Diana

Private tutor with over 10 years experience delivering high-level results in English, French and Spanish; from Common Entrance to A-Level for school pupils, and from beginner to advanced for adult learners. Flexible, resourceful and cheerful. Can also tutor geography, R.E. and biology among other subjects. Passionate about encouraging cross-curricular learning and engaging STEM-oriented pupils in foreign languages.

Availability: Please message to ask about availability.

Willing to travel: 20 miles

Experience: ●;;Currently Homeschooling a 15 y/o girl with ADHD for AQA French GCSE, exams due 2019. - French GCSE

●;;Currently homeschooling a Sino - English pupil in A-Level French 9 hours a week. The challenge is to help him learn a third language when English is not his mother tongue and where words are not pictographic as they are in Chinese. - French A-level

●;;Raised grades from 43% in last mock exam to 78% in latest mock exam before the Common Entrance. - French Common Entrance

●;;homeschooled expellee and took him through the AQA GCSE Geography curriculum and raised his grade from a 4 to an 8/9. - GCSE geography

●;;Assisted an AQA pupil with preparation for the orals at the end year 12. - French A-Level

●;;Taught several groups of adults Spanish and French for a total number of approximately 100 hours - Spanish and French (A1-A2)

●;;Homeschooled 16 y/o boy for the Edexcel French GCSE and raised his grades from an E to a B. - French GCSE

●;;Raised GCSE pupils grade from a C to a B in 4 months time before his GCSE exams. - Spanish GCSE

●;;Successfully prepared a class of 12 teens at the Nike Tennis Camp for a specialist “English for Tennis” test designed by Nike’s educational team.- English as a Foreign Language


Minerva Tutors, London, UK - Senior Education Consultant
October 2014 - May 2016


●;;Customer service, tutor recruitment and development, safeguarding and business development

Littoral Languages, London - Language Consultant
May 2016 - March 2018

●;;Currently advising client on translation of correspondence for a international business dispute

●;;Translate medical news articles from English into Portuguese, Spanish and French

●;;Beginner Spanish lessons for an adult looking to settle in Nicaragua within one and a half years.

●;;Supported final year university student with the project management of her dissertation she was predicted a pass but obtained 2:1.


Dawliffe Hall Education Foundation, London - Coordinator
June 2012 - August 2012, June 2017-August 2017, June 2018 - August 2017


●;;Ensure the high quality of English teaching during the course, including but not limited to running an induction day for teachers and having daily catch-ups with them after the lessons

●;;Establish and maintain open communication with staff, teachers and group leaders

●;;Communicate with parents about all matters related to the Trinity Spoken English Examinations

●;;Provide pastoral care to over 30 girls aged 13 to 18, ensuring the safety and welfare of students at all times

●;;Teach when necessary

●;;Manage and Prepare Ashwell House for pre-booked Trinity Spoken English Examinations