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Glebe's tutors include an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering, a primary teacher with UK and international classroom experience, a medical student who scored ATAR 99.70 and topped multiple HSC subjects, seasoned STEM Olympiad participants, VCE Maths duxes, peer mentors, and educators with postgraduate teaching degrees and years of hands-on K–12 tutoring expertise.

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Ava

English Tutor Glebe, TAS
I believe the most important things tutors can do for students is connect with them and be able to relate to the student. This is where you can gain trust and create a safe and happy learning environment. I believe my ability to connect, relate to, understand and help people is my top strengths. Along with my positive attitude and motivation to do…
Dheveena
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Dheveena

English Tutor Glebe, TAS
I believe the most important things an english tutor can do for a student are to create a safe and encouraging learning environment, build the student’s confidence, and help them develop independent learning skills. Beyond explaining content, a tutor should listen carefully, be patient, and adapt their teaching to the student’s needs. By doing…
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Stevie
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Stevie

English Tutor Hobart, TAS
Confidence building and support through their studies Understanding, patience and time…
Miles
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Miles

English Tutor West Hobart, TAS
A genuine care for and investment in the student at a personal level to see them progress and grow. I am very empathetic, understanding, kind and are able to use these traits to better communicate with students when they get frustrated, and to encourage them to keep working towards our shared…
Mila
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Mila

English Tutor South Hobart, TAS
As a university student with an ADHD diagnosis, I have learnt that it's important to learn in a way that is productive to myself, which may not benefit others in the same way. These methods involve breaking down and simplifying tasks to avoid over providing. Asking for consistent feedback to make sure I am on track and making sense of the content…
Niraj
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Niraj

English Tutor Hobart, TAS
The most important thing an english tutor can do is build a student’s confidence. When students feel supported and understood, learning becomes easier. Along with that, being patient, explaining clearly, and adapting to each student’s needs helps them make real progress. I’m patient, encouraging, and good at explaining maths in a simple,…
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Timmithy

English Tutor West Hobart, TAS
As a tutuor I strongly believe it is crucial to teach efficient and effective all the while being a prime demonstration of hard work and success not only intellectually but clearly provide high social and living integrity. I dont ever force my opinions but I do try my best at everything and live well in return. Patience, knowledge, mind set,…
Emily
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Emily

English Tutor West Hobart, TAS
I think a successful tutor encourages a love of learning and can motivate a student to continue beyond initial challenges. I can explain things clearly. I also believe I am good at setting people at ease - I'm approachable, and I know what it's like to be the shy…
Marcelle
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Marcelle

English Tutor Sandy Bay, TAS
Being an english tutor requires a respected relationship between the student and tutor. Being able to understand where their issues with their education stem from enables a better approach to developing their knowledge. By being both friendly and approachable in conjunction with professionalism allows for an open and judgement free environment…
Denzil
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Denzil

English Tutor Lenah Valley, TAS
-Being patient and understanding the student's needs -Creating a learning environment that is comfortable and lets the student be confident -Having sound knowledge of the learning material and preparing well for lessons I believe that I am a very patient person, which allows me to give a learning experience that is relaxing and not daunting for…
Elijah
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Elijah

English Tutor Sandy Bay, TAS
Ensure they meet there every need and ensure a student is enjoying their learning, because if there not enjoying they won’t do well. Being polite and patient with students is crucial as it may take a while for them to understand but encouraging them and having their back will bring out their confidence and it will show in their results aswell.…
Isabella
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Isabella

English Tutor Clarendon Vale, TAS
I think the most important things an english tutor can do are explain concepts clearly, be patient and supportive, and help students build confidence and independence in their learning. I’d say my main strengths are patience, clear explanations, and adaptability. I’m good at adjusting how I teach depending on the student, and I aim to create a…

Local Reviews

Jonathan has been amazing in understanding Ethan's needs and providing the support he needs. Jonathan's explaination and guidance has seen Ethan more confident with his maths and chemistry.
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Inside GlebeTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Cameron worked on identifying adverbs and improving simple sentence structure, then applied these skills by writing a short creative piece.

In Year 11 Chemistry, Aimee revised stoichiometry with a focus on mole-mass and mass-mole conversions, and also tackled exam-style questions covering combustion reactions and specific heat concepts.

Meanwhile, Charli in Year 12 Biology reviewed the innate and adaptive immune systems through multiple choice questions, and practised applying knowledge to short answer responses from recent class topics.

Recent Challenges

In Year 11 Chemistry, Aimee often hesitated to apply strategies independently and tended to overcomplicate questions instead of breaking them down, which slowed her progress—she seemed overwhelmed by convoluted detail.

In Year 10 English, Scarlett sometimes rushed to answer comprehension or writing prompts without pausing to process, resulting in immediate recognition of errors after submitting responses.

For a Year 7 punctuation task, Cameron's written drafts were marked by several overlooked grammatical mistakes; attention to detail was lacking until prompted.

These patterns meant time was lost revisiting basics or correcting preventable errors rather than building new skills.

Recent Achievements

One Glebe tutor noticed Aimee now openly highlights her uncertainties during chemistry sessions—where previously she'd hesitate, she's started flagging specific questions and even tackled unfamiliar SAC topics independently.

Charli has begun actively drawing diagrams to map out biology concepts and asks for targeted clarification instead of guessing when stuck.

In primary sessions, Scarlett showed a new independence by completing the research phase of her biography project solo and brought insightful facts to draft discussions. Last week, she read her article aloud with strong expression and tone.

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 State Library of Tasmania—or at your child's school (with permission), like Campbell Street Primary School.