Success in exams is as much about the HOW as the WHAT. The right skills can take your teen's grade from disappointing to WOOHOO! My programme will teach them how.
Hi, I'm Katie
I help students who are brilliant in class but not in exams.
I have dedicated my career to unlocking the hidden potential of all students.
As a parent, I know what it is like to watch the system fail your child and how the right system can transform their results and self-esteem.
As a student, I learned how a simple improvement in writing skills can be the difference between a disappointing grade and an amazing one.
As an English teacher, I have discovered how the right small changes implemented consistently can have an outsized impact.
Over the years, I've perfected a programme that teaches students the skills they need to excel in English GCSE. My years as a secondary school English teacher and an ADHD and dyslexia expert have shown me that many students have huge potential that is untapped in the current school system. The curriculum means that many schools have no option but to concentrate on the content. This often comes at the expense of skills.
I have developed a programme that fills that gap. Many of the brightest students absorb the content with little difficulty, but struggle with the skills. My programme, with its unique method, allows students to quickly build confidence and knowledge and improve their skills without feeling like it's hard work. My method sets us apart and has proven to be effective in helping all students succeed and exceed expectations.
If your teen has lost their love of English, is puzzled by their exam results, or doesn't know what to do to improve, however hard they work, my system might be the answer.
Book now for a free, friendly chat about what your teen might need.
Exam years are hard for everyone
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The exam years are stressful for teens AND their parents. It's as though we've got our stroppy, tearful, struggling toddlers back, only taller.
We watch as our teens struggle with work; either working all the time but not making progress, or just hiding from it all, in a 'if I can't see you, you can't see me' way.
It doesn't have to be so hard. Grab my free guide 'how to survive the exam period' and get weekly email hints and tips to getting through these tricky years. (obviously unsubscribe any time)
The words
Most of the time my students understand the texts brilliantly and they have fantastic ideas...so what goes wrong? It's the words. There are words, phrases and sentence types that you really need to use to get high marks, and there are other words you really need to avoid. And schools don't teach this - they kind of assume you'll pick it up. I don't assume it. I teach it.
Learning nibbles
All lessons are in a dyslexia and adhd friendly format (good for everyone): they're short (really short) videos that you can watch when it suits you. We will have regular 1:1 catchups so you stay on track.
Clear feedback
Clear, detailed and individual feedback offered on writing tasks that are carefully created to practise the skills you've just learned...and the ones you learned a while back (so you don't lose them). So you'll know exactly what you have to do to improve your scores.
Talk to us
Chat button - if you're struggling, confused or just need a bit of encouragement, we're here for you. The school system can be rigid and lack compassion: we're not and we don't.
Don't lose it
Your time is precious. Don't waste it with weekly tutorials where you forget 80% by the next week.
Learning with Katie was AMAZING. I feel so much more confident now.
- C, year 11
"Thank you, thank you, thank you. We will miss our weekly therapy!"
- Parent of R, year 11
"Would I do another course? 10 hundred percent. Sign me up now!"
- S, year 10
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