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Jade

English Tutor Wandana Heights, VIC
Be attentive, actively listening and approachable. Considering my students needs and abilities, in order for them to work towards & reach their full potential. As a teacher/tutor building positive relationships with my students is most important. This enables a foundation to be built on trust. It is important to ensure students can recognise their…
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Chloe

English Tutor Wandana Heights, VIC
Patience, I believe, is a strong attribute a tutor must hold. Some students may not comprehend subjects as easily as yourself or others may find them. In order for the student to be able to work through the problem at their own pace and feel comfortable to speak openly with the tutor, the student must ave faith that the tutor will take the time to…
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Laura

English Tutor Wandana Heights, VIC
Give the student confidence in their own ability to complete required tasks. Patient, kind, friendly and open, easily approachable and hard…
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Saron Wondwossen

English Tutor Highton, VIC
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do is create a safe and encouraging learning environment. Being in a space that allows a student to make mistakes and ask 'dumb' questions is essential for learning I am easygoing and can often make kids feel at ease and have fun around me. I can also break down concepts into manageable chunks that…
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Quyet

English Tutor Highton, VIC
The most important thing that tutor can do for a student is to help him/her getting better and achieve his/her goal. Beside that, a tutor should be friendly and easy to get along with students. Having been studying for 12 academic years in such an Asian country as Vietnam and graduated being HD student, I can guarantee about my Math knowledge…
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Jenna

English Tutor Waurn Ponds, VIC
A tutor needs to be able to inspire a student to strive and succeed in their chosen field, while still maintaining a personal, friendly relationship with them. A tutor must help the student to understand the coursework, but more than that must teach the student how to think (not just what to think) and how to apply that knowledge in many…
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Liv

English Tutor Grovedale, VIC
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is to allow them to feel comfortable asking questions and providing multiple examples of teaching material. This will enhance their knowledge and experience of how to support themselves when solving problems on their own. My strengths as a tutor are: Having fun and making lessons engaging!…
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Paris

English Tutor Grovedale, VIC
The most important things are creating an individualised plan for the student, creating some goals and building that rapport with them as well. My strengths are based around my personality, I’m a patient and kind person, who uses positive reinforcement, encouragement and promoting during my sessions which makes me a great…
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Brett

English Tutor Grovedale, VIC
Tutors should be patient when tutoring and be prepared to repeat themselves or explain something in different ways. Tutors should design lessons that are of interest to the student but are also at the appropriate level for the student's ability. Tutors should be encouraging when students do something well and supportive when students make…
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Teague

English Tutor Herne Hill, VIC
Providing support, giving them the confidecne that you have belief in them to achieve their goals and have the patience to work with students and guide them through the steps necessary to learn new things and understand them. Communcation: I have the ability to talk to students and understand where they are trying to come from. Supporting them…
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Needhi

English Tutor Herne Hill, VIC
Help and have patience Motivation, patience to work through…
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Paniz

English Tutor
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.…

Local Reviews

All going well with Kimmy. They get along well and Leah tells me that Kimmy explains things well. Leah listens and takes in the information. Kimmy is also prompt and friendly.
Danni

Inside BarraboolTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 5 student Eliza practiced comparing and ordering fractions with the same denominator and interpreted real-world fraction scenarios, then quickly grasped converting between millimetres and centimetres using a unit conversion table.

In Year 10, Austin focused on planning text responses for English (including The Crucible) and worked through a biology chapter check-up, tackling key concepts together.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Jamie revised methods of counting in discrete probability distributions for maths and reviewed chemical and physical properties of water in chemistry by working through relevant practice questions.

Recent Challenges

In Year 9 English, one student hesitated to begin essays and often "got stuck starting a text response," making it harder to structure arguments under timed conditions.

In VCE English, another found it difficult to trust their initial ideas—second-guessing led to less fluent paragraph writing and more stress during SACS.

Meanwhile, a Year 10 student in Biology struggled to adapt when exam questions used unfamiliar wording; as noted, "she did fall into traps laid out by examiners regarding practice questions."

In Year 7 Maths, messy or incomplete working meant division steps were left out, causing confusion when reviewing errors later.

Recent Achievements

A Barrabool tutor noticed a Year 11 student who used to hesitate with text responses now confidently drafts strong introductions and conclusions, even planning essay bodies independently—something he previously avoided.

In Year 10 biology, one student picked up complex immunity concepts on the spot and could answer gene technology questions without earlier revision, showing new self-reliance.

Meanwhile, a primary school student who once needed help for every step in long division now completes all practice problems with high accuracy and rarely asks for guidance. Last session, she finished an entire worksheet without any errors or prompts.

What they say about our tutoring

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So far so good. Freddy is lovely and Oscar seems to be settling into having a tutor really well.

I am really happy with the tutoring provided by Aisling for Calledon. Calledon is really doing well , feeling confident to overcome his fear for Maths.

Yes, all going well with Vicky thank you for the follow up. Pareise is great and Vicky loves the way she explains things to her.

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 Highton Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Ceres Primary School.