Best IB Business Management tutors in the UK & online

One-to-one IB Business Management lessons for UK students, focused on the pre-released Paper 1 case, the quantitative Paper 2, HL Paper 3 and the business research project. Lessons are online, at times agreed on UK time, from £58 an hour, with experienced IB Business Management teachers and specialists with examiner experience among our tutors. Lessons suit SL and HL, whether you attend a London day school or board in Surrey.

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Business Management tutors available across the UK

Leave the choice to us if you prefer. We match on the level you take, whether the case study or the numbers paper worries you more, and when your week has room.

Aparna

Aparna

IB specialist

IB Business Management TutorIA moderator15+ years' teaching

I’m Aparna, an experienced IB Economics and Business Management teacher with over 15 years in international education. I’ve taught across IB schools globally and also serve as an IB Examiner and IA Moderator, giving me deep insight into how students can meet — and exceed — IB assessment expectations. My tutoring style focuses on connecting economic theories and business models with real-world examples, making complex ideas engaging and easy to grasp. I specialize in explicitly guiding students through exam skills for all three IB Economics papers and providing comprehensive support for Internal Assessments and Extended Essays. Each IB paper has its own unique demands, and I help students navigate them with clarity, confidence, and structured strategies that work. Outside the classroom, I’m passionate about exploring cultures through travel, trying out new cuisines, and reading about global markets and innovation.

  • Economics
  • Business Management
  • Internal Assessment
  • Extended Essay
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María

María

IB specialist

IB Business Management Tutor15 years' teaching

I’m María, an IB graduate with 37 points and a Bachelor in Political Sciences and International Relations from the Argentine Catholic University. I worked in an international school for 15 years where I taught MYP History and Geography, and IBDP Economics and Business Management at High LeveI. In 2022, I started tutoring IB and A level students online, and in 2023 I became an IB Examiner in Business Management HL Paper 2 and Extended Essay. During teaching, I usually complement course textbook with presentations that focus on main content and include videos or other visual tools to help students access knowledge in different ways. I try to teach at a slow pace, always referring back to key concepts during explanations. During practise, I include quizzes or past paper questions to help students get acquainted with the real exam. I also engage students in debates and discussions where they can apply theory to real world cases. During assessment, I try to give as much feedback and tips as I can to help them develop exam strategies that really work. I also explain assessment criteria in detail for students to understand what is expected from them, especially when working on Internal Assessment and Extended Essay. Outside of tutoring, I love spending time in the mountains, where I usually go trekking and horse riding. I also enjoy traveling, especially to Portugal, where most of my family lives.

  • Business Management
  • Economics
  • Internal Assessment
  • Extended Essay
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Susan

Susan

IB specialist

IB Business Management Tutor15+ years' IB teaching

Since 2013 I have been an examiner in the subject for Paper 2, the HL internal assessment and now HL Paper 3. What my students say makes me unique is my ability to not only present the material in an engaging manner but to break down exactly how to approach case study style questions in order to earn maximum marks.

  • Business Management
  • Internal Assessment
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Sanjana

Sanjana

IB graduate

IB Business Management Tutor7 in HL EconomicsLSE

I’m Sanjana — an experienced Economics and Business Management tutor with a strong academic foundation in international education. I achieved 7s in both HL Economics and HL Business Management in the IB Diploma Programme, along with an A in my Extended Essay in Economics.

  • Economics
  • Business Management
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Justyna

Justyna

IB teacher

IB Business Management TutorIB workshop leader20 years' tutoringPhD in Economics

I am Justyna, IB workshop leader who currently works in international school in Spain and online university in the UK. I have PhD in Economics and Master degree in Management with specialization in International Business. I teach with case study approach explaining difficult topic with easy to follow steps. I like to explain complex concepts with funny examples which students always remember. I see myself as a mentor as much as a tutor. Outside of tutoring I love travelling and dancing.

  • Economics
  • Business Management
  • Global Politics
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Maria

Maria

IB graduate

IB Business Management Tutor41/45 IB graduateKing's College London6+ years' IB tutoring

I am Maria, an IB graduate with 41 points who has finished two university degrees one in International Management and one in Physical Therapy at King's College London. Having acheived a 7 in Business Management HL and English HL, I have been tutoring IB students for over 6 years now. I believe that what sets me apart is my empathy, I have been through the IB journey with all of its ups and downs and that allows me to listen to my students, to understand and to motivate them especially at times when they feel lost. I build my lessons through interaction, constant engagement and thorough revision with a close attention to past paper questions. With six years of experience working as a tutor at Lanterna Education, I am always looking to understand the needs of my students and adapt my lessons specifically to those requirements.

  • Business Management
  • English Literature
  • English B
  • English Lang & Lit
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Business Management and UK universities

No UK offer we checked requires it

None of the offers we checked at twelve UK universities, from Oxford, Cambridge and LSE to Durham, Bristol and Manchester, requires IB Business Management; the maths-led economics and finance courses among them ask for HL Maths instead. It still adds to your points total like any other subject, but it does not stand in for Maths or Economics where an offer names them. Our Economics page lists those offers grade by grade.

Business-related courses set their maths conditions differently, so read each one. LSE's entry requirements put Management and Accounting and Finance among the programmes where either maths course at HL is acceptable, while its maths-heavy programmes, Mathematics, Statistics and Business among them, require Analysis and Approaches. Oxford's Economics and Management course used the TARA for 2027 entry, sat in October 2026, as its admissions-tests page shows; our Oxford page has the rest of Oxford's rules.

Business Management or Economics?

Neither is named in the economics offers we list, so the choice is about which course suits you, with HL Maths settled first if a maths-led degree is likely. Our university planning primer helps DP1 students work backwards from a course.

The course

Case study, numbers and a research project

Worldwide, Business Management candidates averaged 5.0 at HL and 4.9 at SL in May 2025, a little below Economics at 5.2 for HL. Marks come from several kinds of task, and students are often stronger in one than the others.

  • Paper 1. A case study on one organisation, introduced by a short statement the IB releases roughly three months before the exam; the paper itself brings new information.
  • Paper 2. The quantitative paper at both levels, where accurate calculation and a clear explanation of what the numbers mean carry the marks.
  • Paper 3 (HL only). A decision for a social enterprise, argued from the material provided.
  • Business research project. 1,800 words on a real organisation, viewed through one key concept; it carries 30% of the SL grade and 20% at HL. Our list of research project ideas helps with the first step.
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Business Management tutoring in the UK: common questions

Which tutor suits a Business Management student heading for a UK business degree?

One who teaches the current course and can see the whole application. In a free consultation we ask for the courses on the UCAS list: if any of them sets a Maths condition, we may suggest pairing Business Management lessons with a maths tutor, because that grade is the one the offer names. Our Economics page shows how those conditions read.

Our school has just shared the Paper 1 pre-release. Is it too late for help?

No. For May 2027 the IB releases the statement roughly three months before the exam, which usually leaves the February half-term and the Easter holidays to work through it. A tutor helps you research the organisation's industry, pick the tools likely to apply and practise timed answers; the full case appears only in the exam, so the aim is reasoning you can adapt.

What help with the business research project does the IB allow?

Teaching, not writing. The project rests on a handful of documents about one real organisation, read through a single key concept, so a tutor helps you judge whether an organisation you are considering has enough published material and whether your question fits 1,800 words, then practises the analysis with you. Picking the organisation and writing the project are yours alone, and draft comments come from your teacher; see our internal assessment page.

Can a boarding student in Surrey or Kent fit lessons into the week?

Usually, yes. Boarders often keep a regular slot after prep or at the weekend, on UK time, and the same tutor carries on through exeats and the holidays at home. Our home page lists the boarding schools that teach the Diploma, and the Surrey and Kent pages cover their areas.

How much is IB Business Management tutoring?

From £58 an hour, with the hourly rate falling on larger packages, as our price tiers show.

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