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Blakehurst's tutors include experienced K–12 educators—such as a North Shore Coaching College teacher, a university medalist with ATAR 96 and first in Maths, a peer mentor from St George Girls High, seasoned private Chemistry and English tutors, accomplished youth leaders, and award-winning musicians—all passionate about guiding students to reach their academic best.

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In my perspective, the most important things an english tutor can do for a student are to make sure that the student is well-prepared both academically, and mentally (e.g. stress management etc.). I think my strengths are my communication skills and holistic approach to teaching, built upon a large amount of prior tutoring…
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I think the most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to have the ability to cater to their needs and build self esteem, especially when one method of learning isn’t working. This not only allows for the student to understand concepts in other ways but also ensures and improves self esteem as often, students may fall behind…
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The most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to be able to understand their specific needs and hence find creative avenues in order to best convey a concept. Continual encouragement and acknowledging success whether it may be big or small foster self-efficacy and motivation within a student hence opening them up to reach their…
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Working with students can be a challenge, especially if we're meeting to help them bring up low grades. One thing I do when I meet the student for the very first time is to ask them questions about their interests, like sports, school subjects, music and movies. In the math problems that I create, I incorporate references to these interests. It…
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I think the biggest thing an english tutor can do for a student is provide confidence. With confidence a student can approach a subject with understanding but also take risks and experiment and question the subject which leads to a better understanding and ultimately a passion for the topic. I share a passion for learning and try to pass that…
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A good tutor should provide a supportive and encouraging learning environment, individualized instruction, goal setting, feedback, and support to help the student achieve their full potential. My strengths as a tutor are my extensive knowledge base, availability, ability to personalize my responses, adaptability, and…
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The most important thing an english tutor can do is to enable a student with essential skills, both related to subject taught, as well as life skills. In this way, the student can go on to become an independent learner. My strengths are in being able to put myself in the child's shoes and explain the way he/she wants it. My weakness is that I…
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As an english tutor remaining persistence and professional are two important qualities that I bring to any student I teach. Any student can learn and understand their true potential, this comes through clarity and how you explain things in a way that makes in easy to understand since all students learn in a different way. And I take this approach…
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To provide moral support as well as valuable experience. Great study tips and tricks! Strengths - I am good at explaining things - usually in a few different ways too! I can sympathize with my students because I too have been through the joys of school and studies. I enjoy tutoring so I put in 100% of my effort and time. Weaknesses - I have OCD…
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Help them achieve their goals. It isn't about getting the highest marks, it's about improving and feeling good about going into tests and exams and feeling confident you know the material. Being able to complete tests to the best of your ability is always the main goal. Slow and detailed explanations of the topic. I'm really good at going in depth…
Andrew
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One of the most important things an english tutor can do for the student is to, engage with them to make the lessons fun yet still learning valuable content along the way. In this way, the student will look forward to the meetings every week instead of dreading them as some students do. My strengths as a tutor is that i have had 4 years of…
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One of the most important traits an english tutor can have is empathy. Understanding the unique learning needs and preferences of each student is crucial. A tutor can create a motivating and engaging environment by adapting teaching methods to suit the student's preferred learning style. When students feel understood and supported, they become…
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To be a good tutor, I feel like you need to be personally connected with your students. Each student has their own unique situation whether it be family or academic and as an english tutor, you must be able to work with what your students have. After all, I believe that is the role of a tutor; to help students build upon what they have and then…
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A tutor or at least a teacher is someone who can give students a helping hand, perhaps a friend is too informal but someone they can relate to. I think being able to understand your student and what makes them improve or how they can improve is also essential as an english tutor and a teacher. It is useless to spoon feed facts and knowledge to a…
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To me, an english tutor is someone that can not only prepare a student in the classroom but to prepare them for life. Learning skills allow for the child to develop their own interests and pursue them further beyond the idea of exams and tests. I hope that my valuable skills allow for students to become high achievers, both in the academic…
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Be patient with them. They do not have the same experience that we have so it might be difficult for them to grasp or even explain what they don't understand but they will eventually be able to gain an understanding of it when you try explaining it to them from a different perspective - Patient - Flexible in teaching styles and explains concepts…
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I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to give them confidence and make sure they achieve their personal best, which is extremely integral in the student's journey through schooling and their future. I feel like I am a very patient person as this is a quality that is required for tutoring, my other strengths include my…
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. A good tutor can provide a safe, no-pressure relationship The assistance of a tutor can boost a young person’s self-esteem tutor can boost a young person’s communication skills Tutoring can help humanize young people with exceptionalities Tutors can educate beyond academic subjects Adaptability (flexibility, adjustability, versatility)…
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How the student accept the teacher so he or she like the subject How to know the need of the…
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I believe that tutors need to be: 1. Honest as this helps to establish rapport and trust 2. Flexible as this means being willing to adjust techniques and approaches to meet the learning styles of the students 3. Be patient as learn not to show annoyance in your speech or body language 4. Be good listener as learn to pick up clues in your…
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Build their confidence and prepare them before an exam. This personally was the most important thing for me prior to every exam as I would always enter panicked and feeling nauseous. After being tutored, I feel this is one of the most necessary and significant thing a tutor can do for a student. I am very patient and can attempt to explain a…
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I believe the most important thing that a tutor can do for a student is to be a great role-model. It is not only about teaching the content, but most importantly being a positive influence. My career goal whether it is engineering or teaching is to contribute to people in need so that they feel a sense of confidence and fulfilment in what they do.…
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I think that students generally need a lot of support, and that a tutor should be able to provide an avenue through which a student is able to feel comfortable, supported and encouraged. I think that I’m good at connecting with students and building a relationship. I am a very enthusiastic person and I believe that lends itself to creating an…

Local Reviews

So far, so good with Jie tutoring Charlie. Jie is professional, organised, and has warm and friendly nature.
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Inside BlakehurstTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 5 student Blake worked on understanding circumference, radius, and diameter of circles as well as converting between units of measurement.

In Year 8, Sam tackled algebra by expanding and simplifying equations before starting to plot points and solve linear equations using step-by-step methods.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Alex reviewed trigonometry concepts in preparation for an upcoming test and clarified key statistical terminology during the lesson.

Recent Challenges

Solving questions passively led a Year 8 student to frequent calculation errors in long division, especially when several steps were involved.

In a recent Year 10 session, one learner hesitated to write out their working in algebra because of nerves about making mistakes. This slowed progress and made it hard to spot where they went wrong.

A younger student (Year 5) often left homework incomplete and sometimes mixed up key vocabulary like 'radius' and 'diameter,' which then affected their confidence tackling new geometry problems. These habits led to missed connections and slower improvement between sessions.

Recent Achievements

One Blakehurst tutor recently noticed a Year 11 student who used to hesitate with exam-style algebra questions now tackling the trickier ones independently and even working through mistakes without frustration.

A Year 9 session saw a student who'd previously mixed up angle types not only recalling geometric terms but using a protractor correctly for the first time.

In primary, a Year 4 learner has started finishing homework before lessons—something she hadn't done until last month—and solved two-digit multiplication using the "smile" method all on her own during their latest session.

What they say about our tutoring

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Cordelia is very happy with Rory's tutoring.  Rory has certainly been a big help.

Thank you for your amazing service.  Mitchell has had two great tutors and his competence with his maths has amazed his classroom teacher.  I have been very happy to recommend you to other parents at school.

We couldn't be happier. Both girls are enjoying the tutoring with Jackie, and feel they are learning something new each week.

English tutoring in Blakehurst

Getting through 12 grades of school has its challenges. From actually passing exams to building intellectual independence to figuring out what to do after high school's over. Everyone can remember some of the hurdles that came up during the school years of their life. We have 83 English tutors in Blakehurst available to help your child overcome some of those hurdles. Private tutoring is all about a tailored approach, so whether your child needs to overcome some confidence issues, develop a study plan, prepare for exams or comprehend some specific trouble topics, we're here to help. And, what helps the most is having a good student-tutor fit, it's really a core ingredient that determines whether tutoring will help your child in the way you want. 

English Tutor Blakehurst

So how does it all work?

The tutoring is done in your home at a time and day that is convenient. We want you to be super happy with your English tutor so the first lesson works as a trial: don't like it = don't pay for it. No extra charges, booking costs, cancellation fees, minimum requirements or anything of that sort. Pay for the tutoring time used at the end of each month based on a simple hourly rate. That's all!

 

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 South Hurstville—or at your child's school (with permission), like Mater Dei Catholic Primary School.