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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
From my mentorship experience in my past roles, I found it very rewarding so see someone's progress in their understanding. I think that most people feel a sense of pride when they realise that they can no comprehend something that flummoxed them at the start of a lesson or tutorial.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
I believe that I am patient and understanding of the student's position, since I myself required tutoring early on in Secondary level maths. I believe that any problem can be taken on from multiple directions, any one of which could be the key to understanding for the student.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
To help students to not feel overwhelmed by the subject, since this can extinguish any desire to learn further. I find that the best way of doing this is to break questions or ideas into smaller parts so that the areas that they are struggling with can be identified, isolated, and worked through.Subjects Tutored 🎓
Exam Prep 📝
- Naplan tutoring
- WACE tutoring
Tutoring students in 👦 👧
- year 7
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- year 9
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- year 11
- year 12
About Ross
Background
I moved to Perth from Ireland in August 2025. I have a bachelor's in Physics with Applied Physics and a master's in Data Science. My previous professional roles have involved a lot of teaching and mentorship that I believe helps me to connect to students and build their confidence.
Practical Teaching and Mentoring Experience
Ross has hands-on experience mentoring interns and university students, not just doing the work himself. He has created personalised learning plans, written study materials and run small-group tutorials to walk learners through new concepts step by step. He also regularly checked in with his mentees, reviewed their work and helped them prepare presentations to explain what they had learned. This background means he is comfortable guiding students at different levels and adapting to their pace and confidence.
Clear Communicator with a Love of Language and Reading
Although Ross’s background is science-focused, he is also a keen reader and long-term book club member, which keeps his written and spoken English sharp. He enjoys discussing stories, ideas and vocabulary, and can bring this enthusiasm into English sessions, especially for students who need help with comprehension and clear writing. Combining his analytical mindset with a genuine interest in language, he helps students break down questions, structure answers logically and build confidence in both English and maths.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
Looking back at a question that Felix was unable to do in a recent maths exam, he was able to work through the steps to find the correct solution flawlessly without ...
Looking back at a question that Felix was unable to do in a recent maths exam, he was able to work through the steps to find the correct solution flawlessly without much input from me. It does seem that exam pressure has an impact on his ability, as he had plenty of understanding when describing the process to this question that he failed to complete in the exam. This is a much better situation that going into the exam with a lack of understanding.
Felix does not have the same level of understanding in Physics, though he does seem to show interest in what we were covering in this session. Physics is a course that relies heavily on understanding of the concepts, and from what I saw he seems willing and eager to gain this understanding. Hopefully we will be able to work more on this in future tutorials.
Patrick has performed better than my expectations in converting numbers between formats. Even with his lack of experience with division, he is able to understand ...
Patrick has performed better than my expectations in converting numbers between formats. Even with his lack of experience with division, he is able to understand fractions quite well.
To be able to move forward in all areas (algebra, fractions, financial maths), I will need to teach Patrick long division, which he seems completely unfamiliar with. I think that the next session will have to focus on this subject completely.
Carter has been able to figure out how to consistently work through the exponential growth questions that provide only 2 terms. These are almost a guaranteed ...
Carter has been able to figure out how to consistently work through the exponential growth questions that provide only 2 terms. These are almost a guaranteed question and so this is a great thing to see.
Carter has continued to be unsure about the difference between per annum interest and effective interest rates within the context of questions. This is a complicated concept, but I have added a similar question to Thursday's tutorial so we can cover it again.
Carter has never had issues with questions that involve moving averages, even after I included a purposely tricky one in today's tutorial. He has also improved in ...
Carter has never had issues with questions that involve moving averages, even after I included a purposely tricky one in today's tutorial. He has also improved in his ability to link the answer back to the context of the question, something that he had skipped doing in the past.
Carter has had multiple issues in the past with misreading or skipping over questions entirely. This has caused him to lose marks in all of his tests and is a difficult habit to change,