Amelia - Balham - French

Amelia is truly trilingual and has tutored all three of my daughters - two in GCSE Spanish and one in GCSE French.
She knows and understands the exam boards' syllabuses thoroughly and her help has been greatly appreciated. The girls like and respect her and I have recommended her to friends on several occasions. She really makes a difference to the grade achieved!

When Molly went into Year 8 she went up to a set where students had already been studying Spanish for a year so she needed to catch up. Amelia has done a wonderful job and Molly is now performing well above average in her class for Spanish. Since French is Amelia's mother tongue it was also great to have the flexibility to switch to French tuition when needed, for example, for an upcoming test. We would not hesitate to recommend Amelia and will definitely call on her again.

I was taught Spanish by Amelia for a year, beginning with no knowledge of the language whatsoever. Amelia is an extremely patient and encouraging teacher, explaining the subject clearly and putting
everything into a practical context. Her great enthusiasm for her
subject would be motivating for any student, no matter what their
level of ability.

Amelia inspires the most reluctant pupil and explains grammar in the simplest terms. She tutored my four children (from CE through to Oxford university entrance in French/Spanish) which boosted their confidence and their understanding of the subjects. She engages with young and old, at whatever level, and her lessons are well prepared and never boring. I've known Amelia for many years and still enjoy my French conversation classes - essential for all those whose French or Spanish is a little rusty.

Amelia has taught me both French and Spanish in small groups and tutored my three children. She is a wonderful, enthusiastic teacher who makes each class not only fun but also really rewarding. Her preparation for classes is scrupulous and certainly my children earned top grades at GCSE which they could not have done without her input. Amelia is a great friend of mine, but I would have no hesitation in recommending her as a professional to anyone who wants to improve their languages.

I had Amelia as a tutor for extra oral work in both Spanish and French for my A/S level exams in May 2013 and my A'levels in May 2014. As well as helping me gain a better understanding of my prepared literary texts, I built on my vocabulary and improved fluency and exam technique. I was delighted to achieve an A grade in both languages and would not have done so without her help.

In January 2013 Amelia started teaching us the basics of Spanish with a view to travel around South America for a year. Her patience has been amazing and whilst by no means fluent, I know that Amelia has imparted to us a great foundation from which to build upon. It is not an easy task to teach 2 middle age professionals working full time who don't do their homework. I would have no hesitation in recommending Amelia to all age groups - if she can she teach us, then she can teach anyone!

Having opted for GCSE Spanish my son found the teaching boring and rapidly lost interest. Amelia did a great job in turning this around. Her enthusiasm and patience were key to re-igniting his curiosity in the language and I would highly recommend Amelia for even the most reluctant student.

Amelia helped my son gain an excellent grade in his French GCSE for which we are hugely grateful. Having struggled with French, he gained huge confidence in both his writing and speaking over the year that they worked together and she gave him encouragement and praise throughout - it was definitely worth every penny!

Amelia is warm and put me at ease but she also challenged me and got the best out of me.
Thanks to her I got the top grades I needed in both Spanish and French A'level to study languages at Bristol University.