What parents have to say about tutoring from AHeadStart.
"Daisy's exams seem to have gone well so far. Helena has made a huge difference to her knowledge and confidence and Daisy has approached her learning and the exams with little anxiety."
Daisy’s mother Lorelei, November 2014
Year 11, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics
"Georgia really felt that Becky made a big difference. She feels sure that she has passed and hopefully even done better. I certainly appreciated the fact that you could quickly supply a tutor of Becky's calibre. I would recommend A Head Start to others in a similar position to Georgia."
Georgia’s mother Leanne, December 2012
Year 13, Level 3 Chemistry
“Thanks to you and Sean for the very comprehensive report- we are so pleased with his progress. George really likes Sean and responds well to his style of teaching.
George said to me yesterday that he now enjoys maths which is great and a big change from before beginning Sean's tutorials.”
George’s mother Justine, July 2015
Year 7, Mathematics
“Leading up to the MCAT exam, Megan was still really confused and school was not offering anything in the way of tutorials. After 2 sessions with AHeadStart Megan felt she had enough understanding to pass the exam, and she actually achieved merit.”
Megan’s mother Donna, January 2014
Year 11, Level 1 Mathematics
“Sean is really remarkable, Tom’s confidence is growing in leaps and bounds and he is loving learning. I am so pleased I found your organisation :)”
Tom’s mother Jo, May 2015
Year 9, Mathematics & Science
“The tuition helped Ellen pass all the Chemistry Papers at Level 3 that she sat. She learnt to understand the chemistry concepts that were proving difficult for her. [She enjoyed the] one on one time to fully understand the chemistry that she wasn't grasping in a full classroom situation and the opportunity to have her questions answered in a manner that she understood. She improved her results from the mock exams until the final exams.”
Ellen’s mother, January 2016
Year 13, Chemistry
“Thanks to you and Sean for the excellent report. George is really enjoying maths now and recently got the top score in his class maths test and has been asked to join a maths extension group at school! We are certain this is all thanks to Sean. He really looks forward to his tutorials with Sean each week which is great!”
George’s mother Justine, August 2015
Year 7, Mathematics
"Yes we met with Blake and he seems like a very professional person.
Michael was impressed, and liked Blake’s calm manner and how he didn’t put Michael down when Mike didn’t know something (I know that is what teachers are meant to be like but it is a big thing for Michael) J
We are very happy thank you."
Michael’s mother Fay, August 2013
Year 11, English
"[We] previously used AHeadStart 1-2 years ago, finding Melanie extremely professional and approachable. The tutor involved was just wonderful and after only one session was able to recognise a key component which our daughter wasn't understanding in physics. She went from getting "not achieved" to "excellent" within a very short time."
Paris’ mother Hilary, January 2013
Year 13, Calculus & Physics
"Our daughter gained invaluable help from her AHeadStart tutors. After each lesson she came away feeling energised by the learning that she had done and she looked forward to the next lesson. She went into her final exams feeling confident that she had the knowledge to pass them."
Rachel’s mother Elizabeth, December 2009
Year 13, Level 3 Chemistry, Physics & Statistics
“Hi Melanie,
Thank you so much for helping with us with a tutor at the last minute.
Thomas has really enjoyed Sam and has definitely found it helpful, so fingers crossed!! We would definitely recommend both AHeadStart and Sam to anyone.
Many thanks, Charlene”
Thomas’s mother Charlene, November 2016
Year 13, Economics
“Thank you very much for the service you provide. Mo has been a great support for Jake when he needed it.”
Jake’s mother Lisa, November 2015
Year 13, Physics
"Thank you for your professional assistance this year, Taylor has worked well with Daniel and it should put him in good stead for next year."
Taylor’s mother Erith, November 2014
Year 13, Calculus & Physics
“It was a great help to Grace. It gave her more confidence with exams and she passed her MCAT which she had been concerned previously that she may not. There were particular aspects also of the curriculum that were specifically letting her down in exams and she was able to get a greater understanding of these areas.”
Grace’s mother Pam, January 2016
Year 11, Mathematics
"Thanks so much for the input you guys had in getting Ben more prepared for his exams. He is adamant that it helped so fingers crossed for January exam result time!!!!"
Ben’s mother Seanne, December 2014
Year 13, Calculus & Chemistry
“Hi Melanie
Thanks for your follow up. Ferg was very happy with his tutorial. In fact he discussed it all the way home in the car. Then I was allowed to read what he had done, and look at the work he had done at school. (A first!!)
He knows he’s got the ideas, just getting them underway is his challenge (and then of course the proofreading, tenses etc.) But as I have tried explaining to him a hundred times, that can all be done at a different time
The big thing is he is motivated, so really wants to do well. So, yes, I would say the first tutorial was a success. He was happy with Brooke and how she related to/helped him
Cheers Paula.”
Fergus’ mother Paula, June 2016
Year 11, English & Mathematics
"It’s nice to know that our son can go to AHeadStart and leave having learnt the things he somehow missed in class."
Lyndon’s mother Marian, December 2009
Year 10 Maths & Science
"Just wanted to say that Daniel has been excellent for Tom, and that Tom also appreciates his “style”! They seem to have an excellent rapport going, and while Daniel is certainly a bit introverted, they are communicating very well."
Tom’s father Steve, May 2013
Year 13, Calculus
"Lauralee and I would also very much like to thank you for your wonderful tuition at the end of last year. Lauralee attained an Excellence in Graphs and a Merit in Algebra, which absolutely thrilled her!! This was after the teacher at school suggested she should not take Maths in Year 12 due to her poor marks during the year! We have so much to thank you for! "
Lauralee’s mother Lisa, January 2012
Year 11, Level 1 Mathematics
“Jackson has been awesome with Meg and has really achieved good progress with her. Thanks for all the support :)”
Meg’s mother Jennene, June 2015
Year 10, Mathematics & Science
"Not only has my Max found your Max very helpful with his maths learning, but he has also enjoyed his company, taken a tutorial at the University and been inspired to follow in Max’s footsteps and aim to do a degree in Computer Science! A direction was what Max needed most of all so now he has a reason to try to do well in his exams."
Max’s mother Caroline, October 2014
Year 12, Mathematics
"Thanks once again. Tom found the tutorials from Daniel very helpful. Tom was very impressed with Daniel. He says he was really engaging. Just a fantastic teacher. Wow, really high praise from my son. I think you run a great business.”
Tom’s mother Leanne, December 2014
Year 13, Chemistry & Economics
"Thank you for sending Helena to us. She is an impressive young woman and has already helped Daisy so much. Daisy says she explains things clearly and has unravelled much confusion already. We are looking forward to seeing her every Sunday."
Daisy’s mother Lorelei, May 2014
Year 11, Chemistry, Mathematics & Physics
"Thanks to Melanie & John for your very professional approach to tuition. You provide lots of information & resources which made the whole process easy & accessible. Thank you. "
Alice’s mother Robyn, December 2009
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
“[Mikayla] saw her Maths teacher yesterday and he was saying to her that he can’t believe how much more improved Mikayla is this year with her books of work that she is turning in. Even though James and Mikayla only meet 1 hour each week, James has just made such a difference to her in helping her understand but also helping her do different equations that she is learning with approaching them with easier ways that what her books are teaching her. I have even noticed at home she is working through her books so much faster because she is actually having more of an understanding of what she is doing.
I would like to also say a huge thankyou to you and James for really sticking with Mikayla and helping her have confidence in what she is trying to do as last year she struggled to try and catch up but James just seemed to the right person to have incredible patience with her, Mikayla said she laughs sometimes because she sees him taking a few headache pills before the odd lesson. Ha ha. But again thanks for the reports and for James great teaching skills, hopefully Mikayla can keep up and keep remembering the skills that James is teaching her.”
Mikayla’s mother Leeann, May 2015
Year 12, Mathematics
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