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Students' personalities diverse, tutor should break the conventional tutoring method. To seek for a better individual performance in the classroom, a customised tutoring method is favourably picked. Besides, cultivating students' passion and confidence will be another pivotal element in tutoring. Tutors should lift students' spirits up and make…
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As a tutor, you can help a student realise their potential. It is so important for students to become confident in their abilities. I believe tutoring can assist in this and allow students to perform to the best ability. I am a very communicative and patient person. If the student does not understand something, I will always try my best to explain…
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Sarah
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The most important thing a tutor can do for their student is to not only care about the students work, but to pay close attention to the way the student learns and the specific needs the student requires to do their best work. I believe my strengths as a tutor include being able to motivate kids to push boundaries and complete work of a great…
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The most important part is understanding how the student thinks and how they view the subject, only then can I adapt my teaching strategy to be effective for them! I am good at breaking down work into small, understandable chunks, and explaining concepts step by step for maximal understanding of a concept rather than rote…
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- be willing to let them lay out their own ideas, plans, or problems before jumping in. - help them find what interests them and motivates them in a given subject - help them understand exactly what assignments require of them, so they know what they're working towards. - help them get to the bottom of whatever difficulties they face in…
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Provide guidance and encouragement. Also allowing the student to have a go on their own will assist them in thinking for themselves whilst stepping in when needed. Making sure concepts are well understood by the student is of high importance and the tutor should facilitate this understanding. The student should start to feel more confident in…
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The most important things that a tutor can do for a student are building their confidence in themselves and in their subject. Allowing the student to feel that they have the ability to succeed is imperative to a their self-esteem and academic growth. My strengths as a tutor include my approachable and encouraging personality, high levels of…
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Inspire students to understand the importance and broader concepts within mathematics. Also translate the mathematics to a way a student can understand - perhaps look at it more graphically, or by using a real world example - and by breaking down a complex problem into simple, easy to understand parts. I think I have a very versatile…
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A tutor must be responsible as well as a good friend to the students so that every single child could trust on their tutor and share whatever they feel. I have a good control on children. i can be their mentor as well as friend. I always make children happy as much as I can. I was awarded as a best teacher for 3 consecutive years in my country.…
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Understanding the child's behaviour and adopting learning styles to it. I am a mother myself to a seven year old so I have a better understanding with their behaviour. And i am passionate with teaching as I used to teach keyboard playing to…
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A tutor can essentially make or break a student. She can enhance the self confidence of the student which will be beneficial for the student throughout their career. Apart from enhancing their knowledge, she enhances the student's social skills, their problem solving abilities and prepares them for tackling real life problems. Through face to…
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A tutor can inspire the student to work hard and achieve success by setting up a lesson plan which steadily solidifies the foundation for learning and gradually boosts the confidence of the student. Knowledge, patience and communication skills are my strengths as a tutor. However, I am exceptionally good at understanding the needs of the students,…
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Showing patience and determination to see a student grow into themselves. Having a growth mindset, meeting students where they are at, embracing their funds of knowledge (experiences, languages, cultures, preferred learning styles), and empowering them. Exceptional interpersonal skills which is important when building a professional working…
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A tutor's most important role is to provide personalised guidance, effectively clarify topics, encourage confidence, and establish a supportive environment. These acts enable students to become confident, independent learners capable of conquering challenges and reaching their academic goals. My strengths as a tutor include confidence, effective…
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I believe that teaching is not about pumping a student with exam papers or to make them memorise the answers and get good grades, for my satisfaction. But about really making sure the student understands a concept, so that they have a strong foundation and can apply to it many different question styles. This will actively stimulate creativity and…
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I believe the most important thing for a tutor to do for a student to not only to help them with their but also strive to instill the skills, like self motivation, healthy study habits, to continue succeed with their work. By instilling theses skill and habits the student can then move forward through higher education or an apprenticeship…
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To understand how they learn and the best way to explain cirten topics so that they can better understand the topic they are learning. A tutor is also an extra set of ears to lessen to students issues and an unbiased party to give advice. I like to think that I give simple and easy to understand explanations and can explain a concept in many…
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The most important is to be there and present when students are struggling. To be observe the weaknesses of each students and provide ways of improvement. Be compassionate and patient, ask students if they have understood that particular concept. I'm good listener, ensuring that students are comfortable to tell me when they are unaware of certain…
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The most important thing that a tutor can do is ensure that a student learns and doesn't hate a subject. I understand that grades are equally important my ensuring that the knowledge has reached the student is even more so important. Therefore, as a tutor I will ensure that the lessons are fun and exciting leaving the students more eager to…
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1. Being flexible 2. Being a good listener. 3. A good collaborator 4. A patient teacher 5. Should have a creative mind to devise creative methods which are student centric. 6. Be understanding. I am a tutor who can help students get to the depths of mathematics by developing intuitive thinking and creative methodologies. Throughout my…
Naftalis Daniella
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A tutor can improve one's overall understand of the subject, not just a specific understanding about a material. That is important because it is building the bigger picture of each subject in the long term. I am flexible in my teaching method, and I am able to adjust to each student depending on what they…
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The goal of tutoring should be to empower students and thus the primary focus of tuition should be to develop confidence and independence rather than reliance. For this reason, I believe the most important component of tutoring is not working through content, but reflecting and future planning to ensure the student believes they have the skills…
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Help. A tutor should allow for the student to work with their strengths to solve problems, and also to work on weaknesses. a tutor should work with a student, ie. adapt to how different students work, and help them work according to their process. I am good with working with people. as a tutor, i also allow a student to discover answers with a…

Local Reviews

James has been a great tutor from the very beginning. Very professional, and I can see my son actively engage in the lessons. I'm very confident that he'll feel far more confident going into his exams, and tackling Year 12 Maths Methods next year.
Michelle Evans, Colonel Light Gardens

Inside Colonel Light GardensTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 3 student Ava practised subtraction up to two digits without exchanging and strengthened her recall of number facts to 20 using quick games.

Year 6 student Charlie worked on converting fractions to decimals and compared, ordered, and placed them on number lines for visual understanding.

Meanwhile, Year 7 student Ella focused on revising the four laws of indices with examples and tackled NAPLAN-style practice questions targeting multiplication strategies.

Recent Challenges

A Year 9 student struggled to access homework reliably on OneNote via iPad, leading to incomplete tasks ("accessing homework from OneNote on iPad").

In a Year 8 maths session, overuse of the eraser showed avoidance of visible mistakes: "Does not like to make mistakes—uses eraser although being told that we learn from mistakes."

At the senior level, messy written work in cursive versus print hindered clarity for one student.

Meanwhile, a Year 10 student's lack of focus after a school event meant times tables recall faltered and revision suffered.

Recent Achievements

One Colonel Light Gardens tutor noticed a big shift in a Year 10 student who used to skip over complex algebraic equations—now, she's recalling BEDMAS rules and solving problems with parentheses on her own.

In a recent session, a Year 8 student who was previously hesitant about worded maths problems tackled several independently after learning to pick out only the relevant facts from each question.

Meanwhile, a younger student in Year 4 started verbalising his thinking when continuing number patterns, something he'd avoided before; by the end of the lesson, he was confidently explaining his reasoning aloud without prompting.

What they say about our tutoring

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Thank you for your email. Alexandra is finding tutoring with Ben to be invaluable. She has had two lessons and we have already seen a confidence boost. Ben is great and explains everything throughly.

Alycia is going along nicely and is getting on really well with Katherine. So we very pleased with the tutoring Alycia is getting.

Karina is lovely and I think she will work out just fine. Amelia is very happy with her  and they seem to be getting along fine. I hadnt realised Amelia was so far behind, and am actually glad she asked me to find help.

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 Mitcham Memorial Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Colonel Light Gardens Primary School.