The teaching journey

I started my teaching career at Ashlyn's School in Berkhamsted in 2004, running their first ever Spanish cohort.

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In 2008 I was thrilled to move to a wonderful team at Parmiter's School in Watford, where I worked until I was offered a promotion at Chesham Grammar School in 2016 as Head of Spanish.

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I built up the Spanish department at an outstanding school in Harpenden from 2018 to 2022.  After 20 years in the classroom, having created strong GCSE and A level numbers and results, I had the opportunity to invest time into educating others and creating Pimm Tutoring as a full time tutor.

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The Spanish Journey

My Spanish journey began after graduating with a 2:1 in Spanish and French Business Studies including a scholarship to study at ICADE university in Madrid.

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After 10 years in the telecoms corporate world in the City and starting a family, my teaching career began to flourish.

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As well as teaching during the school day, I also taught fast track Spanish at three secondary schools across Hertfordshire, as well as business specialist Spanish at a large corporation in Tring.

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After 20+ years of classroom teaching I made the decision to branch out on my own, forming Pimm Tutoring and sharing my love of Spanish with others!  The rest, as they say, is history!

I am a passionate language teacher, a proud mum to little Odette and someone who followed her heart (and career) all the way from France to the UK.

I arrived here 20 years ago as a nannny - and like many great adventures, I never left.  Since then, I've spent 16 years teaching French and English in schools, tutoring and sharing my love of languages with students of all ages.  I believe language is one of the most powerful tools for connection and confidence.

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A few years ago, during a trip to Central America, I fell in love with the language and the Latin culture.  I then decided to learn Spanish.  I met Sarah, started taking lessons with her... and just like my move to the UK, I never looked back.

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Today, my greatest joy is teaching young children.  Their curiosity, energy and honesty make every lesson a new discovery - and I'm here for all of it.

With a mix of website management experience and general admin skills built up at Société Générale, the Ministry of Defence and Chesham Grammar School, I joined Pimm Tutoring to support Sarah and her team and help out in those areas.

I help keep things running smoothly at Pimm Tutoring by looking after our website and handling day-to-day admin tasks.

I enjoy making the website easy to use and keeping everything up to date so parents and students can quickly find what they need.

Behind the scenes, I help organise schedules, respond to messages and keep our systems tidy and stress-free. My goal is simply to make things easier for everyone and help Pimm Tutoring feel welcoming, organised and supportive.

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