Paula

Hola amigos,

I am a native Spanish tutor from Valencia, Spain. My teaching career began at a prestigious language school affiliated to Cambridge University.

I specialise in offering private language tuition to young students preparing for their Spanish IGCSE/GCSE and A Level exams, as well as Cambridge Pre-U and the International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, in a wide range of schools all over the world (including the UK, USA, Hong Kong, Oman, Dubai and New Zealand), boarding schools in the UK such as Eton College, Winchester College, The Leys School, Oundle School, The King's School, Cheltenham College and Oswestry School, as well as schools in Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire including Berkhamsted School, St Albans High School for Girls, Haberdashers' Aske's Boys' School, Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls, Dr Challoner's High School, Dr Challoner's Grammar School, Abbot's Hill School, Duncombe School, etc.

Many students have come to me with low and even failing school grades, often due to the poor way Spanish is taught in schools. After just a few sessions, they have seen significant improvement in their grades, a huge confidence boost and a new found love for the subject. Some of my students have won the Spanish Academic Award and many have come top of their class.

I appreciate that choosing the right tutor is a very difficult decision, so please take a look at my students' testimonials in the feedback section below, to find out about their learning experience and how I have helped them achieve and surpass their objectives.

Tutoring Experience

I have worked as a language tutor for over a decade and have experience in the following teaching environments:

• GCSE, IGCSE and A Level exam preparation. AQA, Edexel and Cambridge exam boards.
• Cambridge Pre-U and International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma, exam coaching and preparation.
• Primary school- extra curriculum classes
• Private language schools - all levels
• Adult learning
• Business Spanish
• Degree and Post Graduate
• Guest lecturer at the University of Valencia
• Group and one-to-one private tuition
• Diploma de Español como Lengua Extranjera (DELE). Exam coaching and preparation for all levels (A1, A2, B1, B2, C1, C2) adult and children qualifications.

Tutoring Approach

My teaching method focuses on fostering my students' confidence and encouraging the learning to grow and blossom from within. I am enthusiastic, energetic, empathetic, patient and very resourceful. My lessons are tailored to suit my students' individual learning needs and objectives. My clients find my classes fun, memorable and very effective.

I can teach both online and face to face. For your own convenience, I can travel to your home for lessons. Please note there will be an additional fee, not only to cover my travel costs but to compensate for the time I spend on the road travelling. Thank you for your understanding.

Students’ testimonials:

From Jill - Rating 5/5 - Level: Expert Spanish:

"Paula has tutored my daughter for 3 years from AS to university level and we have been very pleased with the results. Mel became much more confident in speaking and was thrilled with her final A2 results. We have no hesitation in recommending Paula to others. I would also add that Mel always looked forward to her lessons which is, of course, an added bonus!"

From Shona - Rating 5/5 - Level: Expert Spanish:

"Paula has been tutoring me for A2 Spanish for the past year. I am happy to say that she has improved my confidence with tackling Spanish enormously and has always gone above and beyond with giving me her time, resources and help, which I have valued so much. Since Paula provided me with her own resources, it meant that I was able to see Spanish from a better angle, rather than have information just recycled from the internet which my school teachers seemed to prefer! In the past year I have been nominated for a Spanish award in my school, and I am sure that it was aided by Paula's help. I have had a really great experience with Paula tutoring me".

From Mishika Rating 5/5 - Level: Intermediate Spanish:

Absolutely Amazing Tutor!
Paula is fantastic!
She really goes out of her way to explain and organise every session with you. I could not have asked for any better! In one session, Paula explained grammar topics and boosted the confidence of my daughter! She even created worksheets and folders for revision. She is conscientious, a good planner and will immediately focus on what needs to be covered! Paula also has a nice, calm and friendly demeanour which many children would love. She immediately captured my daughter's interest and that helps a great deal in the learning a language process and doing well in the tests and examinations. So happy to have her!

From Helen - Rating 5/5 - Level: GCSE, intermediate Spanish:

"Paula was an excellent tutor for my daughter to boost her GCSE grade. Paula's resources, approach and interaction were excellent and Paula was able to assess areas of weakness quickly and accurately and tailor the tutoring accordingly. She has a great teaching style which gives the pupil confidence in their ability and my daughter felt able to tackle aspects of the GCSE exam, which had previously caused problems by referring to the learning strategies that Paula had shown her. I have absolutely no hesitation in recommending Paula to anyone who is looking for any level of Spanish tutoring. I only regret not finding Paula sooner."

For more client testimonials, please check out the feedback section below.