Home-Educated, or No French at School? Your Child Can Still Sit French GCSE, IGCSE or A-Level
Whether you’re homeschooling or your child’s school has dropped French, learning the language is rarely the problem. Getting through the speaking exam, and finding a centre that will run it, is. Without a school, nobody does that for you.
Your Child Deserves the Support a School Would Give
A school pupil has a teacher to run the speaking exam and an exams officer to handle the entry. A homeschooled child, or a student whose school doesn’t teach French, has neither. The work is the same. The support isn’t.
What Happens When Nobody Helps
Parents phone one centre after another, each a little further from home. Booking dates pass while they’re still choosing a board. Some children walk into the speaking test having never practised it with anyone. Others give up on French after years of work.
The Private Candidate Super Pack: We Take It From Here
£590 for 10 hours of 1-on-1 tutoring, plus the support a school would normally give. That’s £100 more than our standard 10-hour bundle, for everything a school would usually do.
Choose Your Exam
Each page explains how we help, exam by exam.
GCSE and IGCSE French
For homeschooling families and students with no French at school
How It Works
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Free Consultation
Tell Amélie where your child is. She explains your options in plain English.
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The Right Route
IGCSE or GCSE, which board and when to sit. We decide it together.
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We Contact the Centres
We find centres that take private candidates and run the speaking test.
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Registration
Our admin team guides you through the centre’s forms and deadlines.
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Lessons, Then Mocks
1-on-1 lessons, then mock exams in exam conditions.
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Exam Day
Your child has done every part of the exam before, speaking included.
Meet Amélie, Your Head of Tutoring
Our students don’t just improve, they excel
We’ve helped over 950 students reach their potential
Fabulous friendly French support
The support we have received over the last few months has been brilliant. We have had to move our daughter to home schooling to do her GCSEs and having Amelie to help with the French is so reassuring – one less subject to worry about! They are friendly and supportive and clearly know what they are doing. I would definitely recommend them!
Jeannette Weir
GBMy daughter was struggling with her…
My daughter was struggling with her confidence in French speaking.We found Amelie through google. She did an initial thorough assessment and my daughter had her tuition for 2months before her GCSE with Amelie.
Amelie was very supportive, patient and excellent with her tuition.The service was very efficient and really helped my daughter.
My daughter got an 8 in her GCSE and has became more confident speaking and understanding French .
Thea
GBFantastic A level tutition
My daughter and I are so pleased we found french-exams tutoring to help in the months before her A level exam. Amelie really took the time to get to know what support she really wanted and matched her with Camille. Camille was amazing – my daughter really enjoyed the sessions and even after a long day studying found the sessions hugely rewarding and incredibly positive for building her confidence both in speaking and in essay planning. Camille worked really hard with her on all aspects of the speaking exam and my daughter went into the exam feeling confident. We are really hopeful of a good result in August and would highly recommend this tuition. Communication from both Camille and Amelie was always timely and helpful and they were always both available to support when needed. Thank you so much!
Claire Knight
GBThe speaking exam was my biggest fear, but my tutor broke it down and made it manageable. We practiced a lot with role-plays, and I ended up getting a 9 in French. I’m so grateful!
Tom W.
UKThe oral exam prep was a game-changer. My tutor gave me strategies to stay calm and focused, and I ended up with an A overall, something I never expected!
Oliver H.
UKMy son went from a grade 5 mock to achieving a grade 8 in his GCSE French. The tutor was patient, encouraging, and knew exactly how to build his confidence for speaking and writing.
Elizabeth C.
UKThe tutor explained grammar in such a clear way, something my school never managed. I finally felt like I understood French properly. I achieved a grade 9!
Sarah D.
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Straightforward Pricing
All packages include a free consultation, lesson recordings, a word bank, homework and personalised feedback.
Private Candidate Super Pack
10 hours plus the full pack - £590 total
10 hours bundle (save £60)
£49/hour - £490 total
By the hour
£55/hour
No textbooks to buy. Every material your child needs is included.
Super Pack: 10 hours, mock exams on top, centre contact, registration support and all resources (plus IRP guidance for A-Level). After it, lessons continue at £490 per 10 hours. Our rates stay fixed throughout the year.
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. Homeschooled children sit their exams as private candidates at an exam centre. The centre also has to agree to run the French speaking exam, which is why we contact centres early.
Yes, in the same way: as a private candidate at a centre that accepts them. We prepare your child and contact the centres for you.
A student who sits exams at a centre without being enrolled there. Most of the families we help are homeschooling, or their child’s school doesn’t offer French.
No one can, because each centre decides for itself. What we can do is contact the centres for you and start early, so you have the most choice. For June exams at UK centres, entries usually close on 21 February, and many centres book earlier.
Both include 10 hours of 1-on-1 tutoring. The Super Pack adds mock exams on top of those hours, centre contact, registration support and all our resources, for £100 more.
No. The IB has no private candidate route, and IB resits are taken at the student’s own school. See our IB French tutoring.
