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Michelle

Ancient History Tutor Smithfield, SA
I think that curiosity and the satisfaction of that curiosity is the most enjoyable part of learning. Whilst students have different goals for their learning the tutor has an opportunity to impact a life positively. The most important thing is to achieve the student's goal but over and above that a tutor can engender a love of learning that will…
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Samuel

Ancient History Tutor Hillbank, SA
I think that a tutor must be patient and remain composed with each student. A tutor is meant to be that person whose teaching is tailored, so it requires an individualized approach, picked up and constantly adjusted as needs change and develop. I have (as told to me by all my ever-suffering associates) a 'wild' vocabulary, and for English…
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Dave

Ancient History Tutor Elizabeth Vale, SA
* listen! * provide positive, constructive feedback * inspire a student to improve & excel * broaden the student's knowledge & skills * generate excitement & interest in the subject * leave the student with a sense of accomplishment, confidence & pride I am confident, highly erudite, patient and persevering, with a warm & engaging personality…
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Stephanie

Ancient History Tutor Elizabeth South, SA
Show them how you can help them, why, show out can be fun to learn subjects, not all teachers don't care, lamarti g different things is fun. I'm very patient, I can use differnt techniques to teach the…
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Ancient History Tutor Lewiston, SA
I think the most important things a tutor can do is a) be consistent and persistent - constantly show up, be willing to explain things 100 times if that's what is needed. The student needs to have faith in you. And b) build confidence - tutoring isn't a short term option, by teaching them the skills of how to attack problems they don't understand,…

Local Reviews

Katherine was great with the girls. Very organised, assertive and patient. She has surpassed my expectations, so I am really happy with her and so are the girls.
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Inside PenfieldTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ariana practiced identifying symmetry in shapes and began a Year 4 content quiz to reinforce her understanding.

For Year 9, Amelia worked on algebra skills, including factorisation with pairs and the difference of two squares, using practice problems to build confidence.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Jackson focused on linear equations for a maths assignment, tackling concepts like parallel and perpendicular lines as well as slopes—covering negatives, zero slope, and undefined cases.

Recent Challenges

A Year 12 student often left major research tasks until the last minute, leading to rushed work and "little time to polish," as noted after a Research Project session.

The same student sometimes relied heavily on lesson time for assignment completion rather than preparing notes or articles in advance; one week, not having articles ready cost valuable analysis time.

In Year 10 mathematics, skipping steps when solving equations was observed: "student needs to double check the carrying of values between steps, also sometimes skips the steps in an equation when written."

During a Year 8 biology session, key materials—including test papers—were forgotten at home, preventing review and making targeted feedback impossible.

Recent Achievements

One Penfield tutor noticed a big shift with Flynn, a high school student who used to hesitate with algebra but recently started thinking out loud and correcting his own process when he got stuck.

Another secondary student, Sam, has begun showing more initiative in English—he re-engaged with his Research Project by coming up with thoughtful interview questions on his own and recently earned an A for his newspaper PowerPoint after previously struggling to organise ideas.

Meanwhile, a younger learner, Vikrant, who at first had trouble remembering number order past ten, now fills in missing numbers up to twenty with only minor errors and traces words while saying them aloud.

What they say about our tutoring

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I believe Paige is beginning to ask Jake more questions. I have advised her if she is still unsure of something she should ask for Jake to explain it again or in a different way. I feel she is starting to have more faith and she has advised me she is understanding some concepts a bit more clearly.

I see how much more confident Nicholas is with maths, the teachers at school have noticed a difference, and he is eager to do maths now as where before he wasn't. In regards to Wade, well he is just gorgeous. He has built up a great relationship with Nicholas, and he actually waits for Wade each week..  Wade makes it fun, for Nicholas to do maths. Nicholas told me last week, s" when i get a question wrong, Wade makes me remember how to do it with a trick."  I think Wade explains it to him in a way that he understands it. I think Wade is fantastic at what he does and you can tell he loves his maths. cheers.

Thanks for this.The first tutorial seemed to go very well.  Jet was certainly very positive about Josh!

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 Playford Civic Centre Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Swallowcliffe School P-6.