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What pupils say:
GCSE French Student:
“No matter what grade I get I am grateful that you took the time to help me improve and be better. I definitely wouldn’t have got there without you”.
GCSE French Student:
“Thank you for helping me learn French, it was fun”.
Y6 Pupil preparing for 11+, ISEB and independent school entrance tests:
Mrs Aisher is fun & interesting and always digs deep into the questions, so I understand how to do it for next time. When I get a question wrong or I'm not sure what to do, she always helps explains through it clearly. I never felt bad about making a mistake, because she is always nice & patient about it. She helps me feel good & confident. I think she understands children really well.
GCSE French Student:
The lessons with Mrs Aisher were really interesting and helpful. We did not just look at grammar and exam preparation but Mrs Aisher would let me bring texts that were of interest to me and we would study the grammar and vocabulary through these, which made the learning much more interesting. Everything we did was very applied, which really helped me make progress quickly. The sessions also felt very tailored to me, around what I found challenging but also what I was interested in discussing. I really appreciated the lessons and felt well prepared for my French studies beyond my GCSE. A big thank you!
What parents say:
Mrs Aisher has taught both my children (16 and 14) in preparation for their French GCSE. She had to teach them the full breadth of the qualification, as they were not taking it as an option at school. My son who took his GCSE last summer secured a grade 9 and felt very well-prepared for his French studies post-16. My daughter is about to take her French GCSE this summer and feels very confident thanks to her preparation with Mrs Aisher. Although they are both very different in their learning approaches, both of them really enjoyed the lessons with Mrs Aisher and were looking forward to them (even if it was extra to their school work!). Mrs Aisher really knows her students and tailors the lessons to their needs and interests, which in turn makes them progress really quickly. We would highly recommend her as a tutor!
My experience
Over my career I have taught in state secondary schools, both mixed and single sex, independent Prep schools both selective and inclusive and I currently enjoy a volunteer role with KS1 readers in our village primary school. I have loved the joyful variety of educating younger pupils and now see many of the pupils I first taught as senior school students, with families and successful careers of their own.
I’ve worked in school leadership for the best part of 20 years and enabled a great deal of vision to become reality. Running a school is a multimillion pound enterprise, combining work in logistics, HR, development, facilities, compliance, Health and Safety, stakeholder management, marketing and community building as well as ensuring first class teaching and learning.
As an inspector for ISI, I enjoyed learning from looking at practice elsewhere. As a school governor, I am committed to giving time to support, affirm and enhance my colleagues’ work.
I’ve enjoyed a parallel career as a writer for the European Theatre Company and offered my skills as a trustee and volunteer in many settings.
Alongside a degree in languages from the University of Oxford, a PGCE from the University of London and three decades of teaching experience, I have collected an up-to-date portfolio of complementary qualifications in Mindfulness, Safeguarding, Health and Safety and have a portable DBS. I also study music and take harp lessons myself.
Fees 2025-26 For all tutoring work my fee is £52 per hour.
Fees 2026-27 For all tutoring work my fee will be £54 per hour.
For consultancy work a project fee will be negotiated.