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Anna

English Tutor Craigmore, SA
I think the most important things an english 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…
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Ahok

English Tutor Craigmore, 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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Hakeem

English Tutor Greenwith, SA
As I outlined earlier, a teacher's or an english tutor's sole responsibility is not to teach academia, it is to serve as a role model and to help their students grow as people. I think it's so important to treat students as adults, no matter their age, (Of course with a little sensibility applied) and even more importantly as an individual -- to…
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Sebastian

English Tutor
One of the most crucial things a tutor can do for a student is communicate with them so they comprehend the material. I see a lot of teachers that know a great deal about a subject but don't know how to express it effectively enough for everyone to understand. As a tutor, I feel that the most essential thing is to ensure that the students…

Local Reviews

My son and myself are greatly satisfied with the work that Jacqualine is putting forth to my son Tyler, he looks forward to every session. Jacqueline is professional, explains the following subjects until my son grasps on but also makes learning enjoyable. Not only myself by Tyler's teacher has seen an improvement with his confidence when completing a math's task at school. I believe we are in the process of having Tyler's teacher also liaise with Jacqueline to make this process a easier transition.
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Inside Humbug ScrubTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Dominic worked on identifying factors and multiples, including finding highest common factors and lowest common multiples, as well as exploring prime numbers using number lists.

In Year 10, Georgia focused on solving simultaneous linear equations both graphically and algebraically, also practising how to use a graphic calculator for these solutions.

For Year 11, James tackled problems involving fractional exponents and surds, alongside applying exponent rules to simplify algebraic expressions.

Recent Challenges

In Year 4 mathematics, a student struggled to automatically recall basic number facts and sometimes left homework on prime numbers incomplete, as noted: "did not answer all questions in the set."

In a Year 8 algebra session, working was skipped in multi-step problems; this led to hidden errors—"he jumped straight to answers when expanding brackets."

Meanwhile, a Year 10 student avoided writing out steps for worded percentage questions, preferring mental calculations but missing key details. The result: time lost retracing logic and difficulty identifying specific misunderstandings during review.

Recent Achievements

Dominic has started to ask more questions and actively join discussions after initially being quiet and hesitant. He now even volunteers to try fraction problems while the tutor observes.

Abigail has begun tackling probability rules and simultaneous equations with less prompting than before; she's making connections faster and clarifies her own misunderstandings out loud.

A younger student who previously mixed up digit values was able to confidently read five-digit numbers without pausing or second-guessing.

What they say about our tutoring

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Hi, all seems to be going well so far hopefully it will pay off with good HSC results

Thanks for your email. Yes, Richard is helping Lochie with his maths, and Lochie says that he is benefiting from the tutoring sessions. We hope to continue the tutorials throughout the year.

Thanks for your email Tracey is a very attentive and professional tutor so we are hoping that is will make a difference to Lucia's results with maths.

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 Gumeracha Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like One Tree Hill Primary School.