Tilly & Rafael Storr
Tillington Bears
"I have known Agnès Aubert since she began training with us at Cambridge Academy of Martial Arts©.
As I am the current President of the Great Britain Savate [French Boxing] Federation, I often receive correspondence
written in French. As my French is at best weak, I have occasionally
asked Agnès to help me understand, or even to translate such
correspondence for me.
To this end Agnès has always
responded quickly and, to the best of my knowledge, accurately when
asked for assistance.
I have, therefore, no hesitation in
recommending her to anyone looking for a French translator."
Tuition, Personal and Interpersonal Skills
"I have known Agnès Aubert for four years through
her work as she was my son’s Tutor and French teacher for GCSE
and A-levels.
I have always been very impressed with Ms Aubert’s
enthusiasm and care for her students. She showed great patience and
clearly understood how to get the best out of teenagers and how to
win their respect.
My son’s enjoyment of French increased
considerably during the time she taught him. As a native French
speaker and an experienced teacher of the language, there can be no
doubt about her expertise in that field.
In her dealings with
parents and other teachers, Ms Aubert was equally excellent: a good
communicator and always reliable and well-organised.
I would
recommend her highly for whatever she plans to undertake."
Mrs Iris Hunter
Assistant Registrary
University of Cambridge Secretariat
"Between September 2003 and July 2004, Ms Aubert, in her
role as Head of Year, supported my son through his GCSEs.
Although
far from lacking in intelligence, he was spiralling into a position
where he would have left school without any qualifications at
all.
Under Ms Aubert’s care, he not only managed to attend
school for the whole of year 11, he left with 5 A – Cs.
More
importantly perhaps, he learned respect for his teachers and that he
could earn respect too. Ms Aubert inspired him to achieve and
mediated for him when he went off course.
My son acknowledges
the difference that Ms Aubert made to the path he is now on and is
grateful for the chance he was given.
Personally, I will never
forget how Ms Aubert was a listening ear, an excellent teacher and a
mentor to my son and to me. I would not hesitate to recommend
her to any potential student."
Mrs Christine Leonard
Tuition
"I have attended Agnès Aubert’s informal tuition classes in conversational French.
She never once lost her calm and confident air, however provoked she may sometimes have been by exhibitions of arrogant and ignorant behaviour from her students.
We always awaited weekly meetings with pleasurable anticipation. They were like meetings of old friends, and I hand Agnès full credit for their relaxed and fruitful atmosphere.
We learned a great deal and the improvements were clear on a week-by-week basis .
I am happy to endorse the experience without reservation, for those who, like me, have reached an awkward age."
Mr Frank Readhead
OAP
"Très pratique!! I attended Agnès' conversation classes in Cambridge and found them very useful indeed! Great fun and informal, we focused on the things French
people really say, as well as grammar.
Always ready to deal with any particular subjects raised by the class, Agnès had an inexhaustable supply of topics to keep us interested, and inexhaustable patience with us.
The class had pupils of varying abilities, but everyone was encouraged to speak at their own level, and I believe everyone took away something useful to them.
Agnès' impeccable English helped her to understand our sometimes rambling efforts in speaking French, and so greatly increased our confidence.
I hope that the lessons will continue later in the year."
Ms Sarah Hart
"I have been very pleased with the effect Ms Aubert's lessons
have had on my son. He has told me that she has been by far the best teacher
of French that he has had and she has managed to stimulate an interest which
was totally lacking before. For this many thanks."
"I’ve learned not only to understand such a
complicated, charismatic and romantic language, but to communicate
my thoughts and express myself in a fluent manner. Agnès has
helped us to develop some essential skills in learning a new
language, such as trying to dig deeper into the history, culture and
ways of living in France. Her being French herself has helped us a
lot to bring up our pronunciation up to standard.
French was one
of the most demanding lessons I’ve ever had as Agnès
was quite tough with us, however I understand that it was all
necessary.
Apart from being a teacher she was our friend as we
could ask her any question on any subject at any time. We always
knew that the answer would be as broadly explained as possible and
we would always be understood if we had any problems.
The
lessons were filled with enthusiasm and a spirit of eager learning.
That’s why today, I’m still learning the language which
I have been given such a good base for."
"Agnès was a great teacher, she boosted my French
conversation skills which helped me pass my Institute of Linguists
exam with flying colours. One of the things that always impressed me
about Agnès was, whenever I was having trouble with
something, she always had just the right example in her head to help
clarify things. And if that wasn't enough, she would then hand me a
"crib sheet" (one she had prepared earlier!), with
everything I needed to know clearly explained."
"Ms Aubert certainly knows her stuff. She is patient,
attentive, and most importantly of all, she knows how to make
learning fun!"