Private IELTS Coaching
Private IELTS coaching for people whose outcomes matter.
Discreet, results-focused IELTS coaching for executives, relocating families, and organisations that need a dependable outcome — not a classroom seat.
- ✓Reach your target IELTS band faster with focused, one-to-one coaching
- ✓Practical strategies for Listening, Reading, Writing & Speaking
- ✓Detailed feedback after every session, not just a score
- ✓Build the confidence to perform under real exam conditions
- ✓Flexible scheduling that works around a tight test deadline
Who this is for
Three kinds of clients, one standard of preparation.
Business & corporate
Employee relocation, secondments, and international hiring pipelines where English certification is a condition of the move. Coordinated scheduling for teams, progress reporting for HR and mobility partners, and coaching built around the specific score your role or visa route requires.
Government & institutions
Diplomatic postings, civil service exchange programmes, and institutional training contracts. Structured, documented preparation suitable for procurement and reporting requirements, delivered with full discretion.
Individuals & families
Investor and citizenship-by-residency routes, private school placement for children, and family relocations where the timeline is fixed and the result isn't negotiable. One-to-one, entirely private, arranged around your schedule.
PGCE-qualified teacher, with additional degrees in Computer Science and Business — a background that translates directly into structured, data-informed coaching and clear communication with corporate and institutional stakeholders.
Years teaching IELTS across Ireland, Italy, Switzerland, Poland, China, Vietnam, Mexico, and Malawi, plus extensive online coaching — working with students of every age and background, from teenagers to senior executives.
Personable, professional, and precise. Every engagement — individual or institutional — is run to the same standard of preparation and communication.
All coaching is strictly confidential. Institutional clients receive scheduled invoicing and progress reporting suited to HR, procurement, or diplomatic requirements on request.
The path to your band
Every client starts at a different point. Coaching is built around the specific score gap and deadline, not a fixed syllabus.
Find the ceiling
A full diagnostic across all four papers to see exactly what's holding the score down.
Fix the fundamentals
Grammar range, task response, and the listening/reading habits that cost easy marks.
Build precision
Targeted drills on your specific weak task types, with timed practice under real conditions.
Polish for the ceiling
Fine detail work — lexical range, coherence, and pronunciation nuance examiners reward.
Testimonials
View all"I’ve really enjoyed my IELTS lessons with Barry. He’s such a friendly and patient teacher, and I always feel comfortable speaking with him, even when I make mistakes. He gives me practical feedback and explains things in a way that’s easy for me to understand. I’ve noticed a real improvement since I started taking his lessons, and I’m really glad I found him!"
May — Vietnamese student, prepare for IELTS exams
"Barry knows a lot a about a lot. He especially helped me with technical vocabulary and with my confidence. "
Charles Durand — Nestle, English for Tech support