Information About Mandy - Cambridge teacher - (19 reviews)
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Mandy offers a discount of 50% on their first / introductory lesson!
French |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £42.00 |
German |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £49.00 |
| Intermediate | £58.00 |
| Advanced | £67.00 |
| Expert | £75.00 |
English |
Price Guide |
| Beginner | £49.00 |
| Intermediate | £55.00 |
| Advanced | £65.00 |
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Personal Description:
I am a Master of Education graduate (first class degree) and I have many years of experience both as a secondary school teacher and as a personal tutor. I have broad experience in providing tutoring across a range of subject areas and I enjoy teaching different subjects as I find that this experience allows me to draw connections between areas in inspiring ways.
With pride I look back to the previous academic year and I hope that my students receive equally positive results in August 2024.
Having studied English at uni for 5 years and having lived in England for 9 years, I am fluent in both written and spoken English.
Teaching Experience:
In German, I have taught both Edexcel and AQA (GCSE and A level). I am familiar with the new specification.
I have been working as a German, Maths, and/or Fine Art teacher for 5 years in schools supporting 5th and 6th form students, many of which were international students. I started working as a private tutor alongside my Bachelor and Master degree and have continued private tutoring ever since. My youngest students were 6 and my oldest student is 75 years old.
Teaching Approach:
I have been described as a 'people person' and my background in art helps me stay open to unique teaching methods and look at topics which are usually considered "dry" and boring in a more original and fun way.
I find it fulfilling to help my students to fill gaps in their knowledge and build confidence in approaching tasks on their own. I embrace that every single student has a different way of learning and it is exciting that each teaching year is as different as pralines in a box of chocolates :)
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Native Language: German
Additional Languages: English (British), French
Availability: Weekdays (daytime)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Additional Languages: English (British), French
Availability: Weekdays (daytime)
References Available: Yes (✔ On File)
Qualifications:
- Technische Universität Dresden (2015) - Advanced Teaching Profession at Secondary Schools (first-class) (Masters) (✔ On File)
Mandy's Feedback
| Total Amount Of Feedback: | 19 |
| Total Positive Feedback: |
MandyFrom Rory (5/5): Mandy's classes are always engaging, well paced and really helpful!
Reply from: Mandy: Vielen Dank für dein positives Feedback! Es freut mich sehr, dass du unsere Stunden hilfreich findest :)
From Charlotte (/5): Mandy is a very good tutor. I have found that she has an excellent understanding of the Edexcel A Level syllabus and that she dedicates a lot of time and effort to setting and marking homework tasks. She will motivate you to achieve the best that you are capable of as a student and will provide you with the knowledge and support you require along the way. Her lessons also have a fun and friendly atmosphere.
Reply from: Mandy: Vielen Dank liebe Charlotte, ich freue mich sehr über dein Feedback und setze alles daran, dir weiterhin die bestmoegliche Unterstützung zu geben. Bis Freitag :)
Viele Grüsse, Mandy
Viele Grüsse, Mandy
From Gwen Owen (/5): Mandy is great. Before I started with her I was finding it hard to make myself speak any German at all, I was simply too embarrassed at how slow I was. But Mandy finds a really good balance between moving forward with grammar and vocabulary and making sure that actually, what is important is to make yourself be understood. She is brilliant at no fuss helping-along when I struggle, and the end of each lesson, I am always amazed at the range of things we were able to talk about, and how much I said, and how much I learned! She’s given me the confidence to speak when I want to, and my German family and friends have really noticed the difference!
Reply from: Mandy: Hallo Gwen-Owen,
vielen Dank :) Many thanks for this feedback and your kind words, I am really glad that you feel increasingly more confident speaking German.
Ich freue mich auf unsere nächste Stunde und deinen Urlaubsgeschichten :)
VG Mandy
vielen Dank :) Many thanks for this feedback and your kind words, I am really glad that you feel increasingly more confident speaking German.
Ich freue mich auf unsere nächste Stunde und deinen Urlaubsgeschichten :)
VG Mandy
From Camilla (/5): Mandy has been a great German teacher for me in the last 2 years. She has been flexible to meet face to face or online and at different times, also after I moved out of the UK.
She adapted to my needs for grammar explanations, listening to interedting podcasts, as well as conversation onfe I was ready for it.
Would recommend Mandy as a German teacher/tutor to anybody around Cambridge (or elsewhere online) who needs to learn German, from scratch or from a higher level!
She adapted to my needs for grammar explanations, listening to interedting podcasts, as well as conversation onfe I was ready for it.
Would recommend Mandy as a German teacher/tutor to anybody around Cambridge (or elsewhere online) who needs to learn German, from scratch or from a higher level!
Reply from: Mandy: Hallo Camilla
vielen Dank, dass du dir Zeit genommen hast und für diesen lieben Worte. Ich freue mich sehr, dass dir unsere Stunden gefallen :) :) :)
vielen Dank, dass du dir Zeit genommen hast und für diesen lieben Worte. Ich freue mich sehr, dass dir unsere Stunden gefallen :) :) :)
From Isabel (/5): Mandy has been tutoring my 8 year old son in German and she has been really excellent. My son is always happy to attend her sessions, which seem to be fun and educational. I fully recommend Mandy.
Reply from: Mandy: Hallo Isabel
vielen lieben Dank, dass du mich empfiehlst. Thanks so much for recommending me! I really enjoy the lessons with your son who is always very inquisitive and friendly. Looking forward to Sunday.
All the very best, viele Grüsse,
Mandy
vielen lieben Dank, dass du mich empfiehlst. Thanks so much for recommending me! I really enjoy the lessons with your son who is always very inquisitive and friendly. Looking forward to Sunday.
All the very best, viele Grüsse,
Mandy
From Kate (/5): Mandy was very organised, very open and friendly for my daughter's first lesson. We had a very helpful trial run for 5 mins to make sure the online tuition was set up and working. Mandy put my daughter at ease and she came away happy with the lesson and with homework to do which was clearly explained. We look forward to more lessons. Thank you.
Reply from: Mandy: Liebe Kate
vielen Dank für dieses tolle Feedback. Thank you, I am looking forward to our next lessons, too. Heather has done really well with the pronunciation and Grammar rules I have explained so far and she completed all her homework. Gut gemacht! :)
Viele Grüsse, Mandy
vielen Dank für dieses tolle Feedback. Thank you, I am looking forward to our next lessons, too. Heather has done really well with the pronunciation and Grammar rules I have explained so far and she completed all her homework. Gut gemacht! :)
Viele Grüsse, Mandy
From Thomas (/5): Mandy is an excellent tutor - she is enthusiastic, friendly and has been able to accommodate my work schedule. I have valued the regular speaking practice and her use of German TV and **Web Address Removed** about German culture makes the work engaging. I would highly recommend her services.
Reply from: Mandy: Lieber Thomas, "Dankeschööön", ich habe mich sehr über dieses positive Feedback gefreut. Much appreciated.
Viele Grüsse,
Mandy
Viele Grüsse,
Mandy
From Hugh (/5): Mandy has been providing consistently excellent, effective and enjoyable A-level German tuition for the past nine months. She is organised and responsive, and a great motivator. Highly recommended. Thanks Mandy!!!
Reply from: Mandy: Vielen lieben Dank Hugh für die sehr netten Worte. Das freut mich sehr. I am looking forward to the lessons to come and helping your son in the battle against A-level exam topics and the mean little grammar exceptions :)
From Peter (/5): Mandy is an enthusiastic, conscientious and knowledgeable teacher with a direct approach and a wide range of resources. I have learned a lot from her and feel that I have made good progress from week to week under her encouragement. I always look forward to her lessons.
Reply from: Mandy: Danke Peter für dieses Feedback. I hope I could also make the Skype lessons fun and engaging.
From Lisa (/5): Mandy teaches our three native speaking german kids (aged 9, 10 and 12). She is very approachable and reliable, establishes a good personal and working relationship with the kids first before she sets off teaching. Mandy is creative in making the lessons fun and entertaining as well as challenging according to each age group. She gives a decent amount of homework each week and encourages the kids when they've done something well.
We have been very pleased with Mandy's teaching so far and hope we'll have a long lasting working relationship ;-).
We have been very pleased with Mandy's teaching so far and hope we'll have a long lasting working relationship ;-).
From Nikolay (/5): We're very happy with Mandy's responsiveness and quality tutoring she provides to our daughter. Her teaching abilities puts students at ease and lets them enjoy maths topics.
Reply from: Mandy: Dear Nikolay,
thank you very much for taking the time to write this feedback. I am very happy that your daughter feels at ease as I enjoy helping her with gaining a deeper understanding and lots of practice of KS2 maths.
Thx again. Best, Mandy
thank you very much for taking the time to write this feedback. I am very happy that your daughter feels at ease as I enjoy helping her with gaining a deeper understanding and lots of practice of KS2 maths.
Thx again. Best, Mandy
From Jonathan (/5): Mandy was my maths tutor for the last year to help me get through GCSEs.
Mandy was a great tutor who concentrated on the topics I really struggled with and I felt I've really improved in the last year. She made maths a lot easier for me and actually turned maths into something I enjoy, not something I dreaded!
Communication was also great - lessons were well planned and there was never any hassle if we had to change things a bit.
Amy. Year 11 student for GCSE maths higher tier.
Mandy was a great tutor who concentrated on the topics I really struggled with and I felt I've really improved in the last year. She made maths a lot easier for me and actually turned maths into something I enjoy, not something I dreaded!
Communication was also great - lessons were well planned and there was never any hassle if we had to change things a bit.
Amy. Year 11 student for GCSE maths higher tier.
Reply from: Mandy: I am glad that you enjoyed the lessons as much as I did :) Keeping my fingers crossed for the results in August. Best, Mandy
From Anna (/5): Mandy is a brilliant teacher. My boys aged 9 and 11 always look forward to their lessons with her. She uses a variety of teaching methods which really grab the chikdren’s attention. My children have made so much progress after only a few lessons. Mandy is very organised and professional. I warmly recommend Mandy as a German teacher.
Reply from: Mandy: Dear Anna
vielen Dank! It's great to read this feedback from your boys and you, thanks a lot! I am looking forward to the lessons to come. Say "Hallo" to your boys and see you on Thursday :) Viele Grüße, Mandy
vielen Dank! It's great to read this feedback from your boys and you, thanks a lot! I am looking forward to the lessons to come. Say "Hallo" to your boys and see you on Thursday :) Viele Grüße, Mandy
From Morice (/5): Mandy is an excellent tutor, enthusiastic and who makes you feel at ease with being a total beginner
Reply from: Mandy: Lieber Morice
vielen Dank! I am happy to hear that. You are a very good student and I am looking forward to see you progressing in our lessons.
vielen Dank! I am happy to hear that. You are a very good student and I am looking forward to see you progressing in our lessons.
From Miklos (/5): Our two children (7 and 9) have been learning German with Mandy for three months. Neither could speak any German when they started, and we're very impressed with what we see in terms of the progress they've made. We're also very impressed with Mandy's teaching. There is plenty of homework but it is usually made fun (practical questions and answers; online quizzes) and the children absolutely love their lessons. I'm particularly impressed with the way Mandy knows how to get the best out of both of them, especially as the two children have such different learning styles. We would definitely highly recommend her to anyone looking for a German tutor for their children.
From Sonya (/5): Mandy has been amazing with our two kids. Ages 5 & 7, we just moved to the UK from Germany, where we had lived for 3 years. Our main goal was to keep them immersed in their German language (kinder-Deutsche!) and start further instructions in letters, grammar, etc. We had a hard time finding a tutor that was willing to work with kids so young… but, thankfully, we found Mandy! She has been absolutely amazing with them. Tailoring her sessions to their needs, especially now that they are in school full-time and a bit tired. But… they are excited to see her and LOVE her lessons. Thank you so much, Mandy!!! It is important to us that we keep their skills up and progress more into the German language. We don't want them to lose what they had learnt while living in Germany so your sessions are so important to us. We really couldn't do this without you (mein Deutsche ist Schlecht! lol) and we are so grateful that we found you on First Tutors. :)
Reply from: Mandy: Dear Sonya
it is a pleasure to teach your kids and to make sure they get to speak German with a native once a week. Thank you so much for your kind words and appreciation. I hope I can keep up the fun during each future lessons even while teaching them spelling, and grammar and after a long school day. It is a good challenge and it reminds me how much potential for interaction and fun language learning has as compared to other subjects in which this is harder.
Thanks again! :)
it is a pleasure to teach your kids and to make sure they get to speak German with a native once a week. Thank you so much for your kind words and appreciation. I hope I can keep up the fun during each future lessons even while teaching them spelling, and grammar and after a long school day. It is a good challenge and it reminds me how much potential for interaction and fun language learning has as compared to other subjects in which this is harder.
Thanks again! :)
From Natalie (/5): Mandy has proved to be a friendly, enthusiastic and approachable teacher who has delivered lots of fun and engaging lessons. She has high expectations and pushes me but at the end of each lesson I realise how much we have covered. Although I am quite shy and self- conscious about speaking German, Mandy is good at putting me at ease. She sets a lot of homework but I guess this is for my benefit and in the long run all the hard work will pay off. She is therefore an excellent teacher and does her job well.
Reply from: Mandy: Dear Louie (Natalie's son)
I am filled with joy when reading that I make you feel at ease and that you think my lessons are engaging. I enjoy teaching you very much and I have high expectations because I can see a ton of potential.
Du bist ein super Schüler. Vielen Dank für das wunderbare Feedback!
Viele Grüße, Mandy
I am filled with joy when reading that I make you feel at ease and that you think my lessons are engaging. I enjoy teaching you very much and I have high expectations because I can see a ton of potential.
Du bist ein super Schüler. Vielen Dank für das wunderbare Feedback!
Viele Grüße, Mandy
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From Graham (/5): I have found the lessons to be excellent, Mandy is a very good teacher, enthusiastic and makes the lessons very dynamic and interesting, and personally relevant. I like the emphasis on learning to speak and keeping the flow of conversation without too much focus on exact details of case/gender etc as that can be done in parallel and later ! Homework has been appropriate and set at the right level. I really look forward to the lessons and feel I have made a lot of progress under Mandy's tuition.
Reply from: Mandy: Hallo Graham, this is wonderful news, I am really glad that I can help you to make progress in German. Our lessons are always fun and you are a very ambitious, hard-working student! Keep up the good work.
Ich freue mich sehr über dein wunderbares Feedback! Vielen Dank!
Ich freue mich sehr über dein wunderbares Feedback! Vielen Dank!