'Dr Shepherd is a brilliant and very experienced tutor. She has helped me a great deal over the last few weeks with my doctoral work and has given helpful insights/feedback. Moreover, she gave me lots of support in order to feel more confident about my ability to pass this tough course. I can fully recommend her to help students with sociology, education or affiliated areas.' (Martin, Doctor of Education Student)

'Carol Shepherd worked with my twin girls to support them with French and German GCSE respectively. Both achieved grades that surpassed their pre-tuition expectations. From my perspective she was professional, flexible, non-judgemental and responded quickly to communication. The whole process went very smoothly and we had an easy working relationship.  She enabled one daughter to take French at A level and also inspired her to take sociology through taking time to talk to her about content and fit with her skills.' (JB, Winchester, 2021)

'Carol injected personality and humour into the classroom! Approachable, informative and intelligent. I enjoyed my access course immensely and would highly recommend Carol.' (Kerry, Access Soc Science 2019-20)

'I have been previously taught by Carol, I found her lectures to be engaging and insightful. As somebody who failed to obtain GCSEs, and being out of formal education for a number of years before meeting Carol, I would have never considered university as an option, or felt I had the ability to even apply. With every lecture and assignment I felt my confidence grow, the feedback I received was always insightful and fair. I always felt I was able to expand on my abilities when it came to essay writing, and selective writing. I never felt afraid to ask questions, she openly encouraged all of us to do so. She always found a way to make the least interesting of subjects rather enjoyable. If it wasn't for Carol, I wouldn't be doing my BSc (Honours) in psychology now, or improving my prospects in the future. Thank you Carol. And you best bet I will be utilising you in the future!' (Jaz, Access Soc Science, 2018-19)

'Carol is an amazingly thorough tutor, she is caring and appreciative of a student’s personal circumstances. I wouldn’t be at uni without her guidance.' (Maria, Access Nursing Student,2019-20)

'Carol is fantastic for Sociology. She understands it's a tricky subject to get your head around and always asks if we are ok. I know if I don't get it all, Carol will be on hand to help.' (Karla, Pre-Access Sociology)

'Carol’s high expectations, along side well planned, interesting and engaging lectures allowed me to reach my full potential. When moving from college to university, I soon realised I was already ahead of most due to her thorough teaching of academic skills and referencing as well as course content. I cannot thank Carol enough for all the hard work she put in thats allowed me to thrive at university.' (AJ, Access SocScience, 2019-20)

'Carol was very down to earth and always willing to help. My academic confidence grew with every lecture she did. Before I didn't think university was on the table but Carol soon helped me see that it was possible. I would highly recommend carol as a tutor for any access student that needs that extra support.' (David, Access Soc Science, 2019-20)

'I know how much you care for us all and that’s why I wanted to share with you their response after I explained how close I was to get to their offer! I’m so happy and I wanted to share it with you too! I want to thank you so much again for your all hard work and never giving up as a teacher to any of us!' (Benedetta, Access Soc Science, 2019-20)
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'Carol is fantastic. She works at a great pace for us all to understand and take notes. The work is really interesting which makes it easier to learn.' (Karla, Pre-Access Health & Social Care)
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'I feel I'm a little slow as I've been out of school so long, but my teacher makes me feel positive being here, and I don't feel as stupid.' (Kirsty, Pre-Access Health & Social Care)