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This page is for parents and learners following AQA GCSE French 8652 who want to compare tutor profiles and understand what current board-specific fit involves. The shortlist is filtered for French and GCSE; AQA experience, tier and component coverage, credentials, availability and learner fit must be checked on the live profile, by direct enquiry or through matching support.

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These profiles are filtered for French and GCSE. Check the current profile or use Latimer’s matching route to confirm AQA 8652 experience, tier and component coverage, qualifications, availability and learner fit.

Hilary Stanton

Qualified English & MFL Teacher

Norwich, United Kingdom

£35.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiriesQualified teacher

English as a foreign LanguageEnglish LanguageEnglish LiteratureFrench+2 more

Holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Education with Qualified Teacher Status (PGCE with QTS) in English Language Teaching.
Over 35 years of teaching experience in UK Secondary Schools, Further and Higher Education.
With extensive experience as an examiner for UK Exam Boards, Hilary possesses an unparalleled understanding of exam technique and strategies.
Holds a Masters of Education in Applied Linguistics from the Open University.
Holds a Masters of Language in Comparative Literature from the University of East Anglia.
Holds a Bachelors of Language in German and English Literature from Durham University.
C2 DALF Certified (French) and B2 DELE Certified (Spanish).

Hilary Stanton is an experienced English and modern foreign languages teacher, offering flexible, approachable support for GCSE English, French, German and Spanish learners.

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Leon Eric Avrutin

English, MFL and Geography Specialist

York, United Kingdom

£45.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

11+ (general)English as a foreign LanguageEnglish LanguageEnglish Literature+8 more

Holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Law.
Leon also holds a Bachelors degree in Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures from the University of Padua, Italy.
Holds experience teaching students One-2-One, in small groups, online, and in person.
Leon isn't a formally qualified teacher, but does have experience working within the classroom, with individual pupils struggling with their courses.

Leon is a GCSE English tutor with a Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures degree, offering a lively, communication-focused approach shaped by experience in one-to-one and small-group teaching.

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Darcy Ind

French and Spanish Specialist

Bucknell, United Kingdom

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

FrenchSpanishTEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages (French, Spanish and German) from the University of Sheffield.
Holds over 4 years' of online tutoring experience both online, and in the classroom.
Darcy designs all her lesson plans from scratch to suit the individual's needs and learning goals.
Offers tutoring to KS2/3, GCSE, and AS/A-Level cohorts.

Darcy Ind is a French tutor and Spanish tutor with a BA in Modern Languages (University of Sheffield) and 4 years’ experience; she offers online tutoring for KS2–3, GCSE and AS/A-Level with tailored lesson plans and session reports.

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Owen Pocock

Qualified French Teacher

Cardiff, United Kingdom

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiriesQualified teacher

FrenchWelsh

Over 4 years' of teaching experience as a school teacher, and as a private tutor.
Has also previously worked as a Teaching Assistant, supporting KS3 and GCSE students with additional learning needs.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in French from Cardiff University.
Combines step-by-step guidance with regular testing to develop language proficiency and prepare students thoroughly for exams.

Qualified French tutor with 4+ years' experience as a school teacher and private tutor, with a BA in French (Cardiff) and experience living in France. Supports KS3-GCSE (AQA, Edexcel, WJEC/Eduqas) with step-by-step lessons, past papers and lesson reports.

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Anthony Kirby

Qualified German, Spanish, and French Teacher

HALIFAX, United Kingdom

£35.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiriesQualified teacher

FrenchGermanMathematicsSpanish

Anthony over 24 years of teaching experience.
8 years as Head of Modern Foreign Languages in a secondary school.
Holds a PGCE from the University of Warwick.
Holds a German and Business Studies Degree (2:1 University of Warwick), and A-Levels in German (A), French (A), and Mathematics (A).

Anthony is an experienced languages teacher supporting GCSE French, German and Spanish, with personalised learning plans that build confidence and encourage pupils to learn from mistakes.

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Abeerah Zainab

English, Mathematics, and Science Specialist

Birmingham

£37.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

BiologyBusiness StudiesChemistryComputer Science+6 more

She is currently in her second year of Dentistry at University.
Experienced in tutoring GCSE and A-Level students with consistently positive feedback.
Holds A, A, A for Biology, Chemistry, and Mathematics at A-Level.
Holds grade 9s for all her subjects at GCSE level.

Abeerah is a Dentistry student who supports learners from KS2 to GCSE in Biology, Chemistry and Mathematics, using an adaptable approach to simplify complex topics and build confidence.

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What this AQA GCSE French shortlist shows

These profiles are returned by Latimer’s French subject filter and GCSE level filter. That establishes subject and level relevance; it does not create an AQA badge or prove a particular tier, examiner status or teaching background.

The directory’s visible default is “Tutor score: high to low”. This is an ordering label, not evidence that the first profile is the strongest match for AQA 8652. Use the current profile and an enquiry to check course experience, Foundation or Higher coverage, component strengths, rate, availability and what support is included.

French subject relevance is filter-backed.
GCSE level relevance is filter-backed.
Current AQA 8652 experience is not filter-backed.
Matching support can cover requirements that the directory filters cannot express.

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How to compare AQA GCSE French tutors

Start with current-course fit, then compare how each tutor would address the learner’s actual gap. A profile may show subjects, experience, price and badges; the most useful AQA-specific details often need a direct question. There is no single hierarchy in which a teacher, specialist or examiner is always the better choice.

Current AQA fit: Ask whether the tutor has recently taught or supported specification 8652 and which current official materials they use.
Tier and components: Confirm Foundation, Higher or both, plus experience across listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Speaking knowledge: Check for role-play, reading aloud, photo-card discussion and genuinely unprepared conversation.
Professional background: Distinguish a French or MFL specialist, qualified teacher and examiner; verify the precise board, language, role and recency.
Teaching approach: Ask how the tutor diagnoses gaps, models answers, gives actionable feedback and builds independence.
Rate and inclusions: Use the current profile rate and ask whether reports, homework, materials or other support are included.
Availability and format: Confirm current enquiry status, suitable times, platform and how written work and speaking are handled online.
Learner and parent fit: Compare pace, rapport, challenge, communication, parent updates and confidence-sensitive practice.

AQA GCSE French 8652: papers, tiers and assessment objectives

AQA GCSE French 8652 is the current specification; 8658 is the legacy specification. The course is linear: Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing are assessed in the same series, and all four papers are taken at the same tier. Each component contributes 25%.

The assessment objectives cover spoken-language understanding, written-language understanding, and grammar and vocabulary. They help identify gaps, but they should not be converted into a rigid percentage-based revision timetable.

Current course: AQA GCSE French 8652; first taught from September 2024 and first assessed in summer 2026. Specification 8658 is legacy.
Foundation and Higher: Foundation covers grades 1–5; Higher covers grades 4–9. All four papers must be taken at the same tier.
Listening: 35 minutes at Foundation or 45 minutes at Higher; 40 or 50 marks; 25%; comprehension plus dictation.
Speaking: 7–9 minutes at Foundation or 10–12 minutes at Higher after 15 minutes’ supervised preparation; 50 marks; 25%.
Reading: 45 minutes at Foundation or 60 minutes at Higher; 50 marks; 25%; comprehension, contextual inference and French-to-English translation.
Writing: 1 hour 10 minutes at Foundation or 1 hour 15 minutes at Higher; 50 marks; 25%; tier-specific writing, grammar and translation tasks.
Assessment objectives: Approximately 35% AO1, 45% AO2 and 20% AO3 across the qualification.

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Revision priorities for the current AQA specification

These priorities follow from the current assessment design rather than a claim that they were the most common errors in the first 2026 series. A tutor can use school feedback, a mock or a short sample task to decide which areas need the most attention.

The current content is organised under People and lifestyle, Popular culture, and Communication and the world around us. Vocabulary and grammar should be practised through listening, speaking, reading and writing rather than treated only as isolated lists.

Balanced preparation across listening, speaking, reading and writing.
Vocabulary retrieval: 1,200 prescribed lexical items at Foundation and 1,700 at Higher.
Tier-appropriate grammar in context.
Pronunciation and sound–spelling links for reading aloud and dictation.
Spontaneous speaking and responsive conversation.
Translation in both directions.
Timed tier-specific writing and contextual inference.
Actionable feedback followed by a clear next practice target.

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What current AQA speaking support should cover

Current AQA speaking support should reflect the actual 8652 format: role-play; reading aloud followed by questions; and photo-card discussion that extends into unprepared conversation. Candidates have 15 minutes of supervised preparation, may make and use notes, and may not use a dictionary.

A useful tutor can practise pronunciation, unseen reading, responsive role-play, photo discussion and spontaneous answers. Preparation must stay within assessment rules: it should not use confidential live material or pre-script questions that are intended to be unprepared.

Pronunciation and unseen reading aloud.
Role-play responses and accurate question handling.
Photo description and follow-up discussion.
Spontaneous answers without a pre-scripted general conversation.
Preparation-note habits that remain within the rules.
No confidential live materials or pre-scripted supposedly unprepared questions.

Use current AQA 8652 materials with version awareness

Use 8652 when checking the current paper structure, speaking format and tier requirements. Older 8658 resources can still provide useful vocabulary, grammar, reading or translation practice, but they should not be presented as current-format guidance.

Official current specification, specimen and assessment material should anchor exam preparation. Free resources can provide extra practice; tutoring may add diagnosis, speaking interaction, correction and a clear next step. Claims about first-series grade-boundary patterns or common 2026 mistakes need current official evidence before they are used.

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AQA GCSE French 8658 legacy specification

Teacher, specialist or examiner — and what price includes

Professional background and price both matter, but neither is a universal quality measure. Check the exact evidence on the live profile and ask how it relates to the learner’s needs and the current 8652 course.

For examining experience, verify the board, qualification, language, role and recency. For price, use the current profile rate and ask what is included; reports, homework, materials and communication arrangements can differ between tutors.

Qualified teacher: May suit learners needing school-context structure or substantial catch-up, but the credential alone does not prove current 8652 experience.
French or MFL specialist: May offer strong subject knowledge and language practice; confirm GCSE, board, tier and assessment fit.
Examiner experience: May add assessment insight, but verify the precise board, subject or language, role and recency.
Academic or graduate tutor: May suit regular practice, vocabulary, grammar or speaking work where the tutor’s level and current-course knowledge fit.
Rate and value: Compare the live hourly rate with experience, teaching approach, availability, reports or homework and learner fit.

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From enquiry to an online lesson

Latimer is online-first, but the precise platform, lesson structure and communication arrangements vary by tutor. Treat the steps below as a practical route rather than a fixed AQA programme. Confirm payment, cancellation, rescheduling and any introductory meeting before committing.

Where in-person tuition is requested, confirm that a suitable local tutor is actually available rather than assuming local coverage.

Browse French tutors returned for GCSE and open the live profiles.
Check AQA 8652, tier, component, credential, rate and availability evidence.
Message a tutor or request matching help for criteria the filters cannot encode.
Use an introductory conversation to discuss goals, timing, platform and fit.
Agree tutor-specific lesson, payment and cancellation arrangements before starting.

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What an early lesson and study rhythm might look like

An early lesson can be diagnostic: confirm 8652 and the likely tier, review recent school evidence, sample a priority skill, correct a small number of high-value issues, and agree the next practice target. This is an example, not a standard lesson format.

Lesson frequency and total lesson count depend on the size of the gap, exam timing, school workload, budget, learner stamina and independent practice. Targeted one-to-one tuition and actionable feedback can be useful, but no fixed number of lessons can guarantee a particular grade.

Confirm the current specification code, likely tier and immediate goal.
Review recent school feedback, a mock or a short sample task.
Identify one or two high-value gaps rather than attempting the whole course at once.
Model and practise the relevant skill, then give feedback the learner can act on.
Agree a focused independent-practice task where appropriate.
Review progress and adjust frequency rather than prescribing a universal number of lessons.

Who this page is for — and what to agree with a tutor

This page is most useful for a Year 10 or Year 11 learner taking, or expecting to take, AQA GCSE French 8652. It can also help while tier is still under discussion, although the school or exam centre manages formal entry.

It is not intended as a general adult-conversation page or as guidance for every French qualification. Agree the learner’s immediate goal, preferred pace, communication and parent involvement with the individual tutor.

Agree the immediate goal: catch-up, a component gap, mock feedback, revision or speaking confidence.
Discuss pace, challenge and communication preferences without fixed learning-style labels.
Ask whether parent updates, reports or homework are available and how often.
Use calm, non-medical wording around confidence or anxiety.
Balance target grades with realistic workload and independent practice.
Recheck time-sensitive school-year or exam-cycle references when making a decision.

Profile evidence, safeguarding and exam boundaries

Use current profile evidence for qualifications, examining background, SEND-support experience, availability and any review or DBS-related information. Latimer’s safeguarding policy is the appropriate first-party source for online lesson and communication expectations; a single badge or check should not replace sensible professional boundaries.

A tutor may adapt explanations, pace and practice, but formal access arrangements are decided and administered by the school or exam centre. UK-based private candidates can take AQA 8652 through an approved school or college. Tutoring can support understanding, practice and feedback; it cannot guarantee a grade, pass or confidence outcome.

The examination detail on this page applies specifically to AQA GCSE French 8652. Other awarding bodies and administration arrangements may differ.

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Questions to ask before choosing a tutor

Use these questions to turn a promising profile into a clear fit decision. Not every tutor must have the same professional background; the aim is to confirm the evidence and approach that matter for this learner.

Which AQA specification have you taught or supported recently?
Do you work with Foundation, Higher or both?
How do you cover listening, speaking, reading and writing?
How do you prepare reading aloud and spontaneous speaking?
How do you diagnose gaps after a mock or school assessment?
What exactly is your teaching or examining background?
What does the current hourly rate include?
Are you accepting enquiries at suitable times?
How will online work, feedback and parent communication be handled?
How will you build independent practice without promising a particular grade?

Need help finding the right AQA fit?

The French and GCSE filters cannot express every requirement. Matching help is more useful when the learner needs recent 8652 experience, a specific tier or component, a particular professional background, suitable times, a budget range or a teaching approach that fits.

Share the learner’s current course, likely tier, main difficulty, timing and practical constraints so the match can be assessed honestly.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

What does “AQA GCSE French tutors” mean on this page?

It means tutors are being compared for learners following the current AQA GCSE French 8652 course. The list itself is filtered for French and GCSE. Current AQA experience, tier coverage and component strengths are tutor-specific and should be confirmed through the live profile, an enquiry or matching support.

Are all the tutors shown AQA GCSE French specialists?

No. The filters establish French and GCSE relevance, not automatic AQA-specialist status. Check whether an individual tutor has recent 8652 experience, supports the required tier and components, and has the professional background and teaching approach the learner needs.

Is AQA 8652 the current GCSE French specification?

Yes. AQA GCSE French 8652 is the current specification, first taught from September 2024 and first assessed in summer 2026. AQA 8658 is the legacy specification. Older materials may still offer useful language practice, but current exam-format preparation should be anchored in 8652.

How is AQA GCSE French assessed?

Listening, Speaking, Reading and Writing are each worth 25%. The qualification is linear, so all four papers are taken in the same series and at the same tier. Foundation covers grades 1–5 and Higher covers grades 4–9, with different timings and task demands.

What should a tutor cover for the current AQA speaking assessment?

Useful preparation can include role-play, unseen reading aloud, pronunciation, photo-card discussion and spontaneous responses. Candidates have supervised preparation and may use notes, but not a dictionary. A tutor should practise the skills and format without using confidential live materials or pre-scripting questions intended to be unprepared.

How much does AQA GCSE French tutoring cost?

Use the current rate on each tutor’s live profile rather than an invented AQA-specific average. Compare that rate with current-course experience, tier and component fit, availability, teaching approach, and any tutor-specific inclusions such as reports, homework or materials.

Should I choose a qualified teacher, French specialist or examiner?

Any of these backgrounds can be suitable. A qualified teacher may bring school-context experience; a French or MFL specialist may offer strong language expertise; and relevant examiner experience may help with assessment insight. None is automatically the right choice, and examiner claims should be checked for the correct board, qualification, language, role and recency.

Are tutors available now, and can lessons be online or in person?

Availability and accepting-enquiries status are live directory or profile details, so confirm suitable times before choosing. Latimer is online-first, although the platform and lesson method vary by tutor. In-person support depends on a suitable local tutor being available and is not guaranteed by this page.

What happens before the first lesson, and how many lessons might be needed?

A typical route is to review profiles, send an enquiry or request matching help, discuss goals and fit, and then agree the first lesson with the tutor. An early lesson may review school evidence and sample a priority skill. Lesson frequency and total lesson count depend on the gap, exam timing, workload, budget and independent practice; there is no fixed number that guarantees an outcome.

How do payment, cancellation, rescheduling or switching work?

Latimer’s current process describes invoicing after lessons, with card or bank-transfer options. Cancellation and rescheduling can vary by tutor, so agree the terms before the first paid lesson. Ask Latimer directly about switching or replacement support rather than assuming one universal arrangement.

Can tutoring guarantee a grade 9 or a pass?

No. Tutoring may provide targeted explanation, practice, speaking interaction, correction and feedback, but no source supports a guaranteed grade, pass, confidence outcome or fixed improvement. Progress also depends on the learner’s starting point, school work, timing and independent practice.

Can private candidates or learners with access arrangements use this support?

Yes, with important boundaries. AQA says UK-based private candidates can enter through an approved school or college; a tutor does not replace the exam centre. A tutor may adapt teaching and support preparation, but the school or exam centre decides and administers formal access arrangements. Any relevant SEND-support experience should be confirmed tutor by tutor.

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