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Build everyday conversation, strengthen reading and writing, or prepare for your Welsh qualification. Choose a tutor around what you can do already and what you need help with next.

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Welsh tuition can start with a first conversation, a difficult piece of schoolwork or a specific exam task. Latimer offers online one-to-one tuition. Tell us about the learner’s Welsh, their goal and any course they follow, so the tutor search starts with the right priorities.

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This form works best for one learner at one level and up to six subjects. If your circumstances are more complicated, email us at Contact@LatimerTuition.com so you can explain everything properly.

How one-to-one tuition can help

  • Practise hearing a Welsh question and forming your own reply
  • Understand language patterns and apply corrections to new sentences
  • Work on the reading, writing or speaking your school course requires

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Look for relevant teaching experience and a clear approach to your goal. Use the profile and introductory conversation to discuss the learner’s age, Welsh experience, course and preferred lesson times.

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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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Start with the Welsh you want to use

Choose a practical goal before choosing a course label. A learner who understands family conversations may need help answering aloud; a confident speaker may need more practice reading or writing. These starting points call for different lesson priorities.

  • Everyday conversation

    For family life, social situations or work, choose a situation you want to handle: introducing yourself, understanding a question or explaining a preference. Begin with a short exchange you can use, then practise changing the answer rather than memorising one script.

  • Welsh at school

    Bring a recent task and the teacher’s feedback. Compare what the learner understands, says, reads and writes: difficulty following an instruction needs different work from spelling, sentence building or explaining a text. Keep the challenge appropriate to both their age and their Welsh.

  • A named qualification

    Give the tutor the full course name, exam board, assessment year and, where relevant, single or double award. Current GCSE and AS/A-level Welsh routes have different demands. Course knowledge matters when choosing someone to help with assessed work.

From recognising a question to answering it

Here is a small beginner practice example. “Wyt ti’n hoffi coffi?” means “Do you like coffee?” A learner might recognise coffi (“coffee”) but be unsure how to reply. For this present-tense question, “Ydw” means “Yes, I do”; “Nac ydw” means “No, I don’t”. These answers belong to this question pattern, rather than serving as the answer to every Welsh yes/no question.

Build the positive reply into “Ydw. Dw i’n hoffi coffi” — “Yes. I like coffee.” The task is to move from recognising the topic to answering about yourself. Hear a model, try the reply with the words visible, then answer without reading.

For a follow-up, change coffi (“coffee”) to siocled (“chocolate”): “Wyt ti’n hoffi siocled?” means “Do you like chocolate?” The positive reply becomes “Ydw. Dw i’n hoffi siocled” — “Yes. I like chocolate.” Reusing the pattern with a new meaning shows more than repeating the original sentence.

Make sense of a changed first letter

Welsh mutations change a word’s initial consonant in particular contexts. A useful correction explains what caused the change. Take this constructed learner sentence: “Dw i’n mynd i Caerdydd”, intended to mean “I’m going to Cardiff.” Here, i means “to” and triggers a soft mutation in the following place name: the initial c in Caerdydd (“Cardiff”) becomes g.

The corrected sentence is “Dw i’n mynd i Gaerdydd” — “I’m going to Cardiff.” Practising the whole phrase connects the change to its trigger. To check the idea with another place, Bangor (“Bangor”) becomes Fangor after i: “Dw i’n mynd i Fangor” means “I’m going to Bangor.” This time the change is b → f.

These examples use patterns taught in the national Learn Welsh Entry South coursebook. They illustrate a possible teaching approach: notice the difficulty, explain it, then apply the idea to a fresh sentence.

Match school support to the exact Welsh course

The following distinctions concern qualifications in Wales. For school or college tuition, use the course title on the learner’s own documents. Send a current task and any feedback as well as the specification name: that helps a tutor identify the actual reading, speaking or writing problem.

GCSE Core Cymraeg
Designed for English-medium school settings, this route includes practical communication, understanding and responding to Welsh, language patterns and engagement with literature. Useful preparation might connect a short spoken answer to its written form, then practise responding to a new question on the same topic.
GCSE Cymraeg Language and Literature
For Welsh-medium and bilingual school settings, this combines language and literary study. Tuition may need to move beyond retelling a text: select a word or image, explain what it suggests, and show how that supports an interpretation. Practise expressing the explanation in Welsh, using the learner’s actual text.
Single or double award
Cymraeg Language and Literature has single and double awards. They have the same level of demand; the single award covers less content. Share the award with the tutor so planning reflects the work required.
AS/A-level Welsh Language
This WJEC route develops responses to literature and multimedia alongside written and spoken expression. A useful focus is building an argument: make a point, select relevant detail from the material, then explain how it supports the point.
AS/A-level Welsh Second Language
This separate WJEC route develops accurate, fluent oral and written communication in varied contexts. A learner might practise sustaining a response and correcting recurring language errors, while following the texts and tasks in their own course.

Next step

Check the course start year when using revision materials

WJEC moved new Year 10 learners from GCSE Welsh Second Language to GCSE Core Cymraeg from September 2025. The old qualification’s final full assessment was summer 2026. If you are preparing for a resit, confirm the applicable arrangements with the school or exam centre using WJEC’s legacy GCSE page.

The GCSE change does not mean that Welsh Second Language has already disappeared at A level. Qualifications Wales has announced replacement AS/A-level courses in Cymraeg Language and Literature and Core Cymraeg from September 2027. Use the regulator’s announcement alongside the learner’s college information. For either stage, match materials to the course and cohort before planning exam practice.

Agree a useful lesson and practice plan

A manageable plan connects the next lesson to something the learner can try independently. The sequence below is a proposal to discuss with a tutor, with tasks chosen around the learner’s goal.

  1. Find the starting point

    Try a short spoken exchange, a suitable reading task or a piece of independent writing. Compare understanding with what the learner can produce without prompts. For a beginner, keep the task small enough to show what they already know.

  2. Choose one priority

    Select a difficulty that matters now: answering a question, hearing a familiar phrase, remembering a mutation trigger or explaining a passage. Work through a model and a fresh attempt, with feedback on the chosen skill.

  3. Keep practice achievable

    Agree a brief task that fits the week, such as listening to a familiar exchange and answering it aloud, or rewriting a short passage after feedback. Learn Welsh’s resource hub includes digital practice, audio books and homework materials; choose resources at a suitable level.

  4. Review independence

    Return to a similar task with new content. Notice whether the learner needs fewer prompts, can explain a correction or can use the pattern in their own answer. Use that evidence, alongside workload and budget, to decide the next priority and lesson frequency.

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Choose someone who can work with your starting point

For beginner conversation, look for clear modelling and understandable corrections. For school literacy or exams, discuss a piece of current work and how the tutor would help the learner improve it. A useful introductory conversation should leave you with a concrete first priority.

Tell the tutor which Welsh the learner hears at home, locally or in an existing course. Learn Welsh provides northern and southern materials; familiar usage can help guide resource choices. Discuss how much English explanation is useful, whether the learner needs rehearsal before answering aloud, and any changes to reading pace or materials that would help. The Entry South resource page also links a screen-reader version.

You can browse profiles or make a free matching request. Latimer tutors offer a free introductory meeting to discuss goals and arrangements before paid lessons. Use it to check relevant experience, communication and fit; it is normally a discussion rather than a full teaching lesson.

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Arrange online lessons around your time and budget

Each tutor sets their own hourly rate, shown on their profile. Latimer invoices after completed lessons on a pay-as-you-go basis. Compare the cost of the agreed lesson length and frequency with the time you can give to practice, and confirm cancellation or rescheduling arrangements before booking.

For online lessons, Microsoft Teams is the default platform; you and the tutor can agree another. Check that you can hear speech clearly and share the relevant reading or writing task. Have your coursebook or schoolwork ready, together with a way to note the corrections you want to practise. A short audio check before the lesson helps you use the booked time for Welsh.

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Support and clarity

Frequently asked questions

Straight answers to the questions people ask most often.

Can I start Welsh as an adult without taking an exam?

Yes. Everyday conversation can be the goal. Learn Welsh’s adult pathway begins at Mynediad (Entry), then moves through Foundation, Intermediate, Advanced and Proficiency. These describe that provider’s learning levels, not automatic GCSE or A-level equivalents. Tell a prospective tutor what situations you want to handle and any Welsh you already know.

Can tuition help if I understand Welsh but hesitate to speak?

Make that difference clear in your enquiry. One possible starting task is to hear a familiar question, rehearse a short answer, then try it without a written cue. Agree whether corrections during speaking or after the exchange feel more helpful. Confidence in listening should not be treated as proof that speaking is equally easy.

I do not speak Welsh. How can I support my child?

Ask for practice instructions you can understand and a clear example of what your child is trying to do. You can help set aside time, keep the right resources ready and note which tasks feel difficult. Arrange how the tutor will explain progress to you, without making you responsible for correcting Welsh you do not know.

Can I find a Welsh tutor near me?

Latimer is online-first, so your search can extend beyond your local area. Face-to-face lessons need an individual arrangement. If that is essential, include your location and travel limits in the enquiry and confirm the practical details before booking.

How many Welsh lessons will I need?

There is no fixed lesson count that establishes fluency or an exam result. Start with a specific goal, the learner’s current skills, any course deadline and the time available for practice. Agree an initial schedule and review it using a comparable speaking, reading or writing task, rather than relying only on how many lessons have taken place.

Can I study independently between lessons?

Yes. Use materials that match your current level and the language patterns you are working on. Bring a short attempt or a question back for feedback so the tutor can see where you became stuck. If you already attend a Learn Welsh course, share its level and unit so additional practice supports that work.

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