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Essendon West's tutors include a classroom teacher with experience across Australia, the US, and Japan; a Kumon teaching assistant; Bachelor of Education students with school placements in special needs settings; multiple ATAR 97+ achievers, including subject dux and competition award-winners; VCE-specialist private tutors; sports coaches; and seasoned youth mentors from leading Melbourne schools.

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Owen
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Owen

English Tutor Essendon West, VIC
A good tutor is able to help a student consolidate their knowledge and improve their skills in areas they are lacking so that they are able to perform to the best of their ability. My strengths are a strong understanding of the material I teach, a friendly approach, good communication skills and a strong belief that I can help my students achieve…
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Luca

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
As an english tutor, being an educator that always shows up for their students/s is most important as they may need tutoring sessions to clarify or solidify further knowledge. Being someone they're comfortable with as well, aids in learning as students can feel good within themselves to question the teacher but feel it is a safe space to work in a…
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April
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April

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
-Find ways to make the student interested about the material they are learning -Ensure that they have developed strong study skills so that they are able to work well on their own -Adapting one's style of teaching to most effectively match the learning needs of the student I am currently completing a Masters of Teaching degree and use all that I…
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Molly

English Tutor Aberfeldie, VIC
The best thing an english tutor can do for a student is treat them not as a child, but as a mature and capable student, who is willing to learn. Students learn in different ways and at different levels, and that is so important to understand, to ensure both the tutor and student get the best possible outcome after tutoring sessions. My strengths…
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Aiden

English Tutor Essendon, VIC
I think it is most important to be patient with the students and to ensure they properly understand the concepts being taught before moving onto the next topic. You must also be understanding and empathic with the students to show you can appreciate where they are coming from or why they are thinking a certain way whether it is in the way they…
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Safa

English Tutor Essendon, VIC
DIFFERENCE. A tutor can make a difference. He can change a student's life because tutors connect with students at different levels so they should be committed to their well being both inside and outside classroom. I think that my strength as a tutor is my flexibility and willingness to learn and try new things. I always try to be creative and…
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Malmi

English Tutor Keilor East, VIC
Provide support, act as a bridge between a teacher and a friend, help the student achieve their full learning potential and provide assistance rather than answers I feel I am able to identify with students in order to work out how they work best as throughout my schooling life I have had many tutors and have witnessed a variety of styles of…
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Edna

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
Providing as much detail in feedback and marking somewhat harsher than what is needed so that students are benefiting from as much feedback so that they can improve. With this feedback, providing very specific examples of how to improve instead of saying generalised criticisms. Create links with stuff that's already been learnt so that students…
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jil

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
To recognise that no two students are the same and that a process like learning needs to be personalised so that the best results are achieved. This personalisation also means that its much more likely for the student to open up and fully engage in the process of assisted learning as they can feel that the session is catered just towards their…
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Jenn

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
I believe the most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to not only be able to teach them the material, but to also be able to mentor them. By mentoring, I mean having a close, trusting relationship with your student in order to help them improve their skills on a daily basis. The mentoring relationship allows learning to go…
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Celina

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
I feel that the most important things that a teacher should do for a student is to be patient and not being on harsh on them. I believe that is crucial, as it helps to build trust between the tutor and student, in which helps with the students learning journey. If the students are unclear with a particular topic, guiding them in a calm manner…
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Imasha

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
I believe an english tutor should always provide a safe learning environment for the students. They should always impart knowledge, skills and also good values for their students. Tutors should always create lesson plans to ensure they address a diversity of students through their teaching as the learning capacities of students can be diverse…
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Karina

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
Helping the student gain confidence! The biggest obstacle for a student struggling with a subject is because they are lacking confidence in themselves. I am very patient, as I have worked with students of all levels and backgrounds. I am able to adapt very quickly to the students needs and how they learn. I am flexible with my…
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Renee

English Tutor Essendon, VIC
Listen and understand, as well as not rushing them but still applying pressure to their studies, most students lack confidence within themselves, so inspiring confidence within a student is a huge base step to learning. Engaging, listening, understanding as well as being able to problem solve and find unique ways to explain content in order for…
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Shromann

English Tutor Essendon, VIC
Translate complex ideas into digestible ones for students to help them build their intuition and problem-solving skills. Essentially leaving the student academically capable - an independent and intelligent person. The ability to teach complex solutions in a simple way. That is being capable of ensuring that students, from all levels, can…
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vinuthan

English Tutor Avondale Heights, VIC
-understand the topics or subjects where the student faces difficulty and is less confident in its approach,thereby helping her/him to cope with the difficulty -Imbibing the confidence in a student ,so that he faces the exams at ease. The ability to make students understand the concept before they get on with the approach of going through the…
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Despina

English Tutor Moonee Ponds, VIC
Successful tutors can build strong, personal relationships with their students. As they can teach to the student's strengths, they are able to minimize the student's weaknesses. Additionally, tutors listen and communicate early and often with parents and teachers I am very communicative. I can attract children's attention and make the lesson much…
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Emily

English Tutor Moonee Ponds, VIC
The most important things an english tutor can do for a student include helping them find confidence in themselves and discovering the ways in which they learn best. If a student wishes to achieve their goals, they must first believe that they have the capacity to do so. Therefore, if a tutor can assist a student in developing the self-confidence…
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Alex

English Tutor Moonee Ponds, VIC
Maintain their perspective on education as a whole, whilst catering to their personal needs as a student and getting out of the sessions what is best for the students themselves. Adapting my teaching methods to the student, and thinking laterally to create many ways to solve one problem, such that there is a perfect solution for every student.…
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Lourdes

English Tutor Maribyrnong, VIC
To engage with patients and teachers of the student to help the student focus on improving their learning skills. Everyone has the potential for improvement. Knowing what the student requires and focusing on improving their skills. Communicating with their teachers and assisting the student in extending their…
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Tashreef

English Tutor Highpoint City, VIC
One of the most vital things an english tutor should do is ensure that he is understood teaching-wise and that he understands his pupils perfectly. One thing that some teachers don't have is empathy for the unique condition of a student. A student's ability to learn can be affected in various ways, like by his surroundings and so on. It is…
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Vy

English Tutor Moonee Ponds, VIC
I believe the most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is be empathetic to the experience of a student, especially as a young person. Having been a recent graduate, I understand the pressures, stress and desires surrounding ones education and the want to improve and evolve as a learner. Therefore, being empathetic allows a tutor…
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Michael

English Tutor Moonee Ponds, VIC
Teach them how to learn, not simply tell them the answer. This allows them to develop their skills when the tutor is not present. I believe my strength lies in my ability to communicate ideas…

Local Reviews

All went well with Sharmin and James got a lot from the sessions.
Sharmin, Moonee Ponds

Inside Essendon WestTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 5 student Liam worked on decimals with addition and subtraction, using number lines to visualise calculations.

For Year 9, Olivia tackled factorisation of monic quadratics and solved area problems involving algebraic expressions.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Ethan revised trigonometry concepts—focusing on the Cartesian plane—and practised finding equations of lines using real-world examples from past assessments.

Recent Challenges

A Year 10 student relied heavily on a formula sheet for finance problems—when asked to write out the interest formula from context, he paused and searched his notes instead. As one tutor observed, "he goes to his formula sheet for questions that in my opinion can be written... just by knowing how to use maths."

Meanwhile, a Year 8 student struggled with structuring her working out for index laws, leading to confusion during revision.

In Year 12 Physics, slow rearrangement of formulas and mixing up indices often forced extra time spent reworking steps rather than deepening understanding of concepts like relativity.

Recent Achievements

One Essendon West tutor noticed a big shift with a Year 11 student who used to get stuck on physics formula work—now he's confidently picking the right formulas and manipulating them without hesitation.

A Year 10 student recently tackled factorising trinomials in her head and started checking her answers independently, instead of waiting for prompts.

Meanwhile, a younger primary student has gone from guessing at addition to carrying out sums in his head perfectly, showing real focus during sessions.

Last week, Sam handed in an essay that received strong teacher feedback after previously struggling to express his ideas clearly.

What they say about our tutoring

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I would like to say that Sultan was a fantastic tutor for Daniel and I feel sad to have to end the tutoring with him. In the short time that he was tutoring Daniel, Daniel learnt a lot in maths. Could you please let Sultan know and please let him know how happy I was with him as a tutor for Daniel.

Vibhuti has been good so far, very nice and punctual. My daughter seems to get along with her well and I imagine they will get more productive as the time passes.

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

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 Moonee Valley Libraries—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Bernard's College.