subject but Mike works hard to find interesting texts and other ways to engage him with the subject. My son always tells me that he has enjoyed and found his tutorials useful; which I think is a very positive outcome coming from a teenage boy!

My husband and I have found Mike to be a very personable, likable man who comes across easy going and knowledgeable. My daughter is getting on extremely well even after just a few weeks with Mike, she is already more confident in the subject matter and finds it very comfortable to be able to converse with Mike, which in turn has already proven to be getting better results at school. In all honesty, she is an extremely bright individual but had lost confidence after her mock exams and needed some extra guidance on the run up to her GCSE's taking place in a few months. We are all very pleased at how Mike has tailored the learning to her specific needs, keeps us, as parents, informed of what work is being undertaken and her ongoing progress. My husband and I and most importantly our daughter are all completely happy to recommend Mike.

Thank you very much!

Bonnie Kumar

My Year 11 son was very reluctant to have tutoring. We initially went for a chat with Mike. my son then agreed to start tutoring. After having 4 sessions with Mike, he has now tried a couple of mock exam papers. Successfully achieving a C grade! Tom is now enjoying the tutoring sessions and hoping to achieve higher marks running up to the exams in the summer. Mike is friendly and professional and makes this subject easier to understand and enjoyable!

Hamish is really enjoying having tuition with Mike. He feels very comfortable with Mike and has fun at the same time as covering a lot of ground.He enjoys the interactive nature of the sessions and Mike really tries to tailor the sessions to Hamish's individual needs. the homework is helpful and focused and Hamish gets good feedback following this

Mike is a fantastic tutor. He has been tutoring our daughter for GCSE chemistry and in a few short sessions she has gone from feeling utterly lost to possibly getting A or B. He is obviously a very experienced teacher, focused and able to teach things well and in an engaging way. As an ex-chemistry teacher he knows exactly the course content so a lot is acheived in a short space of time. Annabel has thoroughly enjoyed her sessions with Mike. He is friendly and generous with his time and we would definitely use Mike again for this or any other subject he teaches.

Gave really good revision strategies and tips

Mike has already been a fantastic help with my 2 children (A level biology, GCSE maths). He has many innovative learning styles and is able to adapt to their different levels. He is well prepared, reliable and professional yet informal enough for them to feel totally at ease. In time I would like to see him focus on past papers with efficient topic revision. I would highly recommend him.

He has a good knowledge of English Literature and has helped me a lot with broadening my understanding of the subject to a great extent.

Mike is an great tutor that helped me with specific topics and exam techniques that I found most challenging. He provided me with techniques and advice that improved my confidence and overall performance in the subject.

Mike is an excellent tutor. He responded quickly to our last minute request for help with an upcoming Controlled Assessment. He is friendly, approachable and knowledgable. He reassured my daughter that she was doing well and this has boosted her self confidence. We would recommend Mike.

My daughter has had 3 sessions with Mike now and is finding them really helpful. He has helped her to focus upon her techniques in writing essay questions allowing her to focus upon her analysis skills and becoming more proficient in her answers. He has identified where she needs support and is working with her to develop her skills and knowledge. It has been really good so far.

Mike is an excellent teacher who really challenges me to think beyond what I would normally consider as an answer. His enthusiasm and passion for English are great at motivating me because I then want to learn more about the chosen topic. Although currently I have only had a few sessions with Mike I am looking forward each week to our next meeting.