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Madeleine
- Hourly rate £38
- Response Time 24h
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Madeleine - Crowborough - School English
Lesson location
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At Madeleine's house: Crowborough
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at your home or in a public place : will travel up to 20 km from Crowborough
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About Madeleine
- What kind of experience do you have?
I have extensive experience as a freelance language tutor specialising in providing support and revision courses for French,Italian and English at all stages and in preparation for public exams including IB, GCSE and A Level. Apart from helping young people to prepare for exams, I specialise in teaching adults who wish to learn Italian and French for general interest/holiday purposes. I have been a marker for OCR and Edexcel and for the University of Cambridge ESOL exams. Prior to that.I worked for a wide range of language training organisations in the UK and abroad - including three years spent in Italy teaching for the British Council - and have many years' experience of teaching and planning language training courses for groups and individuals of all ages.
- Do you have an up-to-date DBS (Disclosure & Barring Service, formerly CRB) Certificate?
Yes.
- Tell me about some of your current students.
In the last yearI have prepared a number of Y9 and Y10 students for English GCSE and French GCSE, French AS/A level and Italian IB (achieving level 7 and winning the school prize for Italian).
I have helped adult students to acquire the basics or brush up their knowledge of French and Italian.
I have provided help with English language and academic skills for university first degree level.
I have continued to teach some long term adult students learning French and Italian who have now been coming to me for 8+ years.Two of my adult students who have come to me for a relatively short period of time have reached a level in Italian where they wish to take a degree course.
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About the lesson
- Primary
- Secondary
- GCSE
- +8
levels :
Primary
Secondary
GCSE
AS Level
A Level
BTEC
Adult
Undergraduate
Masters
Diploma
Doctorate
- English
All languages in which the lesson is available :
English
A highly experienced language tutor (French, Italian, English, EFL) with a friendly, flexible approach and a very successful track record in achieving excellent results.
- Which subject(s) do you teach?
French : All levels from GCSE to AS/A level. Italian : all levels from beginner to GCSE, A level, IB and first degree. English language : GCSE English as a foreign language at all levels and for all purposes, preparation for Cambridge exams FCE, CAE, CPE. Adult beginners/improvers in French and Italian a speciality.
- Tell me about your qualifications.
BA (Hons) degree in French with English subsidiary. Year spent at University of Amiens.
- How much do you charge?
The basic hourly rate is currently £35 for GCSE level preparation. Adults generally take sessions of 1.5 hours and this is charged at £45. Preparation for university exams or other higher level requirements is charged at £38 or £50 for a 90 minute session. Tuition is available throughout the year.
- Where do you teach?
I teach in Crowborough, - which is easily accessible from Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Uckfield. Rotherfield, Mayfield, Heathfield, East Sussex and West Kent.
- When are you available?
Weekdays. Tuition available thoughout the year.
- Which ages and levels do you teach?
Pre GCSE to adult: most learning requirements in English language, French and Italian. Students requiring support and revision for public exams - including GCSE, A level (French and Italian), IB and Cambridge ESOL. Adult beginners in French and Italian. Au pairs and students requiring exam preparation and revision re EFL exams..
- Which qualifications do you prepare your students for?
French GCSE; Italian GCSE; English language GCSE; AS/A French; IB Italian; AS/A level Italian; First degree level Italian; OU French and Italian; Cambridge ESOL exams : FCE, CAE, CPE
- Do you have a personal message for students?
Individual tuition is immensely helpful for young people : it enables them to fill gaps in their knowledge, clarify unclear areas and enforce what they have already learned. They also expand their general understanding of language and this can have a knock on effect in other subject areas - all of which considerably increases their confidence levels. Each course is planned to meet individual levels and needs in terms of material, pace and approach and I constantly update my teaching resources and use a wide variety of materials in order to create effective, interesting learning programmes. I track the school curriculum and relevant exam board requirements but also aim to give an overview of language structure, bring new insights and underpin spoken language with a solid grammatical base.
Older students who are doing Italian ab initio for the IB or as part of a combined course at university find some intensive 1:1 tuition immensely beneficial.
Adults enjoy the rapid progress and personal attention they get with 1:1 tuition. Even a short course can enable virtual beginners to communicate to a reasonable extent in French or Italian - while those with some existing knowledge enjoy reviving what they remember and then building on it to reach a good, effective level..
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Recommendations
Recommendations come from relatives, friends and acquaintances of the teacher
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Madeleine has a warm personality which immediately put my daughter at ease - essential for effective learning. She has been attending Madeleine for several weeks now and feels much more confident in English and is making good progress. I have absolutely no reservations and would not hesitate in recommending Madeleine.
Madeleine is very helpful and friendly. Our daughter is already much more confident about her impending GCSE French oral than she was before seeing Madeleine. We would absolutely recommend Madeleine.
I got my results back today and I got a level 6 in Italian (IB) and met my conditional offer for Oxford!!! Thank you so much for all your help
My daughter got A*s in both English papers... Thank you for all your help.
I started learning Italian at university nine months ago but I have learnt more in the last four weeks during which Madeleine has been tutoring me than in all my lessons at university. I have really enjoyed it...
My husband has been having English lessons with Madeleine for the last year; he has made huge progress in this time and has always found her to be friendly and professional. We would highly recommend Madeleine.
(re husband taking ESOL lessons)I would like to thank you for your help.. you have been a great teacher. You helped me with my English a lot as well as with my first steps in a foreign country. Moreover I managed to pass my FCE exam.
re French AS Level :
I achieved a B!! Amazingly I got an A in my speaking and a B in my reading, listening and writing which equated to a B overall.
Thank you very much for all your help as I do not think I would have achieved a B if I did not get your help!J... achieved a superb 68% for French and got into her first choice school. May we express our deep appreciation for all your efforts...
(re Common Entrance scholarship exam)Just wanted to let you know my A level result... I got a B for Italian, so I am really pleased. My place with the University of Warwick has been confirmed which is really exciting. Thank you for all your help.. I feel it really helped me to improve and especially widen my vocabulary.
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Rates
Hourly rate
- £38
Pack prices
- 5h: £190
- 10h: £380
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