Upon returning to England I took on a tutoring assignment to support an undergraduate student in her writing with the aim of moving her from a 2:2 to a 2:1.
We got off to a slightly shaky start when the first assignment with my input returned a 2:2. However, the strategy of using it as a tester to obtain specific feedback from the marking tutor proved effective. We both had a much clearer idea of what was required.
From then on our work together moved from strength to strength and each assignment scored higher than the last. They all reached the target 2:1 and the grade for the final assignment was significantly higher than previous work. Or in the student’s own words:
64% 🙂 You could say on your CV that the last student you tutored increased their grades by 10% throughout the year, as my first grade with you was 58%, and my final grade was 68%. Thank you again for all your help. If you ever need a student reference please let me know I would be happy to help. ☺️
Of course, the credit has to go to the young lady who really put in the effort to get the grade she wanted but the value of my advice was acknowledged by a touching farewell gift:
So, a very successful and enjoyable first tutoring experience in the UK.