Alison

I am a former secondary school languages teacher offering online tuition (via Skype or Zoom) in Italian and Spanish, (all levels including GCSE and A-Level), French for holidays and English as a Foreign Language. I have experience tutoring other subjects – particularly Maths, English, Science and Humanities - up to Key Stage 3.

I teach students of all ages, from primary school children to pensioners.

Any student who engages me as a tutor can expect their lessons to be tailored to their needs and objectives. Therefore, I am currently working with a business owner who wishes to focus on business-related French, a 14-year old boy who will be taking his Spanish GCSE next year, a Spanish lady who needs to improve her English for work purposes, and with another lady, who very much enjoys poetry, I am reading an anthology of Italian poetry.

My students appreciate the fact that I have a very strong academic background and also UK qualified teacher status.

They also appreciate that masks are not needed in our lessons since we are working online.

I charge £30 per hour unless the lesson is for exam preparation (GCSEs and A Levels) in which case I charge £35 per hour.

The first lesson with a student is always free of charge.

My students usually buy two or three books to use during our lessons. The books I suggest depend very much on their previous knowledge of the language.

If you were to consider taking online lessons, using Zoom or Skype, then I would be very pleased to be your tutor.

Availability: Reasonably flexible

Willing to travel: 50 miles

Experience: I used to teach Spanish in secondary schools up to A-Level and French to Key Stage 3. I have a first class degree in Spanish and Italian from Leeds University and an MA in Latin American studies. I am also a CELTA-certified TEFL (English as a Foreign Language) teacher.