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Exceeded Expectations
Following tutoring sessions with Courtney, my son went on to receive an amazing result in the SEAG transfer exam (Northern Ireland 11+ equivalent), achieving a score in the top 1% of all entrants. He could not have done any better, and is now preparing to go to his first-choice grammar school. Courtney provided excellent teaching during the sessions, and we are so grateful for all her help, patience, and expertise in helping my son not just achieve his goal but exceed it. We've since been using the service for our younger son, who has also made good progress, as well as enjoying the sessions. In addition to the excellent tutoring sessions, we found access to the learning portal really useful for practice questions outside of sessions, and my sons enjoyed collecting coins as motivation. I have much more faith in the structure of the tutoring sessions via the learning portal on Explore Learning than the traditional in person tutor, where you're very much reliant on the individual tutor's preparation and memory to identify and prepare the topics on which the child needs more focus. The portal is a much more efficient use of tutoring time, with it's automated tracking of weak areas and ready-prepared questions. The portal allows both parent and tutor to easily keep track of progress and weaker areas. Having the sessions online from home is much more convenient for us too, to save time in our family's busy schedule. The only thing I would say is that if you're based in Northern Ireland, the system is not designed specifically for our curriculum so, as a parent you are best to familiarise yourself with the NI curriculum and SEAG test content. However, the portal and tutoring seems to go beyond the NI curriculum, rather than have any gaps, so you're more likely to end up learning a bit more than needed, which is a good thing in my opinion. Overall, it's an excellent service. Becky and Jenny have always been quick to respond to any questions on the service/sessions, and they proactively sought feedback and offered a progress review, which impressed me. We have been extremely happy with the service and would highly recommend. We will definitely continue to use.