GCSE & SECONDARY TESTIMONIALS
Student Reviews
"Michael is an excellent and highly experienced English tutor with extensive knowledge on exam techniques. He is approachable and very good at explaining concepts in a clear and concise way. The lessons are very engaging and he encouraged me to reach my full potential. Thanks to his outstanding teaching methods I achieved a level 9 in my English Language and Literature GCSE exams."
" Michael is an excellent tutor. He is very kind and he gives you the confidence that you will do well. He has a way of teaching and explaining in a clear and simple way. He helped me to proof-read my A-Level English Literature coursework and to get a higher grade than I expected. And without him my brother wouldn't have passed his English GCSE (he has dyslexia). I would recommend him 100%. "
"Before starting with Michael, I struggled with the clarity of my essays and it has been a personal issue for a long time. However, Michael swiftly located and tackled this issue extremely well. So well in fact that I moved from a Grade 6  to a Grade 9 in my final essay for school. This was only over a five month period. It also gave me a confidence with public speaking and social interactions too. His teaching atmosphere is very comfortable and he speaks to me with the respect of a colleague. Michael is a very understanding person when it comes to the pressures of Year 11 which I feel is important for teenagers our age."
Parent Reviews
"Michael tremendously helped my daughter for her English GCSE. Sofia wasn’t a native speaker and he helped to boost her grades and confidence in the English language dramatically. We would not have been able to do it without him and are very grateful."
"My son is tutored by Michael. He is very professional and assigns homework every week. Constant feedback to parents really helps."
11+ PARENT TESTIMONIALS
"Definitely recommend! Michael was great in assessing my son’s requirements and developed his skill sets in all areas of 11 plus. Definitely worth it in the long run. Thank you Michael for all you have done for us."
"I feel really lucky that I found Imogen as my son's 11+ tutor. My son really likes Imogen and has enjoyed all her lessons a lot. She is very friendly and patient with children. Imogen is an excellent tutor; she always structured and organised her lessons very well . She has helped my son a lot in his comprehension and creative writing. My son has been offered places from a few well known grammar schools and independent schools. He also has an academic scholarship from a popular independent school. I have recommended both Imogen and Michael to two friends' sons for their 11+ tuitions. Both of them did very well, one went to Tiffin School and the other one is going to Hampton School in this coming September. I am highly recommend both Imogen and Michael to anyone who is looking for tutor for their children."
"Michael helped my son during 11+ coaching for english creative writing.He secured a place in Tiffin boys.I remember my son saying after first meeting that Michael is very passionate about english and he feels inspired to learn more from him.He really liked his classes, enjoyed reading books from collections and practiced to make good progress.I would recommend his classes."
"Imogen has been helping my daughter for about a month now. I have seen her develop a great interest in learning. She looks forward to the lessons and I have seen a great improvement. I am hoping to increase her lessons to 2 hours a week. Thank you Imogen for great work!"
"I want to highly recommend Michael for English because he is an excellent experienced teacher. I took few classes for my daughter and I can see the difference in her creative writing."
"Saanvi has been studying at Osterley Education for past 4-5 months now. There has been a great improvements in her English writing skills. Michael has been very cooperative and gives timely feedback on every homework that student submits with detailed information on Plot of the story, punctuations used, etc. I definitely recommend Osterley Education."
" I feel lucky that I found Imogen as my son's 11+ tutor. Imogen is a very friendly and patient tutor. She always organises her lessons well. My son likes her and really enjoyed his lessons. I would recommend Imogen to anyone who is looking for a tutor for their primary school children's learning."
"Imogen is a fantastic tutor. My son is really enjoying his tuition sessions and has already shown significant improvment."
"Michael has been amazing with his coaching during 11+ and we are still continuing with after 11+ as my son really enjoys Michaels lessons and it has really helped him with creative writing and literature."
"My daughter really enjoyed her learning experience with Imogen, She is a very good teacher!"
"Our son was tutored by Imogen and he described her as very patient, understanding of feelings when he struggled and very clear!"
"My son was a student of Michael. He taught him in Year 6 and prepared him for his SATS exams. Thanks to him , my son passed the exams with very good results. Michael is a teacher with great experience, he knows good teaching methods, he is patient, cheerful, but also demanding, thanks to which learning with him brings great results. I really recommend Michael as an English tutor."
"My son was tutored by both Imogen and Michael. Both are dedicated and did a fantastic job."
CREATIVE WRITING CLUB TESTIMONIALS
"My 7 year old had an opportunity to attend the fantastic Creative Writing Course with Imogen. I didn't realise how much she had enjoyed the experience until we visited my parents (after a very long time and hence the late posting) and was so excited to show and share her booklet. Her eyes lit up as she read it out aloud. I couldn't have felt more prouder and was amazed at the effort and the learning she had achieved. Thankyou so much Imogen - the group setting outside with nature and the creativity you inspired in my daughter boosted her confidence in her writing skills."
"A big thank you again for the lovely three morning creative writing summer course. My 7 year old really enjoyed it, said it’s her best activity EVER and wants to come again next time. She especially loved exploring the garden and finding lots of different writing nooks as well as the drama and puppet show activities for inspiration. The little booklet with the story she wrote is really lovely too. Really recommend and we will be back next time!"
"I hghly recommend the lovely creative writing workshop. So pleased my daughter (aged 7) attended. She had become increasingly reluctant to write anything at all over the course of lockdown but during the workshop sessions Imogen was able to support her to produce a beautifully crafted story booklet. I think the wonderful garden setting for the workshop surrounded by open fields also provided inspiration, including features such as a kitchen garden with homemade scarecrow, tadpoles, bunnies and a hedgehog! My daughter really appreciated being able to concentrate on her writing in a variety of special little hideaways hand built in the garden like the treehouse, summer house and mud kitchen. Imogen’s positive encouragement and fun activities (a puppet show being one highlight) helped nurture renewed excitement and enthusiasm for creative writing, leading my daughter to suggest that we spend the whole weekend afterwards doing more reading and writing"
"My son loves going to see Imogen. She listens to any concerns that we have and suggests what might need working on. She is friendly, kind, understanding and patient!"