To provide high-quality, personalised French tuition that builds confidence, improves grades and develops lasting fluency.
To become a trusted UK-based online French tutor matching company known for academic excellence and a warm, boutique experience.
Our values are connection, confidence and care - at the heart of everything we do.
French Toast Lessons is a boutique online French tuition agency specialising in GCSE, A-Level and Adult conversational French.
We are based in Manchester and teach students across the UK.
With over 10 years’ experience, we combine academic expertise with a warm, human approach.
We are not a large tutoring platform. We are a carefully built French tuition company founded by Nichola Jacques in 2015.
After living and working in Paris, Nichola returned to the UK with a mission: to help learners not just study French — but truly use it with confidence.
Each of our tutors is vetted and hand-picked for their professionalism and passion for sharing the French language.
We take the time to listen to your needs and personally match you with an experienced, native-speaker tutor to suit your needs.
Our approach blends:
When the right tutor meets the right student, progress accelerates and confidence grows.
We’re a boutique teaching agency, not a marketplace. Instead of scrolling through endless tutor profiles, we take time to understand you and personally match you with the right tutor for your goals, personality, and level.
We specialise in teaching adults (18+), from complete beginners to advanced speakers. Many of our learners are professionals, retirees, travellers, or people reconnecting with French after years away from it.
French Toast Lessons is based in the North West of England, with roots in Manchester. Our learners come from across the UK and beyond, and all lessons are delivered online.
French Toast Lessons was founded in 2015 by Nichola Jacques, following two years living and working in Paris. Nichola remains closely involved in maintaining the quality, values, and personal approach that define the company.
All of our tutors are native French speakers and are personally selected by our founder for their warmth, professionalism, and experience teaching adults. We work with a small, trusted pool of tutors rather than a large open network.
Because speaking is how language sticks. We believe confidence comes from using French in real situations, not memorising rules. Our lessons mirror how you’d naturally learn French in France - through conversation.
No rigid syllabus here. While lessons are structured and purposeful, they’re shaped around your goals, interests, and chosen learning package, allowing learning to feel natural and relevant.
Absolutely. Many of our learners come to us feeling unsure or self-conscious about speaking French. Our tutors create a relaxed, supportive environment where making mistakes is part of the process.
We don’t promise fluency in a fixed number of lessons. Learning a language is a lifelong journey, and our focus is on helping you build confidence, consistency, and enjoyment along the way.
Many of our learners stay with us for years. When the tutor match is right and learning feels enjoyable, French lessons stop feeling like a chore and become something people genuinely look forward to.
