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Gruyere's tutors include a Monash-trained science teacher with extensive K–12 experience, a university engineering lecturer and IIT gold medalist, qualified schoolteachers with curriculum leadership roles, accomplished VCE high achievers in maths and sciences, and peer mentors who coach, umpire or lead extracurriculars—all bringing academic awards, teaching expertise, and genuine enthusiasm for helping students thrive.

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Thais

English Tutor Lilydale, VIC
A tutor must be patient with their student. It is vital to understand that the student may not understand the concept in only one class, but they can continue to learn it slowly over multiple classes to slowly build confidence. Because of this, the tutor must have patience in the student's abilities and recognise that they mustn't make the student…
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Josh

English Tutor Wandin North, VIC
Helping people understand why learning is important to them. Kids can find it hard to see why what they're learning is important. I think a fundamental key is showing how the process of learning itself is the important aspect, rather than specifically the content. While the content is important to grasp, the process of regular work towards a goal,…
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Mitchell

English Tutor Coldstream, VIC
Depending on the level of struggle, I think validating the student and making sure they feel like it's not the end of the world if they don't understand a concept the first time it's introduced to them is 100% ok. Some students need to spend a little more time working on those things and there's nothing wrong with that because that extended effort…
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Madden

English Tutor Lilydale, VIC
Listen to any and all feedback in order to continue developing effective and fun teaching methods, personalised to the individual. I would say my biggest strength is having an adaptable teaching style and catering to the needs of a…
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Sarah

English Tutor Lilydale, VIC
I believe the most important things an english tutor can do for a student to do encourage them and help them learn to believe in their ability and themselves. Most importantly a tutor can help set realistic goals and when the student achieves them they can be proud of themself. Also tutoring can help teach students new studying technique for them…
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Duc

English Tutor Lilydale, VIC
The priority of the tutor should be too encourage curiosity with the topic to foster engagement. Engaged students retain information better as well as being more confident. I'm flexible and think outside the box, Punctual and on time, Patient, Understanding and…
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Kristopher

English Tutor Chirnside Park, VIC
To be patient, understanding and always willing to go back to the basics and refresh their memory and to get the work to fit together. But mostly the tutor must be someone who the student is comfortable with and able to ask any questions or queries however small or silly they may think they might be. Strengths: Excelent communication and people…
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Jolyon

English Tutor Chirnside Park, VIC
I believe learning is fun and rewarding. I think if an english tutor can help a student understand the value of learning new things, and encourage and support them to be able to learn on their own, they have succeeded. I think I'm calm and patient, and my strong communication skills as well as my ability to tailor my language for different needs…

Local Reviews

Daniyal has contacted me and I look forward to our first session this Friday. I appreciate your service and prompt manner with arranging a tutor for me!
Katherine, Wandin North

Inside GruyereTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 10 student Codi revised circular functions ahead of an exam and practiced applying trigonometric ratios to different problem types.

In Year 9, Ayelet focused on simplifying surds and indices, with particular attention to using index laws and performing operations like multiplication and division.

Meanwhile, Year 8 student Emma worked through converting decimals to fractions and vice versa, as well as reviewing test material involving direct numbers for greater accuracy.

Recent Challenges

A Year 8 student sometimes avoided writing down their working in maths, especially when adding and subtracting larger numbers, preferring to "do it in my head"—which led to confusion when checking answers later.

In Year 5, a student was hesitant to complete homework independently; although she understood multiplication with guidance, she struggled alone and left written practice incomplete during the week.

A VCE English student showed strong ideas but tended to write overly long sentences that lost impact; as one tutor put it, "her language is a little too wordy," making her argument less clear under SAC time pressure.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Gruyere noticed a big change in Maya (Year 5), who now speeds through division rounds—finishing 10 questions in just 3.5 minutes compared to struggling with the steps and relying on her notes at first.

In a recent high school session, Ayelet showed new independence by solving surd problems and applying index laws without reaching for her calculator, which she depended on heavily before.

Meanwhile, Lizzie (Year 11) not only embedded quotes seamlessly into her English essay but also brought up fresh ideas during analysis, taking ownership of the discussion rather than waiting for direction.

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 Mt Evelyn Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Seville Primary School.