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Ottoway's tutors include a PhD-qualified lecturer with 15 years' experience training future teachers, seasoned classroom educators and pre-service teachers, accomplished peer mentors and Homework Club leaders, maths competition winners, university scholarship recipients in STEM, and specialist maths instructors skilled in curriculum design for all ages—from primary to advanced levels.

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Matt

English Tutor Bowden, SA
To understand how the child learns, and what they respond to best. As a teacher in a classroom may not be giving them the attention or understanding they require. I believe communication is my strongest strength, as my ability to communicate ideas and encourage children to do the same is corner stone to successful…
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Nino

English Tutor Northfield, SA
The tutor's objective is not simply to relay information to a student in a bland or dry manner, but rather to establish a solid foundation and understanding for the students - to devise a teaching method that works best. The objective is for the student to learn in the most efficient and enjoyable manner. I am a University lecturer and a senior…
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Audrey

English Tutor Henley Beach, SA
The most important things is for a tutor to help a student to come to a place where they enjoy the experience of learning rather than see it as a chore. I am very good at communicating complex ideas using simple…
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George

English Tutor Mawson Lakes, SA
I consider the most important thing as a tutor is the success of my student academically through personalised lessons. I feel an obligation to ensure that my students pass or exceed in the topics they bring to the lessons and aim to empower them to create independent learners. I would say my strengths are being able to break down complex topics…
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Apeksha

English Tutor Clearview, SA
Understand the strengths and weakness of the student and guide them accordingly to master the subjects. Creative strategies to help students learn and master the subjects…
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Chengappa

English Tutor Broadview, SA
Tutors needs to deliver their fullest in educating the student. They need to have the patience to redirect from the main concept in focus to teach the fundamentals which the student lacks the knowledge. I explain as detailed as possible depending on the extent the student knows-if the student lacks the basics of the subject, I make a considerable…
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Rajshree

English Tutor Medindie, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student extend beyond academic instruction. While helping students grasp challenging concepts is crucial, equally vital is fostering a supportive and encouraging learning environment. A tutor should adapt teaching methods to suit the student's unique learning style, provide constructive feedback, and…
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Rose

English Tutor Henley Beach, SA
Not to teach an exact method for solving a problem, but to teach methods which work for particular general types of problems- techniques which allow them to become more familiar with how mathematics works. Also, to give them the confidence to experiment and learn from their mistakes. I understand how daunting a subject can be if a student loses…
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Andrew

English Tutor Underdale, SA
Encouragement. Learning something new can be hard. Things that do not come easily have the potential to discourage us, but the only way for anyone to fail is if they give up. As a tutor it is my number one priority to emphasize the successes of each student, and to find ways to inspire them to keep trying to learn. I will consider each session of…
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Himal

English Tutor Fulham, SA
A tutor can tailor instruction to meet the specific needs, learning style, and pace of the student. Moreover, students can help students understand complex concepts by providing clear explanations, examples, and demonstrations. Additionally, a tutor can assess the student's strengths and weaknesses in a subject and use this assessment to create…
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Andrea

English Tutor Mile End, SA
I believe there are several things a tutor can deliver to her students, the primary of which is to instill a sense of confidence and can-do attitude among them. This means my role will not only limit to a tutor but also a mentor, guiding my students on multiple aspects of their academic path. As a seasoned tutor and teacher of English, I'd say my…
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Amelie

English Tutor North Adelaide, SA
A tutor should be patient and never say something is easy. They should always encourage and find ways to explain something step-by-step such that everything is explained and can be linked back to a central idea. I am patient, friendly, and I can see and understand why something can be difficult to understand. I encourage and can relate to finding…
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Nividha

English Tutor Ingle Farm, SA
I can make their every doubt clear and I think making the basics and concepts clear, I can be very helpful to them. In India also, students use to come to me anytime for discussing their personal and academic problems. Being patient is my biggest strength. Apart from that, I am determined, helpful, kind and passionate. I am ambitious about being…
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Zarnab

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important things a tutor can do includes, listening carefully to the students, being creative and flexible with learning styles, building relationship with student, being patient with students at all times, and teaching students how to solve problems. My greatest strength as a tutor is my ability to differentiate instruction to meet the…
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Mia

English Tutor Rosewater, SA
Provide the student with a safe learning space and supporting the student in their learning. If a student feels intimidated and uncomfortable to ask questions and clarify any information, they will not learn as effectively. Every student has different needs, so it's important to identify how the student learns and teach them in a way that will…
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Maisha

English Tutor Athol Park, SA
The most crucial aspects of tutoring involve creating a supportive environment to boost confidence, tailoring teaching to each student's learning style, and providing personalized guidance and constructive feedback. A successful tutor not only imparts subject knowledge but also fosters a positive attitude towards learning and overall student…
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Emily-Jo

English Tutor Athol Park, SA
Inspire. Not every child enjoys learning the way we need to in society so a teachers and tutors, we need to be able to be creative enough for those individual students who need more guidance. For example I have had a year 3 student who hated english and nearly every subject at school, however he really enjoyed robots. As we were learning…
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Mailikai

English Tutor Pennington, SA
I believe that the most important things a tutor can do for a student is teach them well and ensure they understand everything about the topic being taught. With patience and practice anything is possible , as a turor my goal would be to explain everything clearly to my students with a hope that their grades will improve. My strenght is always my…
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Adam

English Tutor Mansfield Park, SA
Probably one of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to provide them with the support and confidence when approaching a subject or concept that they struggle with. Allowing the students to get to the point where they may no longer struggle in that subject. One of my major strengths as a tutor would probably have to be my…
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Ysabela Beatrice

English Tutor Port Adelaide, SA
I think it is most important for tutors to help students gain confidence in their own abilities regarding school work as this will help them succeed in life. As someone who has also struggled with school when I was younger and has informally tutored other, I think I am an empathetic and patient…
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shilpa

English Tutor Croydon Park, SA
tutor is meant to solve or make life easy of a student so do tutor must do.tutor must leen upon the techniques the student is comfort with rather than making it a headache for a student to learn or grasp it.so one must go with student methodology as prime motive is to make things crystal clear to the students. patience- in explaining things back…
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Joseph

English Tutor Semaphore, SA
Listen to the student's concerns and try to understand the concepts that they have trouble grasping, so that these can be improved. It is important to make the student feel comfortable so that they can reduce their stress levels and enjoy what they are learning I am a confident and sociable person, and easy to relate to. I think that I make people…
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Lucy

English Tutor Largs Bay, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to empower the individual to believe they can do it. This requires inspiring growth and motivation, as you cannot force someone to learn but only encourage one to try their best. To me, a student's best is always something to be celebrated and from here, I provide support and aid when the…

Local Reviews

This company has been not only efficient in listening and finding a tutor that was suitable, but also very communicative with our requests/needs. I was very last minute in finding one for my brother who was in year 12, but they were able to quickly accommodate me. Would highly recommend to anyone looking for tutoring!
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Inside OttowayTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 6 Caitlin worked on index laws and negative indices, simplifying exponential expressions and practicing shortcuts to make calculations more efficient.

In Year 10, Jaeda prepared for her upcoming test by completing practice questions on perimeter, surface area, and volume in maths before switching focus to balancing chemical equations in science.

Meanwhile, Sienna (Year 11) concentrated on integration applications, working through textbook problems involving areas under curves as part of her revision for an upcoming test.

Recent Challenges

A Year 12 student was encouraged to avoid leaving assignments until the last minute; one tutor noted, "she does get 'bored' if information isn't found quickly," which led to incomplete research in a recent investigation.

In Year 10 Maths Methods, over-reliance on practice questions without creating summary notes meant concepts for unfamiliar problems weren't always consolidated before assessments.

For a Year 6 English session, hesitation in spelling slowed progress—"he still appears to be slightly behind his year level in terms of spelling proficiency"—so self-checking strategies were introduced.

Each scenario saw learning momentum stall when organization or confidence wavered under time pressure or unfamiliarity.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Ottoway noticed Sienna, a high school student, came to her session with thoughtful questions about using the graphic calculator—a shift from earlier lessons when she hesitated to ask for help.

Jaeda, also in high school, showed new independence by taking the lead on her maths investigation: she finalised calculations herself and suggested extra methods to explore, having previously needed more step-by-step guidance.

In Year 3, Elouisa moved from relying on prompts for writing tasks to choosing her own topics and self-correcting spelling as she worked—demonstrating real growth in initiative and self-management.

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 The Parks Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Joseph's School.