Stephen

Spanish and English (Foreign Language) Lessons in Kirkliston

I am a very experienced teacher of both Spanish and French and also English to speakers of other languages (ESOL) and have taught for the last 30 years at a private school in Edinburgh. I am now retired and so am very flexible in terms of my availability. I have also previously taught abroad and have a lot of experience of private tutoring. I am used to preparing students for public exams in a wide range of curricula and have had good results. My wife is a French native speaker and also a teacher.

Tutoring Experience

I have taught for the last 30 years at a private school in Edinburgh and previously taught abroad. I have a lot of experience of both school teaching and private tutoring and exam preparation for SQA exams up to university level.
I have a lot of experience of preparing students for SQA exams and also A levels and GCSE.

Tutoring Approach

I am quick to assess a student's needs and to develop my approach accordingly. I have access to a wide range of materials and resources and can also give tuition on line, for example via Google Talk, FaceTime, WhatsApp, Zoom or Skype.

Languages	English (British), French, Spanish
Availability	Weekends, Weekdays (all times)
References Available	On File

Qualifications

GTCS	2002	Professional	Member of General Teaching Council for Scotland
Trinity College London	1987	Professional	Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages
University of Cambridge	1984	Masters	M. A., (Modern Languages)
University of Cambridge	1981	Bachelors	B.A.Hons, (Modern Languages)

Stephen's Feedback

Feedback	18
Published feedback	18
Unpublished feedback (Usually negative)	0

From Sean

Stephen was clearly very good and knew his stuff. However he was a bit impatient. For example, when he asked questions, he did not give my son time... Read more ›

From Jean

Stephen is proving to be an excellent tutor, very organised, very inspiring and very reliable.

From Anne

Stephen really is an excellent tutor. He has inspired my son from struggling at National 5 level and not particularly enjoying the subject to takin... Read more ›

From Sandra

Stephen has been an excellent tutor for our son, who is currently studying National 5 Spanish. Stephen uses a wealth of material and experience to ... Read more ›

From Pauline

Excellent tutor, our daughter managed to achieve an A in Spanish national 5 with Stephen as her only teacher.

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Subjects taught

Spanish
Primary	£25
Secondary	£35
GCSE	£35
A-Level	£35
University	£35
Casual Learner	£35

English (Foreign Language)
Primary	£25
Secondary	£35
GCSE	£35
A-Level	£35
University	£35
Casual Learner	£35

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