Testimonials
Take a look at what some of our lovely parents have said about the tuition they have received from Teach Wessex.

11 Plus Tuition Feedback
Jennifer | Parent – 11 Plus success
I am very thankful for all the help & support I have received over the years with Teach Wessex. My eldest son had 11+ one to one online tutoring with Sasha & passed with a high score. My younger son also had one to one online tutoring with Sasha and has just received his 11+ result, again passing with a high score. My daughter is now having one to one online tutoring and as well as learning lots with Sasha, she is thoroughly enjoying them. I would highly recommend Teach Wessex, who go above & beyond.
Gemma | Parent – 11 Plus Success
If you need to prepare your child for the 11+ entrance exam, Teach Wessex is the place to be! I have used Teach Wessex to help prepare both my children (currently yr 9 and yr 6) for the 11+ entrance exams, which can be quite overwhelming for a 10 /11 year old and the parents! Katie and Phil are very organised which helps the whole process run smoothly, from booking the mock, right through to receiving a thorough report on how my child did – giving specific areas to work on to improve the scores next time. My son also attended some of the revision sessions which were held during the school holidays – perfect for when you have fallen slightly out of your revision routine and need topping up.
It was clear that both my children benefited greatly from the support of Teach Wessex, not only because they both passed the exam but also because they were completely unfazed by the chaos of parents and children on the big day! They knew exactly what to expect and were able to apply themselves to the best of their abilities without their nerves consuming them.
I feel that this is definitely the end of an era for us and we’re happy about it being all over, but it does feel kind of strange not having any of those GL books staring at us from the end of the dining room table!
So finally, a huge thank you to Teach Wessex for helping me, and of course my children, through a chapter of our lives which will, without a doubt, help shape their own future.
Sally | Parent – Grammar School Success
I just want to let you know that he got his place at Bournemouth School. He’s absolutely delighted. He misses his lessons with Phil and still talk about them. Thank you again for all your help.
Annabelle | Parent – 11 Plus
Teach Wessex have made a profound difference to my daughter’s confidence and ability to perform academically. Not only have they helped her to pass the 11 plus with flying colours but more importantly have developed her confidence in herself and academic ability overall. Phil, in particular, has inspired my daughter with his love of all things Maths – his positive approach has made everything seem attainable.
Katie’s organisational skills has made lessons easy to manage, organise and pay for – this has made life so much easier as a parent. I would wholeheartedly recommend Teach Wessex to any parent who would like their child to feel better about themselves – it is a real confidence boost to be able to do well at school and in tests.
Reni | Parent – 11 Plus
I would highly recommend Phil and Katie. According to my son, Phil is epic! He explained things very well over the zoom sessions with little tips to save time. Their mock 11+ exams were a great help as they gave very quick results and areas to focus on. Katie helped tremendously by being very flexible with our ever changing session times.
Hayley | Parent – 11 Plus
Thank you for inspiring Lucy and giving her confidence to believe in herself. She really is a different little girl to the one that started this journey with you and we genuinely can’t thank you enough. We are so proud of how far she has come and even if the test doesn’t go in her favour, we know that the tuition you have provided will give her a good start at any secondary school. Thank you also for always taking the time to keep us updated with how she was getting on – we really felt this was a reflection of how much you cared about teaching Lucy; it never just felt like a business transaction! Thank you so much.
11 Plus Mock Exams Feedback
Anonymous | Parent – 11 Plus Mock Exams
Teach Wessex’s mock exams have been invaluable preparation for the 11 plus. They provide a safe and friendly but realistic environment so that the process of the big day itself is not a surprise. Feedback is provided speedily and the report is incredibly detailed and helpful, providing analysis of child’s attainment within the cohort, a comparison with the previous cohort and details of specific areas that require focus. Thank you so much!
Sarah | Parent – 11 Plus Mock Exams and Revision Sessions
I definitely feel her experience with you was beneficial. I’ve been particularly impressed with your communication, you were happy to spend time chatting to me back in September when we didn’t have a clue what route we wanted to take. Your emails are always full of information and feedback from the mocks is prompt, individual and helpful. She always seemed to enjoy the revision sessions and the exams were well organised and a great opportunity to see what she was going into. She’s seen a consistent improvement in her results during her experience with you.
Vicky | Parent – 11 Plus Mock Revision Sessions
I just wanted to say thank you so much for the coaching and mock exam last week. Finlay really enjoyed the whole experience, especially the coaching – he said that the teachers were very funny! The feedback from the mock was in depth and really helpful for us moving forward. Thank you for your help.
Sally | Parent – 11 Plus Mock Exams
Thank you Phil and Katie! I’m really glad he’s on the right track and thanks for such a detailed follow up report. I think this session was so useful to get him familiar with the whole exam experience (including the nerves)! Thank you.
Anonymous | Parent – 11 Plus Mock Exam Report
Thanks for sending this through. We’re thrilled with the results. Obviously there’s still quite a lot of work to do but we’ve found the assessment feedback hugely helpful.
Gemma | Parent, 11 Plus Mock Exams
Thanks guys! You’ve been so helpful, feels like it’s the end of an era for the 11+ push!
Kate | Parent, 11 Plus Mock Exams
My son has attended the mock exams for his 11+ with Katie and Phil. After every mocj the feedback was returned quickly and gave a full insight of the gaps in his knowledge to allow us to prepare him for the actual 11+. Seeing his score increase after every assessment showed us how effective and invaluable this feedback was. I would highly recommend Teach Wessex and advocate undertaking all mocks offered.
Kate | Parent, 11 Plus Mock Exams
A huge thank you for all the advice you’ve given us. It’s been a massive help in being able to fill gaps in his knowledge.
Jindy | Parent – 11 Plus Mock Exams
I’d like to say a huge thank you for yesterday. Irrespective of her results, the whole experience was beneficial for her. It made her think about using the breaks properly; the importance of timing; as well as give her some experience of sitting 3 papers back to back. She came out really positive. She loved the whole experience and said it was good to sit with other children in the room – it made her think about the importance of not fidgeting or how someone else moving may distract her.
Erinn | Parent – 11 Plus Mock Exams
Really pleased she had the experience with you all, and taking the test – no matter what the outcome.
KS2 Feedback
Kim | Parent – Trial session
She really enjoyed her lesson with Gill. Gill was very patient and kind and had a great way to make a challenging problem seem easy to solve.
Tabitha | Parent – Year 6, Maths
Sapphire has worked wonders with our son, helping build his confidence and has brought him to the ‘work at expected’ standard for his age.
Hannah | Parent – Year 6, SATs
S attended weekly sessions with Teach Wessex in preparation for his SATS. We received first class communication from Katie throughout the whole process. The online lessons were focused and fun for S who grasped the topics and then moved onto a higher level within a number of weeks. S learned new techniques and his confidence blossomed in areas he had struggled with previously in maths. We were thrilled with the outcome and would recommend Teach Wessex to anyone looking for additional tuition.
Anonymous | Parent – 1:1 Tuition
You guys make this world a better place for future generations, so just keep being fantastic at what you do and our deep felt gratitude for the last years!
Gemma | Parent – Year 6, SATs
Thanks so much to Sapphire and Teach Wessex. Our daughter scored 110 Reading, 112 Maths and 112 GPS in her SATs. This was a big jump up for her and we are thrilled. Sapphire really knew the areas to concentrate on and motivated our daughter to work hard, but it wasn’t ‘too much’ to stress her out. Thank you so much.
KS3 Feedback
Kim | Parent – Year 7, Maths
Olivia’s confidence is growing since her time spent with Sapphire…thank you!
Amy | Parent – Year 8, Maths
Gill has been helping my daughter revise for her end of term maths assessment. She sat the test this week, and scored 85% which is a huge improvement on the results she was getting when she started working with Gill in th summer term. My daughter has really grown in confidence with her maths over the past few months, which is so great to see and she was absolutely delighted with her test result! Please could you pass on my thanks to Gil. My daughter has been enjoying the sessions together and it’s clear that she is really benefitting from them.
Anonymous | Parent – Year 8, Maths
Please pass on our thanks to Gill who has helped our daughter clarify and work through problems in different ways; finding methods that work for her and making sense of what she has to do.
Lucy | Parent- 11 Plus & KS3 English & Maths
Phil tutored my son for for over 4 years. His teaching style and immense patience and empathy was a perfect teaching fit for my son’s SEN needs. From year 5 he supported the 11+ lead up and continued into the early years of senior school with a student led approach. My son adored his weekly lessons and there was always lots of energy between them, even after a challenging day at school. As a family, we cannot recommend Phil highly enough. Made all the better by Katie’s impeccable behind the scenes administrative skills keeping everything running smoothly.
GCSE Feedback
Attilia | Parent – Year 11, GCSE Maths & English
My son had English and Maths revision with Lesley (English) and Gary (Maths). Both were brilliant tutors, explaining things in a way that my son understood. They went over topics he had not covered at school properly and improved his knowledge over all. The tutoring has taken away a lot of the stress from his GCSEs as he feels more confident in his abilities. Would highly recommend Teach Wessex!
Cathy | Parent – Year 10, GCSE English
He was very adamant he didn’t need it before he went on the call, but after, he understood how it would help him.
Anonymous | Parent – Year 11, GCSE English
She has said a few times, she really sees the benefit. Charlie explains it so well and teaches her certain techniques.
Magda | Parent – GCSE English
We had parents evening last Thursday….there’s been a massive improvement in English, which is most definitely thanks to Charlie’s help. She’s gone from a grade 1 in May to a grade 4, plus the structure helped her with History as well. Her grade went up from 3 all the way to 6!
Joanne | Parent – Year 10, GCSE Maths
I contacted Teach Wessex in the hope of finding a tutor to help my son with some Maths tuition. The team were so helpful and allocated one of their experienced tutors to take an online session once a week. I’ll admit I was slightly apprehensive about a lesson over Zoom to start with, as had previously only had experience with face to face tuition. But any concerns were gone following the first session. Out tutor was brilliant with my son and build a great rapport from day one. My son recently took an information test at school and has already made progress and he says he feels so much more confident. Thank you Teach Wessex for all your help so far.
a k2024-10-25 Phil and Katie have been amazing and this is the place to let your child prepare for grammar school entrance exam-look for no other tuition as we cannot thank them enough for guiding and mentoring our son who passed two different grammar school entrance exams and get entry into grammar school (HGS and NHGS-Yorkshire). I cannot praise enough their professionalism blended with dedication and sincerity in helping our son. Thank you again and good luck to your future students! Carolina Tex2024-10-23 I would highly recommend Teach Wessex for 11+ tuition. Our teacher, Saphire, was very attentive, clear in her instructions and explaniots, and really cared about my daughter's learning. We are very happy after receiving excellent results after my daughter exam. Holly Harms2024-10-23 I can highly recommend Phil (and Katie!) as 11+ grammar preparation tutors. Phil is an experienced, engaging, personable and effective tutor who taught and helped my son successfully pass the 11+ exam in September 2024. He is very knowledgeable, and his enthusiasm for teaching and learning is evident and contagious! Tutor sessions were held online via Zoom - this worked well and enabled flexibility in our busy schedule! We also attended the Mock Exam sessions at Broadstone which helped my son prepare and gain confidence for the actual exam day. Phil and Katie are a great team: professional, incredibly supportive, and very organised! I can’t recommend them highly enough! Kate Moores2024-09-24 My son has attended the mock exams for his 11+ with Katie and Phil. After every mock the feedback was returned quickly and gave a full insight of the gaps in his knowledge to allow us to prepare him for the actual 11+. Seeing his scores increase after every assessment showed us how effective and invaluable this feedback was. I would highly recommend Teach Wessex and advocate undertaking all mocks offered. Leeanne Walters-Dove2024-05-22 My son had English and Maths revision with Lesley (English) and Gary (Maths) both were brilliant tutors, explains things in a way that my son understood, went over topics he had not covered at school properly and improved his knowledge over all. He is half way though his GCSEs now but the tutoring has taken away a lot of the stress as he feels more confident in his abilities. Would highly recommend Teach Wessex! Lorna Prout2024-03-05 Katie and Lesley have been great with my daughter. Lesley has been providing English (both language and literature) tuition for my daughter throughout years 10 and 11. Both have been super flexible fitting round our current schedules and Lesley has been so patient with my daughter who is severely dyslexic. Rajinder Atwal2023-10-13 My son attended the Teach Wessex mock exam for the grammar school test. He found it an invaluable experience. After sitting the exam he went in to the real exam feeling relaxed and knowing exactly what to expect. Melissa Tettenborn2023-08-27 My experience of Teach Wessex has been extremely positive and I am pleased to say the excellent tuition paid off at exam time. Here are some of the reasons why I would wholeheartedly recommend Teach Wessex tuition: - Katie’s administration was superb. She always kept us informed of any changes, texted reminders of sessions and communicated updates in a timely manner - Everyone at the company is professional and works with integrity - My daughter’s tutor, Gill, was knowledgeable. kind and calm - She taught at my daughter’s pace and linked sessions to her school work which ensured consistency of approach and learning - If we had a clash this was well managed and if notice given then sessions rearranged without fuss - Payment was regular and well handled. - My daughter felt valued and could see her progression which built confidence Overall it has been an excellent experience and I would not hesitate to recommend Teach Wessex. martin Applegate2023-07-09 Our daughter had some private maths tuition with Gill leading up to her GCSE's. We couldn't have wished for a better tutor. The confidence it gave her, not only in maths but throughout every exam has been nothing short of amazing. Would we recommend Teach Wessex? Absolutely! Not only was the tuition 5☆, but also the communication from Katie, who kept us informed throughout the entire process. Gill/Katie, thank you again for all you help, I'm sure it will lead to better things for Emily. nelsi villalon2023-03-30 My son was struggling with maths and English and with the Sat's coming a friend recommended Teach Wessex tuitions and it was the best recommendation ever. Sapphire, my son's tutor is really professional and she has an excellent way of reaching to her students. My son was always willing to take his lessons and said how much he likes his tutor!