How to Choose the Right ACCA Tutor
The right ACCA tutor can transform your results; the wrong one wastes your money. Here's how to choose well.
To choose the right ACCA tutor, prioritise three things: they've passed the papers you're sitting, they mark your actual answers rather than just re-teach topics, and their lessons fit around your schedule. Everything else is secondary. A tutor's real value is honest, examiner-style feedback on your own writing, so pick someone who can deliver exactly that.
What to look for
- Proven exam success — ideally someone who has passed the specific papers you need.
- A focus on exam technique and marking your answers, not just content delivery.
- Flexible online lessons that work around a full-time job.
- The option to start with a single session before committing to a bundle.
Match the tutor to your problem
If your issue is understanding the content, you may be better served by a structured course first. If your issue is technique — applying knowledge, structuring answers, earning professional-skills marks — that's precisely where one-to-one tutoring shines. Be honest about which problem you have, and choose accordingly.
Try before you commit
The best way to judge a tutor is one lesson. Bring a full answer, see how they mark it, and notice whether their feedback is specific and actionable. A tutor worth keeping will leave you with a clear sense of what to fix and how.
The 50% Club offers private 1:1 ACCA tutoring with David Travers, an ACCA member who passed every exam first time and founded the platform. Lessons are online, focused on exam technique, and can start with a single hour — tell David what you need help with to arrange a first lesson.