Allison

In July 2022, I took early retirement from full time classroom teaching, following 30 years of MFL teaching in London secondary schools. I have taught French and German from beginners to advanced level, including IB diploma (higher) as well as ab initio. I have also taught Italian GCSE. I have also taught adult learners, both beginners and advanced. I am fully up to speed with the requirements of the main exam boards for French and German GCSE and A level, including the syllabus for the new MFL GCSE for 2026. I have a range of relevant and stimulating materials for the successful delivery of MFL tuition at all levels. I pride myself on being a very patient, empathetic and calm teacher. I have received five star, glowing reviews from past and present tutees.

Subjects

French - at all levels up to advanced, including the international A level. German- at all levels up to advanced, including the international A level.

Education

University of Leeds – BA (Hons) German with Italian PGCE – French and German

Experience

Allison has taught French and German from beginners to advanced level, including IB diploma (higher). She has also taught Italian GCSE. She has a TEFL qualification and experience in teaching English as a foreign language Allison is fully up to speed with the requirements of the main exam boards for French and German GCSE and A level, including international A level. She has vast experience of online and face to face private tutoring and has a number of tutees in London as well as other parts of the UK (online). She also has some clients in China for beginner’s French and German as well as CEFR languages. She is currently working part time for an online school, delivering French and German to A level. Allison has conducted MFL speaking exams (AQA, CIGCSE, Edexcel IGCSE) for a private exam centre in London. She is a senior examiner for Edexcel and an approved AQA examiner and has experience marking both speaking and writing GCSEs in French and German. More recently, she has been part of a working party for Edexcel to decide on grade boundaries for the new GCSE.