About · Teaching English since 2004
I'm an IELTS coach and a qualified teacher. I help motivated learners get unstuck and reach the band they need: for study, for immigration, for UKVI, for professional registration. Writing is my main focus, with Speaking practice too.
I have taught English to speakers of other languages since 2004, and prepared students for IELTS since 2006. Most of the people I work with come from China, India, Nepal, and Malaysia. They are professionals and students, and they are usually heading somewhere specific: a university place, a visa, UKVI, a licence to practise. I cover IELTS Academic, General Training, and IELTS for UKVI.
I'm a qualified teacher, not only an IELTS coach. I hold UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) for K-12, certification from the Ontario College of Teachers (OCT), a TESOL Diploma, and an Adult Education certificate from Ontario, Canada. That training shapes how I work. A good coach does more than mark your essay. They figure out where you actually are, connect the loose threads, and help you build skills that keep paying off after the test.
I started coaching this way after watching too many students lose months to generic courses that never explained why their marks were stuck. So my approach is simple: honest, specific feedback that fits how you learn, not how a syllabus assumes you should.
My Approach
We start by finding the exact reasons you're losing marks, not guesswork, not a one-size-fits-all syllabus.
I'll tell you the truth about your level and what it'll realistically take to improve. No false promises.
Every session builds on the last. You'll see your weak areas shrink week by week.
Credentials
My qualifications aren't decoration. They change how I teach. UK Qualified Teacher Status (QTS), Ontario College of Teachers (OCT) certification, a TESOL Diploma, and an Ontario Adult Education certificate all mean the same thing in practice: I've been trained in how children and adults actually learn, not just in the subject. Add teaching since 2004 and IELTS coaching since 2006, and that's what sits behind the feedback you get.
Work With MeMy Philosophy
I've put the best free IELTS resources on my Resources page. If you have the discipline and the time to work through them on your own, you may not need me at all. If that's you, go for it. I mean that.
But time is usually the problem. If yours is short, or you'd rather learn how to study well and have someone reassess and steer you as you go, coaching gets you there faster. People don't all learn the same way. That, in one sentence, is why one-to-one work matters.
I'm at a point in life where I want to give something back while I still can. One well-prepared student I've really helped means more to me than a hundred rushed ones. Work with me and you get my full attention, and the truth, every time.
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