Year 5 Danielle focused on solving worded problems involving integers and time, and was introduced to algebra with worksheets targeting unknown variables.

Year 6 Patrick worked through two-by-two multiplication as well as addition and subtraction strategies, using step-by-step examples for clarity.

For Year 8 Moss, recent sessions included writing essays in TEEL format—one on how bees impact ecosystems—and practising correct punctuation by reading aloud and editing his own work.

In Year 8 mathematics, one student consistently omitted units and symbols in answers—she doesn't add her units or symbols which then ultimately makes the answer wrong—which led to confusion when marking multi-step problems.

A Year 10 student writing English essays relied heavily on copying research instead of using their own words, making it difficult to show true understanding and resulting in feedback about handwriting not rushing it so he can read his own writing.

In senior classes, incomplete homework was noted as a recurring issue; missed practice limited vocabulary growth and deeper analysis, especially when working with unfamiliar text types.

One Narre Warren tutor noted a big shift with Danielle, a high school student who now stops to ask clarifying questions whenever she's stuck on algebra word problems—instead of rushing through and missing key steps as she used to.

In another session, Patrick (also high school) was able to work out two-by-one multiplication almost independently after previously needing step-by-step guidance; he even recognised when he'd made an error and fixed it himself.

Meanwhile, a younger student recently started writing down unfamiliar words with translations during reading activities, something she hadn't done before, and finished her spelling test with only one mistake.