Year 7 student Ava focused on expanding and solving equations with brackets in algebra, as well as simplifying index laws for multiplication and division.

For Year 9, Jack tackled trigonometry problems using diagrams to find unknown side lengths, and also worked through questions involving angles of elevation and depression.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Felix revised compound interest calculations in financial maths and practiced rearranging complex algebraic expressions to solve for an unknown variable.

A Year 9 student working on algebraic rearrangement often avoided showing full working, particularly when handling multi-step equations; as a tutor noted, "her steps were there but not clear—errors crept in and were hard to find."

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student relied heavily on guessing rather than applying methods for worded problems, which meant she missed out on feedback opportunities.

In senior biology, one student struggled to recall terminology after lessons if revision was not done immediately.

After making "silly mistakes" in interest calculations (Year 11), confidence dipped mid-task and led to unfinished practice questions.

One Laffing Waters tutor noticed a big shift in Year 11 Hannah's approach: after struggling to explain her working out, she now talks through her reasoning aloud and can solve simultaneous equations using the substitution method with only minimal prompting.

In a recent biology session, Jack (Year 10) clearly distinguished between meiosis and mitosis, accurately describing their roles in genetic variation—an area he'd previously found confusing.

Meanwhile, Lyla in Year 7 moved from hesitating on linear equations with fractions to confidently tackling them solo by the end of the lesson, showing real independence.