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Xinyi

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Always know what students need and what's their priority. This means a tutor need to show respect to students. They need to know very well about the students and are wise and knowledgable enough to give good advice and make sure students love listening to the advice. I love to solve questions. If I could make complicated things into easy ones, I'd…
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Rajeswari

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
A tutor can make a student curious and this curiosity makes the student knowledgable.Learning should not be a hard task.It should be a fun experience and a pathway to self reflection. I am a good educator and i like to teach people because i love sharing my…
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Jatin

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do is focus on the specific needs of the student, identify areas of weakness, and tailor the teaching approach accordingly. Students may have gaps in their understanding due to missed classes, inadequate explanations, or other reasons. A tutor can identify these gaps and help bridge them by revisiting…
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Michelle

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Setting goals and personalizing each lesson for the student. Knowing what the students what to achieve from each session and making plans to ensure they get the most out of it each time. I excel in English literature but am flexible with any subjects within social sciences. In teaching itself I'm patient and like to work with the students until…
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Imogen

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to open a rapport that makes them feel safe and understood, an environment where they are not afraid to try and even not afraid to fail, in the knowledge that with help and direction they can try again and do better. With the acceptance that 1 style (or even 10 styles!) of teaching…
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Shanice

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
In my opinion, I will provide the best attitude towards the students and tutor them with the best of me. Moreover, I will encourage my students to work hard and give them advices when they are facing problems. I will be able to work in team or independently. Besides, I am hard-working, responsible and dedicated approach attitude. I am willing to…
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Miao

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Students need to realize that learning is not only limited in the classroom. Lecturing and tutoring not only help the students to understand the knowledge and achieve the academic purpose, but also guide them to construct the way of thinking. I use my prior knowledge to guide the lessons and prepare, ensuing students build upon their knowledge and…
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Efstratia

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Reduce their stress levels around assessment and being resourceful as a learning tool Helping students enjoy school more and improve their grades Student retention (I have 6 regular students a week for the last 2…
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Mebel Melekha

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
a comfort zone in studying understanding of the topic very clearly adjustable according to their needs and timing i am calm easygoing teaching method according to the students capability very…
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Kaitlyn

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Always be patient as everyone learns at their own pace Being patient and understanding with the…
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Om

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Making a student learn and fully comprehend a subject matter while not belittling them in the process, but rather motivating them and getting them to enjoy learning about that subject. I am really good with people, have great communication skills and can build rapport instantly. I am friendly but at the same time, able to be professional. I have…
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Shalvi

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
It is very important as a tutor to understand your student. Be his silent friend and connect with him. Read his mental abilities, his interest, observe his qualities and disabilities, his way of learning things. And then try to impart the teaching depending on all these factors. Each student is different and so is the method of teaching. Teaching…
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xiaotong

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Prepare them for future learning while doing current learning of the knowledge. Help them develop skills like organization, task initiation, focus and time management. I'm passionate, friendly and willing to offer helps as soon as I can. I have always find the process of learning is beneficial and Interesting, although it is challenging. It is…
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Sourjo

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Make sure students understand rather than memorise. Make studying and practice fun and interesting. Introducing New methods and algorithms to feed student’s interest with every new topic. Making understanding topics fun and interactive . Superior understanding of topics and algorithms. Finding easy and short methods to solve problems in an…
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Arpita

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Make concepts easier to understand and grasp for students. To not let the students lose interest in the subject. Students to enjoy their study and stay involved. I connect well with students. I explain concepts in a simpler way that are easy to understand. I am jolly and friendly but not to the point where the student starts ignoring my words.…
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Shuyu

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Standing on student's perspective, try to understand their own situation, try to understand what they need, what they want, what target is the most realistic for them so that i can decide the course syllabus accordingly My English skill (the most important skill) My friendliness (so that the students will be more willing to study) Dealing…
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Clark

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Become students’ friends so you can lead the children to the book, most students don’t want study because the teacher is too strict and always pushing them, if the tutor can become their friends, they can lead the student to study voluntary. I’m patient enough to take care of a children’s work and I can spend more time with him or her to…
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SAPNA

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
I think that a tutor should not limit themselves to just subject knowledge. They should research more on effective teaching methods and strategies that might help them connect to their students more. They should develop practices that make a student's life easier and should understand the individual needs of the students. Often tutors have to…
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Tim

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Communication is very important, as it is vital that the student is able to convey any questions, misunderstandings or opinions to the tutor for a tailored tutoring experience to occur. It is also at the same time that the tutor needs to be precise and straightforward with their explanation on different concepts. I think I generally build a…
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Shenal

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
I think the most important thing a tutor can do is to get a proper understanding of the level of mathematical 'maturity' of a specific student, rather than just assuming a certain background knowledge. Once this is established, it's possible to get the core of what exactly a student is struggling with (usually a particular fundamental concept) and…
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Ishika

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
The most important thing is trust that both tutor and student should have on each other. An ease of asking questions and making mistakes is another very important thing. Its okay to make mistakes but if your student is afraid of you , they would never ask questions and will be afraid to make mistakes so the tutor will never be able to…
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Syed Ahmed

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Help students understand concepts that they are struggling with as tutors can provide the one on one assistance required for this. I am a well-rounded student and a patient individual. I've been in the shoes of the struggling students before and therefore, I can relate with them and that will make giving them aid…
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Glen

English Tutor Kent Town, SA
Establish areas of difficulties Identify learning method of student Recognition and rewards on certain achievements Keeping the course material challenging but worth attaining My patience and being able to adapt to the pace of the students. I'm also able to get along with different personalities and meeting students on their level of…

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.