What Parents Say
Real parents of Maths-Whizzers share their experiences with Maths-Whizz® Tutoring Plus.
"Thank you so much for helping us join Maths Whizz. My child's already enjoying it! The site looks really great. It's so colourful and personal to the child. I'm sure she's going to thrive in her maths studies from now on. My daughter's confidence in maths has blossomed in such a short time of using Maths Whizz, she's now really enjoying the subject. Thank you again for making this possible"
Liz
(11/2/2011)
"Thank you so much for contacting me about Imogen's low usage. I was only talking to Imogen's teacher about it yesterday! It has taken most of the past year to get some interest going with Imogen but she suddenly seems to want to do maths whizz herself rather than me have to nag her to do it!! Thanks again and I will work on this with Imogen"
Janet
(1/2/2011)
"One thing I have noticed is how the lessons now seems to be getting easier. Obviously they are not, but the confidence has grown so much, and the lessons appear to be 'similar' so the mindset from the child is 'I can do this' rather than 'I can't'. This has been amazing to watch. I have been recording the order of lessons and Maths Age™s and also seen how the subjects follow logically. My child hated the pencil and paper subjects with a passion, but now his attitude has changed and he is enthusiastic because 'it's so easy!' He also hated the rapid recalls but is now accepting the challenge to get 100%. It is really a pleasure to watch a child enjoy learning about maths."
Heather
(23/1/2011)
"My child worked through Maths-Whizz whilst I was out and when I came home he told me he'd got it all wrong. Before I picked up this email, we had revisited the test via the parent link and my child reworked them all and got them correct so I would like to say thanks to you for two reasons. If it had been school work I would never have known there was a problem and also for giving my child the confidence to tell me that he had a problem"
Alison
(21/1/2011)
"As a parent I really enjoy doing these challenges with my daughter. It keeps me up to date with what she needs help in instead of working with things she already knows."
Parent
(12/12/2010)
"My daughter started using Maths-Whizz recently, and absolutely loves it. No longer do we have the moans and groans when the word "maths" is mentioned.She has come along in leaps and bounds, and just loves the fun lessons, the challenges and the chance to earn credits. I come from a financial background and I think Maths-Whizz is simply brilliant at enabling my daughter to learn without even knowing it. It enables her to learn at her own speed and she is growing in confidence daily. And not only are the lessons great fun, the back up support from Maths Whizz support is first class. I never fail to recommend this to any parents. Just superb!"
Shirley
(29/11/2010)
"We LOVE your product. Anna is a five year old Russian girl who has just started her schooling in UK and Maths-Whizz not only improves her math skills but also helps her a lot in learning English! Good luck with your wonderful job."
Ulyana
(22/11/2010)
"Math whizz is awesome. My 7 year old son actually ask to "play it" . This program allows him to work at his own pace and explains things in such a simplictic way that he rarely has to ask me for help. I wish there was a language arts program like this"
Wanda (US Parent)
(16/10/2010)
"My son has thoroughly enjoyed using Math-Whizz. It has added a whole new dimension to the learning process of math. He no longer sees math as a dreaded necessity. We are very glad we tried it"
Kelly (US Parent)
(16/10/2010)
"Maths-Whizz has assisted to increase my sons confidence and skills and I am sure that it has attributed to his excellent SATs results and him now being in the top set of Maths at his Secondary school. I believe the completion of exercises on-line has also made it easier for my son to adapt to using the on-line system the secondary school use to complete homework."
Amanda
(6/10/2010)
"The teacher is fabulous and has already stepped up my son's work and is at last 'fulfilling his true potential'. This is definitely on the back of all he has learnt through Maths Whizz and I have recommended it to several people."
Sonia
(16/9/2010)
"Maths Whizz is an excellent product, can't recommend it enough. Our first year's subscription expires in September, and we shall definitely be signing for another year. I just wish my daughter was taught maths using your system in school!"
Sharon
(13/8/2010)
"As a home educator, mathswhizz has been a godsend to me, no preparation or planning lessons, just straight in and doing maths each day. The lessons being tailored to the individual is wonderful as I have 2 children, one ahead of their age and one behind. They have both improved significantly and enjoy buying pets for their bedrooms."
Lianne
(11/8/2010)
"Unlike other maths games online, Maths Whizz varies the exercises constantly and actually adjusts the levels of the lessons it sets to the ability of your child. This is a great feature as they get to cover a much wider area of the curriculum than perhaps they would via self choice. The exercises are fun and eye catching and the ability to earn credits in order to buy virtual pets is a great way to encourage extra maths practise!"
Alexa
(4/8/2010)
"My 10yr old loves Maths Whizz and will go on the site without being prompted. I'm only too happy to recommend the site to schools, parents and colleagues. Keep up the good work."
Parent
(2/8/2010)
"Despite being a secondary teacher, I dreaded doing extra maths with my daughter who is in reception! She had very little stamina and became upset when she didn't understand a concept immediately. Although I knew she needed extra help, I was frightened I would put her off maths if I pushed too hard. Since subscribing to Maths Whizz, both her ability and confidence have grown. She regularly does twenty minutes of online tutorials and actually enjoys doing written work with me to support these!"
Diane Moore
(2/8/2010)
"Home education, and the use of Maths Whizz has freed him up to work at his own pace, with every step wonderfully and clearly explained, (as many times as you like) with the ability to move forward where he can and go slowly in the areas in which he struggles, with constant hard evidence of progress. This is exactly what is needed for these 'special' children and no matter how 'tactful' schools are or how carefully they 'differentiate' work, or how much support they get, they cannot possibly achieve this. Home study on Maths whizz is a completely different approach. It works wonders. He has made around six month's progress in the 4 months since starting. For a child who was failing so badly in school, this is astonishing."
T. Brand (UK home educator)
(2/8/2010)
"My son, who is 12 and has special needs and is home educated, has been using Maths Whizz for some months now. Maths Whizz has been a real breakthrough for a child with special needs who has for six years struggled (despite full time 1:1 learning support) in mainstream school, always feeling 'left behind'. He quickly learned to avoid even attempting to understand the work rather than demonstrate to others and (more importantly) to himself the true magnitude of his difficulties."
T. Brand (UK home educator)
(2/8/2010)
"I think it is a great website and really helps Joshua to understand the mathematical concepts needed to excel in this subject. It is done in a very child friendly way that encourages them to do more and enjoy the challenge. The fact that Maths-Whizz shows where the child goes wrong and how to correct it is invaluable. I would also recommend this to home schoolers."
Gael
(2/8/2010)
"I like Math-Whizz for the fact I get to see how the children are supposed to learn to do maths. This is nothing like how I was taught. As the children don't get math books to bring home, it's hard for a parent to keep up"
Yancy Jones
(2/8/2010)
"My daughter is really enjoying it and especially likes the fun visuals and sounds"
Emma Ricketts B.Ed (hons) Primary Education, (Teacher, mum and Childminder)
(2/8/2010)
"My son does not think it is real work since he is on a computer! and has significantly improved his SATs KS1 prediction."
Emma May
(13/5/2010)
"My daughter Elizabeth has been using Whizz for 3 months and has just been moved up to the Year one class (she is in reception) for maths...the teacher has said she is really 'maths smart'. Thanks very much!"
Melanie Bridge
(10/5/2010)
"I coughed up to use it to supplement our programme, but very quickly it became obvious that it was of a quality that lent itself beyond supplementation and it became the core of our maths curriculum. It acts as the spine if you like, upon which all other activities hang off as a response to a visible need for further practice or additional concept teaching/checking. Technology cannot compensate for a lack of imaginative, compassionate, principled and effective teaching. The people who created this site get that, they have put the teaching in pole position and made the technology serve it, rather than the other way around."
Sarah Fonto, Home Educator
(16/2/2010)
"we think it is a great programme and my daughters really enjoy it."
Philippa Spits
(16/7/2009)
"I am writing to say how pleased I am with Maths Whizz so far. Both my boys are motivated and are enjoying the lessons. Well done on creating such stimulating and instructive lessons."
UK Parent
(10/7/2009)
"If Maths Whizz was available in his school I think they would have been able to see how good it was as each child can effectively go at their own pace and the online tutor is set up for each child's level. This would benefit children of all abilities and help to support "below and above average" UK Maths primary children."
Dr Jones, Aberdeenshire
(1/7/2009)
"She loves Maths-Whizz and plays almost everyday. She has lagged behind in maths but maths whizz strikes the right balance for her. She loves creating her own environment, her own little space in the e-world,caring for her plants, shopping, buying toys, decorating her bedroom etc. She also likes competing with her class mates."
Janet Echols
(13/6/2009)
"he loves it and I hope he doesn't lose his enthusiasm. I'm sure he won't. I think it is a great way of learning. So thanks from a pleased mum."
Karen Cope
(19/5/2009)
"I think Maths Whizz is fantastic. I work in IT myself and have been unimpressed by all the "educational" CDs that purport to teach children, but are little more than silly games in disguise. Maths Whizz however is the genuine thing. The paced lessons really do try to teach and then test the child, while the credit system and rewards and games are a stroke of genuis."
Gia Luc
(1/5/2009)
"Can I mention I am delighted the progress both my children have made since using Maths-Whizz® in December. They are both much more confident and love trying the exercises as they find them stimulating and amusing."
David Gordon
(13/03/2009)
"I am impressed at the service and we love Maths-Whizz®"
Kate Phillips
(06/03/2009)
"My son Connor who is 5 has been using the product for a number of months and in that time his Maths skills have developed considerably but more importantly he views the subject as fun and a game. It has also developed his IT skills and incidentally his Reading skills. Maths Whizz is a great product and has certainly helped my son, it shows us a way forward for Educating all of our Children."
Paul Malone, Southampton
(18/02/2009)
"Kieran has missed being able to do this at home and he had just managed to get onto the leaderboard for his school and stay on there. This was really motivating him to do some each night."
Jane Jeffs
(06/02/2009)
"Whizz is now working well and both my children are loving the program; my eldest has even learnt how to divide by 10 and 100!!!!! A great success in the McLean household."
Kimberly McLean
(02/01/2009)
"Thanks for signing the kids up to strong>maths-whizz, they absolutely love it!! I struggled to get Jamie off it tonight to eat his tea. Olivia really enjoyed using it yesterday too."
Eva
(19/12/2008)
"She is absolutely loving the whizz! I can't get her off it - do you have one for english?"
Amy Dixon
(14/12/2008)
"WE LIKE MATHS-WHIZZ BECAUSE IT IS FUN TO USE AND BECAUSE YOU CAN SEE THE PROGRESS BEING MADE. THE CUSTOMER SERVICE IS GOOD TOO."
Alison Ashbrook
(20/11/2008)
"It has really helped. Her teacher said that she has exceeded all her expectations in maths and that she is actually good at it. Her previous report was that she was really struggling and needed extra help!"
Sally Davidson
(14/11/2008)
"[Service] always prompt and has been such a fantastic learning tool and confidence builder for my son over the last 2-3 years. Thank you."
Karen MacDonald-Brown
(12/11/2008)
"Overall, a very good service ."
Vivian Gray
(12/11/2008)
"Very good."
Kristin Harrison
(28/10/2008)
"My daughter loved the interactive nature of the activities, the graphics/sound and the store. Overall, I love the fact that students are assessed first and then activities are provided based on that assessment."
Parent UK
(18/10/2008)
"It is a wonderful tool for kids."
Cindy Sannes
(12/10/2008)
"The service was very nice. It addressed just the right questions for my child."
Annette Dhaenens
(05/10/2008)
"very age appropriate and fantastic incentive for resistant students."
Alex Shaw
(05/10/2008)
"Thought the program was great. Like to be able to monitor my child and really helped her out."
Renee Loucks
(18/09/2008)
"great program and the kids like it."
Bruce Whittle
(20/11/2008)
"My son really enjoyed the program and uses it in school."
Maria Wilson
(14/09/2008)
"Great fun for my son. A good way to help with maths."
Samantha Carson
(03/09/2008)
"We have a subscription for our son at the moment who struggles with maths. We have used it for both children for totally different reasons, and it seems to be working for both."
Janette Dixon
(28/08/2008)
"It has been fantastic for my son, also for me knowing what level he is at and what he needs help on."
Margaret Galligan
(21/08/2008)
"I was really impressed with the whole set up and layout of the site, and the quality of the animations and exercises. It's great."
Geraldine McNeish
(20/08/2008)
"Whizz puts him in charge of his progress and removes the feelings of failure if he needs to repeat a lesson. We're very pleased that Whizz has been extended to the beginning of KS3 and are hoping that you'll get to GCSE level in time for him to benefit."
Wendy
(30/07/2008)
"I think the service has been excellent and has helped my son develop some confidence."
Graeme Whyte
(15/07/2008)
"Both my children are doing really well with your programme - the results are great and even more reassuring I can see exactly where they are now and where they are in relation to their peers back home and can see real measurable improvements. After a year of making little progress I cannot tell you how this makes me feel."
Rebecca Barker
(17/06/2008)
"Maths Whizz has been a great tool. My daughter really enjoyed it as it was very colourful, active not just a set of numbers."
Alison Pearson
(06/06/2008)
"She was motivated by the shop and the pets and found the features of the bedroom a lot of fun. I thought the activities complimented what our children are learning and the tasks were challenging but had a lot of support with directions and visuals. The parent features are great and the visual graph of progress is a quick way to check on your child. Thank you for the opportunity to use the program."
Kelly
(25/05/2008)
"Our daughter is much more confident with numbers."
Michael Reynolds
(19/05/2008)
"It was excellent, easy for parents to use and attractive for the student. We liked most of the animations as they are fun but not too patronising to an intelligent child."
Caroline Hurren
(30/04/2008)
"Very Good."
Jack Swaysland
(28/04/2008)
"It is good they can buy small things from the shop and Ben loved the bedroom idea and being able to change the design of his room."
Parent UK
(19/04/2008)
"I will wholeheartedly be recommending this to my customers as an excellent way for any child to expand their knowledge and understanding, while having a lot of fun, gaining confidence and all for a very reasonable price."
Rachel Dawson
(20/03/2008)
"I am sure you get many complimentary letters but I just wanted to let you know the change in my son's attitude to maths has been truly remarkable with your program. After one day on the program, maths has changed from his most frustrating subject to his "favourite" subject. Long may it last! Many thanks."
Parent UK
(07/03/2008)
"excellent - we have seen an improvement in our daughters understanding of maths and she has more confidence in school."
Deborah Wilkins
(03/2008)
"The service was first class! Whenever I had any queries or concerns and emailed Maths Whizz I ALWAYS received a reply with very full and helpful advice. I also got the impression that emails to Maths Whizz were taken on board and the company made excellent improvements to respond to customer feedback. My Son has enjoyed Maths Whizz - okay sometimes he moaned a little about having to do it but when he went on he did actually manage to do about an hour without any grumbles and although he probably doesn't realise it - he has improved immensely."
Lindsey
(02/2008)
"A very impressive and useful service. My son really benefited from using it regularly. It built up his confidence in all areas, especially mental maths and rapid recall."
Sumeet
(02/2008)
"We have been very pleased with MathsWhiz."
Kathryn Moyse
(02/2008)
"It was most useful to gain an idea of a Maths Age™ which boosted my daughter's low confidence in mathematics."
Fiona Windles
(02/2008)
"I'm very happy to have found Maths Whizz; it takes some pressure off me to make sure he doesn't get bored with maths, when he actually loves it. My main concern for him was that he might lose interest in subjects before they get round to teaching him things that are stimulating enough, but now I'm comfortable that we'll be okay for another year, with Maths Whizz in our toolkit."
Eunice Chen
(25/02/2008)
"He has been moved out of the 'slow' group for maths and is now back with the average ones in his class since using the website, so I am grateful for that. He was also having 1:1 tuition from a neighbour, who is a primary head teacher, and we have been able to discontinue this since he has been using your site, much to the relief of my pocket!."
Justin
(23/02/2008)
"I'd just like to say that my daughter's really enjoying the site and doing the lessons and from my point of view, it seems like every angle has been covered. I'm more than impressed. Thank you."
Liz
(13/02/2008)
"It was really helpful and useful, especially in the run-up to my daughter's 7+ test."
Rosalind
(02/2008)
"We are really excited about using Maths Whizz --- and expect to learn all our Maths from it. :+} Thanks for having a great website."
Indrani Tomasi
(02/2008)
"Eleanor is really enjoying the maths, it's helped her to feel much more confident - finding it works best for us if she does it most a.m.'s before school, that way she's fresh and up for a challenge!"
Mrs Guerin
(02/2008)
"In under a year of using Maths-Whizz®, Christian's maths ability has moved from being below to ahead of his actual age. We are delighted!"
Tracy Abbott
(2008)
"I have noticed my daughter's confidence and speed in calculating problems has definitely grown. Less expensive than a tutor, too!"
Caroline Taylor
(2008)
"Both my daughter and son are enjoying using Maths-Whizz®. They are desperately trying to earn credits to buy a virtual pet!"
Maria Nestorides
(2008)
"Since joining Maths-Whizz®, my daughter has found so much more confidence in maths and we are delighted with her progress."
Sadie Robertson
(2008)
"I really appreciate Maths-Whizz®. Thanks for a great online educational resource."
Scott
(2008)
"I can see exactly where my children are now and where they are in relation to their peers and can see real measurable improvements."
Rebecca Baker
(2008)
"I was so glad to have found you on the net. It has been a great help..thankyou."
Lesley Randall
(02/2008)
"Jamillah really enjoys the program, she has improved in her mental maths results and confidence."
Paulette
(02/2008)
"Great Fun."
Caroline Keenan
(02/2008)
"a very useful service that I have recommended to friends."
Samantha Richmond
(02/2008)
"My grandchildren have enjoyed the activities immensely. The way that each new concept is adapted to the progress of each child is excellent..... made excellent progress. More importantly, he enjoys maths and has gained that self esteem, which is so important to learning.This also applies to the younger one who is now at the top of her class in maths. Both enjoy the extra bonuses such as the decorating of the room and the reward system. The enormous range of activities are so much fun that I am sure that the system would benefit all schools."
Jennifer
(02/2008)
"My daughter is really enjoying the tasks and collecting credits! I look forwarding to seeing her confidence and ability increase with addition and subtraction which have always been a struggle."
David Krill
(02/2008)
"A fun layout, that really helps the child reach goals."
Wendy Kendall
(01/2008)
"We are delighted to report that Mathswhizz helped her at a very anxious time when she had just failed the 11-plus. It built her confidence and enabled her to see that she was in fact very good at some areas of maths. Thank you for a brilliant rescue job! She won her appeal to the grammar school and was offered a place there ."
Joanna
(01/2008)
"I am so impressed at the customer service offered with whizz education and am very happy with the online tuition and the impact it has had on my daughter's grasp of maths. I have been recommending it to all and sundry. Well worth the money!!."
Parent UK
(01/2008)
"The format is fantastic.. enough to get any child interested in Maths. Its lovely to be able to directly monitor progress. I never had to nag him to do it.. He thought of it as games, but was learning all the time. Thank you."
Gina Kirk
(01/2008)
"i think maths whizz is great. i have three boys and when the other two are a little older id like them all to use it."
Karen Earle
(01/2008)
"The progress Daniel has made is tremendous. He has progressed by at least 12 months and he is far more enthusiastic and confident in maths."
Jackie High
(2007)
"We have loved Maths Whizz and the whole concept of rewards and the bedroom was fantastic."
Faye
(12/2007)
"Luca loves it - I had to drag him away from it at times! We have had more success with it than traditional Maths activity books and Luca has been able to do a lot of it on his own, which is a bonus for me! I have seen results in terms of general ability and also in terms of enthusiasm for the subject. I am thoroughly impressed with Maths-Whizz and have been recommending it to friends. My 3 year old daughter wants to do it too."
Lucy
(11/2007)
"I really appreciate Maths-Whizz. My son is in year 3 in primary school, and his teacher recently advanced him by two maths group levels (from bottom to second from the top). This is all due to his use of Maths-Whizz at home for the past five months! Thanks for a great online educational resource."
Robert
(11/2007)
"My son has only been with Maths-Whizz for a few months and he has already moved up two maths groups and is beginning to believe that he can do this numeracy thing after all. I am obviously delighted."
Jackie
(2007)
"We are amazed by Daniel's progress since he started on Maths-Whizz. The customer service is excellent from everyone I have spoken to."
Nicola
(2007)
"Fiona's maths ability has improved by 2 months for every month she used Maths-Whizz and she loves it!."
Jenny
(2007)
"Our daughter got her Maths exam results today and scored 93%. Maths-Whizz is working given a couple of years ago Maths was not a subject Amelia particularly liked or could cope with."
Paul
(2007)
"I personally think its fab! Anything that gets my son to play maths rather than Star Wars must be good."
Philippa Ramage
(2007)