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Build the English you need for everyday conversations, work or study. Choose one-to-one online lessons around your starting point, or tell us the English exam you are preparing for.

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Find the words to join a conversation and ask when you do not understand.
Understand why a sentence needs changing, then practise using it yourself.
Work towards a real-life English task or the requirements of a named exam.

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Look for a teaching approach suited to your age, English level and goal. For an exam, check that the tutor teaches the exact test you intend to take.

Valentina Proycheva

English and TEFL Specialist

Maidstone

£20.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

English LanguageEnglish LiteratureTEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Over 5 years' of experience teaching English.
Currently studying Psychology at Arden University.
Qualified to teach English as a Foreign Language with her TEFL certificate.

Valentina Proycheva is a GCSE English tutor with TEFL certification, offering personalised, interactive lessons for learners at KS2, KS3 and GCSE level.

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Afshan Khanani

English Specialist

Milton Keynes, United Kingdom

£25.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

English LanguageEnglish LiteratureMathematicsTEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

She holds over 6 years' of school teaching and tutoring experience.
Currently a Learning Advisor, and an SEN support worker for a UK secondary school.
Holds a Master of Business Administration in Marketing and Business Management.
Certified TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages) tutor from Trinity College.
To progress towards her DipTESOL (Diploma in Teaching English to Speakers of Other Languages).
Currently teaching Mathematics, English language, and English Literature to KS2, and English as a Second Language to foreign students of all ages and all levels.

Afshan Khanani is an English tutor and TESOL-certified Learning Advisor with 6+ years’ experience, supporting SEN/EHCP learners. She offers online tutoring in KS2 English and Maths, KS3 English Literature, and EFL for all ages.

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Sophie Clark

Art, and English as a Foreign Language Specialist

London

£25.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

ArtArt and DesignFine ArtHistory of Art+1 more

Currently teaches Art, and English Language to students of all ages through personalised online lessons.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in Fine Art, and a Diploma in Professional Art Studies from Central Saint Martins, University of the Arts London.
Over 8 years' of experience working in the world of Art, including roles at major museums and galleries in London.
Holds a TEFL certificate in teaching English as a foreign language from the World TEFL Institute.
Has experience teaching at a language school in Spain and online.
Skilled in practical Art techniques including painting, collage, printmaking, and ceramics.

Sophie Clark is an Art tutor for GCSE, AS Level, A-Level and KS3 students, combining a Fine Art background with practical experience in painting, collage, printmaking and ceramics.

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Ana Ramirez Centeno

Qualified Spanish & TEFL Teacher

London, United Kingdom

£28.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiriesQualified teacher

SpanishTEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Currently teaching Spanish to KS3, GCSE, and A-Level students in UK Secondary Schools.
Experience with SEN students, providing both 1-1, and in-class Spanish teaching.
Works with private students on a One-2-One basis at all Spanish levels.
Ana nurtured students struggling to learn a foreign language and tailored teaching to enhance competency.

Ana is a qualified Spanish teacher with a PGCE in Modern Foreign Languages, supporting learners from KS1 to KS5 and adults through tailored, creative teaching.

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Gayle Watson

English and TEFL Specialist

Stevenage

£28.00 per hourDBS checkediAccepting enquiries

English LanguageEnglish LiteratureEnglish skillsTEFL: Teaching English as a Foreign Language

Gayle has over 10 years' of tutoring experience.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts in English and Journalism.
In addition to English (as part of the UK curriculum), Gayle also assists with TEFL.

Gayle Watson is an English tutor and TEFL specialist with 10+ years’ experience, supporting 11+, 13+, KS2 and KS3. She offers online tutoring or face-to-face lessons with personalised plans, session reports and optional homework.

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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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Start with what you want to do in English

EFL means English as a foreign language. For your lesson plan, the useful starting point is a task: introducing yourself, understanding a conversation, writing a message or explaining an idea. Speaking, listening, reading and writing may need different amounts of attention.

Everyday English
Choose a situation such as making an appointment. Practise asking for a time, understanding the answer and checking any detail you missed.
English for work or study
Bring a short, non-confidential example of the language you need: a meeting question, an email or a paragraph to read. Identify whether the difficulty is vocabulary, meaning or expressing your own response.
A child learning English
Tell the tutor the child’s age and what they need English for. If the main difficulty is following school lessons, share the teacher’s priorities so practice connects with classroom language.

Choose a starting point, then a useful target

The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) describes English levels from A1 to C2. It gives you and a tutor a shared way to discuss learning goals. A level label is a starting point; show what you can do in each skill, especially if you read comfortably but find speaking harder.

These are examples of lesson goals to discuss, rather than a placement test.

Beginning with simple exchanges: Practise a short introduction using a model: “My name is Ana. I live in Leeds.” Then change the name and place to make your own introduction, with written prompts if needed.
Building longer answers: Extend an answer with a reason and an example. Instead of only “I like my course”, try “I like my course because we work in small groups. Last week we planned a project together.”
Making advanced English more precise: Work on how an argument develops, which words suit the audience and whether your meaning is clear. For a presentation, practise answering a follow-up question as well as delivering prepared sentences.

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Council of Europe CEFR level descriptions

A grammar correction you can use in conversation

Here is a simple teaching example. A learner says, “Yesterday I go to class.” The listener can understand the message, but the verb does not match the finished time, “yesterday”.

For this meaning, use the past simple: “Yesterday I went to class.” “Go” is an irregular verb: its past form is “went”, not “goed”. Say the full corrected sentence, then use the same pattern for a different event: “Last Saturday I ___ to the park.” The missing word is “went”; both sentences describe a finished past event.

Next, try a negative: “I didn’t go to class yesterday.” After “didn’t”, use “go”, not “went”, because “did” already marks the past. A useful sign of progress is choosing the right form in a new sentence without copying the model. The aim is to carry the correction into speech, not only get an exercise right.

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Cambridge Grammar: the past simple

Practise understanding and responding

An online lesson can use a short exchange to connect listening with speaking. In this invented example, you hear: “Your appointment is on Thursday at six. Sorry, Friday at six.” Writing down only the first day gives you the wrong appointment. Listen for the correction, then confirm: “Friday at six. Is that right?”

If you miss the words, try “Could you say that again, please?” This asks the speaker to repeat the message. Practise with a changed day or time and check that you can confirm the new detail, rather than repeat the old answer.

For writing, compare “Send me the details” with “Could you send me the meeting time and video link, please?” The first sentence is grammatically possible, but leaves “the details” unclear. The second names what you need and makes a polite request. As a follow-up, replace “the meeting time and video link” with “the lesson time” and read the complete request aloud.

Preparing for IELTS or a Cambridge English exam

General English lessons and preparation for a named test need different plans. Tell the tutor the full test name, your target result, any required scores in individual skills and your intended test date. Use practice in the correct format alongside work on the English itself.

For a C1 Advanced-style practice comparison, imagine a writing task comparing longer library opening hours with more desks. “Both would be useful” gives no reason to prefer either option. “Longer opening hours would help evening students more: extra desks cannot help someone who arrives after the library closes” makes a choice and explains it. This is a practice illustration of evaluation, not an official exam question or model answer.

IELTS Academic or General Training: IELTS Academic and General Training have the same Listening and Speaking tests, but different Reading and Writing tests. General Training Writing includes a letter; Academic Writing Task 1 asks you to describe visual information such as a graph or diagram. Choose the test required by the organisation receiving your result.
Cambridge B2 First or C1 Advanced: For a B2 First opinion essay, practise using the given prompts and adding your own idea. C1 Advanced essay work asks you to judge which of two points is more important and explain why. Both qualifications also require preparation for reading and language use, listening and speaking in their own formats.

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Make the online lesson easy to follow

Latimer’s lessons are one-to-one and online-first. Microsoft Teams is the default platform; you and the tutor can agree another. Use the introductory meeting to try joining, hearing the tutor and opening the material you will work on.

Hear and be heard
Test your microphone and speaker volume in a quiet place. If an audio clip is unclear, tell the tutor: check the sound before treating a missed word as a language difficulty.
Read and share the material
Have the text or exercise open before you begin. Tell the tutor if larger text, written instructions, a slower pace or breaks would help. Agree how you will receive corrected sentences or notes afterwards.
Plan lessons for a child
Agree parent involvement, the learning space and how feedback will reach you. For a beginner, discuss pictures, short instructions and familiar topics. Check these arrangements with the tutor before booking.

Choose a tutor and agree how to work together

Look for relevant teaching qualifications, experience with the learner’s age group and a clear explanation of how lessons would address your goal. A profile is a starting point for that conversation. If you want help choosing, Latimer’s tutor matching request is free.

Describe the difficulty
Give a concrete example: “I understand written messages but cannot follow spoken replies”, or “My child needs help explaining answers in English.” Include your schedule and budget; add the exact exam if relevant.
Use the free introductory meeting
Discuss your goals, the tutor’s teaching approach and the practical arrangements. Explain how you prefer corrections: for example, a pause to fix an error or feedback after you finish speaking.
Agree practice and a review point
Choose a lesson rhythm you can sustain and a short task to repeat between lessons. Revisit a comparable speaking or writing task after an agreed period. Check what you can now do with less help, and choose the next priority.

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Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

Can I start if I speak very little English?

Yes: begin with a tutor whose approach suits beginners. Tell them what you can already understand and whether you need written prompts, pictures or explanations in another language. Shared-language support depends on the tutor, so check it before booking. You can start with a short exchange such as giving your name and asking someone theirs.

How much do online EFL lessons cost?

Tutors set their own rates, and Latimer uses pay-as-you-go billing. Check the current profile price and agree the lesson length before booking. To judge value, discuss the preparation, practice and feedback included in your arrangement. A free introductory meeting is for discussing goals, approach and arrangements; it should not be assumed to be a free teaching lesson.

How many lessons will I need?

There is no single timetable for every learner. Your starting skills, target and time for practice all matter. Agree a manageable schedule and a specific first goal, such as confirming an appointment without prompts. Review that task together before deciding whether the frequency or focus should change.

Do I need IELTS or another English certificate?

For everyday English, you can work towards practical goals without choosing an exam. If a university, employer or other organisation asks for evidence of English, check its exact test and score requirements before choosing preparation. A general English level estimate is not the same thing as the result it may require.

Is EFL tuition the same as GCSE English Language?

They serve different learning goals. EFL lessons focus on learning to communicate in English. GCSE English Language preparation follows the student’s qualification and assessment requirements. A learner may need both kinds of help; share the school course and language difficulties when enquiring. See our GCSE English Language tutors for that qualification.

Can I arrange in-person lessons instead?

This page focuses on online lessons. In-person tuition needs an individual arrangement with the tutor. If that is your preference, state your location and travel limits at the start so you can check whether the arrangement is possible.

Can I use free resources between lessons?

Yes. Choose material you can use, and bring back one question or example that you found difficult. The Cambridge Grammar reference on the past simple can help you check a rule while practising your own sentences. Agree with the tutor how that practice connects with your lesson goal.

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