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Ridgeway's tutors include an Assistant Professor of Electrical Engineering with over a decade of university teaching, a school Dux and ATAR 99.70 achiever now studying medicine, experienced primary and secondary educators, peer mentors, Olympiad competitors, and award-winning STEM specialists—many with advanced degrees and a proven passion for inspiring K–12 learners.

Mila
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Mila

Geography Tutor Dynnyrne, 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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Archie

Geography Tutor Mount Nelson, TAS
Be readily available when upcoming assignments have crept up; be relatable so as tutoring doesn't feel like a chore; ensure that you have an understanding of where there at with assignments to ensure you are teaching them what needs to be taught. I am a kind and relatable person and am sure that I could build a connection with the student whilst…
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Timmithy

Geography Tutor South 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,…
Cameron
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Cameron

Geography Tutor Hobart, TAS
I believe that knowing the material a student is studying and having a plan to teach them is the most important thing for a tutor. A tutor would be very ineffective if they didn't do those two things. By having a plan, a tutor can improve general skills and identify weak spots in knowledge to then work around those. Communication is my biggest…
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Nicholas

Geography Tutor Taroona, TAS
To be patient, supportive, foster a relationship with the student where they are not afraid or embarrassed to admit when they don't understand something, to ensure they say so as soon as possible, so that the tutor can fix their errors when they begin and correct their path to success. I am very patient, i like to explain things in very simple…

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James is amazing. He has such a great composure and communication skills that helps put Eddie at ease and feeling confident about maths!
Brad

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Content Covered

Year 5 student Scarlett focused on identifying Greek and Latin roots in vocabulary and practiced applying rules for capitalisation and punctuation using targeted activities.

Year 11 student Aimee worked through detailed stoichiometry questions, particularly on mole-mass conversions, and then revised Organic Chemistry concepts by reviewing practice SAC questions.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Charli consolidated her understanding of the adaptive immune system and tackled a set of exam-style questions to apply these learnings to likely assessment scenarios.

Recent Challenges

A Year 11 Chemistry student, Aimee, sometimes became overwhelmed by complex questions and tended to overcomplicate her approach rather than breaking problems into manageable steps.

As one tutor noted, "She needs to be more meticulous when applying the rules because it is easy to make small errors such as incorrectly assigning the longest carbon chain."

Meanwhile, Scarlett in Year 6 English often rushed through reading tasks, skipping words and losing meaning; this led to missed cues in sentence structure exercises and confusion when transferring ideas into writing.

These patterns meant time was spent correcting basic misunderstandings instead of building new skills or confidence.

Recent Achievements

Aimee has become much more proactive about her learning—she now regularly attempts challenging chemistry questions before lessons and openly highlights areas where she needs extra help, rather than waiting to be prompted.

Another secondary student, Charli, showed new independence by using diagrams and notes to solve biology problems she had previously struggled with, confidently identifying her own gaps as we worked through practice questions.

Meanwhile, Cameron (Year 7) demonstrated a big shift in creative writing: after initially hesitating with grammar feedback, they revised their story draft by actively seeking suggestions and then incorporating them into the piece.

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 St Michael's Collegiate School - Sports Campus.