How the tutoring works

Most tutors teach the syllabus. I also teach how to write it down. Able students rarely lose marks on understanding; they lose them on how an answer is set out: a missing unit, a vague definition, a step that is never written. I teach physics written the way it is marked, so that every available mark has somewhere to land. A 5 and a 7 are often the same physics, written differently.

I teach Physics and Mathematics — both Analysis & Approaches and Applications & Interpretation — personally, at IB Diploma level, alongside IGCSE. Physics and Mathematics are the subjects I teach personally. For other subjects, such as Chemistry, Biology, Economics and English, I introduce families to a small circle of experienced colleagues whom I have vetted personally. Every subject is covered, but I teach only the subjects I know in depth.

Lessons are live and one to one, held online over Microsoft Teams or Google Meet. They are scheduled around your child's time zone rather than mine — I currently teach students from Dubai to Sydney. Every lesson is prepared individually for the student; there are no group classes and no pre-recorded modules.

Physics and Mathematics are taught personally by Evan Kotronis — a physics teacher with twenty years' teaching experience, seventeen of them with IB students. In other subjects, tutoring is delivered by a small, personally vetted circle of experienced IB teachers.

Yes, both. My focus is the IB Diploma, but I also prepare students for IGCSE Physics and Mathematics. The same approach, learning how each board's mark schemes reward clear and complete answers, applies to both.

Honestly, no tutor can guarantee a grade. What I can do is close the specific, recurring gaps that cost marks — imprecise definitions, working that does not show what the mark scheme requires, misread command terms. These are the patterns that separate a 6 from a 7. Most students I work with are already capable; my role is to convert that capability into marks.

Tuition is priced as a premium, one-to-one service that reflects twenty years' experience and a deliberately small student roster. Fees are discussed during your initial consultation, once I understand your child's level and goals. The consultation itself is free and carries no obligation.

Lessons are booked and paid for in advance, in blocks of hours rather than week by week. New families usually begin with a small starter block; thereafter, most work in ten-hour blocks, renewed as needed. Payment is currently by bank transfer, Revolut or Wise, with secure card payment being introduced. Any unused hours are refundable in line with the terms we agree at the outset.

Deliberately few. Because every lesson is one to one and fully prepared, I keep the roster small so each student has my full attention. Places for each cohort are limited, and I take on new students only where I can commit to them properly.

Every student begins with a short consultation. It is free and commits you to nothing; it exists so I can understand where your child stands and be honest about whether I am the right person to help. To arrange one, message me on WhatsApp or use the contact form — and if we proceed, we agree a schedule that fits your time zone.

Lessons can be rescheduled or cancelled with at least 24 hours' notice at no charge. This lets me offer the time to another student and keeps scheduling fair for everyone.

No. I am a member of the teaching staff at Athens College, and as a matter of professional ethics I do not take its students for private tuition. To do so would place me in a conflict of interest with my school and my colleagues.