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Learning is like travelling the world of knowledge: you never know what kind of adventure awaits you in every lesson.

Whether it’s reading from the ground up or writing to impress a professor, I’ll find a way to launch your literacy voyage!

With my years of experience in studying, researching, and teaching, I am here to provide assistance to readers and learners of all kinds. Whether you or your child is a fan of fiction, non-fiction, or comics, I have an extensive collection of literature to help instil a love for reading.

Using tried and true methods based on the Science of Reading, I use structured approaches to help children unlock the magic of literacy and ensure lifelong learning. Additionally, I offer tips to parents on how to best support their child’s literacy development while making learning and reading a fun and engaging family activity.

Writing is a skill that takes time to master, but regardless of their abilities or neurodivergence, I can help students reach their full writing potential through structured approaches tailored to their unique strengths. Additionally, I can show how technology can support the writing process and help with note-taking and organisation to make it easier to use.

As a qualified Teacher of English, I can teach you or your child how to write engaging stories and essays, how to analyse and write effectively, and how to inform, persuade, and argue persuasively. My goal is to cater to the needs of each client to ensure they get the results they deserve.

In need of study skills? I have the experience to help! From getting your learning space right, organising your reading and notes, to writing a polished essay, I have the all-inclusive package for you!

Tuition can be block-booked for convenience or scheduled on a flexible, personalised basis, with rates at £40 per hour.

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My daughter has asked me to let you know she got a grade 6 in her English Language GCSE!

I wanted to thank you for doing such a fantastic job on tutoring her! She went from a grade 3 to a grade 6 in a few months!!

Thank you, thank you, thank you!

Thank you so much for such a detailed and comprehensive report.

The way you’ve explained each area is so clear and will be helpful to my son and his future teachers as well as giving myself and my husband a much greater understanding of how my son’s brain works.

– A grateful parent

Sarah Wicks, you are brilliant!

My son is doing so much better with his writing thanks to your session.

His teacher is so impressed with him and asked when he will be doing another session.

I recommend Sarah as an excellent tutor.

She engaged my 15-year-old son online really well, and he appreciated her support in preparing for his GCSE English.

She gave him lots of really helpful tips to enable him to improve his writing.

Thank you, Sarah, so much!

Every now and then you meet somone who not only knows their stuff inside out, but also has the passion and demeanour to inspire people to come on the journey with them.

I would be happy to recommend Sarah to anyone looking for a tutor to assist with English or dyslexia as she has inpired our son. In short, we can’t speak highly enough of her.

Sarah was a breath of fresh air for us and our 9-year-old daughter.

She has a Disney-level enthusiasm for every lesson!

Right from the first session with Sarah she made it clear to our daughter that none of what she was struggling with was her fault.

We are so grateful for all you did Sarah and thank you from the bottom of our happier hearts.

I found trying to support my son with his struggles through GCSE English completely daunting: not only did I not know how to help him, he also didn’t want my input.

Sarah was introduced to me and has filled the gap, complemented school teaching while adding her own expertise and coached and cajoled my son from being quietly overlooked struggling at the back of the class to being an engaged, insightful student with a lot to say even if he doesn’t always manage to get it all down on paper.

None of us know all of the answers, but that’s OK because we can work together to achieve more as a team than we could ever produce alone.

Sarah, thank you for your kindness, incredible patience and encouragement on the assessment day, and for making my world make a bit more sense!

For me, what was so important was to see that score showing my overall underlying ability – if only I’d known that at 14 rather than 54!

Sarah has worked for me at a leading FE college for a few months now and I’ve received nothing but positive feedback.

She’s professional and very skilled in her area. I’d recommend her to anyone!

After being predicted a fail in English in year 10, my son went on to get a 5 with Sarah’s help.

What she taught him meant he was able to get a C in AS Economics. So proves he can now write well structured written work.

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