Success Stories and Testimonials

On average, the students I work with jump up to 2 grades during tutoring. However, at Open Doors Online English Tutoring, I’m passionate about defining success in a much broader way. It’s about how students’ confidence grows, feeling fulfilled and more in control from a positive learning experience, being inspired to be their best self and ultimately, about securing their next steps so that doors in life remain open, not closed.

To help measure the success of my mission to keep doors open for my students, I’ve collated success stories and testimonials to showcase their journeys. Additionally, you can see the most commonly used words my students choose to describe me in the word cloud.

Success Stories

Dillon's Story

Dillon started tutoring part way through Year 11 after becoming frustrated that he wasn’t learning at the rate that he wanted to in school due to there being poor behaviour in his class and the fact he wasn’t getting much feedback from his teacher. After taking one lesson a week up to his exams, he maximised his learning time and his confidence grew, leading him to secure a grade 6 in English Language and a 4 in Literature. This opened the door to a career in Accounting and Finance, which Dillon started to study at university in 2025.

Genny's Story

Genny started tutoring in GCSE English Language and Literature at the end of Year 10 when she was scoring grades 5 and 6. After a lesson per week up to her final exams, she secured grade 8s in both Language and Literature and was just 1 mark away from a 9 in Language. Genny’s grades have opened the door to a career in Medicine, which she will be studying at university in 2026.

Ellis' Story

Ellis started tutoring in the April of his GCSE year when he was predicted a grade 3 in English Language and was concerned about the exams. After 2 sessions a week for 8 weeks, Ellis rapidly improved his understanding of what was required of him to answer each question and secured a grade 5, opening the door to his Electrical Apprenticeship.

Sophie's Story

Sophie, a student with probable neurodiversity, experienced emotional-based school avoidance while she was in Year 10 and started tutoring to discover a more positive, supportive and personalised experience of learning English. Sophie was able to take control of her learning journey through a nurturing and can-do approach, leading to her sitting her GCSE English Literature exam a year early and securing a grade 6, opening up a plethora of possibilities for her future.

Testimonials

Honest feedback underpins everything I do. At the end of every lesson, I ask my students to reflect on their experience and what they've taken away from the lesson. It's vital they feel comfortable being honest and I use their feedback to adapt my teaching. Additionally, I invite parents/guardians and students to share general feedback throughout the year so that my service evolves with my students.

Discover what my students and their parents/guardians say

Maia instantly liked your approach and she seemed very positive about working with you.

Claudia, parent of a Year 11 student (December 2025)