Tailored French tutoring to meet your needs

Welcome!

Stéphanie Bowen is a French native.
Over 24 years of language teaching experience at examination level.
Experience in the teaching of students of all ages, including Primary, Secondary, Post-16 Education and Adults.
development and coaching of teaching staff across the country.


Tutoring Services in French offered Online

Please scroll down for more information about Stéphanie and her tuition services and testimonials.

who AM I...

About Me...

I am a French national with a passion for teaching.  With over 24 years experience teaching in secondary school, alongside some time spent teaching in primary school and sixth form too, working with students of all abilities. My results speak for themselves, with students of all abilities excelling in their qualifications.  I try at all times to make learning a fun experience and one that you want to come back to.  I am very passionate about teaching and learning and have spent 15 years mentoring and coaching colleagues in many schools to help them develop and improve their own teaching.  As a result, I have been privileged to be invited by the Department for Education to work on a panel of Continuous Professional Development (CPD) experts in order to write a tool to improve the standards of teaching and teacher development nationally.

I offer flexible tuition based on your needs and wishes and will be happy to discuss your particular choices and expectations. I have been tutoring many students of all levels helping them build self-confidence and ability in a friendly atmosphere to help them reach or exceed their individual targets.  I look forward to getting to know the learner and respecting their style to use my expertise of teaching and learning and help them thrive in a comfortable and challenging environment.

I have a lot of experience in exams and teaching adults alike and sometimes, adults  choose to work as couples for some quality time spent together. In all of our experiences, it’s a great way to support and appreciate each other and build on each other’s strength and differences.

I can offer any level of support from beginners to fluent French and of any age. Please contact me to discuss your needs.

Tailored to your needs...

From Children to Retirement, and everything in between

If your child is home schooled and would like an introduction to French, if you are finding French lessons or homework at any age a little challenging, if you need help or confidence with French exams or qualifications (eg: GCSE /A Level / University Degree...), if you are keen to build up your vocabulary and confidence for holidays, or if you are keen to start from scratch, brush up, or improve your French, I can work with you and offer... 

  •  French Conversation
  •  Examination Preparation
    • Speaking, Listening, Reading & Writing
  •  GCSE, A-Level or Degree (under graduate) support and guidance
  • Confidence in French Speaking
  • KS2 French Fun
  • Preparations for Secondary School French
  •  Home School French
  •  Holiday French
  •  French for Beginners or Intermediate & Advanced levels
  •  Adult Conversation for all levels of expertise
  •  Small Group Tuition (where possible)
  •  Individual Tuition
  •  Essay Proof Reading

The frequency and format of our sessions will be agreed with you and based on your needs and wishes as they evolve.

I can provide 'Online' French tuition via Skype, Whatsapp or Facetime nationally. Please look at my Fees page or Contact me for a personal quote.

If you are a French Teacher, or new to teaching / training, and you would like some support in either preparing lessons, brushing up on your French for teaching MFL or coaching in the delivery of lessons and life at school, then please do get in contact and I am happy to work with you and get a tailored package together to help support you.

 
what customers say about ME

Testimonials

"It has taken me a long time to realise the dream of learning the French language, believing that I would find it too difficult. Plucking up the courage I started a course with Stéphanie, to find I love it.  Stéphanie is kind, patient and encouraging. Quietly correcting, and also praising and congratulating.  She is an enthusiastic teacher, teaching in a fun and relaxed way. I have been surprised at how much I have learned in a short time. Stéphanie has encouraged me to build on what I have learned.  I now feel more confident to use the language to converse with French friends.  I can highly recommend learning with Stéphanie."

CAROLE - ADULT LEARNER Class  2022

"Stéphanie's friendly approach put my children at ease within minutes of their first lesson. Her energy and enthusiasm always keep them engaged throughout. They've grown in confidence and we've been really pleased with how quickly they've progressed."

clair - mother of 10yr & 13yr old students 2020

"Before starting lessons with Stéphanie I had not formerly studied French since GCSE and although I had tried to keep up with it via avenues such as Rosetta Stone and Duolingo nothing really stuck for very long. It is very easy to stay motivated with Stéphanie’s lessons however because she lets me set my own pace, consolidate my learning and focus on specific areas of improvement, in my case oral skills and grammar. I cannot recommend Stéphanie highly enough; she is beyond patient, engaging and knowledgeable and makes lessons entertaining as well as informative so consequentially my French has improved monumentally in just a few months."

Jen - Adult Tailored Conversation 2020

"I have absolutely loved working with Stéphanie to improve my French speaking skills for my A level French. I noticed an improvement immediately and always look forward to our weekly sessions.  She has an excellent understanding of A level courses and what they entail and our sessions left me feeling very prepared and confident for my speaking exam. Stéphanie is the best! I would highly recommend her to anyone who is looking to improve their French at any level."

Robyn - A-Level Student 2020

"I spoke to my son regarding his lessons with you and apart from boosting his confidence, he said that you explained concepts in a way that made them far easier to understand and that you were able to pinpoint areas of weakness for him to work on. Before seeing you I think he found French totally overwhelming and didn’t really know where to start with his revision and you made the process far easier and less stressful for him! 

GCSE Student 2019

"Stéphanie has been invaluable in refreshing my schoolgirl French learned many years ago. My vocabulary, use of tenses, lots of new phrases, etc, etc and confidence has grown so much over the past few weeks that I am now looking forward to practising my newly found skills when we go to France later this month - and we have had lots of fun along the way! Thank you so much."

Retired lady - French conversation 2019

"Within the space of about five months, Stéphanie converted my daughter from someone who was convinced she was going to fail GCSE French to a student who exited her final French exam with confidence and happiness. Stéphanie was incredibly understanding of my daughter's anxiety and was successful in building a friendly and mutually respectful relationship via online screened tutoring.  We live in Dorset but Stéphanie was so technologically adept that this was never an issue, even when we were on holiday in Italy! I don't think we could have found a more effective tutor and I only wish we had started the tutoring process earlier."

Anna -  mother of gcse student 2022

“My daughter has only recently started lessons with Stéphanie but I have already seen dramatic improvements in her understanding of the language and in her confidence especially in speaking French. Stéphanie always makes her lessons fun and enjoyable. I am sure my daughter will do very well in her French GCSE next year thanks to Stéphanie's expertise. “

Sarah - mother of gcse student 2020

"Good evening Stéphanie. I have really enjoyed them & wish I'd had you as my teacher when I was at school! I have never learnt as much with any other teacher. You have given me confidence to learn french & I hope to continue building on what we have learnt so far. Thank you very much for all your effort & encouragement!!! "

Jen - Adult Learner Class 2020

"I would just like to say that I enjoyed your class immensely. I have learnt more in your 2 sessions than my entire lessons at school. Thank you so much."

Michelle - Adult Learner Class 2020

"I really enjoyed the lessons and learnt much over the few weeks I managed to go. Thank you so much for teaching us all in such a fun and memorable way. 😀"

Adult Learner Class 2020

"Stéphanie was recommended to me by a friend and she started working with my daughter in October last year to support her A level.  Sessions were carefully structured around the A level syllabus and she quickly built Robyn's confidence, giving her just the right amount of challenge and support.  

Stéphanie has very quickly managed to put the joy back into speaking French, giving my daughter a renewed enthusiasm for the language. 

I cannot speak highly enough of Stéphanie!"

Julia - Mother of A-Level Student 2020

"Thank you so much for all that you are doing with our daughter, It is  really great that you are seeing an improvement in her French! It is also fantastic that she has overcome a lot of her fear around speaking French out load. We feel very privileged to have your help, one of the very best teachers in the country!  😊"

GCSE Student 2019

"Stéphanie has been teaching my two daughters aged 8 and 10 yrs old for nearly 10 months and we are all very happy.  Stéphanie's adaptive teaching always succeeds in capturing my daughters' attention and engagement.  It is a pleasure to witness how much my daughters abilities have improved while learning with Stéphanie.  Her lessons are funny, entertaining and highly educational.

Even when the girls are tired or grumpy Stéphanie, with her contagious enthusiasm and energy, patiently manages to stimulate their engagement so that her lessons are always successful and valuable experiences to my daughters.

Stéphanie is a very nice person to work with; she is always available and accessible in case of need and she goes the extra mile to help when necessary.

I recommend her highly and I feel tat in my experience of private/ home education tutors she is certainly one of the best I met!

Thanks a lot Stéphanie!"

sara - mother of 8yr & 10yr old students 2022

"Everyone talks about finding that one teacher in life who really inspired them, but throughout school, college and university I never found them. Learning was done because it had to be done, with no reason given as to why things were the way they were and no room for questions or diversions. When I started learning with Stèphanie, I remembered why I loved to learn and found that teacher. I never feel stupid, and she is always patient and kind, correcting when it’s needed, but also celebratory and jubilant when something new clicks into place. Honestly couldn’t thank or recommend her more."

Finn - adult tailored conversation 2020

“Practising my conversational skills with Stéphanie has tremendously improved my confidence and I feel much more comfortable speaking spontaneously on challenging topics. She is great at giving me a pep talk when I need it and made learning French fun again! Will forever be grateful for our sessions 😃”

University Student (2nd Yr.) Studying French 2020

"Thank you very much Stéphanie. I think his lesson with you last night was invaluable-thank you very much for fitting him in ... He was feeling very positive going into his exam this morning... No doubt he will have done much better than he otherwise would have done without your help."

GCSE Student 2019

"Occasionally we meet people who are truly exceptional at what they do. Stephanie Bowen is one of these people.

In 2019 my daughter was anxious about her GCSE's to the point of crying though her mock exams and being unable to complete papers, the anxiety was at its worst in French, she could not say any French out loud, despite having an excellent and kind French teacher. It was at this point, just a couple of months before our daughters GCSE exams that we were able to employ Stephanie for some home tutoring.

Stéphanie is so gentle, kind and empathetic, and she somehow managed to correct our daughter's French in such a positive way that she did not feel demoralised. After a couple of weeks, they started to speak a bit of French out load together, which soon increased to lots out loud and then she was able to talk out loud in French at school.

Our daughter flourished under her tuition and overcame her nerves enough to pass all her GCSE's and get a high 6 in French.

I would highly recommend her."

Ali  - mother of GCSE Student 2020
‘Teaching French culture and the art of conversation to children fluent in French’

"Stéphanie has been teaching French individually to my two children for the past year, who are respectively aged 9 and 11, and of Dutch / English / French background. They had French lessons in the past but this was the first time that we went for online lessons via Skype, for an hour (each) every week, which from a communication, concentration on the side of the kids and interaction went perfectly, as Stéphanie has developed a series of tools to interact and learn via the screen. As parents we asked Stéphanie to continue to bring a basis of grammar and vocabulary, whilst being entertaining and fostering the "art of conversation", as this was our primary objective as opposed to only focusing on the rules (which can be quite daunting for kids of this age). Very early on Stéphanie has thus outlined a very tailored curriculum using references to arts, songs, poetry, books and films to encourage general knowledge and exchange and in doing so practicing the rules. This has really broadened the kid's horizon.

So not your conventional French lessons, but rather a cultural conversation in French, which the kids have enjoyed and us parents too. We would be more than happy to provide further references if needed, and are equally happy to enrol for another year for our kids! Many thanks Stéphanie for the past 12 months and all your time and effort."

Séverine - parent of multilingual children 2020

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