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French and German primary, GCSE, A level and IB, English as a second language beginners to advanced.

I am a semi retired MFL teacher with over 30 years experience.
Since taking early retirement two years ago, I have been successfully delivering private tuition to a range of learners, including adults and younger children.
I can offer French and German from beginners to advanced level. I can also offer English as a second language. My lessons involve including all four skills (listening, speaking, reading and writing)
I have been tutoring via Zoom for the past 15 months and can provide excellent, independently verifiable testimonials from past and current clients.
I have an in depth knowledge of the requirements of all the main exam boards. I have tutored students for GCSE, IGCSE (Cambridge and Edexcel) as well as standard and higher IB and Advanced level French and German.

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At student's location: Around Beckenham, United Kingdom
At student's location: Around Blackheath, United Kingdom
At student's location: Around Beckenham, United Kingdom

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General info

suitcase iconSkills:
English as a second language (esl)
French for adults, Fsl, School
German for adults, School
Age:
Children (7-12 years old)
Teenagers (13-17 years old)
Adults (18-64 years old)
Seniors (65+ years old)
Student level:
Beginner
Intermediate
Advanced
Duration:
60 minutes
The class is taught in:English, French, German

About Me

n July 2022, I took early retirement from full time classroom teaching, following 30 years of MFL teaching in London secondary schools. I have taught French and German from beginners to advanced level, including IB diploma (higher) as well as ab initio. I have also taught Italian GCSE.
I have a TEFL qualification and experience in teaching English as a foreign language
I am fully up to speed with the requirements of the main exam boards for French and German GCSE and A level. I have a range of relevant and stimulating materials for the successful delivery of MFL tuition at all levels, including interactive teaching materials.
I have vast experience of online and face to face private tutoring and have had a number of tutees in London as well as other parts of the UK (online). I also have some clients in Switzerland, China and in the US.
I have up to date knowledge of the syllabus and requirements of all the main examination boards, including IGCSE.
I also have been conducting MFL speaking exams (AQA, CIGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE) for a private exam centre in London.
I have marked GCSE MFL writing and speaking papers for Edexcel and AQA.
All my lessons are very carefully planned to suit the needs of the individual. I tend to send the lesson content in advance, as well as suggestions for pre lesson vocabulary learning. I set and mark homework according the client’s wishes/needs.

Education

A levels French: German and English
BA (hons) German with Italian, University of Leeds
PGCE French and German
TEFL certificate
Level 2 Safeguarding certificate.

Experience / Qualifications

n July 2022, I took early retirement from full time classroom teaching, following 30 years of MFL teaching in London secondary schools. I have taught French and German from beginners to advanced level, including IB diploma (higher) as well as ab initio. I have also taught Italian GCSE.
I have a TEFL qualification and experience in teaching English as a foreign language
I am fully up to speed with the requirements of the main exam boards for French and German GCSE and A level. I have a range of relevant and stimulating materials for the successful delivery of MFL tuition at all levels, including interactive teaching materials.
I have vast experience of online and face to face private tutoring and have had a number of tutees in London as well as other parts of the UK (online). I also have some clients in Switzerland, China and in the US.
I have up to date knowledge of the syllabus and requirements of all the main examination boards, including IGCSE.
I also have been conducting MFL speaking exams (AQA, CIGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE) for a private exam centre in London.
I have marked GCSE MFL writing and speaking papers for Edexcel and AQA.
All my lessons are very carefully planned to suit the needs of the individual. I tend to send the lesson content in advance, as well as suggestions for pre lesson vocabulary learning. I set and mark homework according the client’s wishes/needs.
I have been teaching languages to all ages for the past 30 years. I took early retirement in July 2022 and have since been tutoring privately, with a very high success rate.. I have taught in the same secondary school for the past 21 years and my classes have performed well in French and German at GCSE and A level. I have also done a lot of teaching English as a foreign language, to guests in our house.

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