Caroline Thomson Languages tutor
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I am Caroline and I am a fully qualified and experienced teacher of Modern Foreign Languages. I am a very enthusiastic, committed tutor and I will go the extra mile for all of my students. I have taught in a school near Wakefield for 8 years and have been a private tutor for 12 years. I am a very enthusiastic and approachable teacher and I will work hard for my students. I can offer languages teaching in French, Spanish, German, Italian and Japanese. I offer teaching at all levels; primary languages, with a view to possibly taking GCSE examinations early, Key Stage 3, GCSE, IGCSE, A-level and adult languages classes. I cover all the current GCSE and A-level specifications. and can offer tuition for IB, Pre-U and proficiency exams. I have experience in all areas of languages teaching and I thoroughly enjoy teaching languages!

I also work for three distance learning schools, as a tutor for French and Spanish. I am Lead Tutor for one school and have helped carry out consultancy work for the IGCSE and A-level exams.

I believe that everyone should have the opportunity to take the language of their choice. Therefore, I am happy to offer to help students take a GCSE or A level (or any other exams including IB and Pre-U) in a language which may not be available in their school. I can help with assessments and speaking tests in addition to a high standard of tuition to learn the language at the desired level and beyond. Learning for fun is also an option! I use the most up-to-date techniques and as a fully qualified teacher I know that every student learns in a different way and that is why my students do well.

For Adult learners we cover all aspects of the language and the lessons are tailored towards your own needs whether that is for holiday languages, living abroad, for business purposes or just for fun.

References and DBS are available upon request.

Teaching Experience:
I have a PGCE and QTS qualification in Modern Languages and as part of my studies, I taught in two schools in North Yorkshire. I have been a teacher in a Specialist Language College near Wakefield for 8 years and a private tutor for 10 years. As a teacher in a Specialist Language College, I have taught KS3 and GCSE languages in addition to working in the community, teaching languages at local Primary Schools and carrying out Adult language classes on a weekly basis in the school and in the community.

For my private tuition, I have taught many A-level students in addition to primary students, GCSE students and adult learners. I have found being a teacher and tutor, that is is very interesting to see how people learn in different ways and how I can use various techniques to develop confidence in learning a language whether this is from scratch or if a student already has experience with the language first.

My students have achieved excellent results in their exams and find learning on a one-to-one basis and online to be very effective.

Tutoring Approach:
As a tutor, I always check to see what level each student is at in the first lesson. All lessons are tailored to the students' needs so you can get the most out of learning a language. I recommend useful resources and I am happy to lend books and DVDs from the extensive range of resources I have built up as a result of different requests. I have an excellent knowledge of the national curriculum and exam specifications of all the boards and I keep up-to-date with the many changes which may occur in education.

I look at all language skills although I may focus on one or two particular areas if this is what the tutee needs (such as listening and speaking if exams were not to be taken). I use ICT in my lessons and use many different websites and encourage students to use these at home and I help with grammar, even if it is the basics, as an understanding of this is essential to learning a language successfully!

I set homework tasks each week for students and use Google Classroom for school -aged students so parents can keep up-to-date with progress.

All new students are welcome. I always answer all requests so please also check spam folders just in case!

I am very proud of what my students have achieved .

Please get in touch an start your new journey...

Merci, gracias, grazie, danke, arigatou!

Subjects

  • German Beginner-Intermediate

  • French Beginner-Expert

  • Japanese Beginner-Expert

  • Italian Beginner-Expert

  • Spanish Beginner-Expert

Experience

  • Languages Tuition (Jan, 2012–Present) at Caroline Thomson Languages
    I currently work teaching all languages levels from exam lessons, adult learning, children learning languages and I also tutor languages for 3 distance learning schools which cover IGCSE and A-level exams in French and Spanish. Private students have also taken exams in their preferred language.
  • A Specialist Language College and High School (Sep, 2004–Oct, 2012) at Horbury Academy
    I was a teacher of Modern Languages at KS2, KS3 and GCSE at Horbury. I left to become a full time tutor in languages for family reasons.

Education

  • PGCE (Sep, 2003–Jun, 2004) from Univeristy of York–scored Pass
  • French with free electives in languages (Sep, 1998–Jun, 2002) from The university of Hull UK

Fee details

    £22–30/hour (US$27.50–37.50/hour)

    Fees depend on the number of students in a lesson

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