Phil

Philip tutored my daughter for the 11+ entrance exams for boarding schools. As she had always been educated in a French system Philip had to fill in all the gaps before tackling the 11+ syllabus. He understood exactly how to motivate and how much to challenge my daughter. By the end of a years worth of lessons she was able to do 13+ maths. My daughter had offers from all of the 3 boarding schools we applied to - including an academic scholarship from both Downe House and St Marys Ascot. We highly recommend Philip as a tutor who produces excellent results.

Due to the pandemic year, UK boarding school exams were delayed and in lieu of a spring exam, a September date was ascribed in the middle of the summer holidays so it was a bit of a scramble. As such, and as we reside in Switzerland, I reached out to Owl Tutors UK and the team was incredibly responsive and swift, and sourced my son a math tutor so he had three intensive weeks of online tutoring with Phil. Phil is an incredibly talented teacher and uses whiteboard techniques to cover math problem solving and techniques so all notions were clear to my son. Moreover, he is full of energy and great ideas and my son loved meeting him for bi-weekly lessons. He was also incredibly flexible and amenable to my son’s school schedule as they met during the week and over the weekend. Phil would assign prep homework so my son was able to carry on learning autonomously and Phil would then review the work prior to the lessons. Phil is a rare gem of a teacher as he holds the superb qualities of breaking down complicated math concepts into digestible bites. He is patient, kind, and encouraging. He positively reinforces a pupil under immense pressure as these entry-exams are not for the faint-hearted and my son is still a pre-teen so a fairly young age to work under such duress. Moreover, my son was not familiar with the British system as he is schooled in the French National Curriculum so Phil made the test preparation very enjoyable. My son still asks whether he can continue learning math with Phil, a testament to how much he enjoyed his time with math tutoring.

Phil did a really good job in helping our son pass his 13+ exams. Our son was aware that his science knowledge was either rusty or lacking. Phil in three hour slots helped get him back up to speed. Phil was very clear, understandable and helpful.

Thanks! Our son loved working with Phil. He is clearly very knowledgeable and effective as a tutor.

Phil tutored my son for his 13+ exams. He was really great, very calm, methodical and precise. In a short space of time he covered all the necessary topics and help to cement his knowledge. He also instilled in him confidence that he did know his subject and would be successful in his exams. Which he was!

I just wanted to say a huge thank you again, for all the help you have given our son with his maths. We heard back from Forest School today, and not only has he been offered a place, he has also won an academic scholarship - a fantastic achievement. So thanks again for teaching him so well, the lessons have made all the difference to his understanding of maths.

Phil was an engaging tutor who was able to really give my daughter confidence to tackle her maths demons! She also rose to the challenge of sitting exams to try and transition from state to the private school sector. We would highly recommend Phil, he is a gifted teacher.

My son really enjoys working with Phil. It is via Skype since we are in different countries, and even though it's not "hands on", Phil always finds a way to make it fun and interesting for Isaac. At times I hear him laughing out loud and at the end of the session he often wants to share what he has learned.

We were very happy to have Philip as our online tutor. He made very detailed, to the point observations and worked on them together with our son.

Philip has managed to engage our son in science lessons! This is despite the fact that he finds school science lessons deadly boring. Philip teaches in manner appropriate to a 12 year old and provides a variety of learning materials that keeps it interesting. As parents we are very pleased with the tuition Philip is providing. Our son actually seems to be enjoying it. What more can we say?