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Raphael
Raphael
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London, London
Feedback Score:
+6
Member Since: 17/03/2015
Last Login: 20 months ago
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My Qualifications

QTS
General Teaching Council (GTC)
NQT Induction Year
QTS  (2007)
BA
The University of Birmingham
Business Management
2:1  (2001)

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Information about Raphael

A native speaker from France, I gained a master’s degree in Business at a prestigious university in Paris after completing a one-year Erasmus exchange programme at the University of Birmingham. After graduating, I spent a year travelling around South America and then started my career as a project manager in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Living abroad and subsequently being exposed to other cultures and languages had a significant impact on my choice of career and that’s the reason why I decided to move to London in 2005 to qualify as a secondary language teacher and share my passion for languages and travel with young people.

In my free time, I enjoy outdoor activities including hiking, cycling and going camping with my family. I am also an FA qualified football coach and run football training sessions for both children and adults on a weekly basis. I am passionate about French literature and international cinema, and I take part in chess tournaments whenever possible.

Availability: Monday - All day
Tuesday - After 5pm
Wednesday- After 5pm
Thursday- After 5pm
Friday - All day

Willing to travel: 10 miles

Experience: I am currently the Head of Modern Foreign Languages at a prep school based in Hampstead. I also work as an examiner and deliver workshops at various teacher training events. Since I became a teacher, I have delivered over 500 hours of 1-1 French lessons for learners ranging from 5-year-olds to corporate executives. I particularly enjoy supporting students reach their full potential and excel in examinations such as the 11+ and 13+ school entrance papers, GCSEs, Pre-U, A Levels and IB.

I see myself as more of a mentor than a teacher, helping my students set reasonable goals while encouraging them to become lifelong language learners. I therefore endeavour to introduce culture into most of my lessons, whether through educational videos or magazines, French songs, or news stories from various French-speaking countries.

I find that experiencing culture is a key aspect of learning a foreign language as this can boost language receptive skills (listening and reading), which will, in turn, reinforce language productive skills (speaking and writing), all of which being needed to communicate well in the language.

I am an enthusiastic, friendly, and patient tutor. I am extremely passionate about my subject and committed to understanding and engaging with each student`s learning needs. I therefore tailor my teaching to ensure that all my students are able to stretch their comfort zone and move confidently towards their academic goal.

As an experienced teacher, I understand young people can feel nervous and find learning grammar and speaking another language a little daunting. However, I believe any child can learn to enjoy these given the right approach. For this reason, I have developed my own teaching method that I like to call ‘Less is more’ and which is based on a list of 100 high-frequency French words. It has proven to be a great tool for my students to understand how to write accurate and advanced paragraphs in the foreign language, and achieve better grades as a consequence.

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Feedback For Raphael (6)

We have a total of 6 review(s) for Raphael.

Cayli (Miss)
01/12/2016

5/5 Rating

Excellent A-level tutor!
Raphael helped my son throughout his French A-levels and it was a real pleasure to have him come around our house and support him in all aspects of the course (grammar, exam preparation etc.), he even brought French DVDs for the whole family!

My son achieved a better grade than his predicted one and he is now at uni studying a business course with French. Thanks a lot Raphael for your help and all the best in the future!


michael (Mr)
13/11/2016

5/5 Rating

Raphael is a very professional and dedicated tutor. After only a few lessons with Raphael not only my son`s French knowledge has improved but also his predicated garde has also moved from C to A. We are extremely pleased with Raphael. He is a reliable and dedicated tutor.


ragini ()
22/12/2015

5/5 Rating


My Son is doing his 13+ exams this year and Raphael has been helping him a lot with his French, providing him with past papers and encouraging him. My son has progressed a lot in class and in his exams. Thank you!


Lena (Mrs)
17/12/2015

5/5 Rating

May I say how impressed both my daughter and I are by Mr Kopel? He is so organised and knowledgeable - this obviously comes from being a head of department. My daughter has complete confidence in him and she is delighted. Very happy indeed - thank you Tutor Hunt!


Kingsley (Mr)
11/12/2015

5/5 Rating

Raphael first told me that he didn`t need to see my daughter much for her to get good grades in the subject. I was a bit suspicious but she went from a C to an A/A* in just a few lessons. So I am very pleased with him and his professionalism, excellent value for money!

Thanks Mr. Raphael


Maqsooda (Mrs)
07/12/2015

5/5 Rating

I used Raphael to tutor my son just before a french written exam - literally 4 days before the exam. Raphael was amazing - he rescheduled his plans to accommodate us and worked hard with my son which enabled a A* grade. He is professional, punctual and focused - no time wasting. He even wrote to us after the exam to inquire how the exam went and then followed up to see the outcome. All in all, a dedicated teacher who is genuinely concerned about his pupils. Thank You Raphael.


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