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Callum

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
I think the key thing a tutor can do for a student is ensure that their individual learning habits are in order, creating an essential degree of independence. I have found it extremely valuable to ensure students develop a solid work ethic and understand how they can study effectively. In this sense tutoring plays a supplementary role, ensuring…
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Chloe

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
Patience and taking the time to know what the student needs and catering to those needs…
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Robert

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
I think it is vital to understand the students individual needs insteald of just dropping a premade template on top of them based on their course content. Many teachers I have had just made us memorise the solution methods but I believe focussing on fundamental understanding is the key. Overall i have a very broad skillset with a focus on…
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Altamash

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to make them feel confident with any subject or topic they are struggling with. To provide continuous guidance and support to them. To ensure that no student is left behind in any way. To motivate them to give their 100% in every subject. One of my biggest strengths as a tutor is to simplify…
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Jose

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
Guide them to help them achieve their goals, help them to see things from another perspective, motivate them to continue their studies. Keep motivating students to learn and to discover new things, to teach them that they don't have to be overwhelmed by their studies and that learning is a lifelong journey. I'm a patient person, I like to explain…
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Nicolas

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
Guide discovery, hold students to a high standard while also ensuring they enjoy what they're learning, and spread an infectious love for the content. I have the ability to explain ideas clearly and concisely, as that is what I do for a living as a journalist. I'm also enthusiastic, reliable and engaging, so students are never bored during one of…
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Neha

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
Be consistent when It comes to classes. Be able to answer questions they have even outside of tutoring time. The ability to adapt to the students needs and style of learning. I have the patience to help the students understand these subjects as it takes time to fully comprehend certain topics. Every student has different learning styles and I…
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Danielle Alexis

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is not just teach them their lessons - but also teach them better study habits. This will ensure that the students may learn to study on their own without the help of a tutor all the time, and that they may be able to grow as an individual prepared for bigger challenges (such as uni,…
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Cassandra

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
Supporting a student in their goals, in addition to helping them uncover their strengths and overcome their weaknesses / refine areas of improvement. Through the course of tutoring lessons which will equip students with strong academic foundations, I believe tutors can and should foster students' confidence and guide them in their journeys as…
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Nutchanun

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
The most important things in which a tutor can do for a student is that make a student feel fun and love to study when he or she is studying. Because when I was a student, I received a great opportunity that I had studied with the great tutors. They are the important persons who made me to be a person who love studying and deeply understand in…
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Michelle

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
It is important to be patient and approachable so that students feel comfortable coming to you with their queries. Availability and dependability is also important. If a student has last minute issues the night before their exam it is important that they can rely on their tutor to get back to them by the end of the day with an answer. I am patient…
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Aswin

English Tutor Surry Hills, NSW
Being not just a teacher, but a mentor, a model of inspiration in their life to look forward to. The importance of a good tutor in shaping up a bright student regardless of age or background can't be underestimated. Empathizing with the student, seeing from both perspectives of the study load and the curriculum, teaching in a relatable way to the…
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Megha

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do is to adapt to student needs. As they grow and change, your methods might have to as well. Developing and implementing comprehensive lesson plans that accommodate specific level of learners while offering support to make sure that each student is able to grasp…
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Maria

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
Making students regain the confidence they loose on themselves when they see they're not getting the results they expected. Feeling like you're not good enough at something really takes a toll on you and having someone help you through that makes going to class every day and the stress of exams much more bearable. I think I connect with children…
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Dumisile

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
The most important thing a tutor could do for a student is show them that every student responds to education in the same way or at the same pace and whichever way they process information is perfectly normal. The goal is to maximize learning, in the way that works best for the students. I have seen this significantly reduce academic frustrations…
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Rafaella

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
- Build intrinsic motivation to study for continued learning and growth - Empower with not only academic knowledge but also with critical thinking & problem-solving abilities - Build confidence particularly in subjects where students may feel inadequate. Strong Communication Skills: I'm able to convey complex concepts in a clear and…
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Artin

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
Making sure that the content is understood by every single student as well as helping students identify their strength and weaknesses Present the subject with methods that make understanding the content easier. Identify strength and weakness of each student as well as supporting them…
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Bernard

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
Put yourself in the situation. Think about what you would do as someone who is supposedly better at tackling difficult problems if you stumbled upon the same question. Then convey your thinking to the student. I am patient and I am good at predicting what student may find difficult in a certain exam/test. I am also adaptive to individual dilemmas…
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Madhu

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
Help him learn to learn Patience subject…
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Owais

English Tutor West Pymble, NSW
I believe that the most important things a tutor can do for a student is: A good tutor should provide personalized support to help students overcome their challenges, build their confidence, encourage critical thinking, and foster a love of learning. My strengths as a tutor lie in my ability to provide personalized and adaptive learning…
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Hunter

English Tutor Queenscliff, NSW
To be able to help them understand difficult concepts and create an environment which they are comfortable and confident to learn in I am understanding and patient, I also can adapt to a certain children’s learning needs and use different teaching…
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Akanksha

English Tutor Glebe, NSW
There are many important things that a tutor can do for a student, one of which is regardless of our personal feelings, it is important that we should work with each of our student to ensure their success. Act like you are happy to be there and see them. The tutor should always be transparent and ready to work. Also, a tutor should always keep up…
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Yee Lam

English Tutor Glebe, NSW
The teacher's professionalism, encouragement, and patience. Teenagers cannot focus on study for a long time so tutor has to be fun and patient to explain the knowledge and catch their attention. I am a patient tutor who has worked as one-on-one class and small class teaching. I always encourage them in lesson so that they won't feel the subject is…

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.