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Help your child turn remembered words into German they can understand and use. Find support for sentence building, listening and speaking, shaped around their school topics and starting point.

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In England, Key Stage 3 normally covers Years 7–9, ages 11–14. A useful starting point for tuition is your child’s current German work: what they can do independently, where they get stuck and what they need to practise next.

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How one-to-one tuition can help

Build German sentences without copying English word order
Hear the meaning of a sentence, including small words such as “not”
Rehearse short spoken answers, then try them with less prompting

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Look for a teaching approach that suits your child’s German learning: clear explanations, time to speak and practice that connects with classwork. Use the profile and introductory discussion to check the fit.

Axenia Raulet

MFL and Art Specialist

St Austell

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

ArtFrenchGermanHistory of Art+1 more

Over 10 years' of experience in intercultural communication, art projects, and education.
Holds a Masters of Art in Didactics from Unibo, Bologna University, Italy.
Also holds a Bachelors of Art in Intercultural Mediation from La Sapienza University, Rome, Italy.
Currently pursuing a career as a professional artist.
Fluent in 8 European languages.
Adopts a trauma-informed approach to ensure a safe and respectful space for all students.

Axenia Raulet is a French tutor, Italian tutor and German tutor with 10+ years’ experience, a Master’s in Didactics (Unibo Bologna) and fluency in 8 European languages. She also teaches GCSE/A Level Art and History of Art with a trauma-informed approach.

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Georgia Wager

English, Humanities, and Language Specialist

Norfolk, United Kingdom

£35.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

11+ (general)English LanguageEnglish LiteratureGerman+3 more

Georgia has over 4 years' of experience teaching students in 11+, KS2/3, GCSE, and AS/A-Level cohorts.
Holds a Teaching English as a Foreign Language (TEFL) qualification.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in European Studies from the University of Kent.
Holds A-Levels in German, Business Studies, and History.
Holds 15 A*-C grades at GCSE level.

Georgia supports learners in English Language and English Literature from KS2 to GCSE, using personalised lessons, multimedia resources and confidence-building approaches to challenging questions.

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Michelle Jamal

English and MFL Specialist

London

£30.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

EconomicsEnglish LanguageEnglish LiteratureEnglish skills+4 more

Over 15 years' of experience as tutor for Primary English, Mathematics, and Science.
An additional 5 years' of experience preparing students for SATs and Eleven Plus exams in the UK.
Holds a Bachelors of Art in Modern Languages form the University of Wales.
Holds A-Levels in German, French, and Economics.
Holds a TEFL (Teaching English as a Foreign Language) Certificate.
Uses Traditional language teaching methods along with a modern conversational approach.

English tutor and German tutor with 20 years’ overseas EFL teaching plus 5 years UK SATs and 11+ prep; teaches KS2–GCSE English and KS2–KS3 German. TEFL certified with a BA in Modern Languages, offering tailored lessons and session reports.

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Alex Norval

Qualified French, German, and Spanish Teacher

Llandysul

£40.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiriesQualified teacher

FrenchGermanSpanish

Holds a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE), with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) in Modern Foreign Languages.
More than six years of experience as a full-time teacher.
Tutored Private Online One-2-One students while she was a full-time teacher.
Currently shifting her focus from teaching in UK secondary schools, to tutoring full-time.
Able to assist KS2/3, GCSE, and AS/A-Level cohorts.
Experience as an examiner within the AQA exam board.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in French, German, and Spanish from the University of Exeter.

Alex Norval is a qualified French tutor, German tutor and Spanish tutor (PGCE, QTS) with 6+ years' UK secondary teaching and online 1-to-1 experience, including AQA GCSE German examining. Supports KS2/3, GCSE and AS/A-Level; lesson reports and optional homework.

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Start with the German your child is learning

A learner who can recognise vocabulary but cannot build a sentence needs a different starting task from one who writes accurately but struggles to follow spoken German. One-to-one support can focus on that particular difficulty, whether the aim is catching up, preparing for a school test or developing more independent language use.

The curriculum guidance here concerns England. Its national curriculum languages programme applies to local authority-maintained schools; academies and private schools do not have to follow it. If your child studies elsewhere in the UK, share their nation, year group and course with the tutor.

Bring a recent exercise-book page, vocabulary list or teacher comment. For a forthcoming test, include the teacher’s topic list, task instructions and date. These give the tutor a clearer brief than the year group alone.

What KS3 German support can work on

England’s KS3 languages programme develops listening, speaking, reading and writing through vocabulary and grammar. Across the key stage, expectations include present, past and future meaning, justified opinions, pronunciation, short dictation and short translation tasks. These are broad expectations; they do not prescribe an identical Year 7, 8 or 9 timetable for every school.

Use the following areas to identify a useful lesson goal. The examples describe possible work to agree with a tutor.

Vocabulary you can use: Move from recognising a German word to recalling it in a short sentence. With nouns, include the article and plural used in the school material, rather than learning only an English–German word pair.
Sounds and spelling: Connect a familiar written word with its spoken form. Listen, repeat, then write it from hearing it; compare the spelling with the original and work on the part that was missed.
Grammar and sentence building: Practise present-tense verb forms and word order before adding more information. When the school course introduces past or future meaning, check both the time reference and the verb forms in the learner’s response.
Understanding and responding: Read or hear a short passage, identify the meaning and give a brief spoken or written response. Check whether a negative or an opinion changes the answer, rather than relying only on familiar nouns.

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DfE: the languages programme of study

A worked example: putting “on Saturday” first

Here is an illustrative sentence-building task. Start with Ich spiele Fußball — “I play football”. Now put Am Samstag — “on Saturday” — at the beginning.

Following English word order might produce Am Samstag ich spiele Fußball. That is the error to correct. In this simple German statement, spiele stays in the second sentence position. A position can contain a group of words: Am Samstag is one time phrase, even though it contains two words.

The corrected order is Am Samstag | spiele | ich | Fußball: Am Samstag spiele ich Fußball — “On Saturday I play football”. Moving the time phrase to the front puts ich — “I” — after spiele.

For a follow-up, try heute — “today” — and Tennis — “tennis”. The answer is Heute spiele ich Tennis — “Today I play tennis”. A useful sign of understanding is being able to make that change and explain why the verb stays in the second position, without copying the first sentence.

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Oak: a KS3 German lesson on time phrases and word order

A worked example: liking one sport and not the other

Try this short reading task, or ask a tutor to read it aloud before showing the text:

Ich spiele gern Tennis, aber ich spiele nicht gern Fußball.

“I like playing tennis, but I do not like playing football.”

An answer such as “the speaker likes both sports” picks out the sports but misses the second preference. Gern shows that the speaker likes the activity; aber means “but”; nicht gern shows that they do not like it. The corrected answer is: tennis — likes playing; football — does not like playing. The sentence does not say that the speaker never plays football.

To move from understanding to speaking, the learner could give their own preference using the same pattern. For example, Ich spiele gern Fußball means “I like playing football”. They should choose a statement that reflects their own preference. This gives the tutor something specific to check: can the learner understand the negative and then form a short response of their own?

Choose support around a specific difficulty

When comparing tutors, describe what happens when your child tries German work. “Can recognise the words but cannot answer aloud” is a more useful starting point than “needs confidence”. Ask how the tutor would explain the difficulty, give guided practice and then let your child try independently.

One gap in otherwise secure work
For a recurring word-order or verb-form error, agree a narrow goal and a point to review it. Targeted support has a clear purpose when the learner can identify and use the corrected pattern in another task.
Several linked gaps
If missing vocabulary makes both listening and sentence writing difficult, discuss an ongoing plan that revisits earlier language while following the school course. Decide which foundation to work on first.
Reluctance to speak
Ask about rehearsing a short model, giving thinking time and gradually reducing prompts. Check that the learner will have chances to speak, rather than only watching the tutor explain grammar.

Agree a useful first lesson and a way to review progress

The first paid lesson can establish what your child already understands and a manageable next step. Here is a possible sequence to discuss with the tutor, rather than a fixed programme.

Start with a short independent attempt
Use a current school task or a similar example. Ask the learner to explain what they tried. Notice whether the difficulty is remembering a word, hearing it, forming the verb or placing it in the sentence.
Teach and practise one change
Explain the chosen pattern, show a model and work through an example together. Then change a word or time phrase so the learner has to use the pattern, rather than repeat a memorised answer.
Keep one small task for later
Agree a short piece of practice the learner can understand and complete between lessons. Keep the model and its English meaning available for checking after the attempt.
Review what works without help
Revisit the skill with fresh vocabulary. Compare how much prompting is needed, whether the learner can explain a correction and whether it appears in their own speech or writing. Use that evidence to choose the next goal.

Make practice manageable between lessons

Short practice spread across several occasions gives the learner repeated chances to recall earlier German. Choose a small amount of language from the current topic and return to it, rather than building an ever-longer list of new words.

For example, cover the model sentence, say or write it from memory, then check both its meaning and its word order. On another occasion, listen to the same taught language and write what you hear. Ask the tutor to provide an appropriate model or answer so mistakes can be corrected, not repeatedly rehearsed.

Agree lesson frequency around the starting point, school workload and budget. A defined gap may suit a short period of focused support; several linked gaps may need a continuing plan. Set a review point and adjust the arrangement using the independent work described above. There is no single lesson total that fits every learner.

Use the school’s resources first. Oak’s German materials can provide additional practice, but choose a lesson that matches what your child has been taught. Our KS3 languages guide offers broader explanations and practice ideas.

Next step

Read the KS3 Modern Foreign Languages guide

Online lessons, costs and the introductory meeting

Latimer provides online-first, one-to-one tuition. You can compare profiles or send a free matching request describing the learner’s German needs, preferred times and budget. A free introductory meeting gives you an opportunity to discuss goals, teaching approach and arrangements before paid lessons.

Compare the cost of the arrangement: Tutors set their own rates and lessons use pay-as-you-go billing. Check the displayed profile rate and agree lesson length, frequency and any between-lesson work before booking. Judge value against a clear learning goal and the feedback you expect.
Prepare for spoken German online: Microsoft Teams is the default platform; another can be agreed with the tutor. Check the microphone and sound, and have the current German task ready to share. Being able to hear each other clearly matters for pronunciation and listening practice.
Discuss in-person lessons separately: In-person tuition requires an individual arrangement. If this matters to your family, include your location and travel constraints when enquiring.

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Tell us where German is getting difficult

Share the learner’s year group, current topic and one example of the problem. Add any useful learning adjustments, preferred lesson times and budget so the discussion starts with what your child needs.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

Can my child start KS3 German without learning it at primary school?

Yes. England’s KS3 languages programme allows pupils to continue a language or take up a new one. Tell the tutor which language, if any, your child studied before and how much German they have already learned. Begin with their actual knowledge, not an assumed level based on age.

Does KS3 German have an exam board or national exam?

In England, there is no national KS3 German exam. Schools assess learning during the year and may set their own German tests. Use the school’s topic list, task instructions and teacher feedback to prepare. If the school has started a GCSE course early, tell the tutor which qualification it is.

Can I help with German practice if I do not speak German?

You can help organise a short practice task and encourage an attempt before checking the answer. Ask the tutor for a model with an English meaning and, where pronunciation matters, suitable audio. You do not need to guess whether unfamiliar German is correct; keep uncertain answers for the tutor to check.

What should I discuss if my child has additional learning needs?

Describe the specific difficulty and any adjustments that already help at school. Ask about smaller steps, extra rehearsal, a model before independent work or English clarification when needed. Discuss the tutor’s relevant experience and agree the approach with them; a German profile alone does not establish specialist training.

Can a tutor help with German homework?

A useful approach is to explain the pattern behind a difficult question, practise a similar example and then let the learner return to the homework. Keep the final response the learner’s own. Bring the teacher’s instructions so the tutor can help with understanding without replacing the work the school needs to assess.

Should a Year 9 learner start practising GCSE German papers?

First check whether the school has begun its GCSE course. If it has, share the qualification details and current work. Otherwise, use tuition to strengthen KS3 language skills and independence before moving to full exam tasks. GCSE is normally the next key-stage qualification; our GCSE German page covers that separate stage.

Can this support suit a home-educated learner or a pupil joining German later?

Discuss the material already studied and the intended next step. Choose a starting task that reveals what the learner understands, then agree a sequence and review point. A school year label does not show how much German someone has learned, so bring any previous work and explain gaps or changes in teaching.

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