LinkyThinks Reviews: Award-Winning Online English Tuition
Real feedback from families whose children have joined our award-winning Creative Writing, Comprehension, Reasoning, KS3 English and GCSE classes.
Award-winning online tuition | Ages 7–16 | Small interactive groups | Enhanced DBS-checked tutors
Tutoring/Classes
“Alexander was great with Bella and made every lesson fun and interesting. She has been offered places from her top 3 choices and 2 of them were academic scholarships! He is a brilliant tutor who combined friendliness with drive.”
Amy, Bella’s mum
“…I just wanted to give some feedback on Ally - he has been great. A really kind, gentle man, perfect to work with my son. He’s making him feel great about everything which is important to me and teaching him well at the same time…”
Hannah, Sammy’s mum
“Your approach is amazing and in just two sessions with Josh, it's turned things around. I'm feeling much better about things & however Josh does with his GCSE's, the most important thing is that he now has some support that works for him!"
Melissa, Josh's mum
“Ally helped my with my work and made me more confident with it. He was more like a friend than a teacher. His lessons were really fun and I improved a lot with my work and I was very happy with my 11+ success.”
Bella, aged 12
"Dear Ally, thank you so much for everything. To go from getting Ds and Es to where I am now is just ridiculous. There is no way I could have done it without your help. Also, thanks for making me laugh until I cry. Many thanks, love from Gabby."
Gabriella, aged 16
"Thank you for helping me in basically everything, including surviving secondary school! I can never thank you enough for the techniques you have taught me, that will help me in everyday life."
Jessica B, aged 15
Confidence, Progress and a More Positive Relationship with English
Families come to LinkyThinks for many different reasons. Some children need focused preparation for 11+, entrance exams or GCSEs. Others lack confidence, struggle to organise their ideas or have simply stopped enjoying English.
The feedback we value most is hearing that children feel more confident, understand how to approach their work and genuinely look forward to their lessons.
Building Confidence and Enjoyment
LinkyThinks classes are designed to help children feel comfortable contributing, experimenting with ideas and learning from one another.
Our methods make complex English skills feel clear, creative and memorable, without losing the rigour children need for school and examinations.
Learning Resources
"[The LinkyThinks Descriptionary book is] a brilliant, inspiring idea, beautifully realised to encourage kids to create their own masterpieces! Alexander may have inspired the next J.K. Rowling!”
Matt Lucas, actor, comedy writer & TV personality
Alexander is a highly successful tutor and has gained the respect of his many tutees, their families and his teaching colleagues alike. We are delighted to be supporting his fresh approach to comprehension."
Lorrae Jaderberg & Katie Krais, Joint MDs of JK Educate
“LinkyThinks resources combine the best of all worlds, impactful user experience, inviting to look at and easy to use. I particularly like the combination of emotional and logical interplay they draw upon...”
Stephen Cox, Founder World Education Summit
"I love Comprehending Comprehension. The cartoon characters helped me understand what they wanted me to do in the exam. Also, I could look at the videos for revision and stop myself from getting freaked out."
Rosie Taylor, age 11
"An incredible mixture of fun and clever learning as well as being gross, inspiring, cheerful and beautifully designed[…] I highly recommend it for kids - or anyone really - who want to encounter language in a different and exciting way.”
Dr Xand van Tulleken, doctor & CBBC TV presenter
“[LinkyThinks is] unique, something different, something that goes to the heart of the social & emotional learning as it should be taught in classroom. Beautifully presented, engaging for students, based on good research.”
Prof. John Hattie NZMO, Melbourne Educational Research Institute
“...It made English fun and interesting for my daughter, Ella. She jumped from the middle to the top group in her class and her 11+ results were fantastic! She has been offered places from her top three school choices!”
Melissa Stephens, Ella's mum
“I purchased this for personal use with my son, who struggles to plan out his writing. We managed to write a great piece using the Word Wheels and we can't wait to use more of the tips on story planning.”
Kaajel, Aarush’s mum
Creative Writing, Comprehension and Reasoning
Parents regularly tell us that their children begin to plan more effectively, explain their ideas more clearly and approach unfamiliar questions with greater confidence.
Rather than giving children answers to memorise, we teach practical methods they can understand, remember and apply independently.
