The team
Specialists, not generalists.
Each tutor focuses on one exam family. They know the marking criteria by heart and update with every format change.
IELTS · C1 · C2
Chiara Rinaldi
Director of studies
Fifteen years of exam preparation between London and Rome. Founded Band Nine in 2017.
DELTA · MA TESOL
IELTS · PTE
Tom Hadley
Writing & Speaking
Native speaker from Leeds; specialises in moving Writing from band 6 to 7.
CELTA · BA English Lit.
B2 First · C1 Advanced
Giulia Marchetti
Cambridge English
Knows every typical Italian-speaker mistake in Use of English — and how to fix it.
CELTA · TKT
PTE · LanguageCert
Samuel Okafor
PTE & LanguageCert
Leads our computer-based test prep: strategy, pronunciation and timing.
TESOL · MSc Linguistics
Free consultation · 30 minutes
Tell us the score you need. We’ll build the plan.
A short speaking check, a look at your deadline and a course proposal. No commitment.