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Spanish	Price Guide
Beginner	£30.00
Intermediate	£30.00
Advanced	£35.00

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Personal Description:

I am a fully qualified, graduate teacher of Spanish and am a highly proficient linguist. I have a passion for Spanish and I very much enjoy having the opportunity to pass on my knowledge and enthusiasm to my students. I am friendly, patient and caring. I quickly develop a rapport with my students and I enjoy very good working relationships with them.
I keep my Spanish up to date by frequent visits to Spain, watching videos and reading.

Teaching Experience:

I have 21 years of teaching experience and have taught in schools, in Adult Education and as a private tutor. I have considerable experience in teaching at all levels including beginner, intermediate, GCSE and A level standard. In every case, my exam students have been very pleased with their final result. In June 2023 my GCSE exam students improved two grades from the outset to their final result, one receiving a grade 8 and the other a grade 5. My A level student who had been working at C grade level when she began language lessons with me, achieved an A grade in her A level Listening, Reading and Writing paper which we had almost exclusively been working towards and 1 mark below an A in her overall grade.
I have an enhanced certificate from the DBS.

Teaching Approach:

I am very adaptable to the needs, abilities and learning styles of individual students and have successfully taught both highly gifted, aspirational students and students who struggle with language learning. I regularly consult with my students about what they wish to cover in the lessons and I am very adept at analysing where their strengths and weaknesses are so that I can target their learning accordingly. As a result. my lesson plans are highly individualised. I make good use of a wide variety of teaching techniques and resources to make my lessons varied, stimulating and enjoyable.

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Native Language: English (British)
Additional Languages: French
Availability: Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)

Qualifications:

Plume School, Essex (1986) - QTS (QTS) (✔ On File)
Bristol University (1985) - Modern Languages (PGCE) (✔ On File)
Exeter University (1984) - BA Honours Upper Second (Bachelors) (✔ On File)
Notre Dame Norwich (1980) - A levels English A, Spanish B, French B. (School) (✔ On File)

Alice's Feedback

Total Amount Of Feedback:	5
Total Positive Feedback:	5 Av. 5.00/5.00

From Veronika (5/5): Alice is simply an excellent tutor. My daughter has started fortnightly lessons with Alice over a year ago when in year 8. She is now in Y10 and preparing for her GCSEs.
Alice is very friendly and patient. But also efficient and flexible to my daughter's needs: helping her revise for exams , selecting the right material to support her course work at school but also expanding her knowledge in some topics.
Another huge positive, in our busy family life, is that Alice is always approachable and flexible when it comes to scheduling the lessons.
My daughter likes attending her lessons and we are very glad to have Alice as our daughter's Spanish tutor. Thank you Alice for all your hard work!

From Anthony (5/5): Having learned some Spanish before, I felt I needed to improve and strengthen my basic understanding of the language and widen my vocabulary considerably.
Working with Alice is enabling me to achieve this as she has tailored our classes to meet my specific needs, building on my existing knowledge and helping me grow with confidence. I find the homework tasks particularly useful.
Alice teaches in a very relaxed, informal, friendly manner and time just seems to fly in the lesson. I am enjoying our lessons very much.

Reply from: Alice: Thank you very much for your feedback Anthony.

I am pleased to see the progress which you are making and am enjoying teaching you.

Alice

From Frank (5/5): Alice is a fantastic tutor having tutored two of my four children ( one at A level and one at GCSE) My youngest will begin to have tutor sessions soon for help with his GCSE.
You will not find a more accommodating and organised teacher who immediately puts the student at ease, even when they totally lack confidence in their own abilities, this is so important with languages! There is a feeling of continuity with regular work set in between sessions and this ensures quicker progress. I would thoroughly recommend Alice.

Reply from: Alice: Thank you very much Jane. It has been a real pleasure to teach Frank and Connie and to see their confidence grow and their linguistic skills improve. I look forward to teaching your youngest.

From Kate (5/5): I’ve been doing lessons with Alice for approximately a year now and the improvement in not only my understanding and knowledge of the language, is nothing to the confidence she has given me. Alice teaches in a laid back manner, which allowed you to feel relaxed and genuinely enjoy the lessons and the learning.The lessons link together in a structured manner so what you’ve learned a few weeks ago, links into what you’re learning now. Gradually bringing you into full sentences and conversation.

When lockdown happened I figured our lessons might have to come to an end temporarily, but Alice went above and beyond to find a way to do the lessons online so I could continue my learning.

Muchas gracias Alice,
Kate

Reply from: Alice: Thank you very much Kate. I have really enjoyed teaching you and am very pleased to see your confidence growing.

From Nina (5/5): Alice provides professional yet laid back lessons which she tailors to your abilities and requirements from the lessons. She plans accordingly and provides worksheets, listening exercises and verbal communication. We have recently started to do the lessons in full Spanish which allows you to hear spanish words that you are not familiar with (don’t worry a simple “no entiendo” and alice will quickly switch back to english and explain what she’s saying).
very comfortable lessons :)

Reply from: Alice: Thank you very much Nina. It has been a pleasure to teach you and to see the progress you are making.

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