Testimonials
From students
Arlene helped me to continue with Latin after moving to a non-Classics teaching school, and has definitely enhanced my love of the subject! I never would have thought conjugating verbs would be such a source of fun, but Arlene's energy and enthusiasm just rubs off. Gaining an A* WJEC certificate was definitely down to her teaching (and a little bit of hard work). I was thrilled to score a perfect 100% in paper two and 97% overall.
Arlene helped me to prepare for my Latin A-Level. She was very kind and supportive and her lessons were enjoyable and interesting. With her help I was able to get an A, despite not having studied Latin to GCSE.
I really cannot thank you enough for your invaluable advice and support. You kept me on target when I needed it the most and I think we turned it around in pretty good time!
I felt that I could ask Arlene anything, whereas in class I felt stupid asking for clarification. This made a real difference to my understanding of both language and literature. Arlene makes lessons fun and is always bubbly. I wish she was my teacher in school!
Arlene's teaching style was superb - she made the subject really interesting and allowed me to develop my confidence, knowledge and exam technique, providing the necessary foundation to improve two grades on my mock GCSE result within the space of a month, with only five tuition lessons!
Arlene’s positive, can-do approach has given me confidence in my Latin ability from GCSE to A2 level. Arlene makes the learning of Latin fun and exceptionally productive.
Thank you for being such an interesting and engaging person to learn from. It was amazing to discuss all aspects of the course with you. Thank you so much for making these exams, which at first seemed terrifying, into such enjoyable exercises in Classics.
From parents
Just to let you know that my son got an A for his GCSE Latin. Thank you very much for all your help as we genuinely thought all was lost after he got an E for his mock. Your patience, expert teaching and encouragement made all the difference.
He got an A* for Latin! The results mean that he has met his offer to read English at Cambridge! Many thanks for all your fine teaching and for laying such a secure foundation for this success. He loved his lessons with you as you were so well-organised and your tutorials were so well structured…not to mention that you were so unfailingly cheerful and encouraging!
Just to let you know that Felicity is going to St Andrew’s in September to do History, and obviously, her three A grades (including Latin) were pretty essential to her getting in there, so thanks for your part in that.
Your enthusiasm and passion for Classics was obvious from the first moment we met you. You not only inspired our daughter to ‘up her game’ in GCSE Latin, but have acted as a positive role model for Higher education. For that, and for your excellent teaching, we really cannot thank you enough.
As parents, we made absolutely the right decision to obtain Arlene's assistance; our only regret is that we didnąt find her sooner as there is absolutely no doubt that an A* would have been achieved had we known about Arlene before. We are extremely grateful to her for her excellent tuition and support.
Arlene is one of the most amazing teachers I have ever come across: knowledgeable and passionate about her subject; she brings a wealth of experience, fantastic energy, and a brightness to the lessons. With about a third of the normal teaching time (and a great deal of hard work on my daughter's part) she achieved richly deserved A* in GCSE Latin this summer - thank you, Arlene.
Arlene is a highly talented individual who is exceptionally organised and efficient. Her enthusiasm, passion and depth of knowledge inspire and motivate those students she teaches. As a parent, I highly recommend Arlene.
I wanted to write and thank you for all the support you've given Iain. Working with you has rekindled his love of Classics and he has thoroughly enjoyed learning with you.