Maria

Home Tuition for French and Italian in Harpenden

Maria teaches Spanish, Italian, and English as a second language and has successfully supported students with their university applications and essay-writing skills at undergraduate level. She is fluent in Italian and Spanish and has a Cambridge CELTA (Certificate in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).

Maria has a strong academic record and has personal experience in excelling in high-pressure exams. She is studying an MSc in Behavioural Science at the London School of Economics, has a History BA from Durham University and attended Haberdashers’ Girls' School.

Tutoring Experience

Language Tutoring: She has experience teaching languages at various levels, including GCSE Spanish. She has taught English as a foreign language and volunteered teaching French in a local primary school. She places emphasis on improving vocabulary and grammar, as well as improving students’ confidence in the language. She helped one student who was predicted a C grade in her Spanish GCSE to achieve an A grade in her final exam.

University Admissions: She has supported students with their personal statements and CVs for university applications, both at undergraduate and postgraduate level in the UK and internationally. She can assist with course and university selection, and all stages of the personal statement, from generating ideas for the content to structuring and proofreading. She also helps with preparation for admissions tests. Her students have received offers from universities including University College London and King's College London.

Essay-writing Guidance: She has experience providing essay-writing guidance to students at Russell Group universities including Warwick. She reviews past essays to identify areas for improvement, helps with essay planning and strengthen the quality of the arguments within the essays to help students achieve higher grades. She recently helped one student at a Russell Group university improve her grades from a 2.2 to a 2.1.

Tutoring Approach

Maria is compassionate and encouraging. She enjoys building a strong rapport and tailors each lesson to suit each student's personality and skillset. She loves seeing not only academic progress, but also seeing her students' confidence grow with each lesson so they can fulfil their potential.

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

Qualifications

Durham University	2013	Bachelors	History BA (Hons) 2:1
Haberdashers' Aske's School for Girls	2010	School	GCSEs: 10A*s,2As. A Levels: Maths (A), History (A), Economics (A), French (A)

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Subjects taught

First lesson is free!

French	In-person	Online
Primary	£35	£31.50
Secondary	£35	£31.50

Italian	In-person	Online
Primary	£35	£31.50
Secondary	£35	£31.50
GCSE	£40	£36
A-Level	£45	£40.50
University	£50	£45
Casual Learner	£40	£36

Spanish	In-person	Online
Primary	£35	£31.50
Secondary	£35	£31.50
GCSE	£40	£36
A-Level	£45	£40.50
University	£50	£45
Casual Learner	£40	£36

History	In-person	Online
Primary	£35	£31.50
Secondary	£35	£31.50
GCSE	£40	£36
A-Level	£45	£40.50
University	£50	£45
Casual Learner	£40	£36

English (Foreign Language)	In-person	Online
Primary	£35	£31.50
Secondary	£35	£31.50
GCSE	£40	£36
A-Level	£45	£40.50
University	£50	£45
Casual Learner	£40	£36

Study Skills	In-person	Online
Primary	£35	£31.50
Secondary	£35	£31.50
GCSE	£40	£36
A-Level	£45	£40.50
University	£50	£45
Casual Learner	£40	£36

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