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Samuel

English Tutor Thomson, VIC
By giving tailored advice to a students needs which consequently educates them in a efficient manner. This is achieved by an english tutor that has the ability to succinctly deliver information that makes sense to a pupil, who can then retain this knowledge in their long term memory. Being clear and concise upon my explanations. In addition I am a…
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Arka

English Tutor Newcomb, VIC
Listening to the difficulties that a student is facing with patience and offering customized solutions as per the students' strengths and weaknesses. Assessing and alerting the student if he/she is deviating from the track so as to maximize the chances for success. Patience, persistence, and ability to grasp the individual needs of each…
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Abu Sayeed

English Tutor South Geelong, VIC
The primary role, I believe, for a teacher is to guide students to the right direction. With all the progress in information technology, educational content is readily available for literally anyone willing to learn something. The key role, for a modern-day teacher, I feel is to help students understand what they might be looking for and how they…
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Nicholas

English Tutor Geelong, VIC
In my opinion, an english tutor should be able to to discern what motivates a particular student, easily identify a student's weaknesses and quickly build confidence in these areas through targeted practice. A good tutor establishes specific goals and ensures any tools or methods necessary for improvement are clear and available for the student…
Khushi
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Khushi

English Tutor Marshall, VIC
I believe, more than anything else, that an english tutoring space should feel judgement free for a student. A student should not feel hesitant to ask questions or to clarify a concept. In fact, I believe it to be a good sign if a student is able to outright say that my explanation is not what they need or understand. Fostering such a safe and…
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Didem

English Tutor Marshall, VIC
Building that trust and relationship and gaining that understanding of a students needs The capacity to understand each individuals needs and using that to find methods that best help them…
Mi
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Mi

English Tutor Marshall, VIC
Besides from general knowledge of the subjects, understanding the strengths as well as weaknesses of the students is a must for personal tutors. We can develop the most effective way to teach if we are fully aware of these factors. Also, one of the most important things an english tutor can do is to be patient and considerate with their students.…
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Nagma

English Tutor Highton, VIC
The most important things an english tutor can do for a student are to motivate them and make them laugh, to be a buddy who happens to be helping them with their school work, to acknowledge them with current, expand their grasp of the concepts and can be a influence in some tangible, positive way, helping them make essential connections, or…
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Amy

English Tutor Highton, VIC
It is important that tutors take measures to understand a student's strengths and weaknesses within a subject and to ensure their advice is suited to these capabilities. Tutoring should directly meet a student's needs, rather than implementing a one size fits all approach. A tutor should also supply a student with resources and advice that will…
Saloni
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Saloni

English Tutor Wandana Heights, VIC
Provide Individualized Support: Every student has unique learning needs, strengths, and challenges. A tutor should tailor their approach to meet the specific requirements of each student, whether it involves addressing gaps in understanding, building upon existing knowledge, or adapting teaching methods to suit different learning styles. Build…
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Mick

English Tutor Wandana Heights, VIC
The single most important aspect for an english tutor is to be able to keep the student's attention; losing their focus implicates the loss of any further progress in the topic at hand and their faith in how much you can help them as a mentor. Maintaining their concentration throughout the duration of the session, while tiring at times, pays off.…
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Tulsi

English Tutor Armstrong Creek, VIC
Unlike a school teacher, we can build closer relationships with students, which allows us to know students' learning styles and helps us in making more individualized learning plans for students. From my experience, I realised that I can adapt my teaching style according to the needs of the individual student. This definitely helps improve the…
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Paniz

English Tutor Highton, VIC
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for students is to give them the confidence to believe in their abilities in order for them to view themselves as capable enough to learn new things, work hard and perform their best. This starts with the tutor identifying the student's area of need and working hard alongside them to improve it.…
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Kyle

English Tutor Highton, VIC
The most important thing in my opinion is helping the student understand the problem, simply completing the problem for them helps no-one. If a tutor can do this, then the student should be able to complete any problem. Secondly, I think that it is important to treat the student as if they are an equal. Students who require tutoring generally…
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Syed Ashtar Hussain

English Tutor Waurn Ponds, VIC
Build a solid foundation, improve confidence, and create a clear routine that makes progress predictable. That means: fixing gaps, drilling the right practice questions, teaching a clean method, and helping them study smarter, not longer. I also focus on test skills, time management, and how to check answers quickly. The goal is independence, so…

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Content Covered

Year 5 student Eliz focused on double digit multiplication, the long division method, and explored factors and highest common factors through practical examples.

For Year 9, Amy practised solving linear equations and worked through probability questions using frequency tables and bar charts to build her statistics skills.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Jack tackled calculus by revising chain rule differentiation and anti-differentiation, then applied integration techniques to find areas under curves with exam-style problems.

Recent Challenges

A Year 8 student repeatedly forgot to bring her school books and calculator, which made it hard to check her class progress or work on current tasks; as one tutor observed, "needs to try to remember to bring her books and calculator home so I am able to see where she is up to in class."

In senior Maths Methods, a Year 11 student hesitated with multi-step calculus questions due to second-guessing—she often paused even when her working was correct.

During test conditions, a Year 10 student's stress led to avoidable mistakes despite strong content knowledge. This tension was clear when the clock started ticking.

Recent Achievements

Real initiative in preparing was shown by a Year 11 student who compiled all her notes into a summary sheet and confidently tackled new types of problems, something she'd hesitated to do before.

Another high schooler who previously struggled with anti-differentiation worked through tricky trigonometric integrals without making errors, even handling longer equations independently.

Meanwhile, a Year 4 student has started paying close attention to tips on arithmetic and now tries out strategies unprompted, rather than waiting for help—last session, she solved all multiplication problems on her own.

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 Newcomb Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Tate Street Primary School Geelong.