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Parth

English Tutor Dulwich, SA
a. Individualized Approach: Tailor the tutoring sessions to suit the student's unique learning style, strengths, and weaknesses. b. Building Confidence: Help students believe in their abilities and instill a growth mindset to overcome challenges. c. Patience and Empathy: Be patient with the student's progress, understanding that everyone…
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Scott

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
Make sure that you're not doing the work for them, only assisting them in their learning- For it will be them sitting the exam come the end of the year. By teaching them not only the subject matter but also the skills to mold themselves to every problem or question, you'll be instilling confidence in them that no matter what is introduced to them…
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Joel

English Tutor Rostrevor, SA
A tutor must be able to commit to providing all the correct resources and help that a student needs. They should be patient with the student, understand learning patterns and be able to deliver information in simple terms. Tutors should also never judge but instead approach every problem in a friendly and helpful manner, as this will maintain an…
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Dominic

English Tutor Windsor Gardens, SA
Give them confidence first ! Support basics from which all other things can be learned. Personalise studies according to their needs whilst not losing sight of what they need to achieve as learning outcomes. Patience, kindness, trying many approaches and an understanding of spectrum and children with learning difficulties. Knowing that everyone is…
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enas

English Tutor Rostrevor, SA
Most importantly, a tutor can foster self-confidence and self-reliance in a student. This ensures that student are believe in their own capacity to achieve and excel, which ultimately is at the corner stone of a great education. My strengths are my patience and communication skills. Having previously mentored and tutored younger siblings and…
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Cong

English Tutor Nailsworth, SA
I believe the most important job of a tutor is to yield desirable results in a subject for the student(s) while keeping the student(s) inspired and interested in the subject. Even though my academic results are not outstanding, I believe in my ability to explain concepts with simple and relatable analogies. In Math specifically, I am strong with…
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Lachlan

English Tutor Nailsworth, SA
I would consider a connection to (and understanding of) the student to be the most important thing for a one on one tutoring relationship. Without a thorough understanding of their needs and situation, one cannot properly assess the best way to assist in their learning. I'm very personable, able to chat with anyone about almost anything. My high…
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Harsh

English Tutor Nailsworth, SA
To understand a way the particular student thinks about the given subject and accordingly teach them. Explaining subjects with fun, but in efficient…
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Nick

English Tutor Nailsworth, SA
First and foremost, for the student to improve his/her results in school. And beyond that, to get them to enjoy what they're doing (at least somewhat) - and push them into thinking creatively and originally. Also important, is to encourage and emphasize how what they're learning, will be relevant and useful in their day-to-day lives. I feel that…
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Thomas

English Tutor Woodforde, SA
Encouraging, motivating and helping students deeply understand course material and achieve excellent grades is foremost in my approach. If coursework is particularly challenging for a student, tutoring is the best way to overcome the difficulties of learning it. I am myself constantly improving my knowledge in a curious and academic way and I…
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Thomas

English Tutor Sefton Park, SA
Tutors are expected to bolster student grades however this is not their true purpose, A tutor should help to develop students to not only achieve greater marks but also to have a greater understanding of the field they are being tutored in. This should extend beyond the tutoring time as the student develops the skills required to support…
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Jacob

English Tutor North Adelaide, SA
To be understanding and patient and to constantly adapt teaching style to better student outcomes. I’ve got an immense amount of experience and a high level of knowledge and teaching style across all areas I…
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Matt

English Tutor North Adelaide, SA
To understand how the child learns, and what they respond to best. As a teacher in a classroom may not be giving them the attention or understanding they require. I believe communication is my strongest strength, as my ability to communicate ideas and encourage children to do the same is corner stone to successful…
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Henry

English Tutor North Adelaide, SA
The confidence to attempt and solve increasingly complex problems independently. The ability of a tutor to impart an understanding of the foundations is the most important thing a tutor can do. Ability to breakdown more complex problems into manageable sections thus enabling the student to apply and practice the solving process rather then…
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Archibald

English Tutor Glenside, SA
I believe the most powerful way a tutor can aid a student is by giving them confidence. More than often, students can show more vulnerability in a one-on-one session than in a classroom surrounded by their peers, and so the best thing I can do is use these private sessions to impart confidence in the students by making them see ways they can…
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Karl

English Tutor Hillcrest, SA
To boost the student's self-esteem and confidence in tackling problem-solving situations to achieve personal development and academic progress. Also, to help them pursue their field of interest and career ambitions. Forming professional yet friendly connections with students, parents, and peers allows me to better understand their challenges,…
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Laura

English Tutor Linden Park, SA
I believe that it is important for tutors to be passionate about teaching. This way, it is easier for the student to gain interest in the subject, which ultimately leads to better performance from the student as they are more motivated to study and learn. I also think that it is important for tutors to create a comfortable learning environment for…
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Khushi

English Tutor Greenacres, SA
As a tutor the most we can do for is a student is to encourage them to not just learn what's in the book but also to understand the concepts with a greater depth. The other thing that tutor can do for a student to maximise their educational growth is to try and make them understand the points where they are wrong and not just to do their work for…
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Jonathan

English Tutor Linden Park, SA
- Being available for the student not only during lesson times but during the week - Being empathetic that not all students learn at the same rate, every student is different and therefore require different teaching techniques - Being responsible and preparing teaching material in advance My main strengths lie in my communication skills. I…
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Diya

English Tutor Greenacres, SA
- Personalise the learning and teaching methods which best suits the child. - Maximise the teaching to students weaknesses to fill in their knowledge gaps - Make connections to what the student is interested in. This will allow them to remember it for longer periods of time - Improve the students studying skills - Help them gain confidence…
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Gauri

English Tutor Frewville, SA
1. Making them believe in themselves. 2. Training and assisting them to achieve successive goals through proven teaching-learning methods and performance strategies. 3. Enhancoing their performance through consistent practice, feedback and tracking. 4.Empowering them with the comprehensive knowledge, skills and attitudes. In my opinion, my…
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Danyal

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
Allow the child to ask the most basic questions without any hesitation is the most significant Communicative can explain through various examples can produce example questions for practice have more than 4 years of experience of tutoring students and virtually in other…
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George

English Tutor Hillcrest, SA
-Listen to their confusions -Constantly provide encouragement -Make links between similar concepts -Be patient and never judge -Remind them of the progress they've made -Show them the real-life implication of some concepts to help them develop interest I take pride in working as hard as I can to accomplish my goals, including helping others.…

Local Reviews

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Inside Payneham SouthTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 6 student Pranavi worked on multiplying and dividing decimals by 10, 100, and 1000 as well as solving worded questions involving fractions and reviewing area and perimeter of quadrilaterals with decimals.

In Year 8, Milly tackled converting between fractions, decimals, and percentages along with practising division and order of operations.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Harrison focused on solving quadratic equations using the null factor law in preparation for upcoming assessments.

Recent Challenges

A Year 9 student sometimes avoided writing out steps when working with algebraic expressions, which led to confusion about signs and coefficients—"she wrote 3y as 3 + y," a tutor noted, causing calculation errors.

In Year 7, one student's maths book showed layout issues: answers were jumbled and place value columns not lined up during grid multiplication, making it hard to spot mistakes until much later.

Meanwhile, a primary student hesitated to answer worded questions in English, often skipping them or providing only brief responses; this meant missed opportunities for feedback and growth in comprehension skills.

Recent Achievements

One Payneham South tutor noticed Milly now self-corrects her mistakes when working with algebraic expressions—last week, she spotted and fixed an error without prompting, something she hesitated to do before.

In a recent high school maths session, Harrison started showing all his steps for trigonometry problems after previously skipping working out; he even remembered the equations for sine and cosine with less guidance than usual.

Meanwhile, in primary English, Naba has begun tracing numbers 2–4 and 6–9 independently instead of waiting for direction—a real change from earlier lessons where she needed step-by-step help.

What they say about our tutoring

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Domenic has only had one session with Alvin, but he thinks he is 'awesome'. He likes the tips and tricks Alvin explains for solving maths problems. He's not keen on tutorials over holidays so will continue with more weekly lessons starting next week.

I am very happy with Aston. Joshua loved him and Aston is a great role Josh. Aston will be coming over for the second tutoring lesson tomorrow and I am pretty sure everything will work out perfectly.

We had one lesson with Taruka, she is lovely and Isabella enjoyed it. With school holiday and long weekend we haven't managed another but will definitely be starting up next week again.

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 Payneham Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Joseph's School.