I am an enthusiastic teacher of French and Russian, both languages up to GCSE, also Russian up to A-Level. Also English as a foreign language

From January 2024 - July 2025, Rich tutored our son in French, as part of his home education programme. Our son is unable to manage a school environment due to his neurodivergence (ADHD and Autism) and when he started with Rich he was chronically stressed from his difficult experiences in school. Rich was unfailingly gentle, patient and positive with our son, skilfully bringing him back to the subject after the inevitable lapses in concentration, and managing his distress with real kindness. He prepared carefully for the lessons but usually had a back-up plan if our son was finding Plan A difficult and a new approach was required. He was always punctual and reliable and communicated well with us as parents. He was very willing to work with us to tailor his lessons to our son's needs. Our son trusted Rich and enjoyed his lessons.

A sympathetic tutor to those struggling.. Excellent at teaching grammar. Encouraging , very competent. Richard has enabled me to handle many new phrases. I am still not competent at speaking but my understanding of his speaking to me in French is growing. My vocabulary has expanded greatly.

Richard is patient and kind. He's really easy to talk to and extremely knowledgeable. It is really clear he enjoys teaching and thinking of interesting things to do. It makes a big difference to the actual learning experience and retaining information if your teacher is really engaged in the subject and understanding the needs of the learner.