What parents have to say about tutoring from AHeadStart.
“I am very pleased with Mathew’s progress and I know he feels the same. Aaron has definitely changed Mathew’s attitude towards English. I know Mathew feels more confident heading towards exam time with the confidence he has gained with Aaron. Thank you so much to Aaron.”
Mathew’s mother Andrea, October 2015
Year 11, English
"Thank you so much for the Progress Report. We are really pleased with Blake and the progress Spike is making. It’s been excellent timing for him at school to keep up with the work and make him aware of looking into the future."
Spike’s mother Di, October 2013
Year 11, English
“Hi Melanie
We really want to say thank you for your professional and friendly service. The tuition has certainly helped Benjamin to achieve better in Physics and Maths. He really does struggle with his learning and we were encouraging him to tackle these tricky subjects to allow him to achieve in these UE subjects.
Please pass onto James that he has been amazing and Benjamin really enjoyed receiving tuition from him. He was very good at encouraging and teaching Ben at Ben's level of understanding.
Many thanks, Sarah”
Ben’s mother Sarah, November 2016
Year 12, Physics
“Hi Melanie,
Thought of letting you know that Adi is happy about his Physics paper. He was able to answer everything. I have asked him to let Ariel know.
Cheers, Gathi”
Adi’s mother Gathi, November 2016
Year 12, Physics
“Hi Melanie,
Just to let you know Eloni had her Maths assessment on Monday and passed giving her NCEA Lv1.
She is really pleased with herself and found Sam’s tutoring invaluable.
We know it was an unconventional way for her to pass but Sam proved to be adaptable and flexible.
She is moving on to doing an Ara course next year.
Regards, Chris”
Eloni’s father Chris, November 2016
Year 12, Mathematics
"Thanks so much for the input you guys had in getting Ben more prepared for his exams. He is adamant that it helped so fingers crossed for January exam result time!!!!"
Ben’s mother Seanne, December 2014
Year 13, Calculus & Chemistry
“I would recommend head start to any parent as an added learning tool for their child.”
Josh’s father Russell, January 2016
Year 13, Calculus
“I would like to thank our tutor profusely as Anna has had a fantastic relationship with her .Both Melanie and I have observed a great step forward with regard to Anna's learning skills and overall progress. In the past Anna often floundered and did not know how to move forward as there was always something new coming up. Very frustrating for her which ate away at her confidence. Now Anna appears to enjoy her subjects and doesn't cry shy of them or skirt round them. Her tutor has helped her so much to devise a plan, system, strategy that has made a massive difference in how she approaches things and tackled the question. Hopefully this year ( 2016) we can build on this together.
I am so proud of Anna and I thank Melanie sincerely.”
Anna’s mother, January 2016
Year 12, Biology & Mathematics
"Nick has done extremely well. He failed his last Eco exams. This time he got excellent for one paper and merit for the other two!!! What an amazing improvement. Please pass this on to Sarah."
Nick’s mother Kim, November 2011
Year 11, Level 1 Economics
“Jonty is really pleased with his tutoring and says that he is learning 'lots'. He seems quite motivated. Thanks for everything!"
Jonty’s mother Jill, November 2013
Year 11, Science
“Thanks Melanie and Lauren
Lauren has been a very positive feature of the year, and I would like to thank her for her support.
Regards, Frances”
Rebecca’s mother Frances, November 2016
Year 13, English & Classics
"Issey has found her time with Jackson really valuable. He has been a superb tutor for her and they have managed to cover a lot of ground. We hope to use AHeadStart again next year."
Issey’s mother Robyn, November 2014
Year 11, English, Science & Mathematics
“You provided fantastic tutoring for my daughters Holly, from St Andrews College, and Sorren, who was working hard to improve her SAT maths score for admission to a USA university scholarship (incidentally she is in her 3rd year now!).”
Holly’s & Sorren’s mother Erica, October 2015
“Thanks so much for the learning support and can you please give Jeremy a massive thumbs up from Josh and I? He is the perfect tutor – turns up on time, is polite, focused, friendly to Josh and does a great job of teaching. Josh mentioned they covered a few topics in the Physics exam that he would not have passed if he didn’t have Jeremy’s help. We have been super happy with Jeremy.”
Josh’s mother Carne, November 2015
Year 12, Physics
“Hi Melanie.
It was a pleasure to meet Brooke last evening and to discuss the plans for Angus' tuition. She is a very pleasant young woman and has a lovely energy for working with a quiet young man like Angus.
Many thanks for your quick and efficient organisation of this tuition for Angus.
Kind regards, Wendy.”
Angus’s mother Wendy, September 2016
Year 11, Biology & English
“Kate is finding the two sessions she has already had with Aaron to be very helpful so that is great, especially at this late stage in the year.”
Kate’s mother Marie, November 2015
Year 13, Statistics
“I have been really impressed with the turnaround Jackson has achieved with Henry this year. He has done a fantastic job which I appreciate so very much. I hope that Jackson will be available again next year and Henry can continue tutorials with him.
I am very grateful for the service you provide as it has made a big difference for both Emma & Henry.”
Henry’s mother Tracey, November 2015
Year 10, English & Mathematics
“Molly said Jacob was great. He was knowledgeable and really clear when explaining things. She found the session very worthwhile.”
Molly’s mother Pip, June 2015
Year 13, Physics
"Rachel became more and more confident after each lesson. The one-on-one tutoring helped her to build on the knowledge she had (or didn't have) and apply that to the exam questions."
Rachel’s mother Elizabeth, December 2009
Year 13, Level 3 Chemistry, Physics & Statistics
“Hi Melanie
Having Aria as Mackenzie's tutor for Maths has been the best decision - it has made a huge difference to her understanding of the topic. This has shown up in her confidence and been reflected in her grades at school. One to one lessons has been the great benefit compared to the classroom where she struggled to get the teachers attention for most of the year. Mackenzie did well in her internal geometric reasoning exam and felt confident going into the end of year exam - however she said it was a strange exam compared to what they had been learning so end results will tell.
So please give Aria a huge thank you and we would love to have her time again next year. Overall I am pleased with your service and the reports provide Mackenzie with great support.
So best wishes for the end of the year and I will re-enrol for next year.
Many thanks, Bronwyn”
Mackenzie’s mother Bronwyn, November 2016
Year 11, Mathematics
“Maths and English were two topics she greatly struggled with. By the end of Level 1 and Level 2 she was achieving in ways that not only shocked us but also her teachers. The improvement was mind blowing.
In Maths it was all new work to her and she did not understand it at all, her tutor was honestly the best tutor we had ever met, he not only taught her skills to understand Maths but he got her from basic maths to achieving mainly merits throughout the two years. For English her first internal she went from getting achieved to suddenly getting excellences for every internal she ever did. And passed all of her exams.”
Mikayla’s mother Leeann, January 2016
Year 12, English & Mathematics
“Hi Melanie,
Tutoring is going really well - Mitchell says he finally understands things, he thinks Jeremy is great. Thank you so much - a relief for us.”
Mitchell’s mother Amanda, November 2016
Year 12, Physics
“Thank you for the tuition with Julia, she was struggling with chemistry at school and her teacher suggested she drop 2 papers this year, but she was determined to complete all papers she started successfully. She did still struggle at exams but as a result of your tuition did have a better grasp.”
Julia’s father Graham, December 2015
Year 13, Level 3 Chemistry
“Our child learnt exam techniques and hoe to study efficiently. She gained Level 1 with Excellence.
With the direct one on one tutoring Issey was able to concentrate fully on areas she lacked confidence in and areas she needed to improve on.”
Isabella’s parents Simon & Robyn, January 2016
Year 11, English, Maths & Science
“I can't thank Joe enough for all he has done with George! We are happy to see that he has regained his confidence with Joe's help. I am sure it has not been easy to get a 9 year old to want to do an hour’s maths work after school but he has done an amazing job at making it fun and interesting. I am sure George will miss seeing him on Thursdays.”
George’s mother Gwynneth, September 2015
Year 4, Mathematics
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