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Featured testimonial from parents of a Primary school child

My family have been tutored by Janet now for the past 12 years. She has worked with all 4 of my children, some of them from before school age until year 9; currently she is working with two of my children.

She has the experience and skills to offer continuity of teaching through many years whilst offering the children great curriculum support throughout the primary school and into secondary school. When they are little, Janet knows what they need to do next to progress and as they get older she encourages them to start to take more responsibility for their own work by taking suggestions from the children about the work they want to improve, as well as knowing what they should have help with.

She is flexible to meet children’s changing needs and supportive of parents as they try to help their child to do the best they can. When a child is struggling, she gives them patient help to enable them to progress step by step, and boosts their confidence. She makes learning fun and helps the children to see that they can achieve what they are struggling with, even if it is going to take hard work. My children found it most useful that Janet gave them structure and skills to remind them of the method to use, with certain topics, so that they could put that into practice in school and succeed on their own. 

Mother of Year R boy and Year 9 girl.

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Testimonials from other Primary school children and parents

Mother of Year 6 girl

“….I am dropping you this email to say that E  said she struggled on the Monday with SATs, but this was English! She said she “smashed” her maths (or so she thinks).  It’s a real shame actually; had I have known the progress you made with her would be so great, I would have signed her up long ago fo...

Mother of a Year 6 girl

“Janet it so professional in her tutoring approach, but more than that, she goes the extra mile to get to know the child and their family. She helps the child set goals and then provides support and guidance to get them there. She is patient and encouraging and my daughter has actually really enjoyed...

Mother of a Year 8 and Year 5 children

“Janet has helped support both our children, who are very different in terms of personality and need. She took special care to identify their own specific requirements and remained open and flexible as things progressed. She is a warm and experienced person who has gone above and beyond, even after w...

Mother of Year 1 boy and Year 3 boy

“Janet has been fantastic with our children. She is warm, professional, knowledgeable and approachable.  Janet matches the lessons to our children’s needs and has helped their confidence, interest and competence grow significantly.  She helps them to maintain focus when learning whilst also making it ...

Mother of Year 4 girl

“My daughter has been going to Janet for maths tutoring for some time now and we have seen a remarkable difference in her confidence and the way in which she now approaches her maths. Having always struggled with how to apply her knowledge to maths questions, Janet has worked hard at teaching her how...

Mother of a Year 4 girl

“My daughter has been having weekly tutoring with Janet Atkinson for more than 18 months now. She has special educational needs and struggles with a lot of her school-work, but I was particularly concerned about her incorrect letter formation and illegible handwriting that had become a real barrier t...

Parents of a Year 4 girl

“Our daughter has been tutored by Janet for two and a half years since she started year 4. We wanted some help to build up our daughter’s confidence in her school work mainly in maths but also in English. The one to one sessions and Janet’s calm approach have really helped our daughter and there has be...

Parents of a Year 5 boy

“Our children have been tutored by Janet for the last three and a half years. Janet was recommended to us by a friend to help our son with school entrance exams. Our son was tutored by Janet throughout year 5 and helped him with exam technique and verbal and non verbal reasoning which he did not do i...

Father of Year 6 girl

My daughter was scared of the entrance exams she was facing for senior school. She had not seen the test types before and was apprehensive. Target Tutoring gave her the confidence to attack them head on, the one on one teaching helping her reach her full potential in the entrance tests by focusing o...

Mother of Year 6 girl

“Over this time, we have been impressed with the progress our daughter has made in terms of building her skills and, most importantly, her confidence in core subjects.  Janet has provided a flexible approach and regularly accommodated specific requests to focus on particular areas of need.  In doing ...

Mother of Year R boy and Year 9 girl

“My family have been tutored by Janet now for the past 12 years. She has worked with all 4 of my children, some of them from before school age until year 9; currently she is working with two of my children.
She has the experience and skills to offer continuity of teaching through many years whilst of...

Testimonials from Secondary school children and parents

On many occasions Target Tutoring has been able to help secondary age students because their skills in certain areas may have a particular weakness  and their curriculum needs fall within that of a very able primary child. This has most frequently happened when a personal recommendation has preceded initial contact and parents have made the choice based on this and the rapport they believe I can forge with their child. I have worked with Key Stage 3 & 4 students in school to support them in one-to-one sessions, and have taught Study Skills to classes of Year 9 students to enable them to optimise their revision techniques as they approach their final school exams, before they enter Key Stage 4.

Featured GCSE Testimonials

“Jack is a fantastic tutor (must take after his mum!) Also, from a parent’s point of view, I’d like to add that Jack is very professional, friendly and approachable; he is understanding of different needs and lessons are good value for money! We couldn’t ask for more and L will be back for A level tuition if Jack is interested?”

Parent of the Year 11 girl who penned the adjacent note.

“E really felt he benefited from Jack’s tutoring sessions. He said that Jack explained the subjects really clearly and in a better way than his teachers. He said he came out of the sessions having an excellent understanding of the topics.”

Parent of Year 11 boy

Mother of a child recently moving into Secondary school

“Janet has helped my daughter with additional tutoring when she was finding things difficult with her studies. My daughter was at that difficult stage between Primary and Secondary schooling and Janet was able to help her gain confidence dealing with fractions. Janet was able to provide a comprehensi...

Mother of Year 8 boy

“Our son thoroughly enjoys his English classes with Mrs Atkinson which he started in Year 7 and has been taking now for 18 months. The lessons have improved his confidence and communication skills, made a tangible difference to his English grades and also helped other subjects that require written En...

Year 9 pupil aged 14

“I have always been a good creative writer, however, I have struggled with punctuation since around Year 5. I think that tutoring has improved my punctuation considerably and has also introduced me to new grammar points which are useful tools in my writing. I have been aided with simple and advanced ...

Year 8 girl.

“I first started working with Mrs A in 2011 when I was in Year 3. After a while my confidence had grown and I stopped tutoring for a while. I returned in 2014 when I was in Year 6 and approaching SATs assessments. Obviously, sometimes we all get very confused in maths but what has really helped me is...

Mother of Year 8 girl.

“My daughter’s confidence in maths has increased significantly over the years that she has been a pupil of Target Tutoring. While she still finds numbers and maths difficult she has been able to learn strategies to help her cope. Support with her homework and reinforcing school learning has also contr...

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    My daughter used Janet for a quick top up with her Maths as she was approaching her year 6 SATS, after using Janet previously 2 years before. My daughter really dislikes maths but enjoyed going to Janet’s tutoring sessions. Janet was very quick to start up tutoring sessions again and was very accommodating. We just found out my daughter passed her Maths SATs so the sessions with Janet must have helped. I would recommend Janet to others.
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    Janet has been wonderful and would highly recommend target tutoring. Professional, enjoyable sessions and great support!
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    We are over the moon with our daughters progress since starting her after school classes with Janet. Her confidence as grown and she absolutely loved the classes and as improved so much in school. Janet is a superb tutor and we can't recommend enough. Janet, thank you for all you did with Anaya
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    My daughters have had tutoring since 2018 from Target Tutoring where they have progressed over the years with excellent tutoring and guidance from Janet. Term by term, I have seen my daughters achieve great results from Janet's teaching methods and also her attention to detail has played an important role in their progression. This is evident from Janet providing detailed scheduled reports that have always been clear and spot on. Clearly, Janet has been able to identify my childrens' weaknesses and has been able to tackle these issues inline with the schools' curriculum. Also, from the feedback from my daughters, I have seen them being more and more open to Janet's structured teaching techniques over the years, earning the trust of my daughters that has seen an incredible improvement in their attitude, both having the confidence to be able to speak out and enjoy their previous Junior School group discussions. Finally seeing my daughter perform exceptionally well in passing her 11+ examination, was a great effort achievement that I have no doubt Janet must take some credit for. Eventually, they progressed into High School where Janet has provided support to allow them to settle comfortably in their first term. It has been an exceptional journey watching my daughter's progress so much under the influence of Janet's Target Tutoring. Many Thanks!
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    My daughter gained so much from this, she learned to enjoy writing again and her confidence grew hugely with maths. Janet also helped us as parents when choosing a new school for our daughter. I would recommend Target tutoring and would not hesitate to return in the future.
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    My wife and I engaged Janet's Target Tutoring services for our daughter commencing from January 2020.  The primary aim was to prepare her for entrance exams for 3 independent schools to be taken in January 2021 but also to supplement her ongoing Year 5 education as well. My daughter enjoyed the sessions immensely and these have helped her both develop her academic abilities across the board and grow in confidence as a result.  Janet works very well in creating a team environment in her tutoring, as my daughter felt supported throughout her sessions.  We also found Janet to be excellent at communicating throughout the disruption wrought by the pandemic, keeping us updated and also working with children, when she was able to, to the safest possible environment.  Outside of these periods of disruption, Janet was adept at concentrating on key areas given sessions were lost to lockdown and also having a regular dialogue (being very responsive on email) as to the aims and objectives of sessions. My daughter found the expert guidance on entrance exam preparation to be especially valuable, particularly with regards to number codes and English comprehension, which feature very strongly in most entrance exams and can often prove challenging to children   My daughter's ability to solve number code puzzles logically and quickly is truly impressive. In terms of Janet's tutoring, the proof is in the pudding, as they say: my daughter received offers from all 3 schools and commences her secondary education at her first choice school in September 2021.  As you would expect, my family cannot recommend Janet highly enough.
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    Janet is a wonderful and warm tutor, Janet had helped my son twice, first when he was struggling with english in year 5/6 and then when he was sitting an entrance exam for his secondary school. Janet helped him prepare for the exam and went through all that would be expected of him when the time came. Highly recommended!
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    Janet tutored both of our sons for entrance exam preparation. We didn't hesitate to go back to Janet with our second son as the first had such a great experience. They are both very different learners and personalities - Janet was able to quickly identify their needs and motivate them in the 1:1 sessions- their progress and confidence boost was amazing. Sending them to Janet, an expert tutor, definitely made all the difference.
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    Caroline Snare
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    Janet has helped support both our children, who are very different in terms of personality and need. She took special care to identify their own specific requirements and remained open and flexible as things progressed. She is a warm and experienced person who has gone above and beyond, even after we stopped using her services, in supporting not only the children, but us as parents. She understands what kind of ‘learner’ your child is and endeavours to work with them to gain the best outcome for them. We really value Janet’s objective, understanding guidance through the sometimes demanding transition from primary to secondary school, and always feel that if we ever needed another opinion we could ask for her input. We highly recommend Target Tutoring.
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    Trevor Pipe
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    As a well-qualified, intelligent teacher, with considerable experience both at 'chalk-face' classroom and senior management levels, spanning primary and secondary phases, Janet Atkinson exudes warmth, friendliness and approachability. She listens attentively to parental and pupil comments about learning issues and responds with appropriate, engaging and meticulously planned individual programmes to address the concerns and needs. Success is always a team effort with plenty of scope for adaptation and further discussion during the learning process. Overall, results are impressive with high levels of both parental and pupil satisfaction fully justifying the strong recommendations I have given about using her comprehensive range of educational services. Mr T G Pipe - Headmaster of school for pupils aged 2-16

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