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IELTS coach specialising in IELTS writing and speaking. Overall I have taught between 200-500 students. e.g.

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I see myself as a good listener, calm and patient with my students. Most importantly, I aim to create fun lessons where my students are not pressurised to learn. 😀

My focus is on offering highly personalised lessons for each individual, but most importantly, providing tangible improvements to help them edge closer to their language learning goals. I enjoy some light-hearted chit-chat but know how to balance that with holding my student's accountable for their learning process. 📈

I have been teaching British-English to a wide range of foreign learners of English for the last 8 years. These include children to adults with an age range of 8 to 50+ years of age. Nationalities have included Chinese nationals, Japanese, Korean, Chilean, Brazilian, Spanish to name a few. 👥

I prepare tailored lesson plans in advance for each class and individual. Their is flexibility to change the direction of each lesson depending on which skill area needs most attention. The first lesson could focus on speaking and the other on writing for instance. Classes tend to be broken up into 3/4 activities with a warm up. Building vocabulary and learning a new grammar rule is normal in every lesson in addition to the core skill e.g Speaking, writing, reading and listening. ✍

I hold a level 5 TEFL certification gained in 2018 at the TEFL Academy, Auckland. I also hold a Level 7 Diploma in Professional Marketing and a BSc (Hons) Degree in Business Studies. 🎓

In my spare time, I love to stay fit with my partner by cycling around the Auckland region, running with my friends and playing tennis when the weather is nice. I am also a mentor for the Graeme Dingle Foundation who help young students set goals and achieve self confidence and direction. 🚲

27/09/2026

🎉 Band 6.0 → 7.5 in IELTS Writing!

We loved hearing this one. A student from Ireland needed a 7.0 in Writing for extra points toward his Australian skilled migration application — after scoring 6.0 twice already, which was understandably stressful.

Two 90-minute online lessons later (covering Task 1, Task 2, structure and planning), he sat his IELTS One Skill Retake and scored 7.5.

He told us afterwards it was "actually the best money I ever spent" — high praise from someone juggling a full-time job with very little spare time!

If you're repeatedly getting 6.0 or 6.5 in IELTS Writing, personalised coaching can help you identify whether the issue is structure, idea development, language, task response or your overall approach to the test. My IELTS Writing Coaching is designed around the individual rather than a generic study plan.

Find out more: https://myieltscoach.com/ielts-writing-coaching/
Book your free IELTS assessment: https://myieltscoach.com/free-ielts-assessment/

25/08/2026

5,000+ Hours of Coaching: 5 Things I've Learned About IELTS

When I first started teaching in 2018, I thought effective teaching was mainly about finding the right materials and explaining things clearly.

After 5,000+ hours of teaching and coaching, I've learned that it's much more complicated — and much more personal.

The biggest lesson?

There is no one-size-fits-all IELTS strategy.

1. The same score can hide completely different problems

Two students can both be Band 6 in Writing.

One struggles to develop ideas.

Another struggles with organisation.

Same score. Different problem.

So giving them identical homework doesn't make much sense.

Good coaching starts with understanding why they're struggling.

2. Your English isn't the only thing affecting your score

I've worked with learners who have strong English but struggle in the IELTS test.

Why?

Confidence.

Exam technique.

Time management.

Perfectionism.

Not understanding what the examiner is looking for.

Often, it's a combination.

The strategy needs to fit the person.

3. What happens outside the lesson matters

Students have lives.

Jobs.

Families.

Relationships.

Stress.

Busy schedules.

Sometimes someone isn't studying because they're lazy.

Sometimes they're exhausted.

Sometimes life is simply overwhelming.

That doesn't mean lowering expectations.

It means creating a preparation strategy that actually works within their circumstances.

4. More practice isn't always better

I've seen students spend weeks doing practice tests without improving.

If you don't understand why you're losing marks, doing more tests can simply mean repeating the same mistakes.

Sometimes what a student needs is clarity:

This is the problem.

This is why it's happening.

This is what we're going to do about it.

That clarity can make preparation feel much more manageable.

5. The relationship matters

I don't think effective coaching is simply:

Tutor → teaches → student → completes homework.

The best coaching relationships involve trust, honesty and genuine understanding.

Students need to feel comfortable saying:

"I'm struggling."

"I don't understand."

"I didn't complete the homework."

"I'm worried about my score."

Because that's when you can actually help.

Over time, some relationships become much more than simply tutor and student.

They become relationships built on friendship, encouragement and mutual understanding.

5,000+ hours have taught me this:

IELTS preparation should be built around the individual — not around a generic study plan.

If you're practising regularly but your score isn't moving, the answer may not be more practice.

You may simply be working on the wrong thing.

What's the biggest challenge you're facing with IELTS right now?

I'd genuinely like to know.

Leave a comment below or send me a message.

And if you'd like help identifying what's actually holding your score back, you can arrange an IELTS assessment with me:

🌐 https://myieltscoach.com/contact/

📱 WhatsApp: https://wa.me/447754962935

18/08/2026

IELTS Writing Task 1: How to turn 3–5 minutes of planning into a clear answer

In my previous post, I explained why planning before you write is so important.

Now let's make it practical.

When you see a Task 1 graph, don't immediately start writing.

Spend around 3–5 minutes planning.

Here's a simple process.

STEP 1 — BRAINSTORM

Write down all the possible features you notice.

For this graph showing British emigration to selected destinations:

Australia

Highest overall
52,000 in 2006
Around 39,000–44,000 in the other years

Spain

Generally second-highest
35,000 in 2004 and 2005
Declined afterwards

France

Fluctuated
Clear peak of 33,000 in 2005

New Zealand

Consistently low
Small, steady decline

USA

Consistently low
Fluctuated around 20,000–24,000

Don't worry about selecting your final features yet.

Get the possibilities down.

STEP 2 — SELECT

Now ask:

Which features are significant enough to report?

You don't need to mention everything.

Your job is to identify the information that best communicates the overall picture.

STEP 3 — GROUP

Now turn those individual observations into broader categories.

For example:

Feature 1: Australia consistently had the highest figures.

Feature 2: Spain and France were generally the next most popular destinations, although their patterns differed.

Feature 3: New Zealand and the USA had the lowest figures overall.

STEP 4 — STRUCTURE

Now you can create a very simple plan:

Introduction: Paraphrase the prompt + overview

Body 1: Australia

Body 2: Spain & France

Body 3: New Zealand & USA

That's it.

You don't need to write full sentences in your plan.

You need a roadmap.

This means that when you start writing, you're no longer trying to decide what the graph means, which features matter and how to organise them.

You've already made those decisions.

3–5 minutes of strategic planning can make the remaining writing much easier.

If you regularly practise Task 1 but still find yourself unsure which features matter or how to organise your answer, an IELTS assessment can help identify the specific areas holding you back.

Find out more or get in touch at myieltscoach.com.

28/07/2026

**IELTS Writing: The 5–10 Minutes Before You Write Could Make a Huge Difference**

When preparing for IELTS Writing, many candidates focus almost entirely on improving their vocabulary, learning complex grammar and writing as many practice essays as possible.

But there's another skill that can have a huge impact on your performance:

**What you do before you start writing.**

A common mistake is to read the prompt and immediately start writing.

The problem?

You're then trying to do everything at once:

❌ Understand the question
❌ Think of ideas
❌ Decide what your position is
❌ Organise your response
❌ Develop your arguments
❌ Choose your language
❌ Monitor grammar and accuracy
❌ Manage your time

That's a huge amount of mental processing.

Instead, you should deliberately allocate time for **comprehension, brainstorming, planning and strategy BEFORE you begin writing.**

# # # 1️⃣ Comprehend the prompt

For **Task 1**, ask yourself:

**Do I actually understand what the graph, chart or table is showing?**

Have you identified the key features? Do you understand the important comparisons? Can you see what information is worth reporting?

If not, you're not ready to write.

For **Task 2**, ask:

**Do I fully understand what the question is asking me to do?**

What is your precise position? What are the specific requirements of the question?

You need to understand the task before you can answer it effectively.

# # # 2️⃣ Brainstorm, plan and strategise

Once you understand the prompt, ask:

**"How am I going to answer this effectively?"**

For **Task 1**, decide:

• What are the main features?
• Why are they important enough to report?
• What information can be grouped together?
• Where should each point appear in the structure?
• Does the order make sense as the reader moves through the answer?

For **Task 2**, decide:

• What is my precise position?
• What are my strongest relevant ideas?
• How do these ideas support my position?
• How will I explain each idea?
• What clear and relatable examples can I use?
• What further impacts or outcomes can I develop?

This is your roadmap.

**Most candidates don't do this to an adequate level.**

They may spend a few seconds thinking about their answer, but they haven't genuinely processed the task or created a strategic plan.

This often leads to a weaker response because they're trying to **come up with ideas while writing**.

If you're preparing for IELTS, use your mock tests to experiment with your timing.

For example:

**Task 1:**
🧠 5 minutes planning
✍️ 15 minutes writing
🔍 5 minutes proofreading

**Task 2:**
🧠 10 minutes planning
✍️ 25 minutes writing
🔍 5 minutes proofreading

The exact timing will vary from student to student.

The goal isn't to follow someone else's formula.

The goal is to discover **how much planning time you personally need to create an effective strategy without sacrificing too much writing time.**

Remember:

**Don't overload yourself by trying to think and write at the same time.**

Understand the task.

Brainstorm.

Plan.

Strategise.

Then write.

If you're aiming for Band 7+, the quality of your thinking before you write can be just as important as the quality of the writing itself.

17/07/2026

Stop memorising essays.

Start recognising patterns.

One of the biggest breakthroughs my IELTS students have is realising that Band 8+ writing isn't random.

It's structured.

When we analyse a high-scoring model answer, we don't simply read it—we label every single sentence.

For example, a Task 2 introduction becomes:

Sentence 1
(Paraphrase the question)

Sentence 2
(State your opinion + introduce the main reasons you'll discuss)

Then each body paragraph follows a consistent framework:

➡ Topic sentence
➡ Explain your idea
➡ Give an example
➡ Link back to the question

The exact wording changes.

The structure doesn't.

The same approach works across:

📈 Academic Writing Task 1
✉ General Training Writing Task 1
📝 Academic Writing Task 2
📝 General Training Writing Task 2

When you understand why every sentence exists, writing becomes much easier—and your ideas flow naturally under exam pressure.

That's exactly what I teach my students every week.

If this post helps you, save it for your next study session and share it with someone preparing for IELTS.

10/06/2026

🎯 Your IELTS Journey. We Work Together.

Many students come to me feeling overwhelmed by IELTS preparation.

They've watched YouTube videos, downloaded study materials, and tried practising alone—but they're not seeing the progress they want.

That's where coaching makes the difference.

At My IELTS Coach, we work together to:

✅ Set clear IELTS goals
✅ Build a study routine you can stick to
✅ Improve writing, speaking, reading, and listening skills
✅ Identify weaknesses and focus on what matters most
✅ Stay accountable between lessons

Small, consistent actions lead to big improvements over time.

Whether you need IELTS for migration, university, work, or professional registration, I'll help you build the confidence and skills needed to reach your target score.

📍 Perth-based IELTS coaching available in-person and online.

Send me a message to discuss your IELTS goals.

21/04/2026

A quick insight from working with busy professionals:

It’s not about doing more… it’s about doing the right things consistently.

The students who improve fastest are the ones who:
• practise speaking under pressure
• review and refine their answers
• build habits they can actually stick to

Simple, repeatable systems always beat random effort.

IELTS Australia

31/03/2026

🔥 From Band 7 → Band 8 (and a life-changing result)

This one’s a big one.

One of my students came to me stuck at Band 7, feeling frustrated and unsure how to improve.

She was working in a petrol station at the time and found it difficult to communicate confidently with customers — but her goal was much bigger:

👉 Become a teacher in Australia through PR

Here’s what happened:

➡️ After 10 hours: Band 7 → 7.5

➡️ After another 20 hours (30 total): Band 7.5 → 8

✅ Final result: Band 8 in IELTS Speaking
✅ Now able to apply for her teaching pathway in Australia 🇦🇺

What made the difference?

Not just practice — but:

✔ Clear structures
✔ Knowing exactly what examiners want
✔ Targeted feedback
✔ Consistent repetition outside lessons

This is what happens when you stop guessing and start following a clear plan.

If you’re stuck at Band 6.5–7 and need 7.5–8+, I can help.

📩 Free 30-min IELTS assessment available — message me

21/11/2019

Remember: Whenever you communicate in another language, you will be improving it, step-by-step. Keep practicing!

12/11/2019

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