Tristan has been a fantastic tutor for my daughter, he is very professional and always well prepared.David
Year 6 student Noah worked on simplifying expressions with exponents and practiced prime factorisation using step-by-step breakdowns.
Year 8 student Ava focused on multiplying and dividing fractions, then reviewed her NAPLAN writing to improve clarity and structure.
Meanwhile, Year 9 student Lucas tackled algebraic equations involving like terms and distributive property, reinforcing these skills through targeted worksheets.
A Year 9 student did not complete assigned homework or practice (probability questions and online MathSpace tasks), leading to missed opportunities for feedback before an upcoming test. As one tutor noted, "she wasn't cooperative and didn't want to involve herself in the lesson, even though she has a test the next day."
In Year 7 English, another student repeatedly avoided writing her own answers, preferring the tutor to do it—this habit prevented authentic practice under test-like conditions.
For a Year 5 maths lesson, frequent distraction during equivalent fractions work meant that time was lost giving reminders instead of building independent problem-solving skills.
One Chidlow tutoring session saw a Year 9 student who previously struggled with algebra start to identify like terms independently and correctly combine them, after weeks of needing step-by-step guidance.
In another recent lesson, a high schooler tackled negative numbers using number lines—she'd avoided these questions before but now solves them with just a little prompting.
A younger student in Year 4, who used to rush through her times tables and make errors, is now pausing to check her answers and recently completed all her 3s and 4s without mistakes.