
Deborah C - GCSE French Tutor
Meet Deborah C, an online GCSE French tutor with 20+ years of teaching experience and examiner experience. Book personalised GCSE lessons.
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Experience:
20+ years of teaching experience

Deborah C Tutoring Experience
Deborah is a highly experienced French teacher and native speaker from Paris, with over 20 years of teaching experience in British and international schools. She specialises in preparing students for A-Level, GCSE and IGCSE French examinations, combining expert subject knowledge with a thorough understanding of examination requirements.
She served as the sole class teacher for students from Chelsea Football Club who completed their A-Level French course online with her. She took full responsibility for delivering the curriculum, planning and teaching all lessons, assessing their progress, and preparing them thoroughly for their final A-Level examinations.
Deborah has also successfully tutored numerous GCSE and IGCSE students online from international schools around the world. She adapts her lessons to different examination boards, educational backgrounds and individual learning needs, ensuring that every student receives focused and personalised support.
As a Pearson Edexcel GCSE / IGCSE French Examiner, Deborah offers valuable insight into assessment criteria, examination techniques and the common challenges students face. Her lessons systematically develop speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and translation skills, with particular attention given to examination strategy and confident communication.
Deborah’s approach is structured, engaging and results-driven. She creates personalised learning plans that address each student’s strengths and areas for improvement, helping them build confidence, make measurable progress and achieve or surpass their target grades.
With extensive experience as Head of Language Acquisition at a leading international school in London, Deborah also brings considerable expertise in curriculum design, lesson planning and academic leadership. She is approachable, supportive and highly organised, making her an excellent choice for students seeking expert preparation for GCSE, IGCSE or A-Level French.
What Deborah C teaches
Tutoring style
My lessons are structured, engaging and tailored to each student’s individual needs, learning style and academic goals. I create a supportive environment in which students feel comfortable asking questions, learning from mistakes and developing confidence in their French.
For examination students, I combine language development with focused practice in speaking, listening, reading, writing, grammar and translation. I regularly use past papers and exam-style questions to familiarise students with the format and demands of their examinations. I also provide a wide range of carefully developed resources, including revision booklets, vocabulary lists, grammar guides and cultural knowledge organisers arranged by topic. These resources help students consolidate their learning, address gaps in their knowledge and revise independently.
Having served as Head of Modern Foreign Languages for over a decade, I have extensive experience in planning lessons, structuring curricula and aligning teaching and assessment with examination requirements. As a Pearson Edexcel GCSE and IGCSE French Examiner, I provide clear, detailed feedback based on official mark schemes and examiners’ expectations. This helps students understand exactly how to improve their answers, strengthen their examination technique and maximise their marks.
My aim is to make every lesson purposeful, motivating and enjoyable while helping students build confidence, make measurable progress and achieve or surpass their target grades.
Exam boards
Languages
Education and Qualifications
University
PGDE from Glasgow University
School
Notre Dame des Missions
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