Dave has perfected the art of improving his student’s academic performance while helping them become well-rounded, organised, and less-stressed learners with a deep enjoyment of their subject. Both my children find Dave’s lessons informative, invigorating, and uplifting, they even request extra lessons with him during the school holidays!

My son’s academic performance improved by 4 grade boundaries in both A-Level Maths and Economics while working with Dave, opening university options we previously thought were out of reach. Dave is incredibly systematic in his approach and helped our son develop study habits which are adding evermore value over time. A true added bonus of his tuition is his medium- and long-term planning; where some tutors operate on a lesson-to-lesson basis, Dave creates longer term plans around key assessments, and deadlines such as UCAS applications, all while systematically improving his students study skills and attitude to learning. Dave openly recognises that to optimise the effectiveness of tuition involves more than just providing his time, but maximising students ability to manage their own learning outside his lessons. To do this, he has created an incredible bank of tools and resources which our son found invaluable. Not only is our son performing well in his degree, he’s even considering a master’s degree in economics now! As a former elite athlete himself, Dave provided guidance to help my son navigate high level sport without adversely affecting his studies.

Dave now supports our youngest daughter, who was once in the bottom set for maths and feeling totally despondent with the subject. In a short space of time her enjoyment of learning was restored, and she achieved all A/A* grades in her common entrance exams. Again, this came with added bonuses, as her lower stress levels and more efficient learning helped her thrive in her extracurricular hobbies, including national level sport.

As a busy professional, it was important to me I found a tutor I could trust to take ownership of my children’s learning. Dave was organised, reliable, and always proactive in communicating what I needed to know. His professionalism quickly provided me complete peace of mind and continues to do so to this day. To any parent looking to find a tutor who can reliably support their child’s academic and emotional development, I firmly recommend Dave Bell.