French lessons and resources
I teach French from complete beginner through to A Level, one to one and in small groups, entirely online.
Parents: there is a separate guide to GCSE French for parents, covering whether it is graded harshly, whether your child should take it, and how to help at home if you do not speak French.
What I teach
- KS3 (Years 7 to 9), building the foundations properly, so GCSE is not a cliff edge
- GCSE and IGCSE, including Edexcel 4FR1, Cambridge 0520, and the reformed AQA and Edexcel GCSEs first assessed in 2026
- A Level and IAL, including the grammar, translation and essay skills that separate grades at the top end
- Adults and beginners, for work, travel, or because you have always meant to
How lessons work
I teach chunks rather than word lists, meaning usable phrases with the grammar already inside them and working, rather than isolated words and a rule to apply under pressure.
Listening does most of the work. New language is met in the ear, repeatedly and with a task attached, before anyone is asked to produce it. Grammar is then taught explicitly and in sequence, named, explained and taken apart, but after you have heard the structure working, so the explanation has something to explain. Then a lot of short tasks that make you process the language rather than copy it.
For exam classes this is planned from the specification itself, the assessment objectives and mark schemes, rather than from whatever a textbook happens to cover.
Free exam guides
GCSE and IGCSE
- GCSE French: The Complete Guide, all four papers and how they are marked
- GCSE French by Board, AQA, Edexcel, WJEC and CCEA compared
- The GCSE French Vocabulary List, how the prescribed lists work and where to get them
- GCSE French Grammar by Tier, what Foundation and Higher each require, and what has been dropped
- GCSE French Speaking
- GCSE French Listening
- GCSE French Reading
- GCSE French Writing
- Edexcel International GCSE French (4FR1)
A Level and IAL
- A Level French: The Complete Guide, every board compared, plus the works papers and the research project
- A Level French Translation Practice, six passages in both directions, with model answers
- AQA A Level French Speaking Cards, the card, the five minutes and the two questions you must ask
- The Independent Research Project, topic, form, presentation and discussion
- French A Level past papers
- French A Level mini exams
Beginner reference
- French Level Test, a free self-marking placement test covering A1 to C2, with an explanation for every answer
- French A1 Vocabulary, core beginner vocabulary by topic
- French A1 Grammar, the grammar a beginner actually needs first
There are also full self-paced French courses, free of charge, in the course library.
Getting started
If you are not sure what you need, book a free 15-minute call and we will work it out. You can also read more about how tutoring works. Otherwise, lessons are booked in blocks of five.