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Private tutoring in Cannes.
Taught in English or French.

Professor+ works with families in Cannes and the neighbouring towns — the French national curriculum, its bilingual tracks and the British curriculum alike. Maths, physics-chemistry, English and French, online or in person depending on the tutor.

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Panoramic view of Cannes from the Suquet tower: the Old Port, the Palais des Festivals and the Croisette, photographed in 2019
Private tutoring for families in Cannes Photo: Spike · 2019 · CC BY-SA 4.0

How a first lesson works

We start from the work
your child is already set.

Bring the exercise book, a recent marked paper and the homework that is causing trouble. The tutor finds the exact step where the reasoning breaks down — not a general weakness, a specific one — and works from there.

Tell us what you need

Every subject has its own difficulty.

Meet the tutors

Why families in Cannes come to us

Most children in Cannes follow the French national curriculum, in one of the town’s collèges and lycées — Carnot, Bristol, Jules-Ferry, Stanislas and others. Around it sit several bilingual options: European sections in English, the French-Italian Esabac at Lycée Bristol, the French International Baccalaureate at the international lycée in Valbonne, and a full British curriculum at Mougins School. Families who move to the Riviera often find their child assessed in a language that is not the one spoken at home.

The French system has also changed recently. The brevet now rests 60% on the June exams, and since 2026 every student in première sits a calculator-free maths exam, whether or not they kept maths as a specialty. Our tutors work inside that system — and teach maths, physics and chemistry fully in English for students on an English-medium syllabus.

What a lesson actually looks like

  1. Find the real difficulty

    Not “maths”, but “cannot handle percentages without a calculator”. That level of precision is what makes a lesson useful.

  2. Let the student attempt it first

    The tutor watches the attempt before correcting. What the student does wrong is the information; the correct answer is not.

  3. Explain, then hand it back

    After the explanation, a second, slightly different exercise. If the student can do that one alone, the understanding is real.

  4. Report to the family

    You are told what was covered, what held, and what to watch for in the next assessment.

A Professor+ tutor and a student working through an exercise sheet together during a lesson
Working through the exercise together, on the student’s own materials.

Frequently asked questions

Can lessons be taught entirely in English?

Yes. Luckas teaches maths, physics and chemistry fully in English, and Allma, a native speaker, teaches English itself. Other tutors teach in French. We match the tutor to the language your child is assessed in.

Do you prepare students for the brevet and the baccalauréat?

Yes: the brevet papers at the end of troisième, the early French and maths exams in première, and the specialty exams and Grand oral in terminale. We work from the student’s own papers and past exam subjects; we do not promise a result.

My child has just moved to Cannes and speaks little French. Where do we start?

Usually with French as a second language alongside school, so that classroom instruction becomes accessible, rather than with subject tutoring that the language barrier would block anyway. We can explain the trade-off in a first conversation.

Do you teach at university level?

For mathematics and physics-chemistry, yes, including French preparatory classes. Tell us the module and we will confirm whether we can cover it.

How much do lessons cost?

Rates depend on the subject, the level and the format, and are agreed with the family before the first lesson. We will give you a clear figure during the first conversation.