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Joshua

English Tutor Northbridge, NSW
The most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to be there for them. If a tutor chooses only to communicate with a student within the designated hour-long session, there is a good chance questions will be forgotten before the next session and eventually left unanswered. This is why a clear and uninterrupted communication line is…
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Peter

English Tutor Northbridge, NSW
To Help them build confidence, provide them with the tools to succeed and enable them to solve problems effectively independently Patience, organisation, dependability, ability to vary my approach and integrate ICT and flipped classroom/backward design approaches…
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Adeline

English Tutor Northbridge, NSW
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Dylan

English Tutor Northbridge, NSW
I believe an english tutor must always guide the student, finding a balance between giving them the answer and letting the student figure it out on their own. The tutor is not there to do homework, but to help the student to understand concepts and to have a strong foundation on which they can grow upon and use in the future. My strengths that…
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Sonakshi

English Tutor Willoughby, NSW
A tutor can give personalised learning experience to students where in the student gets the attention individually which he or she is not able to get in a classroom. Also, an english tutor can help in boosting the confidence and morale of the students. They help in building learning skills as well. As a tutor, I believe I have strong communucation…
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Samantha

English Tutor Willoughby, NSW
The most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to be there for them not only as a teacher but also as a friend. Different people experience different things on a daily basis, it would be best for the student to know that they are being understood and listened to when they're having a hard time. I think that I am a pretty…
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Liam

English Tutor Willoughby, NSW
I think that the most important things that an english tutor can do for a student would be to inspire them to love the subjects that they take and study, to be able to inspire them to do their work and really work at it in their own time, such that the tutoring isn't a dependency but a supplement to their success. Once that's achieved, it becomes…
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Renelove

English Tutor Willoughby, NSW
The most important thing you can you as an english tutor for a student is guidance and patience. You have to consider that every child is unique and has also their own strengths and weaknesses. I want them to love and enjoy learning because that’s life may thought us as we grow older. I want to have an impact to the students that he/she will be…
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Morgan

English Tutor St Leonards, NSW
Help them achieve the marks they need for school. Make them happy help them with academic progression and aim to see results. Helping and understanding your student is the most important thing watching their marks increase and them succeed is essential. Happy friendly willing to help, always smile create a positive relationship between the student…
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Jett

English Tutor Crows Nest, NSW
Build a personal relationship with them and understand what the student does and doesn't like. Having being tutored myself, I didn't respond as well with someone who could not meet me at my level than I did with an english tutor who I felt I could relate to and trust. I am calm and caring, which I think is really important in tutoring,…
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Tanya

English Tutor Crows Nest, NSW
Helping students learn confidently is the best work of life. I love using all teaching methods and means to help students overcome their learning difficulties so that they can learn happily and confidently. - A teacher with 12 years of teaching experience - Understand students' strengths and needs well - Able to work with students with different…
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Zichu

English Tutor St Leonards, NSW
No matter which subject the student is learning, s/he needs to know why s/he needs to learn it. Recently, Diane Tavenner, the innovator of American education encourages students to learn whatever they want by asking them to solve problem by themselves. In the field of applied linguistics, we call it 'boost input by producing output'. I believe…
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Biren

English Tutor Crows Nest, NSW
A tutors time is the most important thing for a student. If a student requires some extra attention due to doubts it is the duty of the tutor to provide him/her with the extra time and support. As a tutor I feel it is very important to understand as to how the student is taking in the content. Is the content interesting for the student or is it…
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Yi

English Tutor Chatswood, NSW
While helping students learn is obviously important, the psychological and social aspects of tutoring are arguably much more important. A good tutor will help give their students the support and connection they need so that they can become better, more confident and independent learners. A good tutor will make their students feel comfortable,…
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Tim

English Tutor Greenwich, NSW
Tutors must be flexible in their assistance to students through recognising individual learning preferences. Hence, they must cater to one's level of academic proficiency, their learning weaknesses and holes in education to provide a tangible improvement in grades. I have recent experience undertaking high school Extension 1 and 2 Mathematics,…
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Jodie

English Tutor Chatswood, NSW
I think an english tutor should empower students to think for themselves, as this is what is required for the student to succeed independently when taking exams. So the most important thing I could do as a tutor is to encourage students to work out answers rather than giving it to them immediately. I pride myself on being patient. I believe…
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Tejas

English Tutor Roseville, NSW
Understand the students problem and orient the teaching accordingly. Tutoring must be personalised basis the students requirements. Its equally important for the tutor to measure the students progress and ensure effective learning. Effective communication skills, can connect to students irrespective of age, make learning easier by un-complexing…
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Bella

English Tutor Lane Cove North, NSW
I believe an english tutor is not only a teacher but also a mentor. They are someone for the student to look up to, but also there to help the student develop their understanding through friendship and camaraderie. As they are separate from both school and home settings, they can offer an external and unique perspective on both academic and…
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Natasha

English Tutor Lane Cove North, NSW
The most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to offer them unconditional support. From this support comes a relationship of trust, within which the best teaching can occur. When students trust tutors, they become more engaged and benefit from intellectual discussions about the content. Additionally, the students feel motivated…
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Anna

English Tutor Roseville, NSW
I consider effective communication to be the most important thing an english tutor can have for a student, as this one quality filters into all aspects of the job as a tutor. This allows the tutor to gain an understanding of the specific goals or concerns of the student to then maximise the use of sessions, allowing for substantial growth. I…
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Anna Fedora

English Tutor Seaforth, NSW
1) Creating a collaborative, positive and friendly environment where the student feels encouraged and enthusiastic about learning. 2) A personalized approached to tutoring each student. I am very empathetic, hard-working and love connecting with kids and younger people. I am confident these traits, along with my commitment and dedication to…
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Jasmine

English Tutor Lindfield, NSW
It is so important for tutors to adapt their method of teaching to the way the student learns. Every student not only has different needs and difficulties, but learns concepts differently. It is extremely important to regularly re-evaluate the student's objectives. Modifying your approach as a tutor to make the student feel comfortable and…
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Oliver

English Tutor Lindfield, NSW
Make sure I am understanding of their strengths and weaknesses and how to further develop them Patience, communication and an understanding for the…

Local Reviews

My daughter just started with her first lesson and her tutor seems friendly and supportive. Admin team provided a good support so far.
Anuradhi Rathugama, Northbridge

Inside NorthbridgeTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 7 student Luca focused on mastering algebraic equations with fractions and brackets, then applied these skills to solve formulas and generate equations from word problems.

Year 8 student Nick practised analysing box-plot graphs and calculating cumulative frequency, using diagrams to visualise data for his upcoming assessment.

Meanwhile, Year 6 student Felix worked on converting mixed and improper fractions and improved his understanding of dependent and independent clauses through targeted grammar exercises.

Recent Challenges

In Year 10 Maths, one student's over-reliance on mental calculation—"I can do this in my head"—meant he often skipped written working for tricky percentage and exam questions, leading to repeated sign errors that took extra time to correct.

In Year 11 English, a pattern emerged: after setbacks understanding complex poems, confidence dropped and linking sentences became repetitive, with conclusions simply rephrasing topic sentences instead of building on earlier explanations. As one tutor noted, "he needed prompting to notice the repetitiveness."

For a Year 8 student in algebra, messy working out and inconsistent note-taking made it hard to review mistakes or track progress during revision sessions.

Recent Achievements

One Northbridge tutoring session saw a high school student who previously rushed through reading comprehension tasks start pausing to re-read questions and double-check answers, resulting in noticeably more precise responses.

Another tutor noticed a Year 10 student who used to struggle with structuring essays now independently draft clear thesis statements and introduction paragraphs for history topics, after initially needing step-by-step guidance.

Meanwhile, a younger student recently showed new initiative by attempting all multiplication questions before asking for help—whereas before, she would hesitate or wait for prompts.

What they say about our tutoring

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I would like to thank you for providing a wonderful service to us.  We were recommended to you by a friend of my daughters and this being the first time we had sought a tutor, we weren't really sure what to do or how to go about it.  You made the whole process simple and easy for us.  Even though the initial tutor didn't relate to my daughter, there was no problem with us changing to another tutor.  This wonderful young woman was just the right person for my daughter.  They both understood each other and my daughter approached her year 12 maths exam with so much more certainty and knowledge.  We won't know for a while yet, the result of the exam but my daughter feels very confident about it.

WE are very happy with Jades work with Tanisha, Tanisha is very comfortable with Jade.  Tanisha has improved with her maths so far thanks to Jades help.

I just wanted to let you know that Arielle's recent yearly Maths marks were the best she has ever had. Usually he marks are in the high 30's ( the test is out of 60) but this time she scored 50 out of 60! Arielle was thrilled and I know this has really boosted her confidence regarding her Maths abilities as she always felt Maths was too hard. I have noticed a definite change in her attitude to Maths tutoring with Ivan. She no longer dreads the session and is able to remain focused and attentive the whole time. This has given her the confidence to begin her new school next year with a positive attitude towards Maths.

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 Castlecrag Community Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like SHORE - Sydney Church of England Preparatory School, Northbridge.