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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.

James-William
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James-William

Tutor Athol Park, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is to make them feel comfortable to communicate with. Communication is key for a student's success, if they don't know how to do certain things, they can ask the tutor. Sometimes the tutor does not always know the answer, but the tutor is seen as a reliable source so whichever information the…
Ethan
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Ethan

Tutor Woodville Park, SA
As mentioned above, to make a student feel comfortable is really important as it makes them more confident with the material not only in that subject but universally. They become more confident as a learner and will find it easier to develop the tools to solve problems themselves more independently of others. Additionally, as a tutor, I feel like…
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Jasriem
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Jasriem

Tutor Beverley, SA
I believe understanding your students' weaknesses and taking your time to get to know them and teach them based on their needs and learning styles will make them want to learn more. The way I make the lesson engaging, enjoyable, and student-specific. Lessons are catered to based on their skills, needs, and learning style. Positive impacts must be…
Ankit
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Ankit

Tutor Kilburn, SA
In school, teachers deliver lessons on a general teaching strategy, whereas the context and mindset of all the students are diverse. A tutor helps students to improve their learning by contextualizing their learning based on their learning needs, aligning with learning difficulties, and provide constant help and boosting up their confidence in…
Athira
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Athira

Tutor Findon, SA
Recognise which areas of learning a student struggles with and focus to improve these areas instead of rehearsing already understood information. It is also extremely important to encourage students to ask questions and not to be inclined to feel embarrassed. I will attempt to answer these queries to the best of my ability and seek clarification…
Krisha
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Krisha

Tutor Blair Athol, SA
As a tutor, when you spend time listening to your students, you start building a relationship with your student. Then, I can begin personalising the learning plan accordingly to the student's needs, interests and strongest points. As a tutor, you have many strengths, the strength to fully understand your students' weaknesses, and then work…
Bimal
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Bimal

Tutor Welland, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for their students are: • making a better environment for the students where they can learn things in better way. My strengths as tutor: • I enjoyed teaching which helps me to make my students understand better. • I always find easy way for my students to solve the…
Madison
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Madison

Tutor Pooraka, SA
I believe that tutoring is extremely important and can give students help in classes they may be struggling in or provide them a way to get ahead in their classes. Learning is incredibly important and tutoring can provide students with the knowledge they need to thrive. I am currently studying for a bachelor of science and am incredibly passionate…
Edbert
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Edbert

Tutor Kidman Park, SA
I consider the most important thing a tutor can do for a student are to guide and help the students to get on the right pathway and helping them understand their choices. I have lots of patience towards my students, always trying to understand my students, always being punctual, helping my students when help is need and be kind to…
Harsimrat
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Harsimrat

Tutor Fulham Gardens, SA
Personalised learning plan Differentiated instruction Encourage conceptual thinking Provide intellectual stretch in tasks Help students improve their study habits Organisation and time management Differentiated instruction Multidimensional student assessment Personalised learning Encourage conceptual thinking and multiple representations…
Yunsheng
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Yunsheng

Tutor Mawson Lakes, SA
Firstly, a positive relationship that creates an inclusive and secure learning environment. Secondly, not only focusing on qualification skills but also subjectification (student agency) and socialisation (fitting into society), linking students' experience to learning. Thirdly, teaching with a purpose, the ends (goals) and means…
Cristobal
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Cristobal

Tutor Medindie Gardens, SA
Help them achieve their goals and realize their potential. Give them the tools and the confidence to aim higher than they might have done before their tutoring sessions. I am able to identify the gaps in knowledge and address them quickly to ensure steady progress and maintain motivation. I get along well with students and can provide an enjoyable…
Vansh
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Vansh

Tutor Green Fields, SA
Understanding individual needs: A tutor should take the time to understand the unique learning needs, goals, and challenges of each student. This allows them to tailor their approach and materials to effectively address those specific areas. Providing personalized guidance: A tutor should offer individualized attention and support to help…
Guilherme
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Guilherme

Tutor Greenacres, SA
I believe the most crucial aspect of tutoring is creating an environment where students feel supported and equipped with effective learning methods. A tutor's role extends beyond passing knowledge; it involves understanding each student's unique learning style. By tailoring teaching strategies to individual needs, a tutor can instill a passion for…
Thu Ngan
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Thu Ngan

Tutor Athol Park, SA
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to be patient in the teaching and learning process. Being able to teach or solve a problem in more than one way is important to determine which method is the most helpful for the student, as each individual learns in their own way. I have been tutored before, so I know what it is…
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Mailikai

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…
Ysabela Beatrice
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Ysabela Beatrice

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…
Trung
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Trung

Tutor Woodville Gardens, SA
I think the most important thing a tutor can give a student is confidence. However, this is not just a feel self-assurance in their learning but a confidence and self-security to be wrong. The imperative of tutoring is not to build knowledge but to create an environment for learning, this means allowing students the freedom to express their…
Sneh
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Sneh

Tutor Seaton, SA
The most important thing is that a teacher can do for a student is to the make student comfortable while sitting in class. Apart from this, a teacher can change student Life to achieve the good grades which will help to the student in his or her career. My strength as a tutor is that I am having patience, responsibility to teach. The most…
Martin
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Martin

Tutor West Lakes Shore, SA
Help the student understand the concept and if possible, relate it to real life scenarios. Deep understanding of topics covered in school, using logic to answer questions and finding patterns in…
Ying
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Ying

Tutor Allenby Gardens, SA
Providing clear explanations, patient support, and tailored approaches to their learning styles are essential. A tutor should cultivate critical thinking, encourage questions, and foster a positive learning atmosphere. Equally important is instilling self-confidence and a growth mindset, enabling students to tackle challenges independently. Also,…
Natansh
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Natansh

Tutor Cavan, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is helping around with the difficulties the student is facing in their curriculum. Improving on their weaknesses on the whole improves the quality of learning and makes them more viable to achieve their potential. My biggest strength is to be able to connect with students, relatively easily.…
Lisa
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Lisa

Tutor Prospect, SA
I believe the most important characteristic a tutor can have that would be best for a student is trust. If a student is able to trust my abilities and my teaching, I think this allows many benefits to the development and improvement of their learning. This includes them being able to open up to me more about questions or even other…

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.