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my daughter had a crisis of confidence at start of p7 but after a few weeks with Melanie her scores were back up and she was a much happier child. Melanie has a great technique and helps the kids believe in themselves. She was also extremely flexible and accommodating in arranging lessons. Can't recommend her enough! (2021 Exam-Nicola Neeson)
Melanie has tutored our five children over a period of 6 years. Her service is professional, consistent and she provides a comfortable environment conducive to learning and building self-confidence. The children have all met their respective expectations in their transfer tests thanks to her thorough preparation and individual attention. They have all loved their time with Melanie and it has made the preparation for difficult tests an often enjoyable experience! A highly recommended individual and school!( James & Emir)
'Melanie and her team always worked extra hard with my son, he wasn't the most willing learner. He has gone from being behind in primary school to now being in his first year of grammar school & doing really well.'
'My daughter struggled with confidence. Her maths and English scores have been low. She now has loads of confidence and preforms well in both maths and English. She is now one of the top performers in her class. I know she has the confidence and knowledge to achieve anything. Thank you for a very well ran tutoring school.' (Kellie Belfast)
'I would most definitely recommend Melanie as a tutor. She gave great advice on transfer test preparation and recommended valuable English & Maths materials. My daughter really enjoyed attending weekly sessions with Melanie. She is now an avid reader and has recently been graded a reading level well above her age group.' (Belfast Maguerite)
'Sam has been attending weekly tuition sessions with Melanie since September, going sometimes twice a week. The concerns I had about him not meeting his potential or catching up with the curriculum in time to attempt the Transfer Tests, have vanished. Melanie is very experienced and is great at identifying strengths and weaknesses which has given us and Sam a better focussed approach to his work at home.
He enjoys his lessons and his approach to preparing for his transfer tests is improving with each week. Melanie offers him lots of positive praise but also encourages him firmly in areas where he needs improvement. Sam's weakest area is comprehension and Melanie has suggested lots of suitable book titles that he has enjoyed. His literacy skills have really improved since September.
Melanie is very approachable, flexible and helpful- ordering in resources and workbooks on our behalf. I would recommend her highly and hope to continue to use her services with my other children in years to come.'
(Belfast 2014 Emir Holohan)
'We have been with Melanie only a few weeks and already I can see a difference in my Son's work. He is more confident with math and enjoys very much Melanie's method of teaching. My Son has made a comment about how Melanie explains in detail and for this I give her credit. I would definitely recommend Her if you want RESULTS.' (Belfast 2014 Lisa McShane )
' Our experience to date has been completely positive. Melanie is a professional in her approach to her work and conscientious about the commitment required from Tory and the level of work she has to complete . Tory is reading more, and working hard at her maths and I definitely think she is much more switched on to her work in the last few weeks. I am looking forward to seeing Tory progress in terms of both confidence and capabability and I feel confident that she will with Melanie's help to explain the key concepts in Maths and English. (Belfast 2014 Katrina Kirkpatrick )
'Melanie tutored my son from May 2013 until he sat his transfer exams in November 2013.
The initial assessment Melanie carried out was accurate and she gave sound advice on how to progress and improve my son’s abilities. She was able to pinpoint target areas my son needed extra support with as well as boosting his confidence by pointing out his strengths. Melanie used a large range of material, books and past papers so my son gained experience in all aspects of Maths and English at different levels. Indeed when speaking with other parents who had their children tutored they had not heard of some of the material available.
Melanie gave handouts and photocopies of work for homework and revision as well as advising on what books and practice papers would be best to use. Melanie marked all work and focused on areas that were repetitive problems for my son. Although Melanie set a high standard and volume of work, I saw the benefits of this reflected in my son’s schoolwork and homework. I was particularly impressed on how my son improved his marks on the practice papers he was completing. Melanie was very accommodating to days and times that suited, as both myself and my husband work full time. She fitted Blake into sessions at the last minute and offered group settings with other children. Melanie is very friendly and my son was fond of her and found the setting very comfortable. Melanie offered us, as parents, guidance and support as well as reassurance about the transfer process. I would highly recommend her services to anyone undertaking the transfer process. (Belfast) 2013 Deborah Hanna )
"We enrolled with Melanie for tutoring shortly after Christmas this year because Rebekah was noticeably struggling to keep up with her class. Melanie is an upbeat, positive person and has the natural ability to adapt and adjust her style to the individual child. In a short time she turned Rebekah from a tail ender to regularly coming in top ten of the P7 year tests of 60 pupils I could not recommend this tutor highly enough." Simon Porter 2012 (Belfast)
"Melanie is a dedicated conscientious empathetic highly motivated tutor who takes a personal interest in the children and I would highly recommend her to any parent. She is a pleasure to work with. Thanks Melanie." (John Barry BSc BA PGCE Teacher of Biology at St Columbas College Portaferry 2012)
"We enlisted our tutor to help boost our son's achievement and confidence in literacy. He has made good progress in a short period of time and we are very pleased with our tutors enthusiasm and forward planning. If anything it is difficult to keep up with her!" Susan C Brett (Solicitor) 2011
"After been away for six months our son (6yr) had a lot of catching up do, with the extra one hour per week 1 to 1, within three weeks he was back on track with the rest of the class....."Mr & Mrs Matthews 2010
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Melanie has tutored our five children over a period of 6 years. Her service is professional, consistent and she provides a comfortable environment conducive to learning and building self-confidence. The children have all met their respective expectations in their transfer tests thanks to her thorough preparation and individual attention. They have all loved their time with Melanie and it has made the preparation for difficult tests an often enjoyable experience! A highly recommended individual and school!( James & Emir)
'Melanie and her team always worked extra hard with my son, he wasn't the most willing learner. He has gone from being behind in primary school to now being in his first year of grammar school & doing really well.'
'My daughter struggled with confidence. Her maths and English scores have been low. She now has loads of confidence and preforms well in both maths and English. She is now one of the top performers in her class. I know she has the confidence and knowledge to achieve anything. Thank you for a very well ran tutoring school.' (Kellie Belfast)
'I would most definitely recommend Melanie as a tutor. She gave great advice on transfer test preparation and recommended valuable English & Maths materials. My daughter really enjoyed attending weekly sessions with Melanie. She is now an avid reader and has recently been graded a reading level well above her age group.' (Belfast Maguerite)
'Sam has been attending weekly tuition sessions with Melanie since September, going sometimes twice a week. The concerns I had about him not meeting his potential or catching up with the curriculum in time to attempt the Transfer Tests, have vanished. Melanie is very experienced and is great at identifying strengths and weaknesses which has given us and Sam a better focussed approach to his work at home.
He enjoys his lessons and his approach to preparing for his transfer tests is improving with each week. Melanie offers him lots of positive praise but also encourages him firmly in areas where he needs improvement. Sam's weakest area is comprehension and Melanie has suggested lots of suitable book titles that he has enjoyed. His literacy skills have really improved since September.
Melanie is very approachable, flexible and helpful- ordering in resources and workbooks on our behalf. I would recommend her highly and hope to continue to use her services with my other children in years to come.'
(Belfast 2014 Emir Holohan)
'We have been with Melanie only a few weeks and already I can see a difference in my Son's work. He is more confident with math and enjoys very much Melanie's method of teaching. My Son has made a comment about how Melanie explains in detail and for this I give her credit. I would definitely recommend Her if you want RESULTS.' (Belfast 2014 Lisa McShane )
' Our experience to date has been completely positive. Melanie is a professional in her approach to her work and conscientious about the commitment required from Tory and the level of work she has to complete . Tory is reading more, and working hard at her maths and I definitely think she is much more switched on to her work in the last few weeks. I am looking forward to seeing Tory progress in terms of both confidence and capabability and I feel confident that she will with Melanie's help to explain the key concepts in Maths and English. (Belfast 2014 Katrina Kirkpatrick )
'Melanie tutored my son from May 2013 until he sat his transfer exams in November 2013.
The initial assessment Melanie carried out was accurate and she gave sound advice on how to progress and improve my son’s abilities. She was able to pinpoint target areas my son needed extra support with as well as boosting his confidence by pointing out his strengths. Melanie used a large range of material, books and past papers so my son gained experience in all aspects of Maths and English at different levels. Indeed when speaking with other parents who had their children tutored they had not heard of some of the material available.
Melanie gave handouts and photocopies of work for homework and revision as well as advising on what books and practice papers would be best to use. Melanie marked all work and focused on areas that were repetitive problems for my son. Although Melanie set a high standard and volume of work, I saw the benefits of this reflected in my son’s schoolwork and homework. I was particularly impressed on how my son improved his marks on the practice papers he was completing. Melanie was very accommodating to days and times that suited, as both myself and my husband work full time. She fitted Blake into sessions at the last minute and offered group settings with other children. Melanie is very friendly and my son was fond of her and found the setting very comfortable. Melanie offered us, as parents, guidance and support as well as reassurance about the transfer process. I would highly recommend her services to anyone undertaking the transfer process. (Belfast) 2013 Deborah Hanna )
"We enrolled with Melanie for tutoring shortly after Christmas this year because Rebekah was noticeably struggling to keep up with her class. Melanie is an upbeat, positive person and has the natural ability to adapt and adjust her style to the individual child. In a short time she turned Rebekah from a tail ender to regularly coming in top ten of the P7 year tests of 60 pupils I could not recommend this tutor highly enough." Simon Porter 2012 (Belfast)
"Melanie is a dedicated conscientious empathetic highly motivated tutor who takes a personal interest in the children and I would highly recommend her to any parent. She is a pleasure to work with. Thanks Melanie." (John Barry BSc BA PGCE Teacher of Biology at St Columbas College Portaferry 2012)
"We enlisted our tutor to help boost our son's achievement and confidence in literacy. He has made good progress in a short period of time and we are very pleased with our tutors enthusiasm and forward planning. If anything it is difficult to keep up with her!" Susan C Brett (Solicitor) 2011
"After been away for six months our son (6yr) had a lot of catching up do, with the extra one hour per week 1 to 1, within three weeks he was back on track with the rest of the class....."Mr & Mrs Matthews 2010
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