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Every learner gets their own unique plan.

Your first session and diagnostic report are free.

Weekly written reports. Our founder oversees every lesson.

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Getting started

A starting point, useful practice and a longer-term direction. We keep adjusting the plan around the learner.

  1. Start with a free session

    A free diagnostic session helps us get to know you.

  2. Agree the next steps

    Choose skills to practise and a pace that suits you.

  3. Work towards your goal

    Combine skill-building, exam preparation and meaningful projects.

  4. Review the plan each week

    Your tutor reports each week, helping us review and adjust your plan.

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Our lessons

A familiar shape, adapted to you

  1. Settle in and set the aim

    A warm-up to get thinking, a quick look back at last week, and a clear aim for today’s lesson.

  2. Learn something new

    New ideas explained and modelled step by step, building on what the learner already knows.

  3. Practise it their way

    Guided practice through games, projects, websites or real texts they enjoy. Support steps back as their confidence grows.

  4. Review and refine

    We reflect on the work we’ve done together, assess feedback, and make the changes that really reinforce the purpose of what we’re learning.

Example lesson outline · illustrative

Writing through a game

For a younger primary learner practising English.

Goal
Practise writing clear sentences.
What we do in the session
Type a catch-up, then write instructions for a game they enjoy.
Skill practised
Sentence building, spelling and putting ideas in order.
Next step
Read the instructions together and choose one sentence to refine.

Example lesson outline · illustrative

Working through an exam question

For an older student preparing for GCSE or IB exams.

Goal
Practise an answer that addresses the question.
What we do in the session
Use a worked example, try a past-paper question and review the mark scheme.
Skill practised
Planning an answer and applying exam technique.
Next step
Refine the answer and choose a question for further practice.

Example lesson outline · illustrative

English for a work qualification

For an adult working towards Functional Skills English for work.

Goal
Practise clear, practical writing for work.
What we do in the session
Read a workplace message, use a worked example and draft a reply.
Skill practised
Reading for meaning and choosing clear words and sentences.
Next step
Review the reply and choose a Functional Skills practice task.
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Weekly reports

Your tutor writes you a report every week, in their own words, and our founder reads every one.

Each report covers:

  • What we worked on What we did, and why it matters for the learner. Example: "We used the maths behind a drinks can, its circumference and height, to design a label that fits it."
  • What stood out A specific moment of progress, so it gets noticed. Example: "She beat me at our word game for the first time, a sign her spelling and word recognition are getting quicker."
  • We'll keep working at The skills we'll keep practising over the coming weeks. Example: "Turning what he understands into answers that match the exact exam question, using past papers and mark schemes."
  • The plan for next session What comes next, so nothing is a surprise. Example: "Drafting and publishing a short review of a film she loved on her own website, then editing it together."

You always know what's happening and why, and we adjust the plan each week.

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Where we teach

One-to-one lessons online wherever you live, with in-person sessions in selected areas, subject to tutor availability.

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Online 1-1 sessions

Most lessons happen online, with a tutor matched to you wherever you live.

We use Google Meet and shared Google Slides (or sometimes Pencil Spaces), ready to build on each week.

Bring a laptop or tablet with a camera. We send the link before each session.

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In-person sessions

Bristol, London and Oxfordshire, subject to tutor availability.

We confirm the location, tutor and price first.

The same free first session and weekly written reports.

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Your first session and diagnostic report are free.

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