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Hazel

Psychology Tutor Parkville, VIC
Everybody learns differently, and trying to apply the same approach to everyone is going to leave students struggling and frustrated. I adapt my teaching style to the way a student learns, and don't enforce a certain way of thinking - instead, I equip them with the tools to approach any problem in a way that works for them. I have two years'…
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Nienke

Psychology Tutor Parkville, VIC
I believe the most important things a tutor can do for a student is support them academically, as well as personally. I believe that it is vital to approach each student holistically, catering for each individual in accordance with their personal needs. Secondly, I believe it is important that students are supported according to their own goals,…
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Jing Wen

Psychology Tutor North Melbourne, VIC
Being patient and attend to student’s question, be honest when I don’t know about certain things and look it up from a trusted resource instead of giving a vague or incorrect guidance Give positive encouragement, teach according to the children’s competency level, recap and ensure they have the knowledge and well understanding on current…
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Rachel

Psychology Tutor North Melbourne, VIC
Be respectful and patient. It's essential to understand the students' needs and preferred methods of learning, as everyone's habits are so different. It's best to approach the lessons with the student's perspective in mind. I am a patient, down-to-earth person who prefers having a friendly relationship with the student so that they will feel…
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Mahssama

Psychology Tutor Hawthorn East, VIC
I would say being able to help the student in a way that they won’t require help anymore in the future. To teach them life skills such as being able to add, subtract, tell the time, spellings, nouns, pronouns etc which will come in very handy and is used in everyday life. I am pretty good in Maths and English so those are my strongest subjects…
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John

Psychology Tutor Port Melbourne, VIC
Be a mentor as well, mathematical skills might not be the only thing a child needs. Often a student doesn't perform poorly in school due to disinterest or an inability to understand the work, but because of various troubles in their lives. Pre-teens and teenagers are often reluctant to share their troubles with their parents but jump at the…
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Bridget

Psychology Tutor Brunswick East, VIC
Support their own independent learning, teach how to solve things not just what the solution is. Patience, communication skills, a casual…
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Ayla

Psychology Tutor Parkville, VIC
One of the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to listen to them. To ask and listen to what the student needs in order to understand difficult concepts goes a long way in ensuring students receive the most out of their sessions. I frequently ask my students if they prefer various ways of me teaching (worksheets, games, verbal…
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Sadaf

Psychology Tutor Brunswick West, VIC
Encourage them. It is important to make a student feel like they are doing well. Everyone needs encouragement, especially someone who is already struggling. The worst feelings is thinking that you're not good enough, and I strongly believe that as a tutor it is our responsibility to encourage a student to feel like anything is possible. I am…
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Alice

Psychology Tutor Ivanhoe, VIC
Understand what works for them and how they learn, then adapt the work to be specific to them. Keep the work engaging and ask the student what they want to learn or what their goals are. I have experience in teaching young children on a service trip through my school in maths and english (5-10 years old). I achieved an ATAR in the 90's. I…
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Geordie

Psychology Tutor Ascot Vale, VIC
1) Give them the means to teach themselves, rather than have to rely on tutelage 2) Inspire them to continue learning with their own pace and style 3) Inspire them to ask questions about things they don't understand. 1) Making learning interesting, so that the student looks forward to tutoring 2) Stepping a student through a complicated…
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Kavya

Psychology Tutor Brunswick West, VIC
The most important thing a tutor can do is make sure they don't generalize their teaching across all students. Every student has their own strengths/ weaknesses and their own ways of learning and it is important for a tutor to recognize and build upon that so they reach their potential. I am incredibly patient and my passion for what I teach is…
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Gemma

Psychology Tutor Caulfield South, VIC
Definitely support the student, always be there if they need help with questions and a crucial quality that a good tutor must have is patience in my opinion. As some students are not fast learners and thats okay, I am patient and would find alternative ways to make sure they understand at the end of the day. I believe coming into lessons with a…
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Lynna

Psychology Tutor Ashburton, VIC
The most important part about being a tutor is being able to assist in maximising student potential. To be able to cater for the my students is a very important role for me. By monitoring their process, adjusting my teaching, recording and reviewing this helps tutors to better benefit their students learning characteristics. Another important…
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Gibson

Psychology Tutor Footscray, VIC
The best thing a tutor can do is to listen carefully and empathise with their students. Learning can be very difficult and it is very helpful, for a tutor, to realise that each individual has their own learning style, motivation, and attitudes towards any subject. Most importantly learner's wellbeing should be an important factor when tutoring. I…
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Amit

Psychology Tutor Carnegie, VIC
Honestly - be patient and adaptable. So many kids have come to me after school and shown me a method that their teacher absolutely insists they use, and that they just completely don’t get. Every child learns differently. There’s no point trying to force a specific method if it simply doesn’t work for them - I struggled with this as a…
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Alexa

Psychology Tutor Heidelberg Heights, VIC
A tutor's main goal should be to help the student develop the tools to go into the classroom and be confident about their skills, and hopefully, eventually, go on with their education, and ultimately their future, without a tutor. My greatest strength in tutoring is that I know that there are multiple ways to look at the same information, and…
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Olivia

Psychology Tutor Footscray, VIC
I think the most important thing a tutor can do is equipping the student with the resources and tips they need to be able to be good and excel at a subject. Especially in english, it is important for the student to have the knowledge and analytical way of thinking to really excel and i think once they have been taught how to think this way they…

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Content Covered

Year 5 student Sam worked on reviewing questions missed in Maths Space, with a focus on statistics and interpreting data sets.

For Year 8, Mia covered the foundations of algebra including expanding brackets and factoring, then practiced graphing parabolas using turning point form.

In Year 10, Liam reviewed motion concepts such as velocity and displacement through problem-solving exercises, and tackled chemistry mole calculations to strengthen quantitative analysis skills.

Recent Challenges

In Year 11 exam preparation, one student's revision focused mainly on familiar question types, avoiding harder Units 1 and 2 calculation problems. "She got these wrong on the exam, so this will be our next focus."

In a Year 8 algebra session, work was often messy and steps were skipped—making it hard to spot where mistakes happened.

A primary student hesitated to show working in fraction problems out of fear of being wrong; as a tutor noted, "he needs more confidence to go with his gut instinct."

These patterns led to repeated errors and slowed progress in mastering new material.

Recent Achievements

One Richmond tutor recently noticed a Year 10 student who used to rush through questions now takes time to read each one carefully, catching details she previously missed.

In a senior session, another student who had struggled with algebra last term is now confidently recognising like terms and solving equations without prompting—last week, he finished all assigned problems independently for the first time.

A younger student also surprised her tutor by starting to ask clarifying questions during lessons rather than guessing quietly; this shift meant she solved several tricky fraction problems correctly on her own.

What they say about our tutoring

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Thanks for asking So far so good Michael is great. Kane seems to be quite happy

We are very happy with the way the tutoring is working out. Harry seems to have improved already and his confidence is on the way up, all good news. Lee has been excellent and Harry is very happy to work with him.

Sophie is very happy with Jane as a tutor.  Jane is extremely diligent - we have the complication of the UK syllabi and Jane has taken a lot of trouble in her own time, to check up on what Sophie should be learning !

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 Richmond Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Bindjiroo Yaluk Community School-Richmond Campus.