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Tahlia

English Tutor Highgate, SA
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…
Sai Shruthi
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Sai Shruthi

English Tutor Unley, SA
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…
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Siobhan
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Siobhan

English Tutor Hectorville, SA
I think that the most important thing a tutor must do for a student is to make the student’s learning experience to be enjoyable and productive, where results of their hard work is clearly shown. I think my strengths include having patience towards younger students, being able to think outside the box when a student is unable to grasp the…
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Samridhi

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is clarifying complex concepts, providing customized support, boosting confidence, fostering critical thinking, and monitoring goals. Tutors also teach valuable skills, encourage active engagement in learning, and provide constructive feedback. These efforts empower students to become…
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Simar

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important thing is to make lesson plan that suits them the best and best solve their problems. I have always enjoyed teaching. I am a great listener and I love to help in any way I can. I am also fluent in 3…
Henry
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Henry

English Tutor North Adelaide, SA
The confidence to attempt and solve increasingly complex problems independently. The ability of a tutor to impart an understanding of the foundations is the most important thing a tutor can do. Ability to breakdown more complex problems into manageable sections thus enabling the student to apply and practice the solving process rather then…
Matt
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Matt

English Tutor North Adelaide, SA
To understand how the child learns, and what they respond to best. As a teacher in a classroom may not be giving them the attention or understanding they require. I believe communication is my strongest strength, as my ability to communicate ideas and encourage children to do the same is corner stone to successful…
Jacob
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Jacob

English Tutor North Adelaide, SA
To be understanding and patient and to constantly adapt teaching style to better student outcomes. I’ve got an immense amount of experience and a high level of knowledge and teaching style across all areas I…
Abrar
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Abrar

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to inspire confidence by providing personalized support and guidance, and to cultivate a positive attitude towards learning by fostering curiosity and resilience. My strengths as a tutor lie in my ability to communicate complex ideas in simple and accessible ways, tailoring my approach to…
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Bethany

English Tutor Malvern, SA
- 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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Bunnarith

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
Not only the knowledge is important, but student learning progress and learning passion is essential in order to improve their learning in long term. The most important things I would do is sharing my techniques and tips in learning which in return helps student overcome the fear of learning, while enjoying their amazing academic experience. I…
Jacqueline
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Jacqueline

English Tutor Highgate, SA
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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Cadence

English Tutor North Adelaide, SA
I believe the most important thing is just being a mentor for the student and guiding them in the right direction and offering support in any way they can. I believe my strengths are my communication skills and ability to check up on my students. I also believe my kindness helps in communicating with the student and making them feel comfortable to…
Emily
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Emily

English Tutor Collinswood, SA
One of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is guide that student to success, this can be achieved by listening and being attentive to the childs learning styles and needs. Patience and understanding. I believe that patience is one of the most important qualities to have as a tutor, this is because it can be very frustrating as a…
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Prisha

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
I believe that making every session meaningful, productive but entertaining is key to learning. A tutor should make sure that the student is well-engaged in the session but still focussing on their weaknesses and strengths. A tutor should make a personalized learning experience for every student and build a relationship of trust with the student.…
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Kevin

English Tutor Campbelltown, SA
To help the student gain confidence, build motivation, and improve their results in subjects through carefully-tailored tuition sessions where knowledge gaps are filled and empathy is exercised to build effective rapports with the students and to better understand the challenges and needs of the client (including the parents of the student as…
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Gia Khanh

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
I can establish a trusted relationship with my student because once they feel comfortable around me, they will not hesitate to ask questions and will be confident to share their interests and gain new knowledge. When explaining new concepts, I can also break them into smaller parts so that my student will feel less pressure. Finally, since…
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Tram Anh

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
The 3 most important things a tutor can do for a student are: encourage a love of learning; understand the student's perspective when teaching; be capable to change the explanation in order to allow the student to understand the content. It's difficult for students to learn sometimes and I acknowledge that. It is my job as a tutor to encourage…
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Preethika

English Tutor Hyde Park, SA
I think one of the most important things is for the tutor to be understanding and listen to the student's problems to be able to grasp what they are struggling with and aid them effectively. It is also useful for the tutor to build a good relationship with the student to help increase their strengths in learning and incorporate their interests I…
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Vidana Arachchige

English Tutor Manningham, SA
It is necessary for teachers to be very conversant not only with academic and professional subjects but should possess adequate knowledge in other spheres such as humanities, new social trends, climatic changes, post-modern ideologies etc. Reading, dwelling in social media and conversations with people indifferent to their ages are useful…
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Divya

English Tutor Klemzig, SA
Adaptability, Versatility, Flexibility, Availability, Empathy, Motivation, Interpersonal Skills, Energy, Enthusiasm, Listening skills, Openness, Humility, Positivity. Patience, responsibility, tolerance, ability to explain difficult things in a simple way. emotional intelligence, creativity, enthusiasm, technology…
James
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James

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
- Inspire confidence in their own ability and to enjoy the process of learning - Understand the desires and drives of the student and help grow their capabilities - Provide the student with a unique learning experience that will provide a helpful perspective in difficult concepts - A willing and helpful mentor to a student who is struggling…
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Jenitha

English Tutor Hampstead Gardens, SA
Making student to overcome their weakness. Helping students to move forward with their skills which is truly fulfilling. Building confidence within students. Major role is to teach students how to learn and build self confidence. Always show them the patience when any doubts are raised. Always motivate them to reach their goal. * Making…

Local Reviews

Thank you so much for the great experience. It has definitely helped out a lot. Amber was an excellent tutor. I would recommend her to anyone else.
Megan, Kensington

Inside KensingtonTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 10 student Daniel focused on simple and compound interest calculations in Financial Mathematics and practised problems on measurement, including perimeter and area.

Year 11 student Emily worked through key trigonometric concepts such as the unit circle, radian measure, and applied the sine rule to solve non-right-angled triangle questions using worked examples.

Meanwhile, Year 12 student Jack tackled Specialist Mathematics topics by solving induction proofs—including divisibility—and practiced matrix operations like multiplication and finding inverses with guided textbook exercises.

Recent Challenges

In Year 5 English, difficulties with sentence structure and paragraph flow meant written pieces were sometimes hard for the reader to follow; as a tutor noted, "all of the right information was there, but often in an order that meant a lot of jumping around."

For a Year 10 mathematics student, interpreting assignment questions accurately proved challenging—occasionally leading to incomplete or misdirected responses.

In senior maths (Years 11–12), several students received feedback on not applying tips from previous sessions when tackling advanced quadratic and matrix problems; "needs improvement with solving higher order & complex multiplication of matrices" captured this missed opportunity for growth. This resulted in repeated errors despite prior guidance.

Recent Achievements

One Kensington tutor noticed a Year 8 student who used to rush through assignment questions now pausing to break them down and ask clarifying questions before starting—something he hadn't done a few months ago.

In high school maths, another student who previously struggled with quadratic equations is now confidently using both factorisation and the quadratic formula, checking each answer independently.

Meanwhile, a primary-aged learner has shifted from copying text for assignments to consistently rewriting information herself. Last session, she researched material and summarised it without any prompting.

What they say about our tutoring

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Anastasia & Surya seem to be getting on & making progress. Surya seems quite patient, non judgmental & able to explain concepts to Anastasia in a clear & accessible way.

Olivia is doing GREAT! She gets on well with Alex and he is very good at making it fun and keeping it interesting. (she is easily distracted so this isn't easy!)

Matthew is “very happy with Kirsten”. That is the best feedback a child can give. Kirsten has a big challenge to get Matthew up to speed. Kirsten is setting him homework and has increased the time that she is spending with Matthew as he needs to put in extra study with exams pending. We can't ask for more than that from a tutor than to be flexible and mindful of Matthews schedule and timelines. Overall Matthews school results are improving across all learning areas.

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 Norwood Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Joseph's Memorial School - Junior Primary Campus.