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An Excellent tutor .
Really did help my sons to stay motivated and knew the content well that they were studying .
Would recommend her highly .
M Khera

The short version - absolutely top class. If you are looking for a biology tutor for your child, you can stop your search now.

The longer version - Ellena is the very best. We approached Ellena at a time of uncertainty about our son's Biology grade. There were gaps in his knowledge and greater concerns with his exam technique. We opted for Ellena given her extensive expertise in the subject and role as an examiner. Best decision we made. Her extensive knowledge and practical experience of the subject helped him immeasurably. Lessons were well planned (concentrating on both the syllabus and identified areas of weakness) and practically delivered in a way that he could understand and apply. Needless to say her expert knowledge of the content and syllabus made this possible. As a parent, her communication and updates with us were first class - extremely responsive, accommodating and nothing was ever too much trouble. There was always extra support and most importantly additional resources provided to our son which he found extremely beneficial. Ellena was kind enough to offer to continue to mark mock exam papers, without charge, even after his sessions finished just before his exams. That was tremendously generous of her and showed the extra mile she is prepared to go for you.

Above all and most importantly, Ellena's inter-personal skills are first class and helped get the best out of our son. She is warm, kind and caring and those qualities are essential at a time when children are stressed by exams and all the pressures of applying for university and predicted grades. You need a safe haven of being taught without fear, to ask any questions and of wanting to go back every week. Our son didn't get that with his biology teacher at school but did with Ellena. He got an A and that was down to Ellena and we will always be grateful.

Ellena's dedication and expertise for A level have been instrumental and great help.
Her ability to make complex concepts engaging and her unwavering support have transformed biology into a subject of genuine fascination for me. I am profoundly grateful for her outstanding teaching and guidance.

Ellena has thoroughly covered all the course content and is excellent at explaining the more complex aspects of the course in an easy to understand manner.

Ellena was extremely reliable and helped my son with knowledge and confidence

Ellena is an excellent tutor, with a phenomenal knowledge of the exam technique in A level Biology. She has really increased my daughter’s confidence in Biology. I highly recommend her.

Ellena is quite simply one of the most extraordinary teachers I have ever come across. Her knowledge of the subject and exam techniques are second to none, and as if that were not enough, she is also one of the kindest and most sympathetic of tutors, nurturing and encouraging my daughter through much more than just her biology A level. We owe you a debt, Ellena!

Ellena has been amazing with our daughter last year. She went out of her way to support her during her studies taking her on part way through her biology course after covid disruption. She is a first class tutor who is extremely knowledgeable, focussed and has a great way of connecting and motivating her students. As a result, our daughter did very well on her exams and is looking forward to continuing her studies in biology next year.

Ellena was very helpful and understanding with my daughter K, I believe she went beyond her duty as tutor. K had mild depression and lost her confidence during covid 19 and believed she couldn't study, it was too much for her. Ellena organised K's studies, encouraged, pushed her to study, threatened to stop tutoring if K didn't take her studies seriously. K started studying all her subjects because of Ellena although Ellena tutored her only on Biology. Thank you very much Ellena, I don’t believe I could have found a better tutor. Fotini D

Ellena is an excellent tutor. She is very organised and incredibly knowledgeable about the syllabus. She is also very passionate about teaching and helping her students perform to the best of their ability. She has made a revision timetable to help my daughter with her organisation skills which demonstrates her commitment to help her students maximise their potential.

Ellena has been tutoring me biology for a few weeks now and is amazing at explaining really difficult concepts in simple ways that are easy to understand. She’s also willing to find questions related to exactly what I find tricky and need to work on. She has lots of great resources that I’m able to use to help me when I want to do independent work outside of the lessons. She’s super friendly and I would highly recommend her as a tutor!

Ellena is a very organised, knowledgeable and enthusiastic tutor. Currently helping my son with topic revision and exam technique for Biology A level - for the upcoming exams in May/June 2022. She responds back very promptly to any queries you may have. Ellena is highly recommended by my son, said she explained the topics very clearly and referred to the specification so everything is covered.

Ellena has been helping my daughter over the summer to consolidate her knowledge of Y12 Biology A level (OCR) after a disappointing exam result. Ellena is very reliable, motivating, and super organised. Communication was very smooth. She is a lovely person and put my daughter at ease straightaway. She really focuses on what the student would like/need to work on and sends the material for the lesson in advance. Also, as an examiner for an exam board, Ellena is well placed to provide detailed guidance on exam techniques. Ellena’s methodical and patient approach and really thorough feedback has helped my daughter to build her confidence and expand her knowledge. My daughter enjoys her lessons and has now asked to have regular lessons for the duration of Y13. Elena is an excellent tutor, and I would highly recommend her to anyone considering one on one tuition.