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Private lessons, small group terms, exam preparation and business programmes — taught by specialist German tutors in London and online, matched to what you need the language for.
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One language, three countries, and a grammar that finally makes sense.
The route that suits you depends on what you need to do in German — sit a paper, run a meeting, or simply live your week. The method underneath never changes: a specialist tutor matched from our network, a programme written for you, and Maria checking that it is still the right one.
Examinations we prepare for in German: GCSE, IGCSE, A-Level and IB German, and the Goethe-Zertifikat and telc examinations. See German exam preparation.
Munich, Frankfurt, Zurich and Vienna reward the person who can hold the room in German. Precision and register matter more here than in most languages.
GCSE, IGCSE, A-Level and IB German are all technique-heavy papers. Grammar accuracy is where marks are lost, and it is entirely teachable.
Residency, schooling, a landlord, a Finanzamt letter. Everyday German is the difference between coping and settling.
Cases, word order and separable verbs are usually taught as rules to memorise. Taught as a system, they stop being frightening.
What we offer
Choose the route that matches what you are trying to achieve — the format follows from the goal, not the other way round.
One specialist, matched from our network, and a programme written around your goal.
Private German tuition in London or online, at any level. Your specialist is matched from the German teachers already selected into our network, you meet them on a chemistry call, and the programme is built from what you actually need to do in German.
From £64/hr
Flexi £75/hr for 4 hours (£300); Mastery £64/hr for 48 hours used within up to 12 months (£3,060). VAT included.
Ten-week terms, never more than six people in the room.
Structured, conversation, business and exam groups in German, live in Central London and online, Tuesdays to Thursdays. Levels run from complete beginner through to advanced.
From £690 / term
Entry point: the B1–B2 conversation club. 10 × 90-minute sessions — 15 teaching hours — per learner. VAT included. Structured courses £790–£910, group exam preparation £950.
Technique for the paper in front of you, not general fluency.
Preparation built backwards from the exam date and the specification your school or institution actually follows, with a tutor who knows the mark scheme.
From £89/hr
Private preparation £105/hr for 4 hours, £89/hr for 48 hours used within up to 12 months. Group exam terms £950 for ten weeks.
Language that holds up in the meeting, not just the lesson.
Programmes for executives and teams, scheduled around real diaries, with progress reporting for whoever is sponsoring the training.
From £120/hr
Executive one-to-one from £120/hr on 4 hours (£480), £102/hr on 48 hours used within up to 12 months (£4,896); open business group terms from £950 per person for ten weeks. VAT included.
Why Learn&Co is different
"Everyone comes to language learning for a reason — but what keeps people going is how it makes them feel. Seen. Capable. Connected. That's what we create at Learn&Co."
Life in the language
It is the most widely spoken first language in Europe, and the working language of the continent's industrial and academic centre. Learning it opens Germany, Austria and Switzerland at the same time — three cultures that share a language and very little else.
Sie and du, and the formality of written German, carry more weight than English speakers expect. We teach the choice, not just the forms.
Hochdeutsch in the lesson, and enough exposure to Austrian and Swiss usage that a call from Zurich is not a shock.
Cases and word order taught as one connected logic, so sentences can be built rather than recalled.
Beyond the lesson
German stops being a grammar exercise the moment you have to order, argue and be understood in it. Two Learn&Co routes take you to Germany itself: a week of immersion for adults, and curated trips and exchanges for schools.
A week in Germany where the language stops being theoretical.
Structured mornings with your tutor, then whole afternoons and evenings in German — the Wochenmarkt, the Stammtisch, a long dinner where nobody switches to English to help you. Cases and word order settle in a week of use in a way they never do on paper.
Partner-school exchanges in Germany, with the logistics handled.
Exchanges and study trips designed with heads of MFL — partner schools in Bavaria, the Rhineland and Berlin, host families, a cultural programme that feeds GCSE and A-Level speaking, and safeguarding, risk assessment and pastoral care run end to end.
The Learn&Co method
We do not go looking for a German tutor once you enquire. The selection has already happened: our network is built slowly, from specialists we have interviewed, observed and chosen to work with — for their teaching, not simply their passport.
What happens after your enquiry is the second layer. Maria listens first — your goal, your level, your temperament, your timetable — and then chooses the specialist inside that network who fits the brief. You meet them on a chemistry call before anything is committed, and the programme is written around your life from there.
Our tutor matching is reviewed by The Good Schools Guide.
German specialists we have already interviewed, referenced and chosen — vetted for teaching skill, subject depth and the ability to adapt.
Maria hears the brief first — what you need German for, by when, and how you like to learn.
The specialist inside the network who suits your goal, level and temperament is named to you, with Maria overseeing the match — no rota, no algorithm, no directory to scroll.
You meet the tutor before anything is booked. Progress reports, founder check-ins and rematching if the fit ever stops working.
Corporate clients
Language programmes delivered inside law firms, hedge funds, publishing houses and global property groups.
Partner schools
Exam preparation, tutor placement and curated exchanges with demanding independent schools here and with partner schools across Europe.
Real clients, real results
Verified Google reviews from Learn&Co German clients.
“I wanted to start learning German as my boyfriend is from Germany but I struggled with languages at school, so I was hesitant. I had an initial call with Maria and explained my worries, my background in the arts and the creative world and…”
“We came across Learn&Co thanks to a recommendation from a friend at Hyperion Insurance Group. He was so happy with their corporate language training that we decided to contact them and set up a trial lesson. It’s now been over 6 months…”
“Rosie taught me German for three years. She is kind, encouraging, and allowed me to progress at my own pace without pressure. Her lessons were always fun as well as practical, and her approach made me feel less nervous and self-conscious…”
Investment
Every route is priced on its own model — monthly for tuition, per term for groups, per programme for travel. The figures below are the starting points; the full private plans, with the saving for a longer commitment, sit on the private tuition page.
Flexi £75/hr for 4 hours (£300); Mastery £64/hr for 48 hours used within up to 12 months (£3,060). VAT included.
From £64/hr
Entry point: the B1–B2 conversation club. 10 × 90-minute sessions — 15 teaching hours — per learner. VAT included. Structured courses £790–£910, group exam preparation £950.
From £690 / term
Private preparation £105/hr for 4 hours, £89/hr for 48 hours used within up to 12 months. Group exam terms £950 for ten weeks.
From £89/hr
Executive one-to-one from £120/hr on 4 hours (£480), £102/hr on 48 hours used within up to 12 months (£4,896); open business group terms from £950 per person for ten weeks. VAT included.
From £120/hr
Per person, all-inclusive of the programme, quoted by departure.
From £6,915
Per student, depending on destination, duration and group size. Proposed school by school.
From £790
All figures include VAT. Private tuition prices are based on one hour a week online; group terms run for ten weeks with never more than six people. Immersion and school programmes are quoted per departure, against destination, duration, accommodation and group size.
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Tell Maria what you want to be able to do in German, and by when. She will tell you honestly which route gets you there, and introduce the tutor she would match you with.
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