Testimonials and results
Families come to tuition for different reasons.
Some students need help rebuilding confidence. Some are aiming for a particular GCSE or A-level grade. Some have lost enjoyment in mathematics and need patient, thoughtful support to re-engage with the subject. Others are already doing well, but want to deepen their understanding and strengthen their examination performance.
The comments below are from parents of students I have worked with.
Confidence, understanding and enjoyment
“Blaine is worth his weight in gold. He teaches the most efficient methodology in solving questions. He is also keen to understand mistakes, so that he is able to correct any misconceptions held. His approach helps build a solid foundation in Maths. He inspires a love of Maths, and nurtures this passion. Blaine is truly what is said in his profile, and in our experience, much more.”
“My 15 year old son has gone from complete avoidance of maths study and practise to looking forward to his maths lessons, in just 2 weeks. This attitudinal shift is key to any future exam success, as it's not ability he lacked but application, confidence and motivation. Blaine is an Inspiring, creative and thorough maths teacher and worth every penny.”
“Blaine has been nothing short of outstanding. He is an excellent and exceptional tutor for my sons in many ways. He has been professional and courteous when working with my sons.
Who would think that my children would be clamoring to go first for their math lessons with Blaine.
They enjoy math so much that it has become fun for them. Blaine as the ability to adjust and meet the child at their level of understanding and take them on a mathematical journey. Lessons are highly integrated and not compartmentalized which allows for more efficient learning.
The only regret is we did not find him sooner!”
GCSE progress and support
“Blaine has tutored our son for over 2 years and has provided him with the highest level Maths tutoring adapting each session to ensure maximum progress. Our son is very much aiming for a grade 9 and wanted to be sure that he had a complete toolkit to achieve his ambition. Blaine has always been very flexible and understanding and although my input into the sessions is non existent I hear the way that my son and Blaine converse and I don't believe he could have had a better relationship or standard of tutoring from anyone else. Blaine has given confidence, calm and support to our son and we hope that will continue into his A level Maths journey. Thank you so much :-)”
“Blaine and my daughter get along very well. This is a big achievement when trying to teach her maths! He is calm and patent. He really knows his stuff but he can also understand why someone else wouldn't understand it and bring it down to their level. He also has great knowledge of the GCSE syllabus and can create GCSE example questions out of thin air.
This is so important as they need so much practise at interpreting the longer, more complex questions and breaking them down into the actual maths that they need to solve. In my daughter’s last school test she had attempted and worked though most questions whereas previously there have always been big blank spaces.
Very pleased, that is progress. A hard job, done well. Thanks.”
A-level results
“Blaine is an excellent tutor who helped my son consolidate topics in the A level maths course. My son enjoyed the sessions; he particularly liked his teaching style, allowing him to come to the answers himself, and was very good explaining anything he didn't understand. My son achieved an A* in Maths A level this summer, gaining 100% UMS in all papers.”
“Blaine has done an excellent job of tutoring our son for A level mathematics.
In less than 6 months he has improved his projected grades by 3 levels.
He is always well prepared and on time for tutorials. Plus our son has been extremely happy with his teaching methods and guidance.
Wholeheartedly recommend him.”
Younger students and early confidence
“Blaine is an excellent tutor. He has approached our 12 year old son with respect and kindness, whilst making his sessions relevant and fun. He is very responsive to any parent query and adapted sessions to accommodate an entrance exam to a top North West school. Our son passed the exams, in no small part thanks to Blaine’s tutorage. Thank you Blaine, for reigniting our son’s confidence in maths!”
“Blaine has been the perfect tutor for my 13 year old son, who needed support to cover the common entrance syllabus.
He has provided an exceptionally high standard of teaching and my son will certainly miss his tuition sessions with Blaine.
I can not recommend Blaine highly enough and we will certainly use him for support during exam periods and GCSE.”
Rapport, communication and ongoing support
“Blaine is a fantastic tutor. He is so cheerful and personable as well as being a brilliant mathematician. He is excellent at explaining difficult concepts in a clear understandable way. He gives his students great skills and confidence.”
“My son is loving his sessions with Blaine - he is very knowledgeable, brings energy to the sessions and has great rapport. The notes after each session are really helpful, in depth and come within 24 hours so making recapping really easy. Very happy son and mum so far!”
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