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Maria was an excellent tutor for my daughter's Maths GCSE. She seemed to have a lesson for every problem at her fingertips so which ever direction my daughter wanted to take the lesson she was prepared. She gave my daughter plenty of strategies and she feels much better equipped now.
In my daughter's words, "she made hard things simple."
Clare, GCSE Maths
Over the last 4 years, Maria has tutored two of my daughters in GCSE and A level Maths and in GCSE Science. Maria is extremely polite, organised and reliable. She communicates well, knows her subjects and teaches calmly, succinctly and with admirable patience. I have no doubt that she has raised results in all cases.
John, GCSE and A-Level Maths and Sciences
Maria was great with our son. She understood his strengths and weaknesses, and guided him through his challenges with ease. He enjoyed working with her. We definitely recommend Maria.
Louise, 10+ and 11+ Maths, English, VR, NVR
I first met Maria eight weeks before my GCSE exams. I struggled with Maths since primary school [and] thought I was terrible at Maths and that there wouldn’t be enough time for me to catch up before the exams started. Maria’s tutoring style is to be very understanding and patient. She knew how I learnt the best and used innovative methods to teach me complicated concepts. If I didn’t understand something, she would keep changing the way she explained until I understood. For the first time ever I started to understand algebra! With each session I felt stronger and my Maths skills just kept improving. Maria also sent feedback after each session and gave me homework to do which was very helpful with keeping things fresh in my memory. I am very grateful to Maria.
Alex, GCSE Maths
Maria has now been tutoring my son for two years. I am pleased to say that not only did he pass the 11+ exams, but he received countless offers from independent schools. He has consistently scored 'Greater Depth' in all subjects at school, however the best part is that he actually enjoys the tutoring lessons and looks forward to them. Her sessions are well thought out, focused and challenging. Her explanations are understandable [and] she is not short of new approaches to help understanding. I would highly recommend her, not just for 11+, but ongoing. She will keep you ahead of the rest.
Roopal, 11+ Maths, English, VR, NVR
My daughter was struggling with the Mechanics side of her A-Level course. Maria has patiently worked through questions with her, checking her understanding at each stage and has given my daughter her confidence back. Maria has been great at helping her understand why and when she needs to use the different calculations. My daughter is starting to enjoy Maths again.
Paula, A-Level Mechanics
Maria is an excellent tutor, with an abundance of knowledge in a variety of subjects. Maria's teaching style is very thorough and she does not simply tell you how to answer a question but breaks it down step by step for you to understand. I've noticed this really aided her learning process. We feel very lucky to have Maria as her tutor.
Najat, GCSE Maths, Science and History