Information About Douglas - Highbridge teacher -
(9 reviews)

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This is how 2 referees rated Douglas:

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Languages Taught

French	Price Guide	Online Lessons Price Guide
Beginner	£18.00	£14.40
Intermediate	£18.00	£14.40
Advanced	£18.00	£14.40
Expert	£18.00	£14.40
Italian	Price Guide	Online Lessons Price Guide
Beginner	£18.00	£14.40
Intermediate	£18.00	£14.40
Advanced	£18.00	£14.40
Expert	£18.00	£14.40

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Personal Description:

I am a graduate with a 2.1 BA Honours Degree in French and Italian and have spent almost 2 years in France, both teaching English and studying at the University of Corsica. I have also spent 4 months in Italy studying at the University of Udine. I have worked as a language assistant in several schools in the North Somerset area, and have worked in Customer Service which required me to communicate with clients in French and Italian.

Teaching Experience:

1. English language assistant (October 2012 - May 2013) - Ecole élémentaire Parette Mazenode, Ecole élémentaire Louis Botinelly and Ecole élémentaire Sainte-Sophie, Marseille, France
2. Private English tutoring for 2 girls at "collège" (secondary school) in Marseille, France
3. French language assistant at St. Andrews School, North Somerset
4. French Specialist at Herons' Moor Academy, Weston-super-Mare

Teaching Approach:

I am patient and calm, and tailor my methods according to the student. I present the lessons in a structured and clear manner so I can ensure you will achieve your goals and attain the level of the language required. If you are looking to learn for a holiday, or as a main language I'll be able to help!

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Native Language: English (British)
Availability: Weekends / Weekdays (all times)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)

Qualifications:

Bangor University (2012) - BA Hons French/Italian (Bachelors) (✔ On File)

Douglas's Feedback

Total Amount Of Feedback:	9
Total Positive Feedback:	9 Av. 5.00/5.00

From Val (5/5): I arranged a few lessons with Doug to work on my rudimentary Italian ahead of a trip. He was friendly, enthusiastic and flexible, designing the sessions to meet my needs, finding out information where necessary and suggesting different approaches to building my ability.

Reply from: Douglas: Many thanks for the feedback Val, I too enjoyed the lessons, and buon viaggio in Italia!!

From Tom (5/5): Very supportive and engaged tutor

Reply from: Douglas: Thanks Tom, glad you are enjoying the lessons!

Doug

From Vasile-Valeriu (5/5): We have found Doug on this website in November 2021 and we will like to recommend him warmly. What attracted us from his profile was his teaching experience in France and his low hourly charges.
As we decided to go for a French GCSE non-curriculum for our son, we needed someone to help him privately as the school doesn't support non-curriculum GCSE subjects. With a combination of online and face to face lessons things went smoothly. As Doug is working full time, we were flexible with picking the times for the lessons, to allow him change the times/dates if there was short notices from his work.
We are happy to say that with Doug's brilliant teaching, Stefan has achieve a grade 7 with only 7 points short of grade 8! Prior to taking the non-curriculum French GCSE the school actually advices us not to take this exam as French is not a mother tongue for our son. Now, after the success with Doug's help we are looking forward to chose French for his A levels next year! Doug will be our tutor to help with the extras.

Reply from: Douglas: Thanks so much Val! Glad Stefan has been enjoying the lessons and has found them valuable for his exams :) Doug.

From Darby (5/5):

From Sarah (5/5): Douglas has been teaching my daughter over the last few weeks, focusing in particular on helping her to develop her French A' level oral skills. We have found Douglas to be very sincere, friendly, accommodating and professional and my daughter feels that his lessons are helping her to make good progress.

Reply from: Douglas: Thank you so much for your kind comment, I am really glad to know that the lessons are helping and that Jasmine is enjoying them!

From Lauren (5/5):

From Chris (5/5): Douglas knows his subject well and speaks excellent Italian. It has been a pleasure to be able progress my own learning of the language with him.

Reply from: Douglas: Thanks Chris, I'm really glad to hear that you enjoyed the lessons! It has been a pleasure for me as well.

From Matt (5/5): Great with teaching the kids, lots of fun to aid their progress.

Reply from: Douglas: Thanks very much Matt, that's a great pleasure to hear!

From Tim (5/5): Douglas is organised ethusiatic and commited. I would recommend him.

Reply from: Douglas: Thank you very much Tim, I am delighted to hear that Joe is enjoying the lessons!
Kind regards,
Douglas

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