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Benjamin Maeurer - German Tuition in North London (Crouch End, Hampstead, Camden) and Greater London

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London (N8) View on map
Last Logged In: 30 Apr 2012
Sex: Male
Can Travel To: CB E EC EN NW SE SW W WC

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Secondary School teacher
English, PE, German as a foreign language qualifications
CRB 2011
Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW)
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A-level German £40.00/hr
GCSE German £40.00/hr

German £40.00/hr

Personal Message: I am a fully-qualified secondary school teacher. I have a German degree in English, PE, and an additional degree in German as a foreign language.
Which subject(s) do you teach?: German up to A-Level.
Tell me about your qualifications.: I have a German degree in English, P. E., and an additional degree in German as a foreign language (2. Staatsexamen, state of Baden-Wuerttemberg, mark 1,9).
What kind of experience do you have?: Teaching German in Hammersmith (London, 1999-2000) age 10/11 up to GCSE and A-Level at the Godolphin and Latymer School. Teaching English and P. E. at the Max Planck Gymnasium and the Otto Hahn Gymnasium in Boeblingen (Stuttgart, 2005-2007) age 10 to A-Level.
In addition, I coached boys aged 6-14 at a gymnastics sports club. (Heidelberg, 2000-2005).
Since 1996 until now private tutoring up to A-Level, German conversation, translation, proof-reading, accent coaching.
How much do you charge?: My fees are

50 pounds / 60 minutes
40 pounds / 45 minutes
When requested, I can tutor two or more people in one session. Price per person:
35 (30) pounds / 60 min for two (three+)
30 (25) pounds / 45 min for two (three+)

Online tutoring (skype or other if preferred. Please make sure your skype, headset/microphone, camera and broadband are working fine):
35 pounds / 60 min
30 pounds / 45 min

Assessment (first) lesson 25 pounds
5 pounds travel expenses zones 1-3
7 pounds travel expenses zones 4-6
10 pounds if further
Where do you teach?: At home in Crouch End and at students' homes.
I'm willing to travel up to 1 h by public transport (mostly quicker than car/scooter). This includes Crouch End, Haringey, Camden, Hampstead, St Pancras, Holborn, Greenwich, Woolwich, Hackney, Shoreditch, Stoke Newington, Hammersmith and Fulham, Islington, Finsbury, Kensington and Chelsea, Lambeth, Wandsworth, Lewisham, Deptford, Southwark, Bermondsey, Camberwell, Tower Hamlets, Bethnal Green, Poplar, Stepney, Battersea, Paddington, St Marylebone, Westminster, Barnet, Enfield, Waltham Forest, Richmond, Ealing, Brent. Also to Cambridge and the towns along the National Express line, e. g. Harlow Town, Sawbridgeworth, Bishop's Stortford, Mountfitchet, Elsenham, Newport (Essex), Audley End, Great Chesterford, Whittlesford, Great Shelford, and Cambridge.
When are you available?: I'm quite flexible. Every now and then I travel to my family and friends in Germany. On such an occasion we could consider to do a lesson over Skype.
Which ages and levels do you teach?: Any age from the age of 6. At school up to A-Level. I am very happy to tutor university students who study German.
Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?: Any exams. GCSE, A-Level, written/oral exams, uni exams, translations, presentations, papers, essays, projects.
Do you have an up-to-date CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) disclosure certificate?: I have got a CRB check from 2011.
Describe your arrangements for online tutoring.: Skype or different if preferred.
Do you belong to any professional organisations?: I am a member of the Gewerkschaft Erziehung und Wissenschaft (GEW), the largest union for teachers and people working in education in Germany.
Do you have a personal message for students?: In August 2010 I moved from Munich to London and am enjoying tutoring part time as well as looking after our son, who was born in November - he is fluent in Germany already. Since 1999 I've been living here on and off as well as in different cities in Germany. I know Germany very well. My mother tongue is German and I don't have an accent. I have always liked to travel and found language and communication as such fascinating and enjoy teaching very much. I am more than happy to help you prepare for any exam, help you understand (from a teacher's point of view) what will be required from you so you can focus and organize your studies towards it so you feel well prepared. Obviously, there is much more to a language than its main tools vocabulary and grammar. There is also much more to Germany than... well, you tell me the stereotypes! Most important for me is that you enjoy the lessons as well as the progress, and stay motivated and confident.

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