Tutors in Mount Austin include high-achieving graduates, experienced teachers, subject specialists, and passionate mentors from top Australian universities. Many have received academic awards or hold advanced degrees, and all share a genuine commitment to helping students succeed.
The most important thing an english tutor can do for their student is to listen to their requests and see where they think they are struggling with and need help with. Staying calm when your student is getting frustrated for not understanding a specific topic and understanding and listening to the way they learn instead of trying to push your…
I believe it is crucial to build a strong relationship with the students on a personal level to see successful outcomes. Incorporating a range of teaching techniques will ensure the student's success. Identifying the students strengths and weakness is crucial. This not only enables the tutor to use the student's strengths but can make goals to…
Preparing him to be self-reliant
Thinking on his own feet
Being a genuine independent thinker
Acquiring a neglected skill - discernment
Improving creativity and general wellbeing
Creating the concept of positive hope Perseverance
Empathy
Professional Gut (with everything it involves)
Patience
Positive educational psychology…
Inside Mount AustinTutoring Sessions
Content Covered
In primary, tutoring often targets core arithmetic—addition, subtraction, times tables, fractions, and building number sense—while also pushing for deeper comprehension, not just rote rules. High school sessions shift to algebraic thinking, graphing, interpreting questions, and developing strong exam strategies. There’s a big emphasis on breaking down word problems, revisiting tricky homework, and test prep for NAPLAN or semester exams, always tailored to what each student finds hardest right now.
Recent Challenges
Some primary students rush through comprehension or maths tasks without fully reading instructions, leading to incomplete or off-target answers. In high school, it’s common for students to have scattered or unclear working, which makes multi-step problems harder to check and fix. Other frequent hurdles include forgetting materials, leaving homework unfinished, or spending revision time catching up on missed basics instead of moving forward—all of which can hold back progress and lead to confusion.
Recent Achievements
Tutors are noticing students becoming more proactive during lessons—regularly checking their own work, spotting errors, and making corrections without being asked. There’s a clear shift toward students verbalising their steps in maths and explaining their reasoning aloud, rather than rushing through problems. Tutors also report that learners are reviewing their test results with more care and taking the initiative to improve, showing greater confidence and ownership of their progress.
What they say about our tutoring
Melissa was wonderful & we look forward to seeing her again in a fortnight. She was so patient, encouraging, gentle & knowledgeable.
Grace felt so special & clever afterwards she can't want to see her again.
We think Ingrid is fantastic. She and Elizabeth have a wonderful rapport and we can already see improvements in Elizabeth's work.
The sessions are best summed up by Sasha herself after Tiasha left last Monday afternoon - "Mum do we get to fill in a questionnaire about Tiasha because I think she is a fantastic teacher. She's introducing me to new things and explains things in a way that I understand." - we are very happy so far.