Chris Wannell

Testimonials

"The sessions are rigorours but fun"

"Our son has really improved"

"Chris is very approachable, easy going, flexible"

"Chris is great as he completely understands"

"It was like a miracle had occurred!"

"My son struggled academically. He went to a middle school that recognised and supported him with his significantly below average literacy and English skills. He left middle school, arriving at high school feeling confident and equal to his peers.

The same thing could not be said for my son’s numeracy skills.

My Son began high school unsure of addition and subtraction. He could not recite or understand his times tables and was shaky when telling the time or when dealing with money.

All the confidence and self-esteem he had gained from his improvement, hard work and determination with his literacy and English skills was over shadowed by his lack of numeracy skills. It affected my Son in his everyday life and school life. His self-esteem, that we had worked so hard to build, was hanging by a thread. His behaviour and attitude in school was one of ‘I don’t care’ to cover up his true feelings.

My son came and asked me if he could have a Maths tutor. He said ‘I don’t want to be Maths genius or anything I just want to be able to, ya know, when somebody asks me times table like 8 x 7 that I can just say the answer, without having to think about it.’

I contacted Chris in March 2013. I briefly explained my Sons situation and he began his first class with my Son 24 March.

It was like a miracle had occurred!

I made them a drink of tea, had a quick chat and then left them to get on with it. When they invited me back in the room about an hour later, my Son very proudly, began to recite his times tables to Chris (including 8 x 7!)

Over the past 11 months I have watched my Sons confidence and self-esteem grow. He has moved up a group in Maths at his school and he is able to develop his skills in everyday life.

Chris is a fantastic Maths tutor and both my Son and I greatly admire and respect the work he has done. Chris is a very patient and kind tutor. He always takes his time when teaching my son, making sure he understands and has really embedded before moving on. Chris uses repetition a lot with my Son because it takes him longer to grasp concepts; unfortunately at school the teachers do not have the time to do this.

Chris uses various teaching methods and has found that using visual aids, such as flash cards and cubes works well for my Son.

If we hadn’t found Chris to tutor my son with Maths I honestly don’t know where my Son would be. He is now in year 10 and is studying foundation maths. Chris is confident that my son will have the ability to secure a GCSE when he sits his exams next year. I am confident, that because of Chris and his teaching, that my Son will achieve this target too.

Mostly I am grateful that Chris has increased my Sons confidence and self-esteem in Maths and everyday Maths. I cannot recommend Chris highly enough. He teaches with kindness and patience, gently encouraging his student to succeed."

Mrs W, Parent of student