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Gemma was an outstanding tutor who greatly improved my English skills. She was patient, motivating, well-prepared, and tailored lessons to my needs. Working with her was a delight, and learning was both enjoyable and effective thanks to her engaging teaching style. I had previously failed English in Year 11, but with Gemma’s help, I achieved 2 grades higher and passed. I’ll truly miss our lessons. Highly recommended!
- Haniya Mahmood (2024)
Gemma is the best English teacher I have ever had, before her tuition English was my least favourite subject but with her help I managed to achieve a 9 in English Literature and an 8 in English Language.
- Nico Parmar (2023)
When i first started at russel hill tuition i wasn't very confident in my english ability and the more lessons i had the more confident i grew. I previously failed my gcse exam and got a 3 but i resat my exam and came out with a 5. Overall im over the moon with my result as i was bracing myself for another disappointment but that wasnt the case and now im stress free!!
- Sahil Jamal (2023)
I have always struggled a lot in both English literature and English language. After being recommended by a few of my friends I invested in Gemma, who was a friendly, intelligent and easy going person. I was able to truly understand English and even ended up getting 91% in english literature and overall going up 6 grades total throughout english. I was elated with my results and only had Gemma to thank for them. I am truly grateful and this amazing opportunity and I have even been i inspired to take english literature A level. Truly the best tutor and teacher I have ever had and I am so happy to have indulged in such euphoric and gripping content with Gemma. Thanks a lot!
- Zain (2022)
Gemma is the best english teacher I’ve ever had. I started lessons only a few months before the gcse exam and she was able to push me a few grades up within a very short time period. I cannot thank her enough and I highly recommend her.
- Mohammed (2022)
Gemma helped me achieve grades that were above what I needed. Definitely the most helpful English tutor I have ever had.
- Idris (2022)
After receiving a low grade in both English Literature and Language, I decided to start receiving tutoring from Russell-Hills tuition. Over the course of a year, my grade increased by 6 grades. Thanks for the fun methods of learning, increase in knowledge and overall fun times!
- Sam (2022)
At the start of GCSE English, I realised I might need a little extra help in literature and language. Gemma had been tutoring a friend of ours and they recommended her to us. She was absolutely amazing and helped me build my technique in fun ways while also being cheerful and supportive. Also, she recommended books to help build up my vocabulary and increase my passion for writing as I wasn’t a fan of the creative writing section. After two years, I achieved two grade 9s in both literature and language thanks to her!
- Mirette Sorial (2021)
Gemma is a fantastic tutor and really helped me throughout the multiple lockdowns. After being told by school I would struggle to do better than an 8 in my English Language GCSE Gemma gave me all the additional help and support I needed to get a 9. Furthermore, in my English Literature Coursework Gemma was brilliant at helping me draft and refine my ideas. She provided fantastic resources for revising, which really helped me achieve a grade 9.
— Ben Rose (2021)
I received tutoring from Gemma once a week for all of year 11. I was working at level 6 in English literature. My target grade was a level 8. I ended up with a level 9 in both literature and language. Gemma definitely helped me to achieve these grades, I couldn’t have done it without her! She was extremely helpful in showing me to analyse language in poems and texts. Also, she always teaches with a positive attitude and a smile on her face.
— Harvey Nordon (2019)
“Gemma's excellent teaching has undoubtedly improved my English skill in the last two years as i progressed from a grade 6/7 to an 8/9 within a matter of months, and I'm sure I will continue to improve under her great guidance.”
— Adam Sidhom (2019)
“From predicted grade 6 to grade 9 in English Literature and grade 8 in English Language, I was delighted with my achievements. Gemma helped me to look at things from different perspectives, extending both my knowledge and understanding. I enjoyed working with Gemma as she shone a light on my imagination, enabling me to explore language in a different context. My confidence increased greatly and with a variety of exam techniques, I flourished in my exams achieving far greater success than I had hoped for. I highly recommend Gemma.”
— Amy Boucher (2018)
“We engaged Gemma in 2018 to assist our daughter with additional one to one tuiton on a weekly basis leading up to her GCSE`s. Gemma was a superb tutor, punctual, highly communicative and able to understand our daughter`s needs. Her interpretation of the syllabus and understanding of what was necessary is in our opinion excellent. This resulted in GCSE grades at the highest level. We will use Gemma for additional tuition for our daughter at A level and our second daughter as she reaches her GCSE`s. In short we highly recommend Gemma and feel sure she would meet all expectations for your child.”
— Bev Robinson (2018)
“My son has had weekly lessons with Gemma, in years 10 and 11. We have seen evidence of remarkable progress in exam results compared to the previous years and most importantly my son now enjoys studying English. He always looks forward to his lessons with Gemma and was able to get the higher grades of 8 and 9 in exams, thanks to the excellent guidance of Gemma. She is an excellent teacher, always encouraging, conscientious and positive with her students. We strongly recommend her.”
— Sylvia Saddik (2019)
I can’t recommend Gemma highly enough , my son has dyslexia and dysgraphia, at the beginning of year 11 he wasn’t expected to pass English language or literature. Her calm manner and sense of fun made my son engage and he enjoyed going every week. Gemma is very approachable and kept me regularly informed as to how he was getting on . He passed both language and literature, something that wouldn’t have happened without her excellent tuition and support. Thank you so much !
- A.H. (2024)
Gemma’s tuition brought my sons grades up from a 5 in Language and 6 in Literature to achieving a 7 in Language and 8 in Literature. She explained things clearly and gave him the structure/plan of how to approach questions so he could confidently and methodically tackle questions and know how to score highly on them. He enjoyed attending sessions and his confidence in the subject grew enormously-thank you Gemma!
- A. Firth (2024)
We are absolutely thrilled with the progress our son has made under Gemma's guidance at Russell-Hills Tuition. Gemma is an exceptional tutor who not only understands the curriculum thoroughly but also knows how to connect with her students in a way that makes learning enjoyable and effective. Her passion for teaching shines through in every lesson, and she has a remarkable ability to explain complex concepts in a way that is clear and accessible. If you are looking for a tutor who genuinely cares about her students and delivers outstanding results, we highly recommend Gemma at Russell-Hills Tuition.
- Mert Cavusoglu (2024)
If you are looking for an English tutor for GSCE exam, you have found it! Gemma is an outstanding tutor who knows how to engage your teenager and how to transfer her knowledge in very effective manner. She helped my son achieve 2 grades higher ( from 4 to 6) in his GSCE English resit in relatively short space of time. She was incredibly supportive and tailor made my son's lessons based on his gaps. Although we could have only hoped for the achieved grade at the end, all the effort and work really paid off. As a parent I could clearly see my son's huge progress in his writing in about 2.5 months. This is a fees well-spent service! Alongside the measurable achievement in getting a great grade, we are very grateful to Gemma and Russell- Hills tutoring for the self-confidence that she has instilled into him. Thank you Gemma 😊 .
- A SJ (2024)
With Gemma’s help my son achieved his level 4 GCSE English Language - he was 4 marks off a level 5. He enjoyed the lessons with Gemma so much and they built up a great rapport which gave him confidence and got him to the level 4 grade. I would fully recommend Gemma, she absolutely gets the best out of her tutees. Thanks Gemma.
Anna Chadwick (2023)
Gemma tutored my daughter for English Language & Literature for her GCSEs in 2023. Gemma was fantastic and helped my daughter improve on her target grades. My daughter thinks Gemma is brilliant and we’d highly recommend her.
- Austin Greenwood (2023)
Gemma is an amazing tutor. My son failed his GCSE English but with Gemma's help achieved a grade 5 on his resit!! He did his tuition via zoom so was very convenient not having to travel. We would definitely recommend to anyone. Thanks again Gemma x
- S.Hallas (2022)
Excellent Tutor. The best English Teacher in Leeds. My son was struggling with English and he doing his GCSE with confident. All credit to Gemma. She has lovely calm atmosphere and structure the lessons to individual needs and abilities. This has benefited my son to achieve well in his English. Definitely recommend tutor for English. Thankyou so much.
- Shabana Farooq (2022)
After my daughter was becoming increasingly anxious over her English GCSE work, I decided to try and find a tutor to help her. Gemma was recommended to us by a friend. The difference has been absolutely phenomenal. Her confidence improved, her grades at school improved and for once in her life she actually started to enjoy English. Gemma had a great rapport with her, and my daughter actually liked going to the tutoring sessions. She’s recently received her GCSE grades and her grades in English Language and Literature far exceeded hers and our expectations. I wouldn’t hesitate to recommend Gemma - she’s an ultimate professional who has a real love of English and this shines through and passes onto her students.
- E. Bleasdale (2021)
I contacted Gemma for my son who is doing GCSE English Language and Literature this Spring. My son was not doing well in school in English and his mock grade was a 4. Gemma has helped him tremendously, he enjoys the lessons with her and his latest grades were 6 in both Language and Literature. Gemma is extremely flexible, helpful and his confidence has excelled. I would highly recommend Gemma.
— S. Wilcock (2020)
Gemma is a very approachable, friendly tutor with excellent knowledge and experience of all aspects of the core subject. She has been providing excellent tuition for my daughter and quickly understood exactly where the areas of improvement were required. She is very inspirational for my daughter and has given her the drive to succeed. Gemma also provides me with the right amount of feedback on my daughters progress as well. Highly recommended!
— Darren (2020)
Gemma was recommended to us by a friend who had sought her assistance to squeeze those extra grades out. I have to say from the moment we met Gemma right through the whole period of tuition we have been so impressed with her professional, friendly and clearly competent teaching ability. My daughter gelled instantly which always helps. Lucy was doing ok at school with English but they were not progressing her like we wanted, but with Gemma's one to one she started to unlock the doors and soon we noticed the grades jump up in language and literature. So much so her teacher even commented how Lucy had improved. Unfortunately due to the pandemic my daughter never got chance to put all those new skills to the test however she still gained 8's which was a fantastic achievement and I have no doubt that had she sat those exams 9's would have been in the bag. Thanks to Gemma a great mentor and brilliant teacher. Highly recommended.
- Steve Hudson (2020)
“Gemma has been teaching my daughter English Language and Literature for 2 years, in order to prepare her for her GCSE exams. She has done a wonderful job in helping her not only develop her skills of analysis and writing, but also her confidence in her work. Gemma has played an incredibly important role in seeing that Courtney had the support she needed in order to sit her exams and ensured that she felt happy to do so. This saw her achieve a grade 9 in her English Language exam in May of 2017. Gemma continues to support and encourage Courtney in her studies and has helped in making arrangements for her to study additional subjects.”
— Mrs Hastings (2019)
