DBS verified Lesley
Qualified French & Spanish Teacher | GCSE & A Level Specialist | Oxford Graduate
About
I have twelve years of experience teaching French and Spanish at secondary school level, from KS3 through to A Level. During this time, I have worked in both state and independent schools, including mixed and single-sex environments. I have extensive experience tutoring both in person and online, and I currently also work for an online school providing a British-system education to students around the world.
I offer tailored tuition in the following areas:
KS3 French and Spanish – building strong foundations in grammar, vocabulary, and exam skills in preparation for GCSE study.
GCSE French and Spanish – extensive knowledge of AQA, Edexcel, Edexcel IGCSE, and Cambridge IGCSE specifications, with focused support in all key skills, including speaking, writing, reading, and listening.
A Level French and Spanish – experience teaching AQA, Edexcel, Edexcel International, Eduqas, and WJEC specifications. I can also provide specialist support for the film and literature components of the courses, including:
French films: La Haine, Intouchables, Les 400 Coups
Spanish films: Volver, El Laberinto del Fauno
French literature: Un sac de billes, Bonjour Tristesse, No et moi, L'Étranger
Spanish literature: Como agua para chocolate, Crónica de una Muerte Anunciada, La Casa de Bernarda Alba
Functional French and Spanish – practical language lessons for adult or casual learners who wish to communicate confidently and effectively in real-life situations.
Subjects & pricing
Languages
- English Native
- French Near-native
- Spanish Near-native
Qualifications
Higher education
- BA (Hons) Modern Languages · Oxford University · First-class (1st) · 2008 Oxford University · First-class (1st) · 2008
- MA Linguistics · Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès · Merit · 2019 Université de Toulouse Jean Jaurès · Merit · 2019
Teaching qualification
- PGCE Modern Foreign Languages · Roehampton University · Pass · 2013 Roehampton University · Pass · 2013
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Annette
My son has had a great experience so far and very much enjoys his lessons.
Lesley replied
Thanks, Annette, I'm glad he's enjoying it.
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Gillian
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Leila
Lesley has been an extremely helpful tutor. She provides useful resources that are targeted to the GCSE exam. Most importantly, my son feels much more confident and competent in his French. Lesley explains topics clearly and patiently and makes sure the different skills needed for the exam are covered.
Lesley replied
Thanks, Leila, it's a pleasure working with him.
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Anna
Lesley has been tutoring my son over the summer holidays in readiness for the start of year 11. The sessions have been incredibly helpful and my son is very keen to continue throughout the new academic year. Lesley has structured the sessions according to areas that need the most work, including topics from year 9 that need further revision. We're thrilled with the progress so far!
Lesley replied
Thanks, Anna, it's nice seeing him make progress!
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Lily
Lesley is knowledgeable and professional in the subject she teaches. She is organised and approachable. My son has had several online lessons with her so far, she is always well prepared and makes a good and effective use of the 1 hour. Following the lesson, Lesley always sends through some material straightaway for her student to practice and reinforce the knowledge acquired. I will highly recommend Lesley to anyone who wants to learn or improve French.
Lesley replied
Many thanks, Lily! I'm really enjoying teaching him so I hope he feels he's making progress
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Paul
My daughter absolutely loves Lesley's French tuition. It has been really helping her and she comes away from each session feeling enthusiastic and motivated. Thank you, Lesley!
Lesley replied
Thanks, Paul, glad that she's enjoying the sessions!
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Susannah
We have had 3 sessions now and feedback from my 16 year old son is fantastic. He finds the sessions really useful and pitched at just the right level, he has even had some positive feedback from his French teacher at school since starting them which is really encouraging for him. Thanks Lesley.
Lesley replied
Thanks, Susie, really glad that he's starting to see some progress.
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Rania
Lesley has been a superb French A Level teacher for our son from day one. As she promised, when we spoke to her the very first time, she encourages speaking French throughout her lessons and makes sure our son does not worry about making mistakes - because that’s the best way to learn. She has also created a well structured lesson that focuses on his individual needs. Lesley’s enthusiasm for the language and sharing her own passion is infectious. Our son is very happy. We can’t recommend her highly enough.
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Maria
Lesley tutored my son for his French and Spanish GCSEs, taken at Y10. She was quickly able to understand and accommodate his needs, and to instil in him the confidence he needed for the exams. He got excellent results and I am sure that Lesley had a huge part in this.
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Francesca
Lesley is an amazing A level French teacher and I highly recommend her.
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Melanie
So far only had a couple of sessions in, but seems to understand how to help and increase their confidence and ability. Great so far!
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Sameera
She is always on time and easy to contact. My son has improved by a great amount since he started his tutor lessons with her, we see a big improvement and expect a good gcse grade.
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Abigayil
Lesley has been supporting my son for a number of months now with his GCSE French and has been fantastic. Lesley has really boosted my sons confidence and helped him improve his French considerably. Lesley’s focus on both the basics and also stretch tasks has been really valuable and this has helped my son strive for the best mark possible. My son has really enjoyed the lessons with Lesley and I can really see his improvement through his GSCE mock results. Lesley has been very professional, punctual responsive and organised throughout and overall we feel very fortunate to have found such a good French tutor!
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Dorota
Lesley is an excellent tutor in every respect. She is thoroughly detailed in her approach and clearly very professional in her field. Each lesson is carefully prepared, followed by tailored homework. Lesley"s support has been instrumental in supporting my son in reaching his full potential. I would not hesitate in recommending Lesley. We have had bad experience with many language tutors over the years and we have been lucky to find her.
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Jacques
I am presently receiving tuition from Lesley for Spanish A-level and I am working towards my examinations in this subject this coming summer. Lesley continues to provide the highest level of guidance, expertise and support to my learning process in my challenge to become proficient and confident in this challenging subject. Not only have I found my lessons with Lesley to be thought provoking and well disciplined but also to be most enjoyable. The enjoyment I have gained from my experience with Lesley in itself has encouraged me to learn and master the challenges of these language subjects. I would commend Lesley to you as a modern languages tutor without hesitation. Lesley's expertise made the essential difference for me in achieving my goals in these modern languages. Expertise with a Spanish smile…
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Helena
Lesley is an excellent tutor. She always prepares thorough and helpful documents on subjects I ask for. She’s also had a significant impact on my writing skills in French, by teaching me essay writing methods and expanding my vocabulary shes bumped me up to A/A* essays. Lesley’s always very communicative and eager to quickly check any extra work I send her. Her help has been invaluable.
Lesley replied
Thanks, Helena, glad that you've found the sessions useful!
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Chloe
Lesley has been very thorough and patient with my Y12 son who is preparing for A level French and is a bit disorganised and behind with his work. Lesley has helped to motivate him and he enjoys the sessions and says every time how helpful they are, so fingers crossed!
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Germana
Ms Lesley Páramo, is without doubt one of the best tutors my son ever had. She is preparing him for Spanish A levels and he made a massive improvement in a short period of time. I couldn’t praise more her outstanding knowledge of the subject and of the exam preparation, structured teaching skills and kind and fun teaching style. Cannot thank her enough for all her help!
Lesley replied
Thanks, Germana, glad he's finding it helpful!
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Angel
I wanted to take a moment to express my gratitude to Lesley for the outstanding work as my son Spanish teacher. Your passion for the language and dedication to teaching has truly made a difference to his learning experience. I appreciate the way you break down complex concepts into manageable pieces, specially in the two subjects (como agua para chocolate and volver), making it easier for him to understand and retain the information. Your engaging teaching style has also made the lessons more informative. Your encouragement and positive feedback have boosted his confidence in study more Spanish and have noticed a significant improvement in his writing and listening skills. Thank you for investing so much time and effort into helping him to learn Spanish. You are a wonderful teacher and I am grateful to you. Sincerely, Angel
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Alison
Absolutely a 5 star rating from us for Lesley. Lesley has provided weekly French lessons for our 15yo son who is in year 2eme/Year 11. She has provided structured lessons, guidance and support to prepare him for his French A-Level over a 9 month period. She has provided lesson feedback, been very responsive to questions/messages, been extremely flexible in helping him prepare for his exams, and arranged her time so that she could be present at his French oral presentation (at the exam location's insistence). We are so glad and grateful that we found Lesley on this web site.