Devan's Feedback

From Monica

Dev is highly professional and his passion for mathematics shines through in how he delivers lessons to my children.They thoroughly enjoy every lesson and Dev’s clear explanation help them grasp maths concepts easily .
I highly recommend Dev for making learning enjoyable and effective for my children. Dev’s personalised teaching and dedication for my children improvement are truly exceptional.Thank you so much for your dedication and support!

Thank you Monica. I thoroughly enjoy my lessons with your children and I am pleased to see their enjoyment of the subject and confidence grow. Thank you for selecting me to be their tutor.

From SB

Dev is an excellent Maths tutor, and I would thoroughly recommend him. He has tutored our daughter for the 11+ entrance exams at only a few months' notice, and has been incredibly thorough and organised in covering everything with her according to her needs. He is also passionate about his subject which comes through in his teaching and makes his lessons inspiring and interesting. My daughter has enjoyed her lessons with him and learnt a lot - as well as his expertise, he is a very kind person and I'm grateful for his insights and support through the exam process.

I have thoroughly enjoyed my lessons with your daughter and I am so pleased that she has been offered a place at City of London School for Girls. A fantastic achievement.

From Lindsey

We used Devan to help support our daughter who had lost some confidence with maths and to help her through the 11+. Devan was extremely helpful, guiding her through some pretty complicated topics and expanding her mathematical knowledge. Her school teacher saw great improvements and more importantly our daughter became more confident in her abilities.

Thank you Lindsey. I have thoroughly enjoyed my lessons with your daughter and I am pleased to have made a positive impact on her confidence in the subject.

From Nurur

Devan has been a fantastic Maths tutor for my daughter. He provided excellent quality of teaching and support with clear and concise teaching materials. He is very organised with course materials and goes through every topic thoroughly. His methods of teaching is excellent. He definitely recognises the abilities of the student and focuses on maximising them via tests and past papers.

He is a reliable, professional and very organised tutor who went above and beyond to ensure my daughter understood her topics and was available to answer any questions all the time. As a result of Devans teaching my daughter got a solid A in her GCSE. I would highly recommend Devan for any parent.

Thank you Nurur. It was a pleasure to teach your daughter and develop her love for mathematics. The hard work has certainly paid off and she should be proud of her results. Thank you for the opportunity to teach your daughter.

From Jo

Dev was fantastic with our son in preparation for the 11+ exam he was sitting. It was all online due to the restrictions but we feel that he was able to provide an excellent and thorough service. As well as this, it was extremely important to us as parents that Dev was able to provide so much of his time explaining how our son was doing, and providing any advice he could offer. His class work sheets and home work sheets were always very useful, well laid out and thorough.

Thank you Jo. I really enjoyed my lessons with your son and I am pleased with the progress we made in such a short space of time. It’s great to see his mathematics knowledge and confidence grow. I look forward to teaching him again soon.

From Louise

Dev is a fantastic tutor and I have no hesitation in recommending him. He has tutored my daughter in GCSE maths and helped to build her confidence. He is professional, reliable, organised, patient and supportive and worked at a pace that suited my daughter. I always felt informed on the progress that was being made. Truly excellent.

Thank you Louise. I have really enjoyed our lessons and am pleased to see a significant improvement in your daughter's mathematics knowledge and confidence. It has been great to work with you also to ensure the best level of support is provided to your daughter. Should your daughter have any queries regarding the GCSE maths course or would like a detailed solution to a question, please do not hesitate to contact me. Thank you for this opportunity.

From Alison

Devan is passionate about maths and this passion is infectious! It also means that his teaching method is interesting and fun.
My 10 year old son had a 'block' where maths was concerned and after only a couple of months working with Devan, that had gone AND he really enjoys each session with Devan.
Devan also worked with him before the 11+ exams and thanks to Devan's help, he was invited back to interview for a place at both schools that he sat the exams at!
We can't recommend Devan highly enough… !

Thank you Alison for your review. Your son is a talented mathematician and should be proud of his efforts to pass the City of London Boys and Forest 11+ exams. I am glad that I’ve been able to boost his confidence and that he enjoys the lessons. I look forward to teaching him more advanced material hereon

From Catherine

Dev has been an excellent maths tutor for my 11 year old daughter. He has inspired her, developed her knowledge and helped her confidence grow. His lessons are very well prepared and delivered, and his feedback and advice considered and very helpful. Dev has been extremely accommodating with respect to lesson times for which I am very grateful. My daughter has gained a place at her independent school of choice, and I am thankful to Dev for supporting her in achieving this. I would definitely recommend Dev as a maths tutor to others.

Thank you Catherine. I’m so pleased that your daughter has been offered a place at a great school. Her hard work has certainly paid off and she should be extremely proud of her efforts. The last couple of months have been tough but it has all been worth it. I wish her well for her last exam. Thank you for choosing me to be your daughter’s Maths tutor.

From Dominica

I would give Dev the rate of 5 as he's kind with kids and he also likes to understand children by communicating with parents. My kid had a few lessons with him and we are happy so far.

Thank you Dominica for the review. I am enjoying our lessons and it’s great to see the progress we are making together. Your daughter is bright and making fantastic progress in just a few lessons. I look forward to boosting her knowledge and confidence further.

Thank you for selecting me as your daughter’s tutor.

From sarika

Brilliant and organised Tutor
very well explains all topics

From Debra

Devan has been absolutely great from the start. He has been kind, polite, helpful and supportive from the first email. Unfortunately we cannot work together due to timing restrictions but I am very sad of not having him for my son.

From Brian

Before working with Dev it was our belief that we could get our son to the required levels needed for the 11+. Thankully we realised in time that we were not fully equipped for the task. Since working with Dev he has taken my son to another level, to the point of my son doing calculations that Dev did not even teach him. Your a good teacher and I appreciate all the good work you have done unlocking my son true potential.

Brian

Thank you Brian. I am pleased to see your son’s progress and confidence grow in Maths. I have enjoyed our lessons and look forward to working with him on more complex problems in the coming weeks.

From Leena

Devan is an excellent tutor!!… he has made my son feel so much more confident in maths, to the extent where my son, now puts his hand up in class to answer questions and has recieved achievment points for class participation.

I would not hesitate to recommend devan to anyone one looking for a maths tutor.

Thank you Leena. I thoroughly enjoy our lessons and look forward to teaching your son more advanced material in the coming months. I’m glad to see his confidence and knowledge grow and the hard work is paying off.

From Becky

Devan is a highly professional and dedicated tutor who has a genuine passion for maths. He is calm, friendly and organised and our daughter looks forward to his class each week.

Thank you sincerely Becky for your review. I am thoroughly enjoying our lessons and look forward to boosting her knowledge in the subject further. Thank you for the opportunity to teach your daughter.

From Cameron

Excellent - highly recommend

Thank you sincerely for the review. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed our lessons and I wish you all the best for the upcoming exams.

From Bhavesh

Devan was very helpful and patient. He explained how he will Help my son and we look forward to Devan teaching our son.

From Shweta

Amazing Tutor… He has got my Son in to Chigwell School.

He teaches ina very creative way.

Thank you Shweta. I have thoroughly enjoyed our lessons and the hard work certainly paid off. This is a fantastic achievement and I am exceptionally proud given the incredibly high level of competition your son had to face to be awarded a place at Chigwell School. Thank you for continuing to have me as your tutor and I look forward to being a part of his progress hereon.

From Amina

Dev, I waited until we received the offer, felt that this would only be fair.

Dev started tutoring my daughter last year, as parents I was quite concerned that we had left it too late to prepare my daughter for 11+ Maths. Despite our concerns, we was all able to to work with Dev to identify areas that my daughter need further learning on. Dev worked with Iqra on a different topic every week and throughly went through maths work with her.

Dev was patient, warm and friendly in his teaching manner. He was considerate in listening to our views and took them on board. Dev is very knowledgable in his subjects and teaches them well.

My daughter has been offered a place at one an independent schools to which is she happy about!

My daughter says "Thank you for all your help and teaching me maths, it has benefited me greatly and it has increased my confidence in the subject".

Thank you Amina for the review. I am extremely proud and happy to hear that your daughter received a place at a top independent school. The hard work certainly paid off. I have thoroughly enjoyed our lessons and being a part of this journey. Thank you sincerely for giving me the opportunity to teach your daughter Maths.

From imran

Well where do I start. I panicked in December as my child was struggling with his maths on past papers he was averaging 35% to 40%. I contacted Dev who was very polite and agreed to assist with no guarantees but said he will do his best to bring the marks up.

Dev gave up alot of his time and was spending a evening or maybe 2 a week and weekends with a lot of patience went through all the gaps in my child's maths and within a few solid weeks the marks were at over 50% which is phenomenal. Other tutors had said there was no hope my child passing the entrance exams because of the tough competition and limited places.

As the exams approached in January that is 1 month of solid tutoring my child was achieving over 60% that was a remarkable turnaround. Suddenly the child enjoyed maths and the attention to detail shown by Dev was second to none.

I waited till the results were out before I gave Dev a review as I think its only fair to give an accurate review at a time when a schools marks a maths paper and to my astonishment my child has been offered 3 places in top private schools. In one of the schools he scored 76% in maths.

Great work Dev can't thank you enough this was a journey we all went through including the tutor and i am so happy that I chose the right tutor.

Thank you sincerely for your review. It has been an absolute pleasure teaching your child Maths and preparing them for the 11+ exams. I am very happy as they put in a lot of hard work and have never once complained about the volume of work I set which as you know, can be high at times. I am extremely proud to hear they have been offered a place at three top schools and will be accepting their first choice. Thank you for giving me this opportunity to teach your child.

From Rav

My daughter is enjoying her lessons with Dev and I have noticed an increase in her confidence and ability with her maths. Dev is very passionate and knowledgeable in this area and has a good way of explaining topics that can be quite challenging.

I have no issues with recommending Dev.

Thank you Rav. I am thoroughly enjoying our lessons. Your daughter asks excellent questions which will deepen her understanding of the units we are covering. I look forward to seeing her progress hereon.

From Irina

Too much talking and waisted time.He not giving probably 1hour just 40 min or have to pay for 1hour. At the start he we can pay £30 but when he knew that we are applying for an independent school he quickly changed the price to £45

First and foremost, I am more than happy to show your review (which is after our first and only lesson) on my profile as I would like prospective students and parents to understand the full story.

With regards to “too much talking and wasting time”, this was our very first lesson and given the level of communication you had displayed in messages and on calls prior to our meeting, I had to ask you further questions to clarify my understanding. You were also not willing to be transparent which further delayed the start time of our lesson.

Since commencing with First Tutors in 2016, my fees have never been at a rate of £30 for a 11+ student and so there is no need to misrepresent the facts. Other students that I have accepted before you in the same month, have agreed and accepted the same rate at that time of £45. You were fully aware of the rate prior to purchasing my details as First Tutors shows this on my profile. It is crystal clear. Also, to further emphasise the levels of misrepresentation, there are more independent schools offering 11+ entry than grammar schools in the area that I operate. Therefore, “he quickly change the price to £45” on knowing that you had applied for an independent school is absolutely absurd. The rate has been the same irrespective of the type of school that parents have applied for.

To further demonstrate the difficulty in working with you, after our first lesson, I offered you a slot for a second lesson. You confirmed that the time would be okay. A day before the lesson, you cancelled and said: “sorry again but am find tutor who is doing both English and Maths”. I had no issues with you searching for another tutor. After a week or so, you came back asking for a two hour slot which I simply could not provide as I was at full capacity.

Furthermore, the levels of communication that you have displayed and the repetitive calling and messaging throughout has made it extremely difficult to cooperate with you. I am not surprised that the previous tutor had to stop lessons with you. I would strongly urge other tutors to not accept you for the reasons above and also because of the levels of misrepresentation that you have demonstrated here.

In summary, you have written this negative review after one lesson due to your disappointment, in knowing that it was your incompetence, ill judgement and lamentable decision making that has resulted in your son missing out on a tutor that genuinely cares about his understanding and progress.

From Joanne

Dev helped my son achieve a C in his Maths A'level (AS), after my son was graded a U in his mock exam a few weeks earlier.

Dev was extremely calm and patient. He always arrived promptly for their sessions. He really helped my son gain confidence over a 2 month period and as a result we have lined up additional sessions for my son's final year at 6th form.

I cannot rate Dev highly enough.

Thank you Jo. I have thoroughly enjoyed our lessons and I am very pleased to hear his hard work paid off. He should be very proud of his efforts and I look forward to working together again.

From Catherine

I thoroughly recommend Devan. He is a bright, talented teacher and has made a huge difference to my daughter's preparation for her GCSE maths exams. He has clearly and calmly explained some difficult and complicated aspects of the curriculum in a way that has really embedded her understanding and learning.

Dev is a kind, down-to-earth person and my daughter felt very comfortable and relaxed in his company. He was always on time and polite and respectful in our home.

Thank you Catherine. I have thoroughly enjoyed my lessons with Emily and I am glad that I have been able to assist with the more challenging topics. It has been great to see her progress through these topics and confidence grow.

From Saima

From Sue

Devan is an excellent tutor and really knows his subject - a real find! He is also really kind and friendly and will do anything to help. Thanks Devan.

Thank you Sue. I have thoroughly enjoyed teaching Harry. I am certain that should Harry wish to continue learning Spanish, his marks in the summer will reflect his knowledge and improvement in the language. He is an excellent student and should he require further assistance, I am always available to help him.

From Ang

Structured & methodical approach to tutoring. Knows his subject! Has very quickly established a rapport with my child which in turn has increased her confidence and enthusiasm for the subject .This is reflected now in her performance. Very pleased with Dev and have no hesitation in recommending him.

Thank you Ang. It has been a joy to teach your daughter. She always asks the right questions and her hunger to learn is great to see. I have noticed an increased in her knowledge and confidence and I look forward to seeing her progress here on. Thank you for this opportunity.

From Lydia

Mya is enjoying her lessons with Dev. Mya is always looking forward to the next lesson as she now has a more confident approach to Maths. Dev is very reliable, patient and knowledgeable in his subject.
Many Thanks
Lydia

Thank you Lydia. I am thoroughly enjoying our lessons and pleased to see Mya's confidence and knowledge in Maths grow. I look forward to seeing her progress here on.

From Alex

Dev has been an absolute joy. He is reliable and enthusiastic, always arriving on time and being well prepared. He has made my son's lessons in Spanish fun and instructive at the same time. Dev is also very flexible and understands that we sometimes need to change from our routine. He will always accommodate these changes without any fuss. My son's Spanish has come up well thanks to Dev. I thoroughly recommend Dev as a tutor.

Thank you Alex and Sabeena for your kind comments. It has been an absolute pleasure teaching Adam. Adam keeps me on my toes by asking thought provoking questions and his knowledge of the language is outstanding. I knew since our first lesson that Adam is a natural linguist and I look forward to seeing his progress henceforth. Thank you for giving me this opportunity.

From Natasha

Dev is reliable and approaches his teaching by individual needs. He speaks very clearly engaging well in his teaching approach.

My son feels alot better and enjoys his lessons… which that in itself speaks volumes. I will be using dev again when it's my daughters turn. Would highly recommend.

Thank you Natasha. It has been a pleasure teaching Kmaal. He asks excellent questions and his attitude towards learning is exemplary. His knowledge and confidence is growing.

From Milesh

Tutor is very professional and his subject knowledge is excellent.

Provided an excellent initial lesson and quickly identified or requirements.

Thank you Milesh. I thoroughly enjoyed the lesson with Rahul and I look forward to fuelling his interest further and boosting his confidence in Economics.

From Andria

My son has had a few sessions now and is enjoying the maths lessons and engages really well with Devan. A very good teacher who has recognised and is helping to work on building my son's confidence. We made a good choice!

Thank you Andria. It has been a pleasure teaching Mario and seeing his knowledge and confidence grow.

From Ellie

Finally found a brilliant Spanish tutor who is easy to get along with and has very good teaching methods.
I would highly recommend.

Thank you Ellie. It has been an absolute pleasure teaching you A-level Spanish.

From Kwai Fung

Devan is an excellent, reliable and passionate Spanish Tutor. He is accommodating and flexible with his time, my son is doing his GCSE Spanish and he said, he has leant and benefited from Devan's teaching. Thank you Devan!

Thank you Kwai. It has been a pleasure teaching Thomas.