Success stories
From timid, to top of the class.In parents’ own words.
Video · 2:14
"She raised her hand for the first time."
Video · 2:14
"We stopped worrying she was falling behind."
Written stories
From bottom set to top three
“In Year 5 she was in bottom-set maths. Last term she came home with an 89% and asked if she could tutor her cousin. That's not the same child.”
Adaora N.
Lagos · Year 6 parent
Four hours here for one hour there
“For the price of one hour of London tutoring, we get four hours at The Forge, with better teachers. It shouldn't feel this obvious.”
David & Toyin
London · Year 7 parent
I finally know what he knows
“The monthly reports are the thing. I finally know what my son actually knows, not what his previous school hoped he did.”
Chidera A.
Houston · Year 6 parent
He raised his hand for the first time
“His teacher WhatsApped me on a Tuesday. He raised his hand. First time in three years. I cried at my desk.”
Ngozi & Emeka
Abuja · JSS2 parent
Common Entrance, first choice
“She got into her first-choice secondary. But what matters is she went into the exam believing she could.”
Uche O.
Port Harcourt · Year 6 parent
Both worlds, one child
“Now she can hold her own at her Manchester school AND at Sunday lunch with my mother. That's what we came for.”
Ifeoma R.
Manchester · Year 8 parent