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What do I enjoy most about tutoring? 😁
What I enjoy most about tutoring is seeing a student’s confidence grow over time. It’s really rewarding when something that once felt confusing finally clicks for them. I also enjoy building a supportive learning environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes, and knowing that I’m helping them develop skills they can use independently.My Strengths as Tutor 💪
One of my main strengths is my ability to explain concepts clearly and in different ways until they make sense for the student. I’m patient and good at picking up on where a student is getting stuck, whether it’s a misunderstanding of content or a lack of confidence. Because I’ve recently gone through the same curriculum myself, I understand common mistakes and can explain things in a way that feels relatable.Most important things I can do for a student 🏅
Create a supportive and safe environment for students by reasuring them through the learning process. Also making sure students do understand content effectively and are more than comfortable to ask questions throughout sessionsSubjects Tutored 🎓
Exam Prep 📝
- Naplan tutoring
Tutoring students in 👦 👧
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- year 8
About Sarina
Emerging STEM Leader with Strong Academic Results
Sarina is a recent Year 12 graduate with consistent academic achievement awards across both primary and secondary school, showing long-term commitment to learning. As a STEAM captain and conference leader, she has guided peers in science and maths activities, explaining complex ideas in clear, relatable ways. This tutor brings strong written and spoken English skills, making her well suited to support both literacy and numeracy. Parents can expect a tutor who understands current school demands and can model effective study and exam techniques.
Confident Communicator Who Connects with Young People
Sarina has extensive leadership and public-speaking experience, including serving as master of ceremonies for a youth summit and representing young people on a local youth council. She has also helped produce a podcast on racism and cultural diversity, giving her insight into the challenges students may face at school. This tutor uses these experiences to create a respectful, encouraging atmosphere where students feel safe to ask questions, make mistakes and build confidence in English and maths.
Curious, Tech-Savvy and Organised Tutor
Through a competitive science immersion program, Sarina has worked with real-world lab techniques and data analysis, which she draws on to make maths and science more practical and interesting. Her involvement in a girls’ programming network shows she is comfortable with technology and logical problem-solving, useful for supporting modern classroom tools and homework platforms. Highly organised from managing school productions and multiple leadership roles, she helps students break tasks into manageable steps and develop routines that make learning feel achievable.
Recent Tutoring Comments:
increased accuracy in answering review questions, great familiarity with the concepts
increased accuracy in answering review questions, great familiarity with the concepts
Remembering when to find a hcf and what operations you don't need to find hcf.
great understanding of the formula and what aspects are needed for each term.
great understanding of the formula and what aspects are needed for each term.
understanding how rates and time changes due to how often interest is compounded
had a good attempt at area questions, good simplifying techniques
had a good attempt at area questions, good simplifying techniques
area and perimeter questions, coeffient--> algrebra terminology
great understanding of when to use which rule
great understanding of when to use which rule
gain familiarity with indices and its overlap with algebra