Laurence

I am a native French speaker with extensive tutoring experience, adults and children of all ages, translator and Substack writer. I love words, etymology and cognates in languages, my enthusiasm is catchy, my students enjoy my approach, light, fun, but well grounded grammar with logical progression …
I have 4 children, 3 of them were home taught very successfully to GCSE levels...I instilled in them the love of reading and the desire to study in an autonomous and enjoyable fashion, hence their A* in French, English) ..
All my GCSE students got a A* (or a 9 last year), very proud of them…I also helped my adult students pass their university exams, and interviews where French was a requirement. I have also made it a speciality to teach adults from scratch or revive their long forgotten knowledge of French.
Very satisfying for me to see and enjoy the result, when my students finally start to express themselves...adults might need more conversation skills but as with children, they need good grammar as a base (in both French and English, l can tackle both, the key to learning any language)
In person, when going to my student’s home or workplace, I charge £50 an hour, and £40 online

Tutoring Experience

Years of tutoring for exams, all levels, beginner french to advanced, all ages, worked through big agency, was their best language tutor, just find them too expensive for my students, I want to teach everyone

Tutoring Approach

I believe in a flexible approach to suit each student and engaging with their personality, their likes and dislikes, and find a common ground on which we can build a fun and productive tutor/student relationship.