GCSE French Tutors
A specialist French tutor teaching both AQA and Pearson Edexcel, at either tier. Lessons work from past papers and real mark scheme feedback.
Six things a general language tutor will not give you.
French is four exams, not one. Most students are strong in two of the skills and quietly avoid the other two until the mock exposes them.
GCSE French at a Glance
GCSE French is graded 9 to 1 and entered at one of two tiers. It is one of the few subjects outside maths and science that still has tiers.
Four skills are assessed: listening, speaking, reading and writing. Each is worth a quarter of the grade, so a weak skill costs a lot.
The speaking test is conducted by the school rather than sat in the exam hall, which is why rehearsing it out loud matters so much.
Every French Topic We Cover
The themes are set by the board, and both boards examine the same ground. These are what lessons work through.
Practice From Real French Papers
Lessons work through genuine past papers and their mark schemes, not imitation questions written to look like them.
AQA GCSE French
Listening, speaking, reading and writing, each worth a quarter of the grade. Students sit all four at the same tier.
Edexcel GCSE French
The same four skills with its own themes and question styles. Lessons follow whichever version your school entered.
Role play and photo card
The speaking test is run by the school. We rehearse each part aloud so the format holds no surprises on the day.
Marked as an examiner would
Writing comes back against the real criteria, so a missing tense or a thin opinion shows up long before the exam.
Exam technique
Decoding command words, structuring 6-mark answers, and timing, the marks students leave on the table.
An hour spent speaking, not just reading.
We start from the weakest of the four skills
Your tutor checks all four skills first, then builds lessons around the one costing the most marks. Students usually know which it is and have been avoiding it.
Spoken every lesson
Students answer out loud in French from the first minute, because the speaking test rewards fluency that only comes from practice.
Writing marked weekly
Each lesson sets a short written task, marked against the criteria before the next one, so errors do not set.
Who Would Teach Your French Lessons
Where French Marks Are Really Lost
Most lost marks come from one tense used throughout, opinions never justified, and a speaking test met for the first time on the day.
One tense throughout
The upper bands need past, present and future in the same piece. Students who stay in the present cannot reach them.
Opinions without reasons
Saying something is interesting earns little. The mark comes from the because that follows it.
Speaking left until last
The role play and photo card have a fixed shape. Rehearsed, they are predictable; unrehearsed, they cost a grade.
Vocabulary off the list
Each board publishes the vocabulary it will test. Learning around that list wastes the time it takes to learn it.
You See Every French Lesson
One grade hides which of the four skills is weak. These four reports show each one separately.
- Notes after every lesson
- Topic checklist, red to green
- Monthly progress report
- A recording of each lesson
What Students Across the Gulf Say
oral practice and complex french grammar rules needed dedicated 1-on-1 attention. her online tutor built her speaking confidence remarkably.
french subjunctive tense and writing papers used to terrify me. my tutor practiced speaking and role-play with me every single week.
wonderful french native-level tutoring. the structured vocabulary and listening exercises helped my son score top marks.
GCSE French Questions
Is French really tiered?
Yes. Modern languages keep tiers, like maths and science. Foundation caps the grade at 5, so the entry decision matters.
Which boards does your French tutor teach?
Both AQA and Pearson Edexcel. We have one French specialist, so availability is limited and we will tell you honestly what we can offer.
My child freezes in the speaking test.
That is the most common problem in this subject. We rehearse each part of the test out loud until the format stops being a surprise.
Can lessons be taught in French?
As much as the student can handle, increasing over time. Grammar is explained in English where that is clearer and faster.
How many hours a week do you suggest?
One hour a week suits most students. Some add a second in the weeks before the speaking test.
Does the speaking test happen in the exam hall?
No. The school runs it, usually earlier than the written papers, which is why we start rehearsing it well in advance.
Every Other Subject We Cover
Thirteen GCSE subjects, each taught by a specialist who works to your own exam board course.
Get matched with a GCSE French tutor.
Tell us the tier and the board. We will match you with our French specialist, not a general language tutor.