- Explicit AQA 7692 experience
- Look for recent, specific experience with AQA Spanish 7692. General Spanish teaching or A Level experience is useful context, but it does not establish the exam-board-specific layer on its own.
- Exact component coverage
- Papers 1, 2 and 3 require different combinations of receptive skills, translation, analytical writing, speaking and research. Ask which components the tutor teaches confidently.
- Prescribed text or film familiarity
- Paper 2 uses the learner’s selected prescribed works. Relevant experience with the exact text or film is especially valuable for analytical essay support.
- Speaking and IRP approach
- Useful practice should include spontaneous interaction, unpredictable follow-up questions and an informed discussion of the learner’s own research, not only a rehearsed script.
- Use of official AQA materials
- Past papers, specimen materials, mark schemes and examiner reports help connect practice to the actual assessment rather than to generic language exercises.
- Grammar diagnosis and feedback
- AO3 has substantial weighting across the qualification. Ask how the tutor will identify recurring errors and make accurate structures reliable in translation, essays and speech.
- Credentials interpreted precisely
- Teacher qualification or examiner work may be relevant, but check the exact board, subject and level. Experience in another language, board or qualification should not be relabelled as AQA A Level Spanish expertise.
- Availability and timetable fit
- Availability changes. Check the current profile and whether the proposed schedule fits school commitments, mock examinations, speaking preparation and independent study.
- Price and value
- Tutors set their own rates. Compare the current rate with relevant experience, feedback, availability and learner fit rather than treating price as the only measure of value.
- Learner–tutor fit
- Knowledge and qualifications do not establish rapport, clarity or a workable teaching relationship. Use the introduction to test communication, expectations and teaching approach.
- Safeguarding and accessibility
- Discuss lesson setup, communication preferences and practical learning needs directly. Rely on current tutor-specific evidence and Latimer’s safeguarding information rather than assuming a page-wide specialist status.
- Lesson frequency and independence
- There is no universal AQA-specific number of lessons. The right rhythm depends on the learner’s evidence, timetable, exam proximity, budget and capacity to practise between sessions.