The testimonial below is from Isabella, a former tutee of Carine Mills, who progressed from receiving D & E grades to obtaining an A in her final A-level exam. 

“Hi! My name is Isabella and Carine Mills taught me French when I was completing my A-Level course. Carine is a fantastic French tutor. Before Carine, I found French extremely difficult. I did not feel supported by my teachers and sought a tutor to help me cover the basics of the language whilst also providing me with help to complete mock exams for the speaking, listening & reading assessments. 

At the beginning of my French A-Level course, I wouldn’t have ever thought or dreamed of achieving an A prior to the drastic improvement of my French — with great appreciation to Carine! This is in no way an exaggeration either. Despite my constant efforts to comprehend and improve my understanding of French and of course — my grade, in both year 12 and 13, I could not have accomplished it without Carine’s support and expertise. 

At the start of our tutoring, Carine ensured that the lessons were tailored for my personal needs. We initially covered all the basics that I needed. I felt extremely embarrassed that I had not known the fundamental aspects such as the grammar, numbers & most importantly the grouping of words (nouns/verbs/adjectives etc) to guarantee that I could grasp the critical characteristics of the language. Despite my embarrassment, Carine knew how to ease my anxiety and frustration by making the lesson such an enjoyable experience through humour and kindness. The structure of the lessons and the content that we consequently covered facilitated my understanding and fuelled my confidence to be able to subsequently go through past papers and mock exams with & without Carine. This undeniably increased my knowledge of the language and my ability to complete mock papers. We completed listening, speaking and reading exercises together, fundamentally supporting my ability to understand the language.”

Carine supported my journey from E & D grades to an A in my final A-level. She is the kindest and most considerate tutor and woman, and a student would be lucky to have Carine as a tutor. She was and will therefore be committed to helping every student & individual’s needs during their French journey. To say that she is a great tutor would be an understatement & I mean this from the bottom of my heart. I would not have achieved the grade I did without her and Carine was a huge part of my irrefutably crazy and rewarding French A-Level journey.