GCSE German tutors
10 UK tutors who teach German at GCSE. £35–£60/hr · median £45
German is offered at GCSE and A-level (AQA, Edexcel, Eduqas) but with declining take-up. Fewer schools staff it well, which makes tutoring more often a substitute for school teaching than a supplement. The case system (nominative/accusative/dative/genitive) and word order are the structural challenges; speaking-exam confidence and the A-level set works (often Der Vorleser, Das Leben der Anderen, Goodbye Lenin!) are where tutoring most often earns its keep. Native-speaker fluency matters at A-level, where examiners expect range and idiom. Look for tutors who've taught the specific spec, not just German generally.
GCSEs are sat in Year 11 (age 15-16), with most students taking 8-10 subjects. They're the load-bearing UK school qualification: the 9-1 graded exams that drive sixth-form admission, apprenticeship eligibility, and (via maths and English at grade 4 or 5) university and many job prerequisites. Tutoring demand peaks here. The biggest grade gains tend to come from exam-paper technique rather than further content. Students often know more than they show. Boards (AQA, Edexcel, OCR, Eduqas, WJEC, CIE) diverge on content and assessment, so tutor familiarity with the specific spec is meaningful in most subjects.
Jonathan S.
Qualified MFL teacher, native German speaker. Edexcel and AQA German and French, GCSE and A-level, plus adult beginners and 11+.
- German
- French
- 11+ prep
- +4 more
Eva K.
Experienced German/French/English/ESOL Tutor / qualified MFL teacher with 20+ years experience across Europe and UK
- German
- French
- English Language
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