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Jil

Tutor Elizabeth Downs, SA
Firstly, tutoring helps the tutor to reinforce their own skills and exposes us to adapt to different learning techniques. Also, it helps fostering to a child's need and supports him/her to emerge out in the right direction. It simple makes a positive difference in the society at large and is indeed rewarding to see a child reach his/her goal…
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Anna

Tutor Elizabeth Downs, SA
I think the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to recognise where the student is struggling and then to work with them to improve. They are able to reinforce concepts, skills and show the students that they are capable and can achieve great results with a little bit of effort. What I think my strengths are as a tutor is I am…
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Ahok

Tutor Elizabeth Downs, SA
Tutors serve a distinct role from teachers and parents, putting them in a unique position to assist learners. Personal relationships are crucial to student achievement; the more attached a student feels to his or her tutor, the more trust and respect the tutor instils in the student, both of which are necessary ingredients for effective learning.…
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Julie

Tutor Elizabeth Downs, SA
A tutor is both an educational and emotional support for a student. They help students in their care to develop the skills and confidence that they need to be successful in the learning. I am a Primary School Teacher and I currently teach in Year 4 classroom. My strengths are in reading intervention, differentiated spelling instruction and…
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Adam

Tutor Elizabeth Downs, SA
The most important things that a tutor can do for a student are making sure that they are enjoying their time spent with the tutor and learning at a rate that is good for the student. As a tutor I believe that I am very clear in giving instructions, tutorials and explaining how to do things, i have the patience that most students need to learn a…
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Taradol

Tutor Elizabeth Downs, SA
The things I considered to be the most important in a tutor is to help their students understand the concepts rather than giving them the answers, in this way when they are sitting the exams they know what they are doing. And be successful in the real world, when there are no tutor for them. It would be the topics that I am not quite expert in,…
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Mounika

Tutor Elizabeth Park, SA
Improve a Student's Study Skills A good tutor wants to create a student that no longer requires help and so they instill those executive study skills that will serve the student well in academics and in life. Skills like organization, task initiation, focus and time management are essential to being a great learner. Strong Communication Skills…
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Michelle

Tutor Smithfield, SA
I think that curiosity and the satisfaction of that curiosity is the most enjoyable part of learning. Whilst students have different goals for their learning the tutor has an opportunity to impact a life positively. The most important thing is to achieve the student's goal but over and above that a tutor can engender a love of learning that will…
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Jaswinder kaur

Tutor Craigmore, SA
A tutor can minimize the weakness of students so that thay can achieve their goal. Tutor can make them able to read and understand the statement of a question. He/she can enable them to deal with academic problems. I can minimize the weakness in my students and enable them to deal with academic difficulties. I also can motivate them to study well…
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Kwaku

Tutor Blakeview, SA
To have patience for students as their understanding levels may differ. To make sure they understand what they study and its application to real life. I am patient and calm to make sure my student understand my lessons. I have techniques to assist students understand mathematical (or science) concepts. Furthermore, I pay attention to…
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Pavel

Tutor Craigmore, SA
Encouraging and patient when explaining concepts to students. Tutors need to provide encouragement as this will build both motivation within the student to do well in a subject, and increase their overall confidence in a difficult topic. I believe setting achievable goals is also an important thing a tutor can do. Patience is also critical, as…
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Neha

Tutor Smithfield Plains, SA
As a tutor, my duty is not just to support them intellectually, but also to help them learn and comprehend the world. I would love to help them grow mentally and emotionally to emerge as a good human being on the whole. Before being a tutor to them, I have to be their friend to enable their overall happy development as an individual. I strongly…
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Samuel

Tutor Hillbank, SA
I think that a tutor must be patient and remain composed with each student. A tutor is meant to be that person whose teaching is tailored, so it requires an individualized approach, picked up and constantly adjusted as needs change and develop. I have (as told to me by all my ever-suffering associates) a 'wild' vocabulary, and for English…
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Sebastian

Tutor Andrews Farm, SA
There are many important things a tutor can do for their students however, the greatest thing is being a supportive role model. If the student is able to respect and understand their tutor, there is a high chance that student looks up to that tutor. Therefore, it is important that the tutor can develop a professional relationship with the student…
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Modupe

Tutor Elizabeth South, SA
Be patient with the student and go at the student pace/level of assimilation. Impacting knowledge using the simple logic the students can quickly relate with and…
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Dave

Tutor Elizabeth Vale, SA
* listen! * provide positive, constructive feedback * inspire a student to improve & excel * broaden the student's knowledge & skills * generate excitement & interest in the subject * leave the student with a sense of accomplishment, confidence & pride I am confident, highly erudite, patient and persevering, with a warm & engaging personality…
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Gurmit

Tutor Elizabeth Vale, SA
Realisation of inner self Patience Leadership Depth knowledge of the…
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PAMELA

Tutor Salisbury North, SA
Boosting confidence of the student by helping him/er discover their strengths and create opportunities for them to utilize them. Encouraging independence by teaching the student study skills that they can use in their private study time. Helping the student to strengthen their subject comprehension. Tailoring a personalized program that focuses…
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James

Tutor Salisbury Heights, SA
As I alluded to earlier, I think the student's enjoyment is extremely important. That's not to say that they should be having fun at the expense of gaining knowledge, much the contrary; I think the best way for a student to gain knowledge that will last beyond the next test or exam is to have it conveyed in such a way that they take a genuine…
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Isla

Tutor Direk, SA
I believe the most important thing a tutor can offer a child is patience. Impatience does not create a suitable learning environment. Qualities like these can prevent a child from wanting to learn, they may negatively associate with the subject, putting them further behind. Every child can succeed, given enough time. I have strengths as coach that…
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MARY FRITZIE

Tutor Salisbury North, SA
Sometimes a student needs more than just a tutor who can teach him or her difficult contents; they also need someone who can provide them with encouragement and support so they can start believing in their own skills. A tutor can come up with millions of strategies to apply in order to deliver a lesson, but it'll be worthless if you don't relate…
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Hayatullah

Tutor Direk, SA
Assist them understand a concept Scaffold their understanding Help them improve their grades Help them enhance their academic potential prepare them for their test/exams I explain the complex mathematical concept in easy words such that the student can easily understand. I also use a range of resources to help students visualize the concept…
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Jaspreet

Tutor Salisbury North, SA
Most importantly, a student should be motivated and encouraged so that he studies with interest. He should be made to feel that if he failed to understand a concept once, it is perfectly fine and he should keep trying. He should be taught the actual meaning of the word 'Competition' , which is to beat his / her own last performance and not anyone…

Local Reviews

Alicia, is softly spoken and paced and this appeals to my teen Rose. Alicia picks up when Rose hasn't understood and works to explain it differently until she does. We are very happy with the confidence Rose has gained in maths & the skills she can now apply at school.
Ali

Inside Elizabeth DownsTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ava worked on understanding place value up to five-digit numbers and practised long addition and subtraction with multi-digit problems.

Year 8 student Chase explored the angle sum property of quadrilaterals and triangles, including proving similarity and using cross multiplication to find corresponding sides.

For Year 10, Daniel revised solving quadratic equations by factorising and finding roots, as well as tackling practice questions on constructing angles using a protractor.

Recent Challenges

A Year 11 student preparing a Research Project left work until the last minute, saying he "did not want to pursue" it—this meant rushed drafts and little time for meaningful revision or feedback.

In Year 9 English, messy written work made it hard to keep ideas clear; as one tutor noted, "focus slips when writing longer responses," so arguments became repetitive or lost formality.

For Year 6 mathematics, a reluctance to write steps—especially in expanded notation—led to confusion when checking answers.

The unfinished homework on number patterns and times tables left gaps that slowed progress during sessions.

Recent Achievements

One Elizabeth Downs tutor noticed that a Year 10 student, Chelsea, has started to ask for clarification on equations right away instead of hesitating or skipping over difficult steps—a real shift from her earlier sessions.

Meanwhile, Caitlin in Year 9 independently tackled all the Pythagoras application questions without waiting for hints and even checked her answers herself before moving on.

In a younger group, Chase (Year 5) now consistently uses finger-tap spelling while reading tricky words out loud, showing much more patience than when he'd previously rush through and guess.

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 Playford Civic Centre Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Taparra Primary School.