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Lou

Austin was recommended to us, and I am extremely pleased with the tutoring he provided for my daughter. She sought support in preparation for her A-level Chemistry exams, particularly with organic chemistry, which she found challenging. Austin explained difficult topics clearly and effectively, tailoring his approach to her needs. As a result, her confidence grew significantly, and she went into her exams feeling well-prepared and ready. My daughter received offers to study medicine and is now very confident that she will achieve the grade in chemistry needed to pursue this. Austin is reliable and punctual, and he responded promptly to any questions I had via email, which was very reassuring. My daughter found him to be an excellent tutor—highly knowledgeable, approachable, and supportive throughout

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Trustpilot · June 2026
Jack Gilbert

Austin was my son's tutor, after my son decided to pursue a career in medicine, which required changing his A-level subjects and completing Chemistry A-level in just 15 months. Austin provided structure and consistent support, helping him cover all the topics he had missed and guiding him through revision on areas where he felt less confident. Austin made a significant difference to his confidence, and my son has now secured a place at his first-choice university. I would highly recommend Austin to anyone seeking extra help with Chemistry.

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Trustpilot · September 2025
Derek Arkwright

Austin helped two of my daughters, one with A level and one with GCSE Chemistry. He really helped and both said he really helped them understand the concepts they were struggling with and used great ways of explaining things so they understood things and both got higher grades than they would have without Austin’s help.

A-Level Chemistry
Trustpilot · August 2024
Amy

Austin tutored me in A-level chemistry and made a massive difference! I always found chemistry really challenging but Austin made concepts that my teachers had over complicated very simple and easy to understand and memorise. He also filled me with such confidence every session that I actually did understand chemistry and could do it! This was as valuable as understanding the information for me and made going into exams much easier. I ended up getting an A in my a-level which allowed me to get into my dream uni (and I was only 5 marks off of an A*!). Thank you Austin!

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First Tutors · August 2023
Asantha

Austin is a knowledgable, enthusiastic and punctual tutor. My son (A level chemistry) enjoyed every session and Austin was able to communicate and explain difficult topics with ease. All your help is much appreciated. Thanks you!

A-Level Chemistry
First Tutors · May 2020

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Kathryn

Excellent tutor. Really engaging and effective tutoring.

First Tutors · March 2022
Claire

Austin has transformed my daughter's feelings about maths in just two lessons. With a lifelong fear of maths, after her first lesson, she declared, "maths is fun when you know what you're doing"! Austin explains topics patiently and clearly and pays close attention to filling the gaps in my daughter's knowledge. He has set targeted homework to help her consolidate her learning between lessons, vital as mocks approach in January. While I expected my daughter's mathematical understanding to improve with a tutor, inspiring enjoyment of the subject is a welcome and most unexpected gift. I cannot recommend Austin highly enough.

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First Tutors · October 2020
Indira

Austin tutored our daughter in Maths, Physic, Chemistry and Biology for 18 months prior to her GCSE exams in May/June 2019. We are very pleased with Austin's professionalism and level of knowledge. He was able to be flexible with what subject was more pressing on a particular day, adjusting from covering basics if needed to doing practice questions. Austin was always prompt and allowed some flexibility with sessions if there was a need for this. My daughter achieved level 9 in all subjects for which she received tutoring and she attributes a lot of her accomplishments to the tutoring she received from Austin. I have no reservations in recommending Austin for science or Maths tutoring, Having Austin as our daughter's tutor was honestly the best thing we could have done to help her with her GCSEs.

Exam preparation
First Tutors · May 2020
Tamara

Austin is knowledgeable and reliable, he has built a positive relationship with my son.

First Tutors · May 2020
Jill

Excellent tutor for both my children who both passed there GCSE’s with his help. Has a great way of teaching which they both enjoyed and boosted there confidence. Always punctual and friendly, I would highly recommend Austin for tuition.

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First Tutors · May 2020
Matt

Whilst my daughter was doing well in all other subjects, she was struggling with maths, and was worried that it would prevent her from getting accepted for her A-levels. Austin began tutoring her at the beginning in January, and immediately began to improve her understanding of maths, and more importantly her confidence. Austin’s tutoring helped my daughter achieve a good pass in maths, and she has now begun her A-level’s

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First Tutors · September 2018
Dare

I am very happy with the tutoring services Dr Austin provided for my son. He is meticulous and comes out very friendly. My son really looking forward to the lesson each time. I am very impress with Dr Austin's performance and will highly recommend him.

First Tutors · September 2016
Ann

I thought it worthwhile leaving feedback to say, that even though I was unable to organise tutors sessions as I did not have a compatible timetable and I left it a little late to organise, I did find Austin pleasant to talk to, organised, with good communications skills and overall very helpful. Prompt replies were appreciated and I hope to catch up in September for the A Level. Thank you for your help Austin.

First Tutors · June 2016
Katie

Since starting tuition with Austin my daughter has gained confidence in her own Mathematical ability and now approaches Maths questions with positivity. Austin is reliable and trustworthy. The online tuition is an excellent added extra which enables my daughter to refresh her learning before attempting any work she has been set in lessons in school. Fully recommend.

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First Tutors · April 2016
Joanne

Austin is an excellent tutor who has really helped my daughter with her GCSE Science preparations. He is always punctual and professional and I wouldn't hesitate in recommending him to anyone!

First Tutors · February 2016
Jane

the girls found Austin friendly and approachable after the first session they both felt as if they had learnt something and were looking forward to their next session. I was in the next room and heard lots of ahhs as the penny dropped Hopefully they will continue to grow in confidence and achieve good marks in their GCSE's

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First Tutors · September 2015
Christine

Austin is an excellent tutor who not only has a solid grasp of his subject but the skill and patience to make it understandable to his students. My son says that after the first tutorial session he felt huge relief realising he fully understood what was for him a difficult concept.

First Tutors · August 2015
Irina

Perfect teacher!

First Tutors · July 2015
Hayley

We are very happy with the maths tutoring that Austin was able to give our daughter, aged 16 yrs, at very short notice, to help support her with her Maths exam. Austin is punctual, friendly and my daughter felt comfortable with him. Thank you Austin for fitting us in at short notice and helping Charlotte to feel more confident with her Maths.

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First Tutors · June 2015
Darren

We employed Austin for my year 11 daughter, to enable her to gain confidence and obtain a better than predicted grade in her GCSE Maths. Austin is an excellent tutor, always reliable, punctual, straight down to lessons and clearly explaining the topic to be dealt with. He's very thorough and has a patient, friendly attitude, which my daughter found comfortable and at ease with. Would definitely recommend Austin for you tutoring needs.

Confidence
First Tutors · May 2015
Sarah

My son has found the on line tutoring provided by Austin easy to use and we feel it is an effective and efficient way to access support in preparation for examinations. This has been a great way to access tutoring as travelling for either the tutor or ourselves has not been an issue, time is not wasted, we do not have to take time off work to get our son to the tutor and our son is relaxed, at home, whilst learning. The online tutoring has been easy to set up, following step by step guidance from Austin. We are very pleased with the tutoring our son has received, Austin has taken the time to listen to what we feel our son's needs are and has developed a very positive tutor/student relationship with our son. I would highly recommend Austin and online tutoring.

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First Tutors · May 2015
Mark

We were delighted with Austin's professional approach and friendly manner. We would definitely recommend him to anybody. Mark and Beverly Banton

First Tutors · May 2014
Sahida

Excellent time keeping, very helpful and friendly would definately recommend this tutor

First Tutors · November 2013
Sherie

Austin is a patient and encouraging teacher who instantly put our daughter at ease. He is reliable and knowledgable taking her from a point of confusion to understanding. I would highly recommend his teaching.

First Tutors · October 2013
Elaine

Austin has helped my daughter gain more confidence with her weekly maths sessions.Her grades have improved as a result of Austin's help.I would highly recommend him.

Confidence
First Tutors · April 2013
Andrew

Austin is very reliable, and very professional. In just a few weeks we can already see the improvement in understanding our son has of chemistry. He now understands the subject better and enjoys it more. I would fully recommend Austin.

First Tutors · April 2013