Viva Language Services

I have been having Spanish lessons with Fiona for a few years now. I already had a good level of Spanish but needed someone who I could practice with and who could help me prepare for business meetings and giving presentations in Spanish which is something I hadn't done before. Fiona is great and she always shows an interest in what I am trying to achieve and takes time and care to tailor our lessons to suit my needs and this has increased my proficiency and confidence in the language. She is friendly and puts you at ease very quickly and is incredibly patient too. I would recommend her to anyone looking to further their language skills at any level.

I started Spanish lessons with Fiona towards the end of 2022 and have been extremely pleased with her teaching methods. It is evident that she cares and listens to her clients requirements and prepares well for lessons. Every lesson is an absolute pleasure with Fiona supporting and encouraging me all the way. Whether you are looking for someone to get you through an exam, learn the language for holidays or for any other reason Fiona can tailor her teaching to your requirements. 10/10

Taking me from A1 to A2 level Spanish and beyond, including helping me prepare for (and pass) my A2 level DELE exam, my lessons with Fiona have been tailored to my needs, engaging, and above all effective! They have definitely prepared me for conversational use of Spanish in both professional and personal settings (conferences and holidays in Central America). I would recommend Fiona's lessons to anyone looking to improve their Spanish proficiency.

My children (14 and 12) have been learning Spanish with Fiona for years now and they like Fiona a lot. The lessons are great, there is always a mix of written exercises and live speech practice on the sessions. They always get well prepared materials from different sources and Fiona really takes into account their very different pace of learning.

I worked with Fiona over a couple of years and had a great experience. The learning was intuitive and tailored to my needs. It culminated in me taking and passing the DELE B1 exam in Spanish. Overall, a great experience! :-)

I've been attending remote French classes with Bill for three years and I have not only developed strong basic French skills starting from zero, but also gained a lot of confidence to continue developing further having been supported by my tutor every step along the way. Bill is very responsive to individual learner's needs and my lessons have been always tailored to my requirements. At the same time I was challenged to ensure I push myself to go further with my language skills. Fiona at Viva Language Services is very supportive and ensures that learners are happy with the service provided - I could not recommend enough!

Fiona has largely improved my daughters test scores in Spanish. Abigail took her Mid-Year examinations in January of year 8 and received a 36%. Three months later after Abigail’s continued struggle with the language, we found Fiona through a mutual recommendation, and after just three weeks of being tutored by Fiona, Abigail had a Secondary examination(End of years) and received a 77%. I have spoken to my daughter about how her Spanish has improved and she genuinely has gotten more confident within all aspects. She often tells me about how Fiona has been her ‘saviour’ due to the subject being compulsory at her school. Further more, Abigail at the start of year 8 -end of year 9 was working at low set 4/ high set 5(lowest set) and now she has been placed in middle set(set 3) and working towards moving up. She feels up to date/ ahead of her peers, and is now fully enjoying learning. Abigail used to frequently complain about Spanish, and now she is often telling me about how lessons are much more enjoyable now she can understand the lesson and is working at a faster pace. Fiona’s teaching of grammar has also significantly helped her in English. I honestly cannot thank Fiona enough!

Fiona offers varied and interesting lessons. She combines Spanish conversation, grammar and comprehension using different resources and mediums. I have improved my language skills and confidence to speak. Fiona is a patient and accommodating teacher and I would recommend her to anyone who wishing to learn Spanish.

Fiona taught me a decent level of business Spanish over three years from absolute scratch. With her help, I was able to converse sufficiently with the banks and suppliers in my job.Always prompt, prepared and with a calm tone she was a pleasure to learn from.I can not not recommend her enough.David

Every week I look forward to my Spanish lesson with Fiona, she is amazing. So patient and encouraging, and never minds going back over work I feel I need more time on, which is quite often. I highly recommend Fiona, whether you want to learn a new language, or your child has exams and needs a bit more than the school can offer. Both of my daughters, and myself, have or have had lessons with Fiona, and wouldn't want to go anywhere else.