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Lenah Valley's tutors include a former university assistant professor with over a decade of teaching and mentoring, a qualified primary teacher and youth coach, an ATAR 99.7 Sydney Girls High graduate now studying medicine, experienced VCE Maths and Chemistry tutors with first-class honours, and STEM competition award-winners skilled in supporting students from primary through to university level.

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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…
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Stevie

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

English Tutor Glenlusk, TAS
The most important thing I can do for a student is provide the student with confidence and real time feedback. I compose myself in a approachable and transparent manner. Based on my former experience as an english tutor, I have found students warm to me and form a sense of pride having me as their tutor. I can provide a very approachable,…
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Christine

English Tutor Austins Ferry, TAS
I think the most important thing is to instill in the student a desire for and love of learning. This involves helping each student see the relevance in what they are learning. Students who are motivated will continue the learning journey and continue to achieve success even when they no longer have or need an english tutor. Developing a good…
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Niraj

English Tutor Hobart, TAS
The most important thing a 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, friendly…
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Marcelle

English Tutor Sandy Bay, TAS
Being a 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 which…

Local Reviews

Emily is excellent! She has a great rapport with Lilly and the improvement in Lilly's maths understand has been enormous. Emily is an asset to your company and we feel very grateful to have been matched with her.
Trish

Inside Lenah ValleyTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Cameron worked on recognising adverbs and building simple sentence structure, then wrote a creative piece using newly learned adverbs.

In Year 11 Chemistry, Aimee revised stoichiometry calculations—focusing on mole-mass conversions—and tackled practice exam questions on combustion reactions and specific heat of water.

Charli, in Year 12 Biology, reviewed the adaptive immune system and applied her understanding through targeted multiple choice and short answer questions from recent school assessments.

Recent Challenges

A Year 10 student's chemistry notes revealed frequent difficulty when complex questions became overwhelming; as the tutor observed, "she overcomplicates problems instead of breaking them down," which led to missed steps and confusion during stoichiometry and equilibrium practice.

Meanwhile, a Year 4 student struggled to transfer creative ideas into clear written work—skipping the initial draft phase and hesitating to commit thoughts to paper, making it hard for her to revise or proofread effectively.

In both cases, avoidance of process strategies (breaking tasks down, drafting ideas) resulted in slower progress and increased frustration during revision sessions.

Recent Achievements

Aimee has become much more proactive—she now highlights areas she's unsure about before sessions and asks targeted questions, rather than waiting for prompts.

Charli recently showed initiative by attempting practice questions on new biology topics ahead of time and confidently explained her reasoning during the session.

Meanwhile, Scarlett (Year 7) independently completed research for her biography project and brought insightful facts to shape her draft, a big step up from needing frequent guidance earlier in the year.

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 Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School.