Ciao! I am a secondary MFL teacher with 5+ years of experience in the field. I currently prepare students for the MYP Diploma, the IB Diploma and the GCSE qualification (old and new specifications). I can tutor in Latin (KS3), French (KS3-4), Spanish (KS3-5) and Italian (KS3-university).
I have experience in preparing students to excel in the following examinations:
GCSE (AQA and Edexcel) - Italian, Spanish and French (this one only in the Foundation tier)
IGCSE - Italian, Spanish
IB Standard (Italian and Spanish)
IB Higher (Italian and Spanish)
I first started teaching in a private school during my first year of university, where I was a Latin and Ancient Greek tutor. As my knowledge of English started deepening thanks to my BA degree studies, I also started working as a freelance teacher of English as a Foreign language (EFL) in a comprehensive school near Rome. By the end of 2017, I had lived and worked in Rome, London, Rabat and Cádiz alongside completing my BA and MA degrees. In August 2018 I moved permanently to London, where I completed a PGCE course in Secondary Languages (Spanish and French) while completing my first placement in one of the top 10 comprehensive schools in the country. Between September 2019 and July 2024, I worked in one of the top 60 grammar schools in the UK as lead Italian teacher, KS4 coordinator and second in charge of the MFL department.
My lessons follow a communicative approach: after a starter exercise, we delve into the topic of the day with a mix of exercises aimed at strengthening all kills equally (listening, reading, writing and speaking). My lessons are 95% in the target language, this is to boost listening comprehension and spoken production as much as possible. In every lesson, there is always a cultural element that will allow you to explore an aspect of the countries' heritage where your language of study is currently spoken.
Languages | Italian, English (British), Spanish, French, Arabic |
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Availability | Weekends, Weekdays (evenings) |
References Available | On File |
Goldsmiths University | 2019 | PGCE | PGCE in Secondary Languages | |
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Roma Tre University | 2017 | Masters | MA Degree in Languages for International cooperation | |
Roma Tre University | 2015 | Bachelors | BA degree in Linguistics |