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First Tutors

Thank you Fiona for tutoring Hattie in her Chemistry A level. Your considerate and generous approach gave Hattie the skills and confidence she needed to tackle some of the trickiest aspects of the course content , and your guidance on her study approach really helped during revision. She was delighted to achieve a B !

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. Hattie was wonderful to work with, hence many of our tutorials overrunning every week, and I was so happy to hear that she achieved the B grade and gained entry to her university course of choice. I wish her all the best in her future studies.

First Tutors

Fiona tutored my daughter for just under a year for A-Level Biology. Fiona was very helpful and is very knowledgeable concerning the A-Level Biology curriculum. She has a large array of resources which helped to further my daughter's understanding of the course content. Fiona provided detailed and informative feedback on my daughter's homework and is brilliant at explaining difficult aspects of the course in a clear way. Fiona challenged and pushed my daughter in her preparation for both her mocks and final exams and always took a keen interest in her progress. I would thoroughly recommend Fiona.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your kind words Angela. Your daughter was fantastic to work with and I wish her all the best for the future.

First Tutors

Excellent communication with lots of advice and help for me (the parent). Homework is marked and feedback provided each time. Son is enjoying his lessons.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. I am glad your son is enjoying the tutorials; I am too and I hope that by us working as a team he can achieve his true potential in his GCSEs.

First Tutors

Fiona was a good tutor, very engaging, positive and encouraging. Fiona created a structured learning environment with regular feedback on the homework set. Our daughter enjoyed learning with Fiona, which kept her committed to the sessions and definitely improved her grade.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your kind words Glyn. I enjoyed working with your daughter as she was engaged and organised with her work and willing to improve. I am so pleased with her final A-level result - a big improvement from where she was this time last year. Thank you again.

First Tutors

Fiona is an extremely dedicated tutor who has immensely helped me with A-Level biology. The resources she provides have been tailored to tick all the boxes for the content you must know. I feel far more relieved (although still nervous) going into year 13 as Fiona has an extensive knowledge on Biology and teaching.This has been able to provide me with relevant context which helps improve and further my understanding in my biology specification. As well as being very capable as a teacher, I am grateful for Fiona as she continues to create a very comfortable, judgement free learning environment where I am not scared of asking questions. Thank you for making Biology a subject I thoroughly enjoy!

Tutor response

Thank you so much Sana for your wonderful feedback. You are lovely to tutor as you are a hard working and dedicated student who wants to understand the biology as well as achieve excellent results. I look forward to working with you over the next year.

First Tutors

Fiona is being very supportive to my son. She is also always well prepared and can spot easily a student's weaknesses. Thank you Fiona for all your help!

Tutor response

Thank you for your kind words Sarah. It is a pleasure to tutor your son, who is proactive and willing to work hard and to improve. Thank you for hiring me!

First Tutors

Fiona was instantly reassuring, gave Arthur confidence, after only 2 lessons he has already learnt a lot. Very helpful, reliable, I would recommend her as a tutor.

Tutor response

Thank you so much Anna for your lovely feedback. I look forward to continuing to help Arthur.

First Tutors

Fiona is very professional and was great at providing feedback on work completed every week. She is very committed to the person's progression in their subject.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your kind words. It was great to work with you this year and see you work hard and make such good progress.

First Tutors

Fiona creates a comfortable environment for my daughter and makes sure that lessons are personalised to work on her weaknesses. Fiona's homework helped my daughter a lot as it was marked thoroughly and all mistakes were discussed, which helped her improve her biology. My daughter has really enjoyed working with Fiona.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your kind words. Your daughter was great to work with and I look forward to working with her again in the future.

First Tutors

Delighted with Fiona and grateful to have found her at such a critical time in our daughters A level biology studies. Fiona connected well with her, built her confidence and has a great teaching style . She clearly knows her topic inside out and covered all aspects of the curriculum to get her exam ready. Would definitely recommend to others.

Tutor response

Thank you so much Amanda for your kind words. Your daughter was a wonderful student to work with and I wish her all the best in her future studies.

First Tutors

Fiona is a well prepared, highly experienced, knowledgeable and thoughtful tutor. She was able to explain things in a way that our daughter clearly understood and found accessible. This gave our daughter the extra one-to-one help, subject understanding and self confidence she needed to gain an 'A' in Biology and get into Liverpool University Vet School. We are very grateful to Fiona for her help and very pleased we found her! Thank you Fiona!

Tutor response

Thank you so much Tina for your lovely feedback. Your daughter was a great student to work with and I was so happy to hear of her fantastic result and that she got into vet school. I wish her, and you, all the best for the future.

First Tutors

If you are looking for a tutor, look no further; Fiona is absolutely outstanding in every way. She has helped my son prepare for his A-level chemistry exams and his marks have been consistently one to two grades higher than they were before she took him on as a student. She is an excellent teacher and is able to break down difficult concepts in manageable chunks. She is highly organised - she prepares for each tutoring session thoroughly, assigns relevant homework and marks it and sends it back in time for the next session. She was brilliant at keeping us informed about our son's progress. She is honest about where the areas for improvement are, but always encouraging when our son was struggling. She is also extremely kind and patient to boot. Our son now has four offers to study medicine, and there is no way my son could have achieved this without her help. Highly, highly recommend.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your very kind feedback. I thoroughly enjoyed tutoring your son and it was great to see him improve his understanding, memory and ability to answer exam questions in chemistry. I really hope he achieves the grades he needs to start his preferred medical degree course and I wish him all the best for the future.

First Tutors

Fiona has offered excellent support to our Y13 Biology A-Level student, helping him progress in knowledge and confidence and giving him time to catch up on missed content following teacher absences at school. The comprehensive homework and regular feedback has been invaluable in extending understanding. Fiona has made the sessions highly relevant, focused and enjoyable. Flexibility around face to face or on occasion, online sessions has also been appreciated. Many thanks

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your kind comments. It was so good to see your student improve and to help him with material missed due to teacher absence. He worked hard for me and I hope he achieves what he needs to get into his university course of choice. Thank you for the tutoring work over the last academic year and I wish you and your son all the best.

First Tutors

Fiona has provided invaluable support to our daughter in preparing for her A-level Biology through both face to face and online tuition sessions. Fiona's personable yet professional approach enabled our daughter to grow in confidence and improve her understanding of the subject area. I would not hesitate to recommend her.

Tutor response

Thank you for your kind words. It was lovely to tutor your daughter - she was motivated to improve and worked hard during the academic year and I hope that her exam results show the improvements she made in her biology. I wish her all the best for the future.

First Tutors

Fiona has been an invaluable support for my son through his A Level Biology final year; he has found the sessions incredible useful as 1-1 personal tuition to supplement learning from the regular 6th form group lessons over the academic year. Through the mock exams and the final A Level exams themselves, having the 1-1 sessions has been an enormous support for revision, practice questions discussion and having that expert support has I think been a big boost for his confidence too. We can't thank Fiona enough for helping our son do his very best this year.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback Jo. I enjoyed tutoring your son, especially seeing him grow in confidence as his knowledge and understanding of the biology improved alongside his ability to answer exam questions. I'm sure he will have done his best in his exams and I wish him all the best for his university course.

First Tutors

Fiona is providing a very good level of support and guidance for my son. I am very happy that she is his tutor.

Tutor response

Thank you Janet for your kind words. I look forward to supporting your son during the academic year.

First Tutors

Fiona has been wonderful with Tutoring my son A level Biology . She really “got” him and understood how learning during CoVid was difficult. Lessons were well structured and Fiona managed to cover the whole syllabus filled with great tips - no mean feat. My sons skills rapidly improved, quickly followed by confidence and enjoyment. It was lovely to hear them chatting away on the odd occasion I over-heard. Truly exceptional teaching and we are very grateful for her support and dedication. We couldn’t recommend Fiona highly enough

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your lovely kind words Lisa. It was wonderful to see your son improve and respond so well to the tutoring and I enjoyed our tutorials too. I hope it results in him achieving his potential in his Biology A-level and gaining entry to his university of choice. Thank you again.

First Tutors

I can’t rate Fiona highly enough as a tutor. Before lockdown I was struggling with my A-Level Biology and was predicted a U. With Fiona’s help and support I have now been predicted a C. I felt very comfortable and at ease with Fiona and enjoyed her way of teaching. She took into consideration my dyslexia and tailored lessons to focus on the areas in which I needed to improve most. Which in turn helped to build on my confidence and enjoyment of the subject.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for this kind feedback. You were a wonderful student to work with. You worked hard and listened to and followed the advice and knew the areas that required work. So well done and all the best for your future.

First Tutors

Fiona is very focused on doing all she can to support our son with his IB Diploma Higher in biology. She's committed, clearly wants to know how best to support him and gives detailed feedback. She's also incredibly reliable and professional. I warmly recommend her.

Tutor response

Thank you Susanne for your lovely feedback.

First Tutors

My daughter has really enjoyed her tutor sessions with Fiona. She was made to feel very comfortable and gained confidence and determination to do well in her exams. She says that her homework was well discussed and her lessons clearly and effectively structured. We saw a steady progress in regards to grades and felt that our daughter still had more to give in exams... if only.

Tutor response

Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. I thoroughly enjoyed tutoring your daughter as she was great to work with and it was wonderful to see her improve so much in motivation, ability and confidence with her chemistry studies. I wish her and all of you all the best during these difficult times.