Hi! My name is Tom, a Cambridge-educated economics tutor, with over six years of experience tutoring economics.
I tutor students primarily in A-Level Economics. I specialise in the Edexcel A and AQA Economics A Level exam boards, but am happy to tutor in other exam boards too.
In addition, I tutor students in IB Economics and undergraduate economics. I can also advise on economics university applications.
A-Level Economics Tutoring summary
About me
Previously I studied Economics at Cambridge at undergraduate and Master’s level.
Following my studies, I worked as a professional economist while tutoring economics on the side.
Owing to the demand for tutoring, I was fortunate to be able to quit my job and tutor economics full-time.
Nowadays, I tutor economics and make economics resources for A-Level students. These include model answers, practice papers and content notes. These economics resources have been used by thousands of students.
You can also read more about me here.
How my economics tutoring can help you
Here are the ways that my economics tuition can help improve your economics:
1) Mastering exam technique:
- Learn how to structure 25 markers, evaluate and use real world examples.
- Large parts of my online resources are devoted to A-Level Economics exam technique and are used by several schools and students. I can share these tips and tricks with my students. Exam technique alone can result in a grade jump in some cases.
- I can use parts of the session to practise planning essay questions or to undertake exam technique drills. Beyond that, we can even undertake timed paragraph practice to work on time management and practise exam technique.
2) A deeper understanding of the course content:
- I can leverage my inside-out knowledge of the AQA and Edexcel A course content to help you understand the material.
- This includes the difficult diagrams and the more challenging parts of the course, for which I have several resources.
- I also have the ability to push highly able students further beyond the course if requested. However, if you find economics challenging, I have honed my economics explanations over several years of tutoring to clarify the fundamental concepts.
3) Regular homework tasks and extra support for university applications:
- Weekly homework tasks can include practice questions or further exam technique drills.
- In the lead up to exams or mock tests, I can set and mark full practice papers, using the practice papers I have created.
- I can also advise in detail on economics university applications and personal statements as part of the service. This includes joint honours courses and related subjects. Undergraduate economics tuition is also available for later years, should it be requested.
In these ways, I believe my tuition goes beyond what a typical A-Level Economics tutor would offer. See the reviews below for more!
Typically I have weekly long-term sessions with my tuition students. More intensive session schedules are possible if requested.
Students with long-term tuition on average achieve a two-grade improvement during the course of the tuition sessions.
| If you are interested in A-Level Economics tuition, you are very welcome to reach out to me at tomftutor@gmail.com. |
A-Level Economics tuition reviews
Here are reviews from past students and parents for my A-Level Economics tuition:
“Tom is an excellent tutor with outstanding knowledge that improved my economics knowledge and passion massively over my second year of A-Levels. His effort outside of sessions such as in-depth marking of exam questions and practise papers as well as preparing for the next session gave me the best possible chance of success. Tom puts real emphasis on exam practise and real-world examples which were key to improvement. Additionally, Tom was incredibly helpful in guiding my university application by giving me ways to stand out and structure my application. I would strongly recommend Tom!” Aidan, Edexcel A Economics A-Level student.
“I did Edexcel A Level Economics A and Tom knew the intricacies and important tips about how to gain marks for Edexcel. I struggled particularly with data response long mark questions and specifically the 25 mark essay. Tom helped me gain much more confidence with writing these answers and within a few weeks I saw an improvement in my ability. I was able to complete past papers for homework and Tom would mark all of my work, giving well written and specific feedback on each question, and giving general exam advice. He also helped to go clarify some of the content, particularly advanced Micro, improving my understanding. For anyone struggling with A Level Economics, Tom will make a significant difference.” Zoe, Edexcel A Economics A-Level student.
“My twins started with Tom in August and we could not have asked for a more professional and effective tutor if we had tried. In the 9/10 months of lessons we had, he has boosted both their grades and confidence massively by working on both their exam technique and subject knowledge through a variety of methods; the twins started on a low B and an A respectively and both achieved comfortable A*s. His passion for Economics and deep knowledge of the subject area has enabled his tutoring to be fruitful in many areas and his hard work outside the lessons marking homework and writing mock exams goes far above the levels of normal tutors. I would 100% recommend him to any student or parent looking for an A Level Economics tutor.” From a parent of two Economics A-Level students.
“Tom is an excellent tutor. He is extremely organised suggesting lesson plans and providing feedback. Today I took my son to University where he will be studying Economics .. he achieved an A* is his A Levels and Tom definitely helped him achieve this brilliant result. Tom is extremely knowledgable, calm, encouraging and really instilled confidence. He was fantastic at giving exam technique advice too. I would highly recommend Tom as an Economics tutor. Thank you Tom” From a parent of an Economics A-Level student.
“Tom is such an amazing tutor! My daughter absolutely loves the lessons he designed. She started Economics A levels September 2020 and after few lessons in school her school teacher was worried that she will not do so well .
With Tom’s help she is now in top set in her class having unbelievable results in her tests all near 100% !!!!
Thank you very much Tom!!!!” From a parent of an Economics A-Level student
“Tom’s help during the lead-up to my exams has been invaluable! He quickly stepped in to give me feedback on essays as I was finding it challenging to assess them myself. Tom gave well-structured and detailed feedback while marking my questions which has given me clear guidance on how to improve. The resources on his website are also significantly helpful, I wish I had seen it earlier!” Lucy, Edexcel A Economics A-level student.
For more reviews, please see the link here.
While one cannot guarantee a particular result for any student, I hope that you would find my tuition helpful too!
More details about my qualifications and economics experience
Here are some more details about my experience:
- Experience as an economist in the civil service.
- I started taking on tuition students in 2019. In 2020, I quit my job in the civil service to become a full-time economics educator.
- In addition, I have been creating resources for A-Level Economics students (specifically for the AQA and Edexcel A exam boards) and for economics university applications on this site.
For students and guardians interested in my academic qualifications to be a tutor, here are some more details:
- A-Level grades: 5 A*s and 1A. This includes A* grades in maths, further maths and economics.
- Degrees from the University of Cambridge in Economics (undergraduate) and Economic Research (Master’s, with distinction).
I have really enjoyed my time studying economics. To this day I take an interest in reading the academic economics literature and in the trends in economic research.
My aim is to pass this knowledge on to as many other students as possible, whether through revising for A-Level Economics exams or preparing for an undergraduate economics degree.
Contact me
| If you are interested in economics tuition, please feel free to get in touch! You can email me at tomftutor@gmail.com. |
Helpful links for Economics A-Level Tuition
I appreciate the tutoring may not be affordable for everyone. So, I spend most of my time providing several free resources through this website. Whether or not you are interested in tuition, please feel free to use these resources on my site!
You can access my website resources below:
- AQA resources
- Edexcel A resources
- These links above include: practice questions, model answers, notes on difficult topics, key evaluation points, real world examples and more.
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- 4 most common problems Economics A-level students face (and how to solve them).
- How to find economics tutors.
- List of the best available Economics A-Level resources.
- The benefits and challenges of becoming an economics tutor. This is for people thinking of becoming an economics tutor.
- I specialise in the AQA and Edexcel A Economics A Level exam boards.
Thank you for reading. Good luck with your economics!