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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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Aisha

English Tutor Glenroy, VIC
A tutor must help a student reach their greatest potential. A tutor must understand their student's skillful areas and utilize them to the best of their abilities. A tutor must understand their student's strengths and weaknesses and tailor the lessons around the weaknesses. I am very good at communication and treat my students as friends. I make…
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Ziyi

English Tutor North Melbourne, VIC
I think it would be the unlimited support and confidence the tutor has for their student as well as their passion for their subject they are teaching. If the student feels like their tutor listens to them and has confidence in their potential, then in due time, the student will likely flourish and develop their abilities. A lot of the time…
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ANCHAL

English Tutor North Melbourne, VIC
I believe that students benefit the most from those tutors who have established clear goals for the lessons, are patient and flexible in their teaching style and have built rapport with the students so that they are comfortable asking questions and seeking guidance from them. During the first few sessions, I focus on building rapport with my…
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Ojaswi

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
Hear a student out! With my past experience as well, I have learnt that understanding a concept from the student's perspective first is very important when teaching as it helps the tutor learn where the student has gone wrong exactly and correct the student as much needed without making them feel under confident or unheard. This gives them the…
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Ninn

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
Before the grades, I think the most important thing a tutor can do is to impart a love for learning I am outgoing and I am efficient at breaking down complex topics into easily understandable…
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Graham

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
Provide motivation and structure to assist in self-motivated study. My ability to understand and break down complex concepts to make them…
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Shaun

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
Tutors should be able to make a student not feel bad for having trouble during lessons. They should allow them to feel open to asking questions and asking for help when they do not understand an aspect of something being taught. I think I can connect and befriend students well as a tutor. I try my best to make students as comfortable as they can…
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Nathaniel

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
Having worked with students of ages from kindergarten to high school, I believe that the foundations of education before growth stagnation is the most important for setting up individuals for life. I believe that institutions should not just focus on education as an individual tool, but should also in parallel be capable of teaching students about…
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Blessing

English Tutor St Albans, VIC
Make the student not just do well in the subject but making the love the subject and have a good understanding of the subject, which will lead to achieving desired results. I am patient, and take my time to evaluate the best teaching method that works with each student individually. I prepare well for my tutorials. I am easy and free to talk…
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Pardeep

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
Creating a safe and welcoming atmosphere where students feel comfortable asking questions, making mistakes, and expressing their thoughts. Moreover, it is also vital to take the time to understand each student's unique strengths, weaknesses, learning style, and goals. Finally, adapting my teaching methods and strategies to suit the…
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Jaeyeon

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
I believe taking the time with each individual student and connecting with them on a personal level is the most important thing as each student is going through different experiences and difficulties. I believe this is the difference between being a tutor to becoming a mentor as well which will elevate the students' skills in many ways not only in…
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DANIEL

English Tutor Princes Hill, VIC
Beyond simply helping a student improve their grades, I believe a tutor should aim to further engage their students in their learning and to actively enjoy school. It's one thing to explain to a student how to approach concepts and assessment tasks, but to actively encourage them to love school is something that separates a good tutor from a…
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Alexandra

English Tutor Princes Hill, VIC
Rather than provide a mass amount of information, the most important thing that a tutor can do for a student is instil a sense of confidence and interest in the subject. Personally the experiences that I have taken with me from systems of education have been how applicable the framework of learning is to other facets of the reasoning process.…
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Natasha

English Tutor Princes Hill, VIC
Not give up on them. Understand that every student is different and change up teaching method to suit their different IQs to help them do the best they can. Be a good role model to the student, so they respect you and want to work harder every time I believe I am able to explain difficult concepts by breaking down and simplifying it to the…
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Hiya

English Tutor North Melbourne, VIC
In my opinion, making the student feel comfortable is key to establishing a healthy and optimistic relationship with learning. The teaching space needs to be free of judgement and should feel inclusive. A one-size-fits-all method of teaching disregards every student's unique circumstances so the tutor should make an active effort to empathise with…
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Tanishka

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
The most important thing a tutor can do is be patient and cheer on their student, allowing the student to maintain their self esteem even when they are having trouble. My strengths are my patience, dedication, and being able to reframe how I teach something. For example, I may use the student's personal interests to explain a concept and make it…
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Mike

English Tutor Brunswick, VIC
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to teach him effective strategies and help him believe in his ability to learn and grow As a mechanical engineer, I have an expertise in maths and physics. I am patient, empathic and flexible. I can adapt to different situations and…
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Nithila

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
A tutor not only helps the student get better grades in examination but also helps them understand the core concepts of the subjects that can be applied to everyday life and also encourages a balance between work and play. As a mental health first aider, I truly believe in the importance of maintaining a good balance and being a good listener to…
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Gurleen

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
I believe the most important things a tutor can do are build a student’s confidence and give personalized support. By encouraging students to believe in themselves and adjusting lessons to fit their needs, a tutor can help them overcome challenges and make steady progress. My strengths as a tutor are patience, approachability, and the ability to…
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Shanela

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
The tutor can make the learning experience more comfortable and enjoyable for the student I believe I can make it more fun and relaxing when it comes to studying which can enable the children to grasp the syllabus better. As I am still a student too at the University of Melbourne, I am able to understand the struggles children face with learning…
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IenFan

English Tutor North Melbourne, VIC
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do is to wear students' shoes, which means to understand their strengths, weaknesses, and learning styles. Once we recognise how each student learns best, we can adapt our explanations and materials to support them more effectively. I used to struggle with some of these subjects myself, which helps me…
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Jennifer

English Tutor Parkville, VIC
I am always willing to listen. Teaching a student is not lecturing them and assuming that they are a sponge and can absorb everything you say. I believe that to teach a student well, you must be willing to listen to them, and understand how they learn so that you can provide the best learning experience as possible. I want to be a tutor so that I…
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Thomas

English Tutor Yarraville, VIC
Whilst ensuring the student learns or develops topics/skills is important, fostering an interest and curiosity in the subject is more important in my opinion. Through the support of teachers and students in my schooling I have grown a deep interest in maths, science and literature, which makes study and learning these subjects easy! I am patient,…

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.

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.