Bailey Language Academy

I was a complete beginner before I started Spanish lessons with Rachel. I found her approach and teaching style to be fun, challenging and really helpful. She uses a variety of teaching methods which reinforce the learnings from text books. Before long, I was able to do much, much more than read a menu, order a coffee and ask for the bathroom — which were my reasons for learning the language. I would thoroughly recommend Rachel as a language teacher; she has a knack of being able to read her audience in order to make the lessons relevant, interesting and varied.

Rachel has helped me vastly improve my level of Spanish and prepare towards taking my GCSE early. I recently took the speaking exam, and felt so much more confident than I would have expected, thanks to all the new vocab, grammar and idioms that she taught me.She makes Spanish lessons exciting each week with a variety of different activities and interactive teaching methods. I look forward to my lessons each week as they teach me the things I need to know, while still being extremely enjoyable.

Rachel tutored my oldest daughter through her GCSE Spanish, improving her confidence and helping her achieve a top grade. She is currently tutoring my middle daughter, who is also really benefiting from her professional, enthusiastic and supportive approach.

I would highly recommend Rachel as a tutor. She is very good, professional and informative in her sessions and is always very helpful. She is perfect for anybody wanting to learn a language as the way she teaches is very easy to follow and learn from.

Before I began taking Spanish lessons with Ms. Rachel, I self-studied Spanish a little bit using online resources like Duolingo, but I realised that what I really wanted was to be able to speak Spanish confidently, and not hesitate to use the language in my day-to-day life as needed, of course while building other necessary skills like reading, listening, writing/typing, vocabulary and grammar. As an avid language learner, I know that I learn languages best from an actual person, including online, and I knew that’s what I needed since I wanted to pursue Spanish seriously. I already feel better about my Spanish after just a month and a half in lessons with Ms. Rachel. Her positive energy during class is always encouraging, and I always find myself being able to have a perfect balance of learning, relaxing, and having fun. Even though I’m still at a pretty beginner level, I feel myself improving through all of the interaction and activities that we engage in during lessons. The pace is set really well for the way that I learn and I always look forward to class every Monday.

I started to re-engage in learning French after a gap of some 35 years, but needed some direction and structure. Rachel surpasses every expectation and my language skills have improved immeasurably under her guidance.Rachel's warm and friendly approach ensures every lesson is different, interesting and something to look forward to rather than fear. She has a great ability to make the student feel relaxed, however difficult the day's task.I can honestly say every class is thoroughly enjoyable. That is the key to learning and Rachel is a master. Merci prof!

My daughter was learning Spanish at her previous school but it was no longer offered when she changed schools. She really wanted to continue to learn the language and I came across Rachel's details so thought we'd give it a try.My daughter loves classes with Rachel, she never complains about having a lesson and instead looks forward to them. I feel Rachel is very engaging in her lessons and builds a strong rapport with her students. The lessons are interactive and fun and involve game playing and singing to keep them interesting. They vary week on week and I have seen the progress my daughter has made. I would highly recommend Rachel as a language teacher.

Rachel is an excellent teacher, she is friendly, approachable, highly motivating and technically gifted in languages.Lessons fly by and are never a chore!I have taken up Spanish lessons as a ‘senior’ and enjoy every minute of Rachel’s teaching. I can highly recommend her.

Rachel took on my son in his last year of IGSE's whilst Covid meant schools were online. When he started with her he was failing his Spanish badly but having just taken his exams (and even in his mocks) he is close to achieving top marks. I was hesitant to add another online class to his schedule but Rachel was great. She made each lesson interactive and engaging, ensuring it was perfectly tailored to his needs. He always looked forward to his sessions with her which obviously contributed to him enjoying the subject more and doing better at it. I wouldn't hesitate to recommend Rachel to anyone. If she can turn around a stressed, sulky teenager into a top-performing student, she can help anyone! As a direct result of her tutoring my son is now even considering doing Spanish for A-Level!

I highly recommend Rachel as a language tutor. We have been working together for approximately 4 years. I initially 'employed' her services to help me gain some knowledge of the Spanish language as my husband and I were relocating to Spain. We have now been in Southern Spain for nearly 3 years and I still have regular lessons with Rachel.Rachel is very good at breaking down the language into 'bite-sized' chunks so that you gain confidence in the grammar and vocabulary. Our classes are always fun with a range of activities to practice different parts of learning a language; ie listening, speaking, video, radio, quizzes and we have even discussed some current world issues too.Rachel provides homework (if you want it) and will also help you to gain confidence in speaking and fluency too. She is a really good teacher and I cannot recommend her enough.