Results

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Every case study below is built from what the student said themselves, with their full review shown underneath so you can check it. Nothing here is embellished.

Results

Case studies

Each of these is drawn from what the student said themselves. Their full review is shown underneath so you can check it.

GioYear 13 · A-Level Chemistry

Situation

Went into Year 13 expecting Chemistry to be the subject that let him down, and was guessing at what questions were asking for.

Approach

Took the subject back to first principles and rebuilt the understanding underneath it, then worked on reading what each question actually required.

Result

Understood what questions were asking instead of guessing.

In his words: “Smashed it.”

“I went into Year 13 fairly sure Chemistry was going to be the subject that let me down. Shakib took the whole thing back to basics and rebuilt it, and by the end I actually understood what the questions were asking for instead of guessing. Smashed it.”Gio, in full

JakeYear 13 · A-Level Chemistry

Situation

Dropping marks on long-answer questions whose content he genuinely understood.

Approach

Sustained past-paper work focused on what examiners credit in extended answers.

Result

Stopped losing marks on questions he already understood, within a few weeks.

A* at A-Level Chemistry

“The past-paper work made the difference. Shakib knew exactly what the examiners were looking for in the long answers, and within a few weeks I'd stopped dropping marks on questions I genuinely understood. Came out with an A*.”Jake, in full

SophieGCSE Biology, Chemistry & Physics

Situation

Could revise for hours, then freeze whenever a question was worded in an unfamiliar way.

Approach

Taught how to read what a question is actually asking, and how much detail each answer needs.

Result

Mocks stopped being a source of panic.

Grade 9 in all three sciences

“I could revise for hours and still freeze the moment a question was worded in a way I hadn't seen. Shakib taught me how to read what the question was actually asking and how much detail to give, and after that mocks stopped being terrifying. Ended up with 9s in all three sciences.”Sophie, in full

SarahGCSE Biology, Chemistry & Physics

Situation

Three separate sciences, each becoming clear at a different point, with the worry of falling behind.

Approach

Patient work through every question, however small, across all three subjects.

Result

Never made to feel behind while the three subjects caught up with each other.

Grade 9 in all three sciences

“Biology, Chemistry and Physics all clicked at different times and Shakib never once made me feel like I was behind. He was patient with every question, however small it was. I came out with 9s in all three.”Sarah, in full

Reviews

Every review, in full

Genuine reviews from students taught by Shakib.

“I went into Year 13 fairly sure Chemistry was going to be the subject that let me down. Shakib took the whole thing back to basics and rebuilt it, and by the end I actually understood what the questions were asking for instead of guessing. Smashed it.”

“The past-paper work made the difference. Shakib knew exactly what the examiners were looking for in the long answers, and within a few weeks I'd stopped dropping marks on questions I genuinely understood. Came out with an A*.”

“Biology, Chemistry and Physics all clicked at different times and Shakib never once made me feel like I was behind. He was patient with every question, however small it was. I came out with 9s in all three.”

“I could revise for hours and still freeze the moment a question was worded in a way I hadn't seen. Shakib taught me how to read what the question was actually asking and how much detail to give, and after that mocks stopped being terrifying. Ended up with 9s in all three sciences.”

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