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French tutoring · Years 11, 12 and 13

French that holds up
on exam day.

One-to-one tutoring for IGCSE and A Level French, with a native French teacher who spent eight years at Surbiton High School preparing students for their oral exams. Your child works on the exact papers they will sit, every week, and you receive a written report at the end of each term.

Year 11 · IGCSE FrenchYear 12 · AS / first year of A LevelYear 13 · A Level French
Selma El Yagoubi teaching
Three years, three different challenges

Built around the papers your child will sit

Year 11

IGCSE French

Pearson Edexcel
  • Speaking practice in exam conditions, with spontaneous follow-up questions
  • Listening and reading technique, timed
  • Writing that uses tenses and structures examiners reward
  • Vocabulary built topic by topic, revised every week
Year 12

AS · first year of A Level

Pearson Edexcel
  • Bridging the gap from IGCSE to A Level, the steepest step of all
  • Grammar consolidated: subjunctive, past tenses, complex sentences
  • Discussing society and culture with nuance and opinion
  • First steps on the studied works and the research project
Year 13

A Level French

Pearson Edexcel
  • Paper 1: listening, reading and translation into English
  • Paper 2: essays on the two studied works, translation into French
  • Paper 3: the speaking exam and the Independent Research Project
  • Full mock papers, marked against the mark scheme
How it works

A steady weekly rhythm, all year

  1. 01A one-hour lessonGrammar, exam technique and written work, built on what your child is studying at school that week.
  2. 02A 30-minute conversationSpeaking only: the confidence and spontaneity that the oral exam rewards, and that classes rarely have time for.
  3. 03Work corrected between sessionsEssays, translations and recordings, returned with clear corrections.
  4. 04A report every termA short written report for parents: progress, strengths, and what comes next.
Selma El Yagoubi
Your child's tutor

Selma El Yagoubi

I am a native French speaker and spent eight years at Surbiton High School in London, specialising in preparing students for the oral exam. I am an AS Level examiner and have marked GCSE and A Level mock exams, so I know the exam-board standards and the mark schemes from the inside, and how much the step up to A Level can unsettle even very able linguists.

I studied at Sorbonne University and worked at UNESCO before teaching. Today I teach one to one, online, which lets each lesson follow the student rather than the class.

  • 8 years at Surbiton High School, oral exam specialist
  • AS Level examiner
  • GCSE and A Level mock examiner
  • Sorbonne University graduate
  • UNESCO experience
  • DBS checked
What families say

Parents and students, in their own words

“Selma tutored my three daughters in French from Year 7 all the way to Year 13. Their progress was steady and smooth, because Selma showed all her teaching and personal qualities. I recommend her without hesitation.”
Walter M.Parent of three students (Years 11, 12 and 13) · translated from French
“Selma is a friendly and dedicated tutor. After starting online tutoring with her, my son's French improved significantly. He went from being unsure about the subject to excelling in it: he's now at the top of his French class! At first, he didn't even want to take French, but thanks to Selma's engaging lessons, it has become one of his favourite subjects. I highly recommend her lessons to anyone looking to improve their French in a supportive and motivating environment!”
Esin P.Parent of a Year 11 student
“Selma has been my favourite French tutor yet. She has helped me a lot with both my A Level French and French online school (CNED). Selma is very friendly, she explains things clearly so they are easily understandable, and has overall helped me develop my French so much. I couldn't recommend her enough.”
Amélie M.Year 12 · A Level student
“Selma is very kind, I love her as my tutor. She is always understanding and has a great way of tutoring. I have learnt so much and furthered my understanding of French as a bilingual. Her way of teaching gets in my head much easier than my teachers at school, I won't even lie. Merci Selma!”
Mélodie H.Year 11 student
Fees

Two ways to work together

Recommended

Termly programme

£1,155
per term, around 11 weeks (16.5 hours)
  • One 1-hour lesson and one 30-minute conversation each week
  • Written work corrected between sessions
  • Termly written report for parents
  • Priority booking and a preferential rate on the Exam Sprint
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Before the exams

Exam Sprint

£850
4 weeks before the speaking or written exam · £700 for termly students
  • Eight 1-hour sessions focused on one exam
  • Two full mock exams, marked to the mark scheme
  • Speaking mocks with examiner-style questions
  • Limited places each spring
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Included in both

  • Interactive online lessons on a shared digital whiteboard, with documents annotated live and sessions recorded with your consent, so your child can review them
  • Tailor-made exercises between sessions
  • Personalised Quizlet sets with the vocabulary from every session
  • Access to the LanguageInTuition app and dashboard, with a word of the day and a daily speaking mission to record
  • Feedback on the tests taken at school: analysis and how to do better next time
  • With your permission, regular contact with your child's French teacher at school, so lessons support what happens in class and your child gets all the attention and care they deserve

Let's talk about your child's French

A free 30-minute consultation, with you and your child, to assess their level and agree on a plan for the year.

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