French tutor for school students and conversation lessons for adults. With you in mind every step of the way

I studied French with linguistics at the University of Manchester, graduating in 1995 with a 2(1). For nearly 25 years, I worked in office environments, mostly in Belgium, before deciding to become a teacher and proofreader/editor full-time. I have a Cambridge CELTA diploma and 10 years' experience teaching adults and children at all levels.

I moved to Brussels, Belgium in the year 2000 and speak fluent French. I have also been learning Dutch for the past couple of years, which has given me a renewed understanding and empathy for people learning a foreign language.

Before starting the lessons, we meet online to discuss your aims and needs. After that, I send a short questionnaire to find out more about the kind of lessons you need and to assess your level. This guarantees entirely personalised classes.

I teach two types of lesson: Helping children and adolescents to understand what they’re learning in French classes at school, and conversation lessons with adults. When I work with school-age students, I do not do their homework for them! Rather, we look at the topic they’re studying and work around it, helping the student to understand better, to grow in confidence and ability, and hopefully to enjoy learning French!

As well as being an experienced teacher, I am friendly, kind, patient and empathic. Please do not hesitate to contact me for more information and authentic recommendations. I look forward to speaking with you!

Please note: As I live in Belgium, classes will be online. If you are unfamiliar with online classes, we can go through the setting-up process together. I use Skype, Zoom or Google Meet, all of which are entirely free for my students.