Method, properly mastered
Exactly what each paper requires, seen from the examiner’s and the marker’s side of the desk. Not a theoretical method: the one that actually earns marks on the day.
How I work
From the first reading to the oral: I am there at every stage.
One-to-one tuition, built on your child's actual level and on the syllabus their class is following. Here is exactly what we do, and what you see of it.
What we work on
Five skills, worked through one after another
Nothing is left to chance, and nothing is tackled before the previous obstacle has been cleared. That sequencing is what separates this from ordinary tutoring.
A toolkit for analysis
Spotting a device in a text, naming it accurately, and above all interpreting what it does. That is precisely where the difference lies between an average paper and a very good one.
The set texts, explained
The meaning, the context and what is at stake in every work studied in class. Your child stops reciting a memorised summary: they understand what they read, and can talk about it in their own words.
Personal marking of their written work
I read the pieces they hand in, from school as well as from our sessions, and give concrete points for improvement drawn from the student’s own writing. Nobody improves on someone else’s examples: you improve on your own texts.
Real coaching for the oral
Mock orals under the exact conditions of the day: same length, same sequence, the same questions an examiner asks. We work on expression, on confidence and on handling nerves, which count for as much as knowing the texts.
A professional’s writing craft
Turns of phrase, transitions, closing remarks, managing the clock: the habits of writing that are taught nowhere, and that win marks in every paragraph.
Included in every option
The initial assessment and the monthly review with parents
These are the two appointments that turn private lessons into genuine support. They are not optional, and they are not charged for.
An initial assessment, to start in the right place
Before anything begins, I establish the student’s real level and define exactly what they need. We do not work at random: every hour serves what actually has to improve.
- Un travail sur un texte et sur une copie récente
- Un point précis sur ce qui bloque réellement
- Un plan de travail chiffré, que je vous présente
A 30-minute monthly review with parents
Every month, a constructive account of your child’s progress: what we are working on, what is improving, what still needs time. You always know where things stand.
- Trente minutes, en visioconférence ou par téléphone
- Ce que nous avons travaillé, ce qui progresse, ce qui résiste
- Vos questions, sans avoir à attendre le bulletin
A typical session
One hour, four stages
Sessions last an hour and always follow the same structure. That regularity reassures students: they know what is coming, and they arrive prepared.
Sessions take place by video. Your child needs a computer, a notebook and their set texts. I share my screen to work on the passages, and they receive every document used afterwards.
- 5 min
Going over the work handed in
We look again at what your child has sent me since the last session: a paragraph, a full piece of written work, a prepared commentary.
- 20 min
One concept, one method
A precise point, chosen because it is the next obstacle: building a transition, analysing a question, working through a line-by-line commentary without paraphrasing.
- 25 min
Applied straight away to a text
We apply it immediately, to a text from their own class syllabus. That is where the concept really takes hold, and where I see whether it has been understood.
- 10 min
The week's work
A short, precise task, to be handed in before the next session. I read and annotate it in the meantime.
What is always included
- The initial assessment of level, from the very first session
- Marking of work handed in, including work set by the school
- Working documents and method sheets, after every session
- The 30-minute monthly review with parents
- Answers to your questions between sessions, by message
- Free rescheduling of a session cancelled 24 hours in advance
What I do not promise
I do not promise a grade. No serious teacher can, and a promise with a number attached should always put you on your guard.
Nor do I promise miracles in three weeks. A method settles over several months, with work between sessions. A student who hands in nothing will not progress, whoever is teaching them.
What I do commit to is what depends on me: telling you the truth about your child's level from the very first assessment, preparing every session, marking every piece of work handed in, and keeping you informed each month.
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Let's start with the assessment
The first conversation is free and carries no obligation. It serves to understand where your child stands and to tell you, frankly, what can be done this year.
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How it works
A clear path, from the first call to the day of the exam
The first conversation
30 minutes, free
We simply talk. You tell me where your child stands, what worries you, what you expect from the year ahead. I tell you honestly whether I can help, and how. No commitment.
The initial assessment
From the very first session
I have the student work on a text and on one of their own marked papers. I gauge their real level — the one school reports do not always show — and identify precisely what is holding them back. From that we draw a clear plan of work.
Tailored teaching
Weekly, by video call
We work on method, on the set texts and on the tools of analysis, at the pace of their class and their homework. Between sessions I read the pieces they send me and give them concrete points to work on.
The monthly review with parents
30 minutes, every month
Once a month we take stock together: what we are working on, what is already improving, what still needs consolidating. You do not wait for the school report to know where your child stands.
30 minutes, sans engagement. Vous savez ensuite exactement où en est votre enfant.