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Metford's tutors include a former school maths and science tutor with both Bachelor and Master of Engineering (High Distinction, University of Sydney), a seasoned high school and adult English, maths, and chemistry mentor, academic award-winners in STEM, creative writers published on Amazon, and peer leaders experienced in organising science camps and supporting diverse learners.

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Donovan

Info Processing Tutor Tenambit, NSW
I believe the best thing a tutor can do is to encourage their students and foster enthusiasm for learning, instead of looking at it as a chore, together we can build their toolbox of skills to take on the world. One of my greatest strengths when tutoring is that my wide range of experiences allows me to make tailored analogies to simplify concepts…

Local Reviews

I've been impressed with the lessons our son has had with Anna so far.
Bron, East Maitland

Inside MetfordTutoring Sessions

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.

What they say about our tutoring

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Thanks Gene, so far, Jamie's response has been very good.  He has had 2 lessons to date, as last week was cancelled at our request (he was away on camp). Jamie has responded very well to Eshan, who's approach is unassuming, gentle, but persuasive and constructive.  Jamie actually looks forward to spending time with Eshan to teach him his Maths strategies. We look forward to seeing Eshan again next week. Thanks also for the newsletter.  I have to say that I think your supportive written material is very useful!

All is great with Nathan. He's a lovely man and April has her block testing for maths tomorrow and she's confident- a good sign. April will now have a couple of weeks break due to holidays but Nathan will certainly be coming back. April quietly winges  about the homework Nathan sets for her but we don't interfere and are glad that Nathan makes sure its completed as April's attitude to maths was pretty bad.

Anne is loving tutoring and James is doing an amazing job so yes we are very happy and wish to continue!

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.