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Solenne offers a FREE first / introductory lesson!

French	Price Guide
Beginner	£35.00
Intermediate	£40.00
Advanced	£45.00
Expert	£50.00

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Bonjour et bienvenue ! I am a French native from Paris and I have been teaching French in the UK since 2014. Holder of a Master’s degree (Universities of La Sorbonne and René Descartes), I am also a Certified Tutor from The Alliance Française of Paris (DAEFLE : Teaching French as a Foreign Language Advanced Diploma, awarded with honours in 2014).

I offer to teach French in-person or online, to adults and young adult (16+) learners of all nationalities and levels, in schools, companies, training institutes or within the frame of private tuition (one-to-one or small group tutoring).

Whether you are:
- a student taking a degree in French (A-Level and University degrees ; DELF-DALF or NATO exams), and needing confidence for your exam,
- a professional willing to have a proper conversation with your French colleagues or clients,
- or just an adult learner with a passion for languages and wishing to brush up your French,
I will pay close attention to your learning project and I will help you to achieve your language goals.

I have an updated French Police Check and DBS Check.
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*Update - 25/01/2024*
JANUARY 2024: NEW SLOTS AVAILABLE
I have had new tuition slots become available for adult learners on Wednesday afternoons (before 4.00pm) and on Friday mornings (9.00am - 11.00am). Please contact me for further information. A bientôt !

*Update - 16/04/2023*
I have recently received an increasing amount of tuition requests for helping students in their final year of University (for one-off lessons, corrections, crashcourse revisions, final exam practice, etc.) a few weeks before their exams.
I would like to kindly remind tutees/parents that training a student to an exam implies tailoring the tuition to the circumstances and needs of each student, and requires forecasting and a significant amount of preparatory work.
Therefore, for tuition requests received less than 8 weeks before an A-level or University final exam, please note that my tuition fees are £65 per hour, instead of £50.
In any other circumstances and for any learner, I offer a free 1-hour Introduction session for medium-term tuitions only, or for a minimum of 10 hours of lessons foreseen.
Thank you for your understanding and continuous support, and best of luck for your exams in 2023!
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Cancellation Policy:
There are times when advance notification is not possible and I am willing to adapt myself as much as possible to students who face circumstances beyond their control.
However, I require a minimum cancellation period prior to a lesson.
- If I am not notified (by phone or by email) of a cancellation 48 hours prior to the session, I will fully charge the amount of the session.
- In case my student(s) and I can find another convenient time slot within the week, the lesson will be postponed and will not be charged.
If you contact me prior to this window, thank you for your courtesy!

Teaching Experience:

This is my ninth year as a French as a Second/Foreign Language (FLE) full-time Tutor. I feel equally comfortable with beginners, intermediate or advanced learners. I am also a French language Instructor and Assessor for the british Ministry of Defence (MoD) and a Tutor for the National Crime Agency (NCA).

Teaching Approach:

Tutoring is not just guiding students through their learning but also giving them confidence and enabling them to experience lessons in a relaxed, friendly and yet result-oriented way.
That is why I tailor my lessons to the students` needs and pace (one-to-one or small group tutoring on request), in order to teach French language effectively as well as to raise awareness to the French culture.
My approach is action-oriented, based on the ability of students to communicate (speaking ; listening ; reading ; writing) in authentic situations, according to the Common European Framework of references for Languages (CEFR).

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Native Language: French
Additional Languages: English (British), German
Availability: Weekdays (daytime)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)

Qualifications:

Alliance Française de Paris IDF (2014) - DAEFLE (Teaching French as a Foreign Language Advanced Diploma) (Professional) (✔ On File)
Université Paris René Descartes (2005) - MASTER 2 in Publishing and Written Communication (Masters) (✔ On File)
University of Texas at Austin (USA) (2001) - Exchange Progrgamme (Other) (✔ On File)
Université Paris La Sorbonne (2001) - MASTER 1 in Institutional Communication (Masters) (✔ On File)

Solenne's Feedback

Total Amount Of Feedback:	28
Total Positive Feedback:	28 Av. 4.96/5.00

From Minakshi (5/5): Solenne is an excellent tutor. She has a wonderful way with people and is able to explain difficult concepts in a simple and understandable way. Solenne's teaching is clear and structured with a lovely, friendly manner. She has high expectations of herself and equally high but realistic expectations of her students. Solenne is incredibly hardworking and immensely responsive and organised and I would recommend her fully.

From Imogen (5/5): Solenne is a great tutor and I would definitely recommend her to anyone. I have had weekly lessons with Solenne for the past few months and she has helped me with my grammar and we have discussed relevant topics for my university level studies which she has sourced for me.
I am looking forward to continuing my lessons with her.
Merci beaucoup Solenne.

From Anthony (5/5): Solenne is an excellent and very professional teacher. She is highly adaptable to student needs, and prepares tailor made exercises to target the areas that need most work. Solenne has the rare skill of being able to explain complex points of grammar in an easy to follow way in both French and English. Alongside grammatical precision, Solenne helps students express themselves idiomatically by bringing real-world examples of contemporary usage into the classroom, from news articles to extracts from French literature. Her minute attention to the individual student helps build not only knowledge of French but also the confidence to use it. Merci Solenne!

From Charmian (5/5): Solenne is a fantastic tutor. I am extremely happy with the work she is doing with my son who is doing A level French. He enjoys the lessons and is making wonderful progress. She has a very good relationship with my son and she plans and delivers the lessons in a responsive and diligent manner. Solenne is also excellent at communication - clear and organised - we always know when we are having lessons and she responds to queries quickly, homework is set and marked swiftly. I would recommend her very highly. Thank you Solenne!

From Marie-Claire (5/5): My daughter has had weekly on line tuition from Solenne for her A level French for 8 months. Solenne has been an excellent communicator both with my daughter and myself. She listened to my daughters needs and responded with excellent resources and support. We are very grateful for her help and brilliant tuition.

From Chris (5/5): I have been enjoying on line french lessons with Solenne since October last year. I am an adult learner who had not studied French since doing an O level 50 years ago. I particularly wanted to work on my listening and speaking skills as in my day we never really got to try speaking the language.
I look forward to my lessons with Solenne. She is very friendly and supportive and I feel that she works really hard to help me learn. She has provided excellent learning resources and gives me homework each session which I find very useful. She gives me plenty of chance to improve my speaking through conversation whilst also ensuring that I learn new things and revise things I have long forgotten.
I would recommend Solenne to anyone looking for a French teacher as my experience with her suggests that she will work hard to tailor her teaching to your particular needs.

From Sadie (5/5): Solenne has been a great help to me whilst completing my French degree at university. The sessions were beneficial and relevant as she tailored them to fit my needs in areas I needed to improve. Solenne was patient and encouraging which made me feel at ease.

From Alison (5/5): Solenne is a great tutor; adept at discovering and sorting out your weaknesses and always encouraging. Every lesson is interesting and stimulating.

From Matthew (5/5): Solenne was excellent. I cannot speak highly enough of my time with her; she was always well-prepared in the lessons and, given that my requests were quite specific in terms of how I wanted the lessons to pan out, she could not have been more accommodating. I hugely enjoyed working with her and can recommend her without reservation for all possible tutoring needs.

From Molly (5/5): My time working with Solenne has been so much better than I ever could have anticipated. At first, I was anxious to reach out to a tutor to help with my French Language as the only other experiences that I have had with tutors haven't been great. However, Solenne gives a whole new name to tutoring. She is both friendly and funny which enabled me to feel confident and relaxed during our sessions, but most importantly she is incredibly knowledgable whilst also being patient and encouraging. Furthermore, the entirety of our sessions together were based around me and my specific requirements. There was not a 'one fits all' approach with Solenne, she tailors your sessions to suit you specifically. I highly recommend Solenne to anyone who wants help with their French, especially if you want someone that is incredibly reliable and highly organised!

From Ruby (5/5): I have been learning French with Solenne for a few month now and can honestly say she has been amazing! I wanted to learn French to prepare myself to study in Paris and she has not only helped me learn but adapted the areas of teaching to things that will be relevant for me.
It is clear that Solenne genuinely cares about her students and I would 100% recommend her to anyone wishing to learn or improve their French!!!

From Jocelyn (5/5): Patient, encouraging and knowledgeable. Solenne has really helped my daughter with her confidence in French. Thoroughly recommended!

From Iryna (5/5): I'm so glad that we have Solenne's support while my daughter is preparing for her B2 DELF exam! Look no further for a knowledgeable, responsible and enthusiastic tutor who will really help you take your language skills to a new level. My daughter has been tutored by Solenne for three months already, and we are very pleased with the learning process and the interim results.

First of all, Solenne has fantastic work ethics: she is well-organized, responsible and responsive. Secondly, Solenne is a tutor who genuinely cares about her students' progress: she will work with you to find the best possible approach in your particular case and to set the goals that will be both challenging and achievable. Third, chances are that, should you be willing to, you will learn much more than just the French language from her. The readings Solenne assigned to my daughter and their ensuing discussions helped to broaden my daughter's horizons, as well as improving her critical thinking and ability to argue her position.

All in all, Solenne has so much to offer! She is a fantastic tutor, and I recommend her wholeheartedly.

From Yue (5/5): I have been learning languages for more than 20 years, and have had a dozen of native/non-native language tutors, and Solenne is by far the best tutor I’ve had (not one of!).
Solenne impressed me from the get go, she asked me in detail about my French and language learning history in general and my purpose and goal of learning French. She then gave a very professional introduction about her teaching approach and methodology for a learner learning for interest while we were still communicating through the platform. Skeptical as I was in the beginning, I went and first tried with a different tutor who had a lower charge out rate, since I am a beginner learner who is only learning for interest. After two sessions, I realized that it didn’t suit me, as there wasn’t a methodological structure to follow, and I was learning random words and phrases. I immediately reached back out to Solenne.
Since then, I’ve been learning French with Solenne for about three months now. And here’s a typical breakdown of our 1.5 hour session: we would first start by going through the mistakes I made and questions I had in the homeworks (yes she gives homework! The only way to progress), followed by a 15-20 minutes conversation in French where I try to answer and ask questions with everything I’ve learnt (along with made-up words by me lol). We would then move on to learning some new content, covering some new topics, knowledge points, listening materials, vocabulary package, grammatical/sentence structures (not all in one go!), in the end a quick recap and homework. Solenne would always be very patient with me, and encourages me to express myself in French freely even though I have doubts about sentence structures/words. I find listening particularly challenging, she would always encourage me to grasp key words first, and the essence of the content next, which largely helps me overcome my fear for listening materials. She would also takes care to note down the parts I struggle with, and would help me practice these areas through different activities, this helps me to develop a upward spiral learning pattern.
What truly makes Solenne stand out as a tutor, is her care for all her students (she calls her students as her children haha). She would listen to your needs and goals, and develops a tailored approach for each of her students to cater to everyone’s learning goal/speed. I find it astonishing that she always knows where we’ve left things off and what I’ve struggled with before. I would highly recommend Solenne to anyone who is looking to learn French and truly wish to actually being able to speak and communicate freely at the end of the day. A truly remarkable tutor!

From Rhidian (5/5): Solenne is an excellent tutor - knowledgeable, patient and "très sympathique". I look forward to the French sessions with her and I would highly recommend her to anyone who wishes to improve their French.

From Marina (5/5): Solenne took the challenge of teaching a younger student and has coped with it brilliantly. The sessions were always fun and interesting for him and he was looking forward to the next one She has not only made sure that my son remember the basics of French but also gave him such a confidence boost that he is sure that he will be able to communicate with ease in the language with his French peers or on holiday, if the opportunity arises.

Massive thank you and good luck with your future endeavours!

From Nathan (5/5): Solenne is a fantastic patient teacher, I enjoyed my lessons and felt relaxed throughout, She is very passionate about her teaching and I can take so much from the lessons. The lessons were structured and she planned them very well which made it an overall an enjoying environment to learn in.

Thanks, Solenne and hopefully see you soon to restart my french learning. First class service.

From FRANCES (5/5): Solenne was the most thorough and patient teacher I could have wished for. She tutored me in French for 2 months and supported me throughout, even spending extra time with me prior to the exam. Thanks to her teaching, I got amazing results at my French exam. I will definitely use Solenne again in the future to brush up on my language skills.

From Ryan (5/5): Fantastic tuition! I wanted to refresh my french as i had a gap of nearly years and skill fade had affected me alot, however after a few sessions she had helped reboot my memory on what i had learnt, Thanks alot.

From Sarah (5/5): Solenne is a lovely lady, passionate about sharing her language and culture with me. We spent far more than the agreed time answering my questions about her language, country and life in Britain.

Unfortunately, my domestic situation has thrown a spanner in the works and I have had to postpone lessons until the New Year. I am confident that Solenne will provide me with thorough instruction in a relaxed atmosphere at her kitchen table - with a cup of tea.

She has devised a structured programme with links to written materials and practise exercises.

From Emily (5/5): Solenne is very easy to get on with and incredibly quick to understand your current level of French. The lesson preparation and structure is brilliant, and Solenne also adapts easily to suit the individual. I've had 2 months of lessons now and my confidence is improving all the time, as are the huge gaps in my knowledge created from 18 years of lack of use. I would highly recommend Solenne to anyone wanting to learn French as a beginner, or to improve on existing knowledge and confidence.

From Richard (5/5): Excellent teacher. After only a few lessons my knowledge and confidence has grown

From Jenny (5/5): Learning French with Solenne is really great. She is warm, fun, encouraging and knowledgeable. It is helpful that Solenne is a native speaker as she can teach us the subtleties of the French language and culture. Learning is hard but so worth while! We both enjoy learning with Solenne and look forward to our lesson.

From Heather (5/5): Have thoroughly enjoyed my initial sessions. The learning environment is relaxing and you do everything to make me feel at ease on my French conversation journey. You present yourself as engaged with your learner, and you are very professional in your approach. You are flexible and open to changes in format, which I really like, and which, as time progresses, will prove helpful to me. As promised you follow up our sessions with activities covering key elements and grammar points arising from our session, and you also provide reading material, all of which I find extremely useful, and which aid my focus. I am looking forward very much to our continued arrangement.
Thank you.

From Henry (5/5): Solenne is a first class tutor of whom I would STRONGLY recommend her to anyone wishing to develop their French language. Through a mixture of verbal and audio teaching methods, she has helped to developed my basic GCSE level French prior to me moving to France in June 2018. A very personable individual, she has designed an appropriate tutoring programme which is designed to test me and develop my overall confidence of the language.

From Onika (5/5): I am so happy to have picked Solenne as my French tutor - she is warm and friendly, accommodating and understanding. She is great at understanding situations and individual fears and weaknesses and will easily adapt lessons to accommodate, in order to help the student. I look forward to my lessons every week, and feel very comfortable in her presence.

From Philip (5/5): Solenne has been an excellent tutor. She is incredibly hard working and always immaculately prepared for the lessons. She is full of ideas on how to approach the lessons and ready to adapt to her clients requirements. I cannot recommend Solenne highly enough as a private tutor.

From Alison (4/5): Solenne has made a great effort to listen to my specific needs and goals. She has created a detailed plan in order to achieve these goals. Soleen is very through in her approach which is very professional. She is very helpful and nothing is too much trouble. I would definitely recommend her.

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