Information About Milena - Telford teacher

Personal Description:

Salut! I am Milena, a native French speaker from Brittany with experience as a French Language Assistant and 5 years of secondary school teaching. I have taught many GCSE and A-level classes, with students often exceeding their target grades. I have also worked as an online tutor, providing individual feedback and tips to students to boost their confidence when preparing their exams.

Teaching Experience:

I am very familiar with both the Edexcel and AQA GCSE schemes of work and exam formats, and have created a range of engaging differentiated resources to allow students to approach each exam skill confidently. I genuinely believe everyone can do very well in their exams if taught in a way that responds to their individual needs, and even enjoy it! I also provide authentic French resources with advice on how best to use them in order to develop listening and speaking skills.

I have taught A-level literature and film, as well as a range of societal issues, and genuinely love it! I spend a lot of time following French news to update a wide range of videos, articles and podcasts relevant to the Edexcel and AQA schemes of work, in order to provide students with specific sources and develop their understanding of French society and politics. I also really enjoy helping students develop their French essay writing skills and have developed strategies to make it approachable and, again, enjoyable!

Teaching Approach:

I have worked in education for more than ten years now, and I really love transmitting my passion for French language and culture. I genuinely believe that everyone can learn and enjoy it! I have worked with students of varying levels of confidence, including students who believed their dyslexia would be a barrier to learning, and loved the challenge of adapting my teaching to each individual and creating relevant, accessible and engaging resources.

I am proud to have inspired students to take French as one of their GCSEs, and to continue studying it at university level!