Helping your child develop their reading, writing and thinking
English involves a wide range of skills. Your child needs to understand and think carefully about what they read, while developing their own ideas and learning to communicate them clearly in writing. These skills become increasingly demanding as they progress.
We take the time to understand where your child is now and which areas of their English they most need to develop. One-to-one lessons can then focus on those areas, giving them the support and challenge they need to make progress.
Doing well in English depends on different skills
A child might understand what they read but find it difficult to organise their own ideas clearly in writing. Another might write accurately but find understanding and interpreting a text more difficult.
As your child progresses, these different aspects of English develop and become more demanding. Their tutor can work on the areas where they need most support, while continuing to develop the strengths they already have.
Helping your child think more deeply about what they read and write
In one-to-one lessons, your child's tutor can ask questions that encourage them to look closely at what they have read and develop their own interpretation. When writing, their tutor can help them develop and organise their ideas, showing them how to communicate those ideas more effectively.
As your child puts this into practice, their tutor can give specific feedback and help them improve their work. Over time, they can become better at recognising for themselves what makes their reading and writing stronger.
What it means to become stronger at English
As your child progresses, they are expected to understand increasingly demanding texts and communicate their own ideas more clearly. Becoming stronger at English means developing how well they understand what they read and how effectively they communicate their own ideas.
Understanding and interpreting what they read
Strong reading involves thinking about meaning rather than simply understanding the words on the page. Your child needs to make sense of what a text is saying and, as they progress, become more confident at drawing inferences and developing their own interpretations.
Developing and communicating ideas in writing
Good writing starts with having something to say and working out how best to communicate it. Your child needs to develop their ideas and organise their writing so that a reader can follow their thinking clearly. As they progress, this can develop into more detailed explanation and argument.
Writing accurately
Clear writing also depends on technical accuracy. Spelling, punctuation and grammar help your child communicate what they mean and make their writing easier to follow. As they progress, greater control over language and sentence structure allows them to express more complex ideas clearly and precisely.
English tutoring from Primary to A-level
Primary English
Secondary English
GCSE English
A-level English
“Emily has been helping my son with English. She has listened to the feedback and worked with my son’s teacher to ensure that he achieves better results in his comprehension. My son has improved from 14% to 76% in his second test and 79% in his latest results, showing consistent improvement. As well as that, both Emily and Alan have been very responsive and addressed all questions promptly. Thank you.”
“With English being the hardest subject for our son, we contacted Alan to discuss our needs. From the start Alan took the time to understand what we wanted to achieve, especially noting our son was managing ADHD. Alan paired us up with a tutor who really took the time to understand what interests our son and during their taster lesson she quickly worked out the best delivery to suit his needs. Each week his confidence improves, he looks forward to the lessons and he’s able to apply the techniques to all subjects. We were delighted with the improvement seen in his latest practice tests, with his grades for English improving by 3 levels since working with his tutor Kirsten and his exam confidence in all subjects greatly improving.”
Getting started
A thoughtful match, from the very first conversation.
Tell us about your child
We want to understand more than the subject or subjects they need support with. Tell us about your child, what they're like, what they enjoy and what you'd like them to achieve through tutoring.
We consider the right tutor
We use what you've told us, alongside your child's academic needs, to decide which of our tutors we think will suit them best. If they need support across more than one subject, we'll also consider whether it's better for them to work with one tutor or more.
Meet in a free taster session
Your child meets the tutor we think will suit them best and experiences a lesson together. It's a chance to see how they get on before you decide whether you'd like to continue.
Begin ongoing tutoring
If you'd like to continue after the taster, we'll get everything set up for your child to begin their ongoing weekly tutoring.
Lasting progress
Regular English tutoring that develops with your child
What your child needs to work on in English will change as they progress. Regular weekly lessons allow their tutor to build on the reading and writing skills they've already developed and adjust the focus of their tutoring as the demands of English change.
Our memberships are designed around ongoing weekly tutoring, with the number of sessions shaped around the support your child needs.
Tell us about your child
Tell us a little about your child, how they're getting on with English and what you're looking for from tutoring. We'll then consider which of our tutors we think will suit them best, starting with a free taster session.