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Sarah Hammond

✓ CELTA Verified Featured teacher

IELTS Specialist · Online

★★★★★ 4.9 (143 reviews)
· 12 years teaching · Southampton, UK (GMT+1)

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About Sarah

I'm a British English teacher from Southampton with 12 years of IELTS preparation experience. I was a certified IELTS examiner for four years, which means I understand exactly what examiners are looking for in speaking and writing — and more importantly, I know the specific mistakes that cost candidates marks.

I teach IELTS Academic and General Training online via Zoom. My lessons are structured around your target band score, and I use authentic past papers combined with targeted error correction. I provide detailed written feedback on all writing tasks between lessons.

Most of my students improve by at least 0.5 bands within 8 weeks. Many improve by a full band. I offer a free 20-minute consultation before we begin so we can discuss your goals and current level.

Specialisms

IELTS Academic IELTS General Training IELTS Writing Task 2 IELTS Speaking IELTS Reading Strategies Band 6 to Band 7+ General English

Qualifications

CELTA (Certificate in English Language Teaching to Adults)
University of Cambridge, 2012 · Grade A
✓ Verified
BA (Hons) English Language & Linguistics
University of Southampton, 2010 · 2:1
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IELTS Examiner (4 years)
British Council · 2014–2018

Languages

🇬🇧 English Native
🇫🇷 French Conversational
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★★★★★
March 2026
"Sarah helped me go from 6.5 to 7.5 in four weeks of intensive prep. Her writing feedback was incredibly detailed and I finally understood what Task Achievement actually meant."
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Aisha M.
IELTS Academic · Target: 7.0
Achieved 7.5
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February 2026
"Best IELTS teacher I've found. She knows every trick the examiners use and teaches you how to avoid the traps in reading and listening."
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Kumar P.
IELTS Academic · India
Achieved 7.0
Sarah is currently accepting new students. Slots typically fill within a week.

Typical availability

Monday 09:00 – 13:00, 18:00 – 20:00 (GMT)
Wednesday 09:00 – 13:00, 18:00 – 20:00 (GMT)
Thursday 14:00 – 20:00 (GMT)
Saturday 09:00 – 14:00 (GMT)

Times shown in GMT. Contact Sarah to confirm your timezone and arrange a trial lesson.