Tutors in Alkimos include a Singapore-trained primary school teacher with a decade's classroom experience, an ATAR 99.25 Dux and state story-writing champion, a maths tutor with six years' K–12 experience, award-winning academic leaders, experienced IELTS and English trainers, and university students passionate about helping others excel in maths, science, and writing.
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Impressive Hector has been supporting the kids well for preparation of the exams. He has really put in the effort to prepare worksheets etc for them.Janeske
Year 4 student Emily practised telling the time on both analogue and digital clock faces and worked through division word problems to build her problem-solving skills.
In Year 7, Liam focused on combining like terms in algebra and used number lines to understand operating with fractions.
Meanwhile, Year 8 student Ava tackled linear equations alongside ratios, using practice quizzes and step-by-step examples to reinforce each method.
In Year 7 mathematics, one student preferred to solve problems mentally rather than writing steps out, which made it harder to spot errors—"sometimes Aidan does all his working in his head."
In a Year 10 algebra lesson, forgetting to include negative signs led to repeated corrections before reaching the right answer.
Across several primary sessions, missed or misplaced homework slowed progress; for example, "Izzy had lost her whiteboard homework."
During a Year 9 English task, hesitation over editing choices resulted in unnecessary changes and reduced clarity.
Skipping opening goal-setting meant less focus during some lessons, leading to restlessness and slower work.
One Alkimos tutor noted Seth's shift to confidently speaking up and asking questions when unsure—he now leaves mistakes visible in his work so he can track growth over time.
Caitlin, a high school student, recently tackled algebra homework she'd found confusing the week before; this session, she explained her working independently and combined like terms with little prompting.
In another win for older students, Dina has begun editing her own writing drafts after struggling to make revisions in past sessions; last lesson, she added her own ending to a story and corrected errors without help.
