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“We came to him quite late in the year which I was worried about. He was very focused and made sure they used the time well. My son went from really struggling to passing comfortably. He seemed to know exactly what the examiners were looking for which helped a lot.”

Parent

GCSE Biology
GCSE Chemistry
GCSE Economics
GCSE Geography
GCSE Maths
GCSE Physics
A Level Economics
A Level Geography
A Level Maths
A Level Physics

Over five years of tutoring, I've worked with an unusually wide range of students; from KS2 primaries finding their feet, through to A-level students pushing for top grades, and everything in between. Some of my most rewarding work has been with neurodiverse students in alternative provisions, including home-schooled pupils with EHCPs, where adapting my approach isn't just helpful, it's essential. That experience has made me a sharper, more instinctive tutor across the board.

At the other end of the spectrum, I've worked with high-achieving students who already have strong foundations but need that final push - identifying the weak spots quietly holding back an otherwise excellent profile and working on them. This work has extended beyond the UK, with several high-net-worth families bringing me on internationally to work with their children.

I have seen my A-level students progress to top universities including: Oxford, Cambridge, and LSE.

Growing up, I threw myself into everything with full commitment, whether that was competitive rowing, where I was scouted by two of the top boat clubs in the world, earning a black belt in Taekwondo, or performing as a singer at the Royal Opera House and on stages across the globe. That drive carried me into a career in investment banking while studying Accounting & Finance at Oxford Brookes University, and now in private equity.

Tutoring has always been a passion running alongside my professional life. There's something uniquely rewarding about watching a student click with a subject they'd written off, and the results speak for themselves: my students improve by an average of two grades. Over the years I've developed a repeatable, exam-optimised process that cuts through confusion and builds genuine confidence, tailored to how each student actually thinks.

“Honestly we were sceptical at first because my daughter had been through two tutors already. He spent the first session just figuring out exactly where the gaps were rather than jumping straight in. She sat her exam last summer and got an A*. We really couldn't be happier with how it went.”

Parent

“My son had really struggled to get his head around certain topics for months. Within a few sessions things started clicking. He's structured in how he explains things but also patient when my son needed to go over something again. Ended up getting an A in his mocks which we weren't expecting at all!”

Parent

My approach is built around one goal: making sure understanding actually sticks. Rather than passively working through material, I center sessions on past-paper questions, active recall, and varied methods of explanation - because the research is clear that retrieval practice and multiple exposures to an idea are what convert short-term cramming into long-term mastery.

What I've found, both through my own high-pressure career and years of tutoring, is that students who truly excel aren't just good memorisers, they understand the underlying models and first principles well enough to handle questions they've never seen before. That's what I build toward with every student.

Sessions are structured and purposeful, but never rigid. I adapt to how each person thinks, and I'm not afraid to slow down, reframe an idea entirely, or approach a problem from a completely different angle until it lands.

Outside of tutoring, I work in private equity with a focus on acquisitions.

I train six days a week, covering strength training, kayaking, and martial arts.

I also spend time reading across smart thinking, AI, and business strategy.