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Craigburn Farm's tutors include a university lecturer with a PhD from Cambridge and MIT degree, two career educators with decades of classroom experience—including a PhD in Education and Master's-qualified primary teacher—a published science communicator, award-winning recent graduates with ATARs up to 98.85, seasoned peer mentors, debate adjudicators, coaches, and academic prize recipients.

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Ebony

English Tutor Clovelly Park, SA
I think it is most important to encourage students and be extremely patient with their learning. Building a positive relationship with them will also make sure they feel comfortable to ask questions. My strengths are supporting students in every way I possibly can, and understanding that each student has diverse needs that must be facilitated to…
Harold
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Harold

English Tutor Seacombe Gardens, SA
Imparting methods of learning and truly understanding the key concepts/mechanisms behind subjects allows more application than just 'knowing' in a rote sense. My communication, problem solving ability and commitment to expanding my own learning. Also my Childsafe Environments, Reporting Abuse and Neglect and my DCSI working with children…
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Meredith

English Tutor Colonel Light Gardens, SA
I think one of the most important things a tutor can do is be encouraging towards a student; often students get tutoring in a subject they are struggling in and are already mentally finding it difficult so it is critical a tutor positively encourages them and reminds them of their improvement. It is also very important a tutor listens to the…
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Mason

English Tutor Seacombe Gardens, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to inspire their curiosity and desire for learning because it is their desire that will ultimately drive them to succeed. I think my strength as a tutor is my personality. I'm very kind, patient, and funny. I always find a way to make learning more…
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Woohyuck

English Tutor Happy Valley, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is to not only teach them concepts they have trouble learning, but also to constantly motivate the student to learn and to think beyond the answer and start questioning the reasoning behind the answer. My ability to communicate effectively and efficiently to help get my point across to help…
Scott
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Scott

English Tutor Upper Sturt, SA
Allow the student to progress without barriers. The tutor should be able to pinpoint aspects of the student's work that require more focus. Keep the information tailored to this focus. I listen to the students and cater to their needs. I have a more complete understanding of my fields than most others do. I organise my tutoring and teaching…
Hope
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Hope

English Tutor Oaklands Park, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do is recognise the strengths in each particular child and help them to grow as the fine individual they are. It is super important that a tutor does not try and make the child someone they are not. I am a highly persistent and can easily pick up on how a child learns and develops in their own unique way. I am…
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Ashleigh

English Tutor Morphettville, SA
A tutor should motivate students to want to achieve their best and provide them with opportunities and knowledge on how they can achieve this. A tutor should create a supportive learning environment where the student can thrive and feels comfortable to ask questions. A tutor should teach their student/s how to be a self-directed learner, as this…
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Vidhi

English Tutor O'halloran Hill, SA
Help them understand things in their way and find or make a method their own. A tutor can't impose a method on anyone, but has to help them learn in a method suited just for the individal. I am extremely patient and am good at explaining a concept in multiple…
Kavya
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Kavya

English Tutor Clarence Gardens, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do is make sure they don't generalize their teaching across all students. Every student has their own strengths/ weaknesses and their own ways of learning and it is important for a tutor to recognize and build upon that so they reach their potential. I am incredibly patient and my passion for what I teach is…
Sam
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Sam

English Tutor South Brighton, SA
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Madeleine

English Tutor Urrbrae, SA
A tutor makes a student feel like even though the work is difficult and deadlines are looming, everything will be okay. The tutor acts as a mentor who helps students to improve their time management and study skills, as well as clarifying difficult points. This makes the student feel reassured about their progress through the course. I like to…
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Lily

English Tutor Unley Park, SA
Have patience and understanding of the needs of a student. Be able to answer a students questions in a way that makes them not think their questions are stupid, and encourage them to continue asking questions to build their confidence. I have good communication skills and patience which is important for explaining concepts. I am kind and…
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Pankaj

English Tutor Fullarton, SA
To understand the weakness of the student and to address it with corrective action to motivate him to perform with more confidence and subject expertise while taking away the student's fear or anxiety that may come up with studies. Patience, perseverance, good listener, excellent mentoring skills, content management skills, ability to adapt to the…
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Imogen

English Tutor Somerton Park, SA
A high level of communication between the tutor and the student is vital as this allows a positive learning environment to be created, where students feel comfortable asking questions to attain the extra support they require. Tutors must be supportive and provide constant encouragement in order to motivate the student to achieve their best. A…
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Hamish

English Tutor Glenelg South, SA
The most important thing that a tutor can do for a student is to be able to fix crucial gaps in a student's knowledge. And consequently, be able to assist the student to achieve full potential in school results. Being patient and understanding that if a student doesn't understand the subject after a few times practicing it, we can always try…
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Duc Tuan Kiet

English Tutor Parkside, SA
Know your stuff. Always. As simple as it might sound, really bringing your students a reliable foundation of knowledge on the subject is always crucial. It doesn't mean that you ALWAYS have to know your stuff though, we are human, and human can sometimes afford not to know it all. This is when I would go on, do my research, and make sure the next…

Local Reviews

Aaron is doing really will with Evie. He has so much patience and presents the learning in a way that she really understands.
Steven, Aberfoyle Park

Inside Craigburn FarmTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Oliver worked on building confidence with multiplication and division facts, as well as practising real-life time problems using visual aids.

In Year 10, Emily focused on drawing derivatives given the original function and explored key principles in circular motion and gravitation.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Josh tackled applications of integration to solve physics-based magnetic induction questions, working through multi-step problems for deeper understanding.

Recent Challenges

A Year 9 student, when working on proof questions in maths, hesitated to start without clear strategies and sometimes avoided writing out the first steps—this led to confusion about what equations were needed.

In senior physics, a Year 12 student hadn't completed enough independent revision between sessions; "Hadn't done much revision between our last two sessions so needs to get plenty done," noted one tutor.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student struggled with retaining time and currency conversions from week to week, which slowed progress during new tasks.

Each case showed that gaps in process—rather than understanding—held them back at key moments.

Recent Achievements

One Craigburn Farm tutor noticed a Year 10 student who had previously avoided revision now dedicating extra time each week to exam prep, leading to much clearer understanding of equations and how to interpret them.

A Year 11 learner made real strides with magnetic induction—after struggling initially, he was able to explain the concept back in his own words by the end of the session.

Meanwhile, a younger primary student shifted from silently solving maths problems to enthusiastically sharing her strategies out loud, showing new openness and engagement she hadn't displayed before.

Local Spots for Tutoring

If you'd prefer not to have lessons at home, tutoring can also take place at a local library—such as Blackwood Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Concordia College (St Peters Campus, Blackwood).