What parents have to say about tutoring from AHeadStart.
“Mae has found Emma to be an excellent tutor. She was punctual, knowledgeable and friendly. Mae said she could always answer her questions and was an informative teacher. Her exact words were "she knew heaps about chemistry!"
Please pass on our thanks to Emma.”
Mae’s mother Truus, November 2015
Year 12, Chemistry
“The workshops have been great for William- let's see how his results are! I know he's got a lot out of each one - well at least he tells me he has.
Thanks very much to you and your team for what you offer.
Michelle”
William’s mother Michelle, November 2016
Year 13 Calculus & Year 12 Physics
"Anna was delightful! Madeline seemed relaxed with her, they appeared to be having fun whilst focusing and working hard together, so I am thrilled! There was lots of positive energy which Madeline thrives on as she is quite outgoing by nature. Thank you."
Madeline’s mother Louisa, July 2015
Year 10, Mathematics
“Sean has been outstanding, as always, and Tom has had fantastic marks this year, graduating middle school with a Distinction, Sean has been instrumental in this. He has also been wonderful with Ethan, who can be a challenging boy at times!
I hope you have a lovely Christmas, and thank you to you and Sean for all your support this year.
Best wishes, Jo”
Ethan’s and Tom’s mother Jo, December 2016
Year 6 & Year 10, Mathematics & Science
"[Melanie] made her feel more confident and relaxed about biology, confirmed her knowledge and allowed her a relaxed environment in which to ask questions which were concerning her about details of the subject."
Ngaio’s mother Jenny, January 2009
Year 13, Level 3 Biology
"Just want to let you know Jed really enjoyed his tutorials with Max and believes they have made a real difference to his exam efforts, particularly in re-igniting belief in his science ability!
His motivation and attitude has improved and we are hopeful this will carry through into Yr 12.
Please pass our thanks onto Max and am sure we will be in touch next year."
Jed’s mother Lesley, November 2014
Year 11, Science
“Alex has achieved a greater understanding of Physics thanks to working with Emma. It has taken her from not achieving in Term One to full internal Excellence results for the balance of the year. So please pass onto Emma our thanks for working with Alex throughout most of 2016. Picking Physics up for the first time in year 13 was a challenge.
Kind regards, Karen”
Alexandra’s mother Karen, October 2016
Year 13, Physics
"A big thank you to Chloe for her support. She has been amazing. Jennifer has only had nice and positive things to say about Chloe the whole year. Jennifer has enjoyed her sessions with Chloe and has found her style of tutoring so beneficial. Jennifer wouldn't be where she is today without her."
Jennifer’s mother Nicola, November 2012
Year 13, Chemistry
“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 once again. Tom found the tutorials from Daniel very helpful. Tom was very impressed with Daniel. He says he was really engaging. Just a fantastic teacher. Wow, really high praise from my son. I think you run a great business.”
Tom’s mother Leanne, December 2014
Year 13, Chemistry & Economics
"Yes, Alex came home buzzing. She really wants to do well in her exams later this year. Sadly for her, her results in the mock exams were disappointing.
So after her first English tutorial yesterday, she is already feeling a lot more confident and is a happier person. Many thanks for organising Paula."
Alex’s mother Cassandra, September 2013
Year 11, English
"Thank Ryan for me please. He has been a great teacher & William has enjoyed the way he relates to working out problems that he has trouble with."
William’s mother Sue, May 2013
Year 12, Mathematics
"Can I also add my thanks for all your efforts and positive reinforcement for Briar over the past two years. I am just so pleased that Briar has put in the hard yards, maintained her effort even when she thought she was not getting ahead, and enjoyed the success of her efforts. It speaks volumes for your approach to tutoring and I am so pleased that we found you on the web and decided to work with you."
Briar’s mother Cathie, December 2009
Year 13, Level 3 Biology
“Thank you so much for the feedback on Victoria’s tutorials. She has really enjoyed her sessions with Anna, who is just lovely and seems to be able to get the best out of Victoria.
Many thanks again for the great service you provide and the wonderful tutor we have been fortunate to have.”
Victoria’s mother Andrea, October 2015
Year 11, Mathematics
"Melanie was great in squeezing Danielle in for just a couple of revision lessons at the end of the school year and after school internal exams. However just the confidence she achieved was brilliant on its own. Thank you Melanie."
Danielle’s mother Lisa, December 2009
Year 12, Level 2 Physics
“Clare's science and English internal assessment standard scores both improved. Her tutor is very keen to understand and support her with her new learning disability diagnosis which we are very grateful for.”
Clare’s mother, January 2016
Year 11, English & Science
“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
“Thanks Melanie, Jedd has done very well with English this year and has enjoyed his tutoring with Blake and English at school - which is a huge achievement!
We are keen for Jedd to have English tutoring again next year so please put him on your list of students who want tutoring.”
Jedd’s mother Stephanie, November 2015
Year 10, English
"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
"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
"Thanks so much for the progress report. I am thrilled with the progress Harry has made in this area. He seems much more confident when doing his English homework. He also can now see the benefits from this extra tuition with his results at school."
Harry’s mother Jane, May 2012
Year 11, Level 1 English
“Ross found the [Calculus] exam very difficult and he said everyone felt the same. He flew through differentiation but he said the rest was very tough. Nonetheless he believes he has passed. Hope so!!
Thanks to Max for all his help and patience with Ross throughout this year. Ross really enjoyed working with Max.”
Ross’ mother Jeanie, November 2015
Year 13, Calculus
"Not only has my Max found your Max very helpful with his maths learning, but he has also enjoyed his company, taken a tutorial at the University and been inspired to follow in Max’s footsteps and aim to do a degree in Computer Science! A direction was what Max needed most of all so now he has a reason to try to do well in his exams."
Max’s mother Caroline, October 2014
Year 12, Mathematics
“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
“Josh moved from stats to calc, he had a lot of catching up to do.
The tutoring gave him a better chance at his exams, he seemed more confident about his ability.”
Josh’s father Russell, January 2016
Year 13, Calculus
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