“In year 8 my son was facing some scholarship exams which overall he was well prepared for. However in tackling questions relating to RS, and the more general moral and political philosophy essays he was expected to write in the exam, I could sense he was afraid and unsure how to approach the big questions, which to him seemed unrelated to anything he had studied.
Rachel was excellent at making him feel comfortable and breaking down his fear about how to approach a seemingly impossible question. He enjoyed the sessions and found them a huge help. I was worried that adding tuition at a time when he was already overloaded with work, would cause resentment, but it was the opposite, he seemed less stressed about things, calmer and clearer after a session.
The level that was expected of him was easily GCSE if not higher, but Rachel was able to help him plan and use his own knowledge effectively to produce well-formed essays. I am still in touch with her to help on an ad hoc basis, not just when the pressure's on, but also to guide him if he ever wants to talk through a tricky essay."
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“Rachel has an incredible understanding, enthusiasm and knowledge of her subject. She adapts her approach to the individual learning style of her pupil, which was beneficial to my daughter. She also provides very helpful and detailed written information. I would highly recommend her."
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“Last year I contacted Rachel in desperate need of tuition as my school teacher wasn’t teaching me the Philosophy and Ethics course and having been at school for over three months, couldn’t even begin answer a question on even the first unit of the course. I had two hours a week with Rachel focusing on Ethics and in four months she taught me the entire course, sent me endless reading material and note sheets with extra information. Rachel was incredibly friendly, patient and efficient and as well as being a brilliant tutor, she is a genuinely lovely person. With four months of Rachel’s tutoring I scored 97% in both my Philosophy exam and my Ethics exam and couldn’t have been happier! I couldn’t recommend her more highly to anyone, she is absolutely brilliant.”
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"Rachel has really helped me after my disappointing first attempt at AS Philosophy. I lost a lot of confidence about the subject and in my ability and would not have been able to achieve anything near the standard of essays in the exam had I not had private tuition. She really helped me to fulfil my potential in the subject, offering a supportive role and being able to strip right back to the basics of the topics so that I could understand them easily. I found explaining the topics and having discussions about them with someone who understands these difficult arguments helped me to rectify my mistakes, but also increase my knowledge as one of the biggest challenges within RS is being able to convey your ideas well in the exam.
Rachel is kind, considerate, well prepared and the most helpful tutor I have had and she has really helped me over the past few months. I cannot recommend her highly enough and she can tailor her lessons to what you're struggling with. She enabled me to go into my exams (both Philosophy and Ethics AS) with an excellent essay structure, the confidence to tackle critical analysis and the knowledge to produce good answers in a short space of time. Thank you very much for all your help."
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"Rachel, has been a tremendous help to my daughter during her A-level course in RS. She helped her boost her grade in AS but more importantly re-ignited her interest in the subject which helped her with the A2 subject matter. Rachel is a very pleasant young lady, who was always punctual and reliable. I would recommended her to anyone in need of tuition."
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