Ian A.
A Level Economics Teacher/Tutor, 20+ yrs experience, 12,000+ hours of one-to-one tution
About
Expert Online A-Level and GCSE Economics Tutor | Qualified Teacher | Examiner | 20+ Years' Experience
I am a fully qualified teacher, experienced examiner and full-time online Economics tutor, with a degree in Economics from Liverpool University. Based in Bristol, I now tutor students almost entirely online across the UK and internationally. I have over 20 years' teaching experience and have delivered almost 12,000 hours of one-to-one tuition to over 400 students.
I help GCSE, A-Level, IB and international Economics and Business Studies students improve their understanding, confidence and exam performance. Many students come to me because they are underperforming, struggling with exam technique, or finding it difficult to turn their knowledge into high-scoring answers.
With the right support, students can make significant progress. Many of my students improve by one, two or even three grades. In 2025, the majority of my A-Level students achieved grades A* to B, with many exceeding their school predictions.
Why Parents and Students Choose Me
Fully qualified teacher with a PGCE in Business Education
BA (Hons) Economics from the University of Liverpool
Over 20 years' teaching experience
Full-time private tutor since 2015
Experienced Economics examiner
Almost 12,000 hours of online tuition delivered
Over 400 students supported in the UK and internationally
Enhanced DBS checked
Subjects and Exam Boards
I specialise in Economics tuition for GCSE, A-Level, IB and international students.
I teach all major UK and international exam boards, including:
Edexcel
AQA
OCR
Eduqas
WJEC
Cambridge International
International Baccalaureate (IB)
How I Help Students Improve
Many students understand more Economics than their exam answers show. My role is to help them close that gap.
In lessons, we work on the areas that make the biggest difference to marks, including:
Understanding difficult topics clearly
Planning and structuring exam answers
Improving analysis and evaluation
Using diagrams accurately
Applying theory to case studies and data
Bringing in relevant real-world examples
Practising past paper questions
I place a strong emphasis on exam technique because this is often where students lose marks. I guide students through the process of building clear, well-structured answers so they know exactly what examiners are looking for.
Students also benefit from access to my own resources, including model A and A* answers, detailed essay plans and past paper materials.
Online Lessons
Almost all of my tuition is now online. Lessons take place through Zoom, Microsoft Teams or Google Meet, using shared documents so that we can work through questions, plans and feedback together in real time.
Online tuition works extremely well for Economics because it allows lessons to be focused, interactive and flexible. I have taught students across the UK and internationally, including students in Europe, Asia, the Middle East and Africa.
Recent Student Progress
Recent examples of student progress include:
E grade to A*
E grade to B
U grade to C
C/D grades to A
The exact outcome depends on the student, the time available and the work completed between lessons, but my focus is always on helping each student make the strongest possible progress from their starting point.
What Families Say
“My son initially struggled with the subject gaining an E grade in his mock exams but with Ian's help he managed a grade B in his AS level and attained an A grade in his A Level.”
“Matt only got an E grade in his February A Level mock exam and the school predicted he would get a C grade. With the significant assistance from Ian, Matt achieved an A* at A Level.”
“Ian helped me to achieve my A in Economics recently. Without his tutoring it would not have been possible.”
Availability
I work with a limited number of students so that each receives focused, personalised support.
Please get in touch if you would like to discuss your child’s current grade, target grade and how I may be able to help.
Subjects & pricing
£80/hr
£80/hr
Languages
- English Native
Qualifications
Higher education
- BA (Hons) Economics · University of Liverpool · 2:1 (Upper second) · 1993 University of Liverpool · 2:1 (Upper second) · 1993
Teaching qualification
- PGCE Business Studies · University of West of England · 2005 University of West of England · 2005
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S
Ian is a brilliant tutor and one of the best tutors we’ve used. He managed to get my daughter from a fail to grade C in a very short period of time. I didn’t think that much progress was possible as my daughter was really struggling and lost interest in the subject. Now it’s given my daughter the confidence to push herself more in this subject. From a parents point of view Ian was an absolute pleasure to deal with. Very reliable and understanding and gave me regular detailed feedback on my daughter’s progress. This was comforting to me as a parent and took some stress off me as I felt my daughter was in good hands from the beginning.
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Keti
We appreciate how Ian is engaged during each lesson with focused and supportive teaching style. His consistency and problem-oriented approach has been very helpful.
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Charlotte
Ian has been an incredible tutor. With his investment and organisation, we managed to complete the entire A Level Economics Edexcel (A) course from scratch in just eight months! lan was always prompt, reliable, and his passion and depth of knowledge in economics truly translated into his teaching. He explained complex concepts in a way that was clear and engaging, and always made sure I fully understood before moving on. Our lessons focused on past papers and exam-style questions, which proved invaluable in developing both my confidence and my exam technique. Ian also provided extensive detailed notes to help me develop my understanding. I can't recommend lan highly enough. Without his support, I wouldn't have been able to achieve what I did in such a short time, and I've also developed a genuine appreciation and interest for the subject thanks to him.
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Julie
We would highly recommend Ian as a tutor for A-level economics. He started tutoring my son last September as my son was struggling with this subject, while doing well in his other 2 A-level subjects. Ian was patient, reliable and helpful, providing great insight into how to tackle the syllabus. Ian was very supportive and adapted his style of tutoring to help my son’s understanding. Despite getting Cs and Ds frequently in class tests, my son achieved an A grade in his A-levell.
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Christian
Ian helped me to achieve my A in Economics recently. Without his tutoring it would not have been possible. He is an absolutely, brilliant tutor and I am truly grateful for all his encouragement and support.
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Helen
I can’t recommend this tutor highly enough! Their deep knowledge of A Level Economics, combined with a clear and engaging teaching style, has really helped my son. Ian tailored lessons so where he was struggling with a specific topic or preparing for timed essays and exams, he adapted his approach to help him improve quickly. Thanks to Ian’s support, he went into his exams feeling so much confident and able.
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Joannah
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Fiona
A positive start. Thank you.
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Jay
Ian was very happy to discuss my daughter’s re-takes and cam across as professional, caring and highly motivation. He was exceptionally easy to communicate with. Purely due to logistics we sent with another tutor but I am very confident Ian would have been a brilliant tutor for my daughter.
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Joanne
Excellent tutor for A Level Economics. My sons grades improved hugely after weekly tutoring by Ian and he an achieved the grades needed for Uni. Ian’s skill is explaining topics in a way teenagers get, he brings the subject alive and makes it relevant.
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Louise
So far my son in y13 is enjoying the tuition with Ian, he said it's helping him a lot with understanding and looking at questions. I think it's helping him to be more positive about improving his grades.
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Claudia
Thoroughly enjoying being helped and tutored by Ian so far. He explains everything fully and helps me to slow down and assess the question properly.
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Chris
We have now used Ian for three of our daughters’ A levels (Economics, Economics and Business). They got 2A*s and an A. We are really pleased and grateful for Ian’s support and expertise. He is a wonderful teacher. He explains issues very well and clearly and the technology all works as well. We are very grateful and would recommend Ian completely.
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Elizabeth
I cannot recommend Ian highly enough for A level Economics. My son was in the unfortunate year that were disrupted by Covid from the second half of year 11 and through most of year 12. He was struggling with some of the course content, exam technique and confidence when he started with Ian in January of year 13. With weekly sessions with Ian, he went from an E in his mocks to a high B in his summer exam. My son found Ian's approach and methods easy to grasp and he enjoyed the sessions. Ian was helpful and flexible in fitting in extra sessions in the final few weeks and a warm up session on the day of each exam. Don't hesitate to use him.
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Amelia
Our daughter has just achieved a B at A level in Business and it is largely down to the tuition she received from Ian . She struggled with this subject throughout the two years but Ian was able to help her understand what was needed and how she should approach the exams in order to perform to her best ability. I can highly recommend him !
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Wai Han
Ian was a huge help in helping me achieve the grades I needed to get into university. I couldn't recommend him any more highly. He is patient when you cannot understand certain topics and will use real life examples to simplify previously complicated concepts. He is also super friendly and easy to talk to making every session very enjoyable. 10/10
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Tracey
I can highly recommend Ian . He tutored my son for the last academic year of his A levels for Economics and Business. Ian worked via Zoom calls at a time to suit my son and has been a calm and steadying influence. Ian’s knowledge in the curriculum, exam technique, and marking consolidated my son’s core knowledge and gave him confidence to face his A levels after two years of Covid lockdown. Ian raised my son’s predicted grade to a B with every hope of getting an A and on the strength of his grades, he is heading to Uni to study Business. Many thanks.
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Alex
Ian has been brilliant helping me with my Economics A level over the past year and a bit. He always responds quickly whenever I have a question or need to book a lesson and always makes sure that I get the most I possibly can out of each session. Even when he’s busy and I need an extra lesson, he’ll find a way of slotting me in - this has been particularly helpful during the exam period when I suddenly need to go over something at the last minute! Overall my experience with Ian has been fantastic and I would highly recommend him to anyone looking for an Economics tutor.
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Dominic
Ian has been tutoring me for the past 9 months to help me prepare for my A level economics. In this time I went from a B grade to an A grade with Ian’s help. He explained concepts well and helped me develop my essay writing skills. I would recommend Ian as a tutor to anyone studying A level economics.
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Rebecca