About me

I am a Burgundy born and bred (land of yummy snails and many good wines and cheeses) French tutor, with over 30  years of experience.

After studying journalism and PR at Uni in Strasbourg, then working as a journalist in Nevers (my home town) for 4 years, my interest in travelling, doubled with a passion for the English language, led me to spend some time in Ottawa (Canada) in 1988, where I began my training as a teacher, in a French language school.

The following year saw me hiking across Australia (much warmer!) and settling for a while in Melbourne, to carry on with the training.  I also started teaching there : adults in the Alliance Française (French language school) as well as bilingual children in a local primary. When my visa expired, Immigration gave me a simple choice : marry an Australian and stay, or go back to France and try to apply for a new visa….

Well… I loved Australia but…. I went back home for a bit, and after a quick rest I hopped on a ferry across the Channel and set about exploring London…. Love at first sight!
I worked for 4 years in the Alliance Française in Baker Street and directed the Ealing Broadway branch for 2 years, before getting married and definitely settling in England.

We moved to Tunbridge Wells in 1992 and I worked for a few years for the Adult Education Centre and for Cicero Languages, whilst still privately tutoring GCSE/ A level students and adults.

After a pause of a few years to look after my two gorgeous children (a little grown up now!), I started to work again, writing articles and recording, for the French magazines Concorde Publications. Since 2009 though, I have decided to concentrate on tutoring from home.

I have recently moved to Maidstone, and during Covid I decided to teach online. All my Tunbridge Wells students were very happy to continue this way and so … we still do ! No time wasted in travel or money in parking meters, for the same jolly ambiance and hard work 🙂 I now have students from further afield too.

I have been in England for 30 years now but all my family are still in France, which means I regularly go back. My job requires that I stay in touch with everything that happens in France and in the francophone world, as well as in the British education and examination systems.

Relevant qualifications :

* BA Honours (1st class) Modern Language Studies with French and Spanish.
* Further and Adult Education Teachers’ Certificate.

Approach :
After our initial chat, you will be following a programme designed just for you, so that your needs may be met without delay. Together we will be choosing from an array of sources (real texts, DVDs, cassettes, textbooks, Internet, discussions, role-plays, etc…) in order to keep you progressing, with motivating and relevant sessions.

Cassis French Tuition Tunbridge Wells and Maidstone
Mob : 07538382340
Email : cassisfrenchtuition@gmail.com