English Test Tuition

If you’re looking to move to Australia, New Zealand or Canada, and need that extra help to pass the English test, you might want to consider taking up English Test Tuition with our English Tutors.

Lessons cost: £52.50 + VAT per hour. (£42 + VAT if you are a DUC Client)
Bundle offer: 3 lessons for £140 + VAT (£115+ VAT if you are a DUC Client)
If you are a DUC Client, please contact us for the discount codes at info@downundercentre.com.

Lessons are done via Microsoft Teams and can be conducted on weekends or through the week; mornings, afternoons or evenings, depending on your requirements. They can help you to prepare for the following tests:

IELTS General
IELTS Academic
PTE Academic

Meet our English Tutors

Fife Massey

Fife Massey has been teaching and examining IELTS for 20 years, and more recently assisting students with PTE Academic exam preparation. As a dual national, she has spent many years in both Australia and the UK.

Fife likes to use a diagnostic approach to teaching the English tests. This helps her to identify specific exam tasks that you find most challenging, and focus on strategies that will help you to overcome these difficulties and achieve the score you require.

Feel free to contact Fife at fife.massey@downundercentre.com.

Jeremy Lamaison

Jeremy has been preparing individuals for IELTS General, PTE Academic and CELPIP exams as well as teaching English in schools, universities and companies in several countries over the last 35 years. He was born and educated in England and has lived in both Italy and Turkey for many years.

Because everyone has a different set of needs and skills, Jeremy’s approach is to prepare “tailor-made” lessons to focus on effective strategies that will enable you reach the score you need.

Feel free to contact Jeremy at jeremy.lamaison@downundercentre.com.

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English Test Tuition Testimonials

“Hi Fife,

Thank you for the well wishes last week. Very pleased to share my scores with you (90s) – absolutely blown away and couldn’t believe it when I looked! Just to say, thank you so much for your help and support. I definitely would not have achieved this without your advice and support!”
Angela – April 2025

“Hi Fife,

Just got my result and managed to get a 90! Wanted to thank you and Jeremy for your help. Very grateful for the guidance!”

Natalia – April 2025

“Had a fantastic, informative tuition session with Jeremy and felt thoroughly prepared for the test and what to expect. I achieved 90 across the board and couldn’t be happier. Thank you, Jeremy!”
Catherine W. – April 2025

“Hi Jeremy,

I’m just writing to thank you for your help with the PTE academic. I have just completed the test and got an overall score of 90! Those 3 lessons with you really helped me, along with using PTE success. Thanks again.”
Stuart H. – March 2025

“Hi Jeremy,

I just wanted to say how much I appreciated your tuition and guidance last week. I have just received my results and I’m so happy to say that I passed with a mark of superior with an overall mark of 90. Thank you so much.”

Rachel M. – February 2025

“Hi Fife, Just to let you know I received my results this morning, and to my surprise I received top marks! I was actually a little disappointed when I came out the test because I ran out of time on my essay. I was so engrossed in my writing, and then the time elapsed and I was still mid-sentence. Anyway, it obviously didn’t matter in the end. I’m really happy and surprised by the result. And just want to thank you again for your help and tuition. 90, 90, 90, 87.”
Nick Taylor – February 2025

“Hi Fife, I got what I wanted in the exam, thanks so much for your help. 90, 90, 90, 86.”
Darren Santry – February 2025

“Hi Fife, can’t thank you enough for your work. Massively appreciate it – thanks again!”
Chris Smith – February 2025

“Hi Jeremy,
I have great news!
I have scored an 11 for my average CELPIP score.
10 in listening, 10 in reading, 11 in writing, 11 in speaking. Thank you so much for all your help!”
Shenelle S. – October 2024

“That 1-hour lesson with you gave me the confidence to speak. It made me think more about what I was saying and not crumble. I got the 10 points I needed for the visa. Thank you, Jeremy.“
Antony B. – September 2024

“Thank you for all your help in the lessons, Jeremy – here are my results:

90 in listening, 90 in reading, 90 in writing, 90 in speaking. Best regards,“
Daylin R. – August 2024

“Thank you for the tuition last week, Jeremy. Your pointers gave me a different perspective to get my writing up to the superior score.

Thank you again for your support and encouragement.“
Tom Horton – June 2024

“Excuse my Essex way of speaking here… but OMG Jeremy!! I’ve just got home from my PTE test and have had the text message already that my result was back. I’m genuinely shocked at my score, as you know I only needed above 79 in each section, but to get this score across the board is incredible. I honestly couldn’t have done this without your help and guidance.

Please see my scoring below:

Speaking : 90

Listening : 90

Reading : 90

Writing : 90“
Emma M. – July 2024

English Tuition Testimonials

"Thank you so much for your help, Jeremy! I passed my PTE exam with what I needed!

90 in reading, writing and listening and 85 on speaking! Pretty pleased!! Thanks again!"

Natalie Burgess - October 2023

"I successfully passed my IELTS Academic exam(8.5,7,7,8) and I arrived in Melbourne two days ago. Fife was my tutor and I would not have made it without her invaluable guidance. I enjoyed all my sessions and I highly recommend her."

Barbara Cudrano - August 2023

"I just wanted to say thank you so much for all of your help. My results came through and I can’t actually believe it. I got 90 in all areas. I couldn’t have done it without you!"

Sarah Wallace - April 2022

"Dean has asked me to get in touch with you about his English test results - he could not be more chuffed and I am so proud of him! We're both so grateful for all your support, advice and guidance. He would not have done it without your help!"

Jess & Dean Cunnington - March 2022

"Just wanted to let you know that I secured the results I needed in IELTS to obtain the 20 points for the visa. So relieved I don’t have to sit it again for 2 years! Thank you for your help and advice."

Justine Bacon - February 2022

"I’m so chuffed, I honestly felt I had fluffed it a bit but wow, I did a little dance around the kitchen and my dogs thought I had gone mad haha! I can’t thank you enough for your help, you were so calm and patient and it made all the difference to feel prepared, and ready for what was coming. I couldn’t have done it without your help."

Kiara Batten - January 2022

"I got 89 points on my test!!! I'm so happy and I really can't thank you enough for your help Fife. Thank you so much."

Alan Round - January 2022

"I'm due to take the IELTS at the end of the month and booked a block of 3 lessons with Fife. Fife has really helped identify problem areas, especially in writing that would drop my band significantly, had she not pointed these out to me.

I definitely feel so much more confident now, and practising the speaking test with Fife, has made such a difference. I know it seems another cost to add to the migration journey, but it really is worth it!"

Sarah Jane - November 2021

"Having completed 4 IELTS tests already, I was struggling with the writing section. I just couldn't get the 7 required. Having spent hours on online training and completing practice tests, I found these were not working for me.

I contacted Shelley at the DUC and booked 3 lessons. She really settled my nerves and helped me pin point where I was making simple errors. The lessons are well planned, well explained and very clear. I wish I used Shelley a few tests before and saved a lot of money!"

Ben Green - August 2021

"For anybody who hasn’t virtually met Shelley, she is the PTE specialist/guru working with the DUC to help clients with their exam. My partner had found the exam a real challenge, and after missing out over a couple of points, was definitely disheartened. After some discussion (me just booking in with Shelley!) he did 3 sessions with Shelley, who took his previous test score, looked at the areas he needed more help with, and worked on them during the zooms and with homework between sessions (20mins max). Today we got the email we’d waited for, he passed with the points we need to submit our EOI when the time comes. Beyond proud of him because despite what people say, this is NOT an easy test for everyone, and from hearing what the sessions include, it’s also about knowing the right formula to pass. If you’re on the fence about booking in for a session or the bundle…do it! You really won’t regret it."

Zoe Brown - July 2021

"Shaun had a tutoring session will Shelley so she could look at his scores and guide him on what needed to change. Since then, he has been practicing essays from the prompt questions twice a week with me looking over them to see if I could spot any errors, and you’ll never guess what - all his hard work paid off today and he got the 20 points! Advice, if you’re struggling with it, carry on, pay for the mock tests and book in with Shelley for a tutoring session… You can do it!"

Rachael Mason - July 2021

"Shelley was able to guide me in the right direction with specific questions that we knew needed work to get those extra points needed. Understanding how to answer questions in the exam is one of, if not the most important step, and she certainly helped with this. If it wasn't for Shelley, I likely wouldn't have got the 20 points and nearly 100% in the exam, so thanks Shelley!"

Calum Maccoll - June 2021

"When I was revising for my PTE, I was struggling to see consistent results - I had decided to sit the PTE Academic test with revision only coming from YouTube videos and mock test apps on my phone. On my first go at sitting the test I was annoyingly a few marks off what I needed in the writing section (I was aiming to get the full 20 points), so to try and avoid this happening again I decided to book a session with Shelley to specifically improve my writing.

Shelley was very good in identifying where I was falling short as she had set me some homework prior to my lesson. She provided me with excellent tips and tricks and a clear structure to go into my next PTE test with and thanks to Shelley’s great help in the session we had, I achieved over 79 on all sections on my second go. I would recommend her to anyone looking to sit the PTE Academic test."

Ben Horner - June 2021

"Following two failed attempts at the PTE English exam, Shelley was recommended to me via the DUC. We met a couple of times using Zoom, going over practice questions on my weak areas. Following this support I passed the next exam, gaining the score required for my visa application.

I would strongly recommend tuition sessions with Shelley as it is a fast paced exam, and she can show you different learning techniques to better prepare yourself. Knowing how to answer each section takes the stress out of the exam."

Louis Stimson - June 2021

"A massive thanks to Shelley. I struggled with my IELTS exam, particularly the writing section. I had 4 lessons with Shelley and have finally passed! The support was outstanding and could not have passed this without her professional guidance. Very approachable and friendly. The lessons were tailored to suit my needs and would recommend her services to anyone."

Steve Doughty - June 2021