Online French tutor
Michèle L
French native Sorbonne graduate. Vast experience of teaching and examining KS3,4 &5
Online French tutor
French native Sorbonne graduate. Vast experience of teaching and examining KS3,4 &5
About
I am a native French speaker, born and educated in Paris where I graduated with distinction with a Bachelor of Arts & Master's degree in Languages from the Sorbonne University.
I subsequently moved to England where, after obtaining a Post Graduate Certificate in Education, I worked as a full time French teacher for over 25 years, taking thousands of students through their GCSE and A'level exams . For 10+ years I was the sole teacher and examiner of all the A'Level students at my last school.
Some years ago I retired from classroom teaching to devote myself to one to one tuition, ( and teaching Pilates!) all the while keeping up with changes in the various syllabuses and exploring the opportunities offered by technological advances.
I have wide experience in tutoring at all levels, from KS3 to undergraduates, including adult students eager to develop or reinforce their conversational skills.
The bulk of my teaching is online via Teams, Zoom or WhatsApp, as this is more flexible for both teacher and tutee. However when convenient I can also accommodate people at home if they are more comfortable with an in person experience.
Having assessed a student's needs and established their personal aims, I tailor lessons and homework according to this, using textbooks, past papers, worksheets, online resources and most of all my own extensive material in order to optimise learning.
I consider myself a very dedicated teacher, eager to see my students progress and enjoy learning about French culture at the same time as they improve their command of the language.
The overwhelming majority of my tutees progress faster, get motivated and achieve their full potential at the level they wish to achieve.
As an example I can cite the case of a Year 10 student who obtained a grade 9 in his GCSE French exam last August ( he wanted to sit the exam early and could not have lessons at school) with the sole benefit of my tuition from January to May/June 2025.
Lest year again another tutee who had been predicted a grade 7 in her French GCSE exam obtained a grade 9 after only 2 months of tuition
Another student living in Australia and whom I had been tutoring from the equivalent of Year 10, obtained a scholarship at Cambridge University.
etc!!!
£40–£48/hr · 1 subject · 11 levels
Subjects & pricing
Languages
- French Native
Qualifications
Higher education
- BA (Hons) English Literature Certificate checked · Sorbonne University · 2:1 (Upper second) Sorbonne University · 2:1 (Upper second) Certificate checked
- MA (Hons) English Literature Certificate checked · Sorbonne University Paris · First-class (1st) · 1979 Sorbonne University Paris · First-class (1st) · 1979 Certificate checked
- PgCert French Certificate checked · Keele Universty · Ordinary degree · 1982 Keele Universty · Ordinary degree · 1982 Certificate checked
Vocational / professional
- Pilates Foundation Diploma Certificate checked · Boby Control Pilates London Boby Control Pilates London Certificate checked
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- Nov 2025 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Excellent teacher. Knowledgeable, professional, kind and very experienced! My daughter really enjoyed her teaching style and technique. Encouraging and supportive! Will highly recommend her!
- Sept 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Michele tutored our daughter in French A' Level from April of Year 12 to April of Year 13, right up to the A Level oral exam. Thanks to Covid, my daughter had spent very little time in France in spite of taking A level. In addition, neither my husband nor I speak French so we knew it was going to be very challenging for her to get a good grade in French, which has very high grade boundaries. Michele really helped her with both her oral and written French - my daughter frequently remarked how much she helped her with her French grammar. My daughter got 57/60 in speaking and an A* overall, and got into her first choice university: we are tremendously grateful to Michele, and would not hesitate to recommend her as a tutor.
- Sept 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Highly recommend Michèle for A level French tutoring. She has an engaging and motivating style, making classes enjoyable which supported my son getting an A in his A Level French.
Michèle L replied
Thank you very much for the feedback… It has been extremely rewarding to help Matthew improve so much in the space of a just few weeks.
- Sept 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Fantastic, dedicated, energized and positive teacher. Her focus and engagement ensured the highest results for French GCSE, so glad we found her and highly recommend her.
- Aug 2024 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
As an adult learner, I wanted to improve my conversational French and increase my confidence in the spoken language. Michelle is not only a great teacher, she is patient, encouraging and interesting. Her knowledge and teaching methods are superb. i highly recommend her.
- May 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Michele has made a huge difference in building my daughters confidence in speaking French. Her enthusiasm for teaching her students and love for the language makes her a great tutor.
- Feb 2023 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
My Daughter has found the french lessons delivered by Michele to be very rewarding and beneficial. I would recommend her to others, and we will continue using her for lessons until my daughter completes her A-Levels.
- Feb 2022 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Michèle is very familiar with the A Level specification, and is an excellent tutor. Having assessed my child's language needs she's provided ample practice to address those needs and clear up any misconceptions. Michèle clearly explains grammar to my son, who finds the extra lesson a week very useful.
- Jan 2021 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Jason has been praising the way Michele teaches him, he is confident that with her help he will be able to get a good mark for his GCSE French. Thanks
- Feb 2020 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
- Jan 2019 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Michele is a good tutor. Very professional and enthusiastic about teaching. She is also a nice person and generous with her time.
- Nov 2018 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Michèle has been a superb find for my daughter who is doing A level French. She was able to find the issues very quickly, knows the syllabus extremely well and is helping to re-gain my daughter’s shattered confidence. I highly recommend her.
- Oct 2018 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Fantastic French tutor for our daughter who is currently in her first year of French GCSE. Michele is very professional and our daughter has improved in her confidence and ability in only a couple of months with Michele. I am delighted to have found her as a tutor.
- Oct 2018 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Michele is a committed tutor and created bespoke lessons for my daughter. Lessons were thorough and enjoyable. Being a native speaker is a huge advantage. Thank you!
- Jan 2018 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Efficient and passionate. My son enjoys her classes His french has improved tremendously.
- Jan 2017 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
- Nov 2016 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Michele is doing a wonderful job working with our son on part of his French A2. Her experience and confidence shines through and our son is over the moon with both the standard of tutoring and also Michele's ability to stretch his capabilities as far as possible. He did well in the AS and so wants to aim for the highest A2 grade and we have complete confidence in Michele's ability to help our son push forward to perform to his full potential. Also Michele is a delightful person and easy to work with.
Michèle L replied
Thank you very much for your kind words Michael. I will do my best to continue to live up to them!
- Aug 2016 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
My grandson is very happy with Michele's style of tutoring and says he has benefitted from the lessons
Michèle L replied
Thank you very much for the feedback Lily.
- Feb 2016 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Very focused on identifying problem areas. My son enjoys lessons and is happy to have someone get him to do more in AS level areas where he is weak. He thinks Michele is a great teacher.
- Feb 2016 ·imported from First Tutors
A First Tutors client
Michèle helps my daughter, Liza, to prepare for her AS level exam and I want to say that she is a great tutor: very professional, experienced and knowledgeable. What I find very important is that Michèle gives Liza exactly what needs for getting a high mark, she is also very enthusiastic and supportive. My daughter finds her lessons very helpful as well as enjoyable and really looks forward to each one. Thank you very much, Michèle!