1) Below is a recommendation from a student who studied at Gordano School, Portishead Bristol:

' I was struggling to learn an extra AS in Further Maths at sixth form, whilst only having one fortnightly tutorial with my teacher. I decided to get a tutor and after finding Mr Rana's details i gave him a call to arrange a session once a week, he was so friendly and helpful, i felt completely at ease during our tutorials.

 

He'd always be willing to put in any extra effort to help you succeed, with plenty of extra resources like past exam papers and mark schemes. I could steer each lesson, towards areas that i found particularly problematic.

 

I was seriously worried about achieving the grades that i needed to get into to university in both mathematics and further mathematics, but with his help i managed to achieve an A in AS further Maths and an A in A-Level Maths.

 

Now i am off to Southampton University to study for a maths degree.

 

His positive attitude and enthusiasm for the subject means that he can relate to and help anyone of any ability. This is why I would gladly and confidently recommend him to any one who needed extra help, especially within the area of mechanics. '  - Emily

 

2) Below is a thank you note written by a GCSE student from Cotham School. He was predicted to get a D grade. He in fact he got a B grade and both his parents and he were elated by this result:

“ Thanks so much Sharad

You've built my confidence in Maths hugely. I now feel happy to see my exam results for Maths. I will be sure to ring you with my results when they arrive.

All the best for the future.

Theo “

3) Henna got an E grade Foundation tier and after a year of tuition she got a C grade in the Intermediate tier. Below is her thank you text message:

"Hiya Sharad this is Henna from yate. I got my maths results today and I have passed with a C, I got 306 marks out of 480. Thank you for all your help. I reallydo appreciate it. Take care.. Henna"

4) Hi it's Emma, just wanted to say thank you so much for all your help! I got 96/100 in the Mechanics exam and an A overall. I'm doing what Emily did and taking up further maths this year so I might end up needing your help with Stats!

5) My daughter was struggling in GCSE maths and was finding it hard to
understand. Although her teacher was helpful, she obviously needed to look
after the whole class. I contacted Sharad and my husband and I were very
pleased with the way he interacted with Sophie - he is endlessly patient and
she found that she understood the concepts much better. Also, the fact that
Sharad was able to come to the house to give the tuition made the
arrangement much easier for us. Sharad helped Sophie's confidence and
ability in this subject enormously.
Sue

6) My son had been struggling with A level Maths having found it completely different from GCSE Maths. Sharad has given him a greater understanding of how Maths works and as a result he has gained a lot more confidence in the subject. Alex now enjoys Maths and is obtaining much higher results, this is all down to his tutor sessions with Sharad. I would like to thank Sharad for the time he has spent with Alex and would highly recommend anyone who is struggling with this subject to contact him.

Ruth & Joe Stephens

7) Just wanted to say big thank you for helping Will with his maths AS resits .In core 1 he got A and mechanics B this from a U last year! You gave him the confidence boost he needed so a big thank you.

Sue Parrett

8) Chris got 69marks for C3 and 40 marks for C4 in June 2008.. He decided to resit these modules in January 2009. He started tuition with me end of October 2008:

Hi Sharad

I thought you would like to know that Chris got his 'A' in Maths.

He got 83 in C3 and 63 in C4 which was up by 37 points from his summer results (he needed plus 34). Cutting it a bit fine!

Thanks for your help, best wishes.

Fiona

9) Hi sharad, I hope you are well. Just wanted to let you know I passed the exam. So UWE have accepted me on the PGCE course. Thank you for the support. Hana

10) Hello Sharad
Just a quick note to let you know Alex got a B grade in his Maths A level.
I don't think that would have been possible without your help.
Thanks again
Ruth & Joe Stephens

11) Hi, Sharad, Just emailing to let you know my results came today, here is what I got...
Maths: B (Predicted C)
Statistics: B (Predicted D)
I am very happy with these results, and would not have achieved them without your help.
Thank you very much for finding the time to tutor me.

Regards,
Kishan

12) Hello Sharad!
Just like to let you know that I passed my maths GCSE with a B and am really happy with the result, the second test was really hard so I was starting to lose hope. It was exactly a year since I started having your help and before that I was expected to get a D so thank you so much I couldn't have done it without you.
Best wishes
Christie.

13) Dear Sharad

I wanted to write my own thanks along with Joshua. I am sure he has told you his news.

I very much appreciated you being able to offer time to Joshua and at such a late stage of his 'A' level course. As a parent I only became aware of the situation of staff changes at his school together with the demands of course work in his other subjects in the run up to exams. If I was to offer advice to others I would certainly urge parents to check things out by the Christmas break! I knew you made a difference in even the short time you saw him. He was able to go through uncovered curriculum and more important his confidence and belief that he could achieve his necessary grade became apparent. I am sure the commitment and the ability to communicate your subject is the strength you offer together with the capacity to help students feel at ease. I would certanly recommend you to other parents who like me suddenly felt at a loss of how to support my child. I am so delighted I discovered you

Thank you and best wishes

Jude Brown

Dear Sharad

Thank you so much for the help that you gave me over the last months of my a-levels. I was finding it difficult to keep up with the level of maths at A2 and although I enjoyed the subject I felt I wasn't getting the support from my 6th form. You helped my confidence with the exam material, and your clear ways of taking me through what information was important was great. In the end I achieved two A's in Art and Product design and a B in Maths. This meant I secured my place at the Bartlett School of Architecture at UCL. I know that I woudn't have achieved this withuot your help in Maths. I have decided to take a gap year to work and travel before heading to London next year. I would recommend your help to anybody studying maths. Thanks again for your help. All the best

Josh

14) I tutored Tom in FP1, FP3, M3 and S3. We were delighted when he got his results and obtained a B in his further maths:

Sharad

Thank you so much for all of your help. Please leave your address so that we can let you know how Tom gets on.

Thanks

Jo Pollett

15) I tutored Nicola in S3

Dear Mr Sharad

I would like to thank you very much for tutoring my daughter Nicola. She has made good progress and she is very pleased with your tutoring lessons. I very much appreciate.

thanking you

Marie-ange Butt

16) I tutored Tim in M2, M3, FP1 & FP2

Mr. Rana

Thank you so much for all the help you have given Tim. It has so improved his confidence and ability.

Thank you, with best wishes,

Kevin, Sue & Tim Sudlow