Testimonials


Here are some examples of student and parent feedback I have received over the years (mostly left on tutoring websites). ​Full references are also available.​

Tutees (Primary):

“Harriet has been so good for my son over these past couple of months leading up to his SATs. In addition to being flexible over timings/days which really helped me, Alex has learned so much and enjoyed the sessions. He has sailed through his exams with confidence; put simply this is all down to Harriet’s skills as a tutor. I’m happy to recommend her.” – Parent

Harriet is a joy to have around and an excellent teacher. We feel very lucky to be working with her.” – Parent

“In the short time that Harriet tutored my son she passed on some good exam strategies and increased his confidence for his SATs.”
– Parent

“Great tutor who knows what she’s doing. She’s teaching my two daughters for Grammar school. She’s organised, professional and gets the job done.” – Parent 

Tutees (Secondary):

“Harriet is an amazing tutor. She quickly understands the needs of the student and helps them progress. Students look forward to her visits and you can’t say any better than that!” – Manager

“An amazing excellent tutor well versed in her Subject. My daughter is happy and her grades have improved. I 100% recommend Harriet. I like her approach to her tutoring it produces good results.” – Parent

“Harriet has been teaching our son for several months now. Harriet’s personality is such as easy to bond with children, is very punctual and energetic. Her knowledge of the subject is excellent and her teaching style has been key in keeping our son engaged and leaning a subject which he found very hard to be interested in prior to us taking on Harriet.” – Parent

“Harriet really helped me with the confidence I needed heading into my exam, she was really helpful and pin pointed my needs, helping me write in a more intellectual way.Though my knowledge was already there, she pushed my thoughts further into questioning other critics ideas. I found Harriet myself after looking for help in my A level English Lit course, and it was definitely money well spent! Still waiting on results but cannot emphasise how supportive Harriet was through my panics!” – Student

“My daughter has been having tuition with Harriet now for 2 weeks and has gained confidence and motivation for history in such a short time. Harriet is always is on time prepared for lessons and very enthusiastic . My daughter looks forward to these sessions and enjoys learning with Harriet . I would without a doubt highly recommend Harriet.” – Parent

“Harriet is an excellent tutor and I could recommend her to anybody.” – Parent

“Harriet is an enthusiastic hard working tutor who tries her best to help her student gain the most from the session.” – Parent

“Harriet is a pleasant and approachable tutor – and is proving to be a great help for my daughter. Thank you.” – Parent

University students sitting my courses:

“Harriet knows great detail about all topics covered so I have a great many useful notes. All content is interesting and explained well and I feel that any questions we have are answered.”

“I liked how much emphasis was placed on the time period we were looking at and the ways in which religion was thread through everything in a way my previous teachers never highlighted before.”

“It was one of my favourite modules as it had a wide range of different issues and topics talked about which was done in a clear way that linked together”

“The teacher (Harriet) was extremely enthusiastic and even if before you weren’t really interested in the subject it became easier to engage in the class.”

“This was by far the most interesting module and I enjoyed it. The teacher (Harriet) was very nice and helpful. I enjoyed the diversity in content such as learning about the architecture of various places of worship to learning about the spread of religions around Europe.”

“This whole module was very well organised and the documents and reading list all very easy to understand. The seminars were all very engaging and it was a different way of exploring sources during lesson time.”

University students in a weekly study advice session run by me:

“I thought it was incredibly useful not only for the key advice but also for the reassurance that you were on the right track”

“Helpful and very useful for general essay advice”

“Excellent, very useful”

“Excellent opportunity for people to talk about the area they are unsure of”

“Very helpful, came away feeling more positive and confident in what I’d already done and what I now needed to do”