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Michelle
Biology Tutor South Maitland, NSW
To be reliable and efficient. As a tutor, I need to be able to make sure that the student knows how I am going to help them. I believe that practice creates better students. Repetition of hard topics is also a must. A tutor needs to create a healthy relationship with the student in order to ensure that they can help them improve. This includes…
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Content Covered
Year 7 student Ava explored the language of probability, working through basic and multi-step problems, and practiced interpreting simple probability scenarios.
In Year 10, Emily focused on solving quadratic equations by factorising and using the quadratic formula, then applied these skills to algebraic fractions for deeper understanding.
Meanwhile, Year 11 student Lucas tackled first and second derivative rules in calculus to sketch graphs of unknown functions, applying differentiation concepts to real exam-style questions.
Recent Challenges
In Year 8 Maths, one student often guessed answers under time pressure instead of showing working, leading to repeated errors—"she tends to guess the answer when there's a time limit, which is not ideal especially with math questions."
In Year 10 English, another student struggled to organise essay ideas and rarely proofread drafts, making their arguments hard to follow.
Senior students in Chemistry and Advanced Maths regularly avoided writing down processes or skipped annotating diagrams; this caused confusion during complex problem-solving and led to marks lost for incomplete explanations.
When homework was left unfinished before sessions, revision gaps became clear in class.
Recent Achievements
One Metford tutor noticed a big shift in Rylan's approach to challenging maths: after previously hesitating on compound interest, he now works through new financial maths problems independently and even explains his logic aloud.
In English, Annie showed clear progress by rewriting her biology assignment response—this time with stronger thesis statements and clearer explanations, addressing previous feedback head-on.
Meanwhile, Shay recently took the lead during science sessions, asking targeted questions about Punnett Squares and confidently setting them up herself when she'd relied on step-by-step help before.
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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 East Maitland Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Maitland Christian School.