Michael - Blakelaw - Philosophy

Michael has been an incredibly reliable tutor, the lessons were very well planned and clearly thought out. It was very helpful that he was willing to cater to individual learning styles and willing to respond to feedback. I think that he would be most helpful for those doing GCSEs and A Levels. Overall, a positive experience, he put in maximum effort to the tutoring sessions.

You always prepared for each session sending materials prior to the tutoring. You are a very committed teacher, dedicated and caring. You impressed Anna with your knowledge and broadened and deepened her thoughts and ideas as well as her vocabulary. She would not have achieved her grade B if it was not for you. Thank you so much for all your help and support.

Michael is a dedicated, supportive and patient tutor, and took the time to create tutoring sessions which were designed with jack's learning style in mind. Michael gave excellent advice and guidance in his subject in preparation for both the AS RE exam, but also essay writing techniques for A2 as he knew this was an area which Jack needed help in developing his skills. I would have no hesitation in recommending Michael's services to anyone. Thank you Michael for your help and support!

Michael worked with Rachel helping her to direct her studies and fill in the gaps of her knowledge. He discussed concepts to give her a more well rounded understanding of the subject and helped her structure her answers for a GCSE exam. He did all this in an engaging manner which resulted in Rachel developing a real interest and enjoyment of the subject and she achieved an A* in her exam! Michael is a very dedicated and supportive tutor and we would highly recommend him!

Michael gives my son Joe tutoring, which Joe was rather dubious about to begin with, however it is working well. He is studying for A levels and has dyslexia, I wanted a tutor that could vary their teaching method to accommodate a dyslexic learner and he has done that.

Michael clarifies at the start of each session what will be covered, ensures that is what my son requires and at the end that he has understood the session.

I approached Michael because I was struggling to write university essays. Over the period of use, Michael helped correct all grammar and spelling, even giving me advice on how to structure the sentences and paragraphs. He was very thorough and efficient, it made my university work more readable which helped gain them few extra marks. Also, the suggestions he made were easy to apply and my overall English writing has gotten better. I would recommend Michael to anyone who wishes to improve their work.

My son's confidence had been eroded when he got a bad result for his mock exam in January. This is when Michael came on board. He immediately began building up my son's confidence and skills. Michael has gone beyond my expectations by giving Alex practical tips and strategies in exam technique. Alex gets on with him very well and looks forward to his visits, which makes learning easier. His knowledge has greatly improved. Michael's time keeping is impeccable too. He is always on time.

Our family found Michael very professional and supportive. He engaged with our son and was reliable and prompt with his tutorials and feedback. Now awaiting exam results!

Michael was very dedicated and helpful. He clearly explained difficult ideas and really helped me to understand the thinkers we were studying. He was also encouraging and patient.

I was having problems with structuring essays, and also understanding what the essay questions required. Michael provided guidance about the topic, filled in some of the gaps that the evening classes had missed out, discussed prescribed text books, helped with essay structure, style, grammar and editing. My essay marks improved substantially as did my understanding and confidence in discussing the various topics. Michael has always been punctual, helpful, confident and clear.