Tutors in Sassafras include high-achieving graduates, experienced teachers, subject specialists, and passionate mentors from top Australian universities. Many have received academic awards or hold advanced degrees, and all share a genuine commitment to helping students succeed.
My goal is to help my students become successful and confident. Some of the most important things I do for my students revolve around learning strategies, establishing working habits, test preparation, and establishing effective study skills. I also have extensive experience helping students with special needs. I am highly passionate about…
The student needs to know that you are always there and will always support them in their endeavours. Patient, Hard working, Able to be contacted at any time, Experienced, Extremely knowledgeable of the subject…
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build their confidence, foster a positive learning environment, and encourage independent thinking. A tutor should make students feel supported and motivated, showing them that mistakes are part of the learning process. By adapting to each student's unique needs and learning style, a…
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to be patient and encouraging so that the student has a positive environment where they can feel safe to make mistakes and learn from them. I think my strengths as a tutor is that I'm an empathetic person and can easily understand other peoples perspectives. I find it easy to break…
I strongly believe in individual behavioral and learning differences amongst students. As such, students have their own, sometimes unique, individual attributes which should be closely assessed / monitored by the tutor. My approach to math tuition consists of an individually tailored 3-stage plan: Identify, reform, and sustain. Any average math…
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to listen, and to be a pillar of support they can lean on not only in their academics, but also in their personal lives. High school can be a really stressful period for students, not only in the immense pressure that students are under but also with the dramatic shifts their minds…
I do think it's very important a student never feels judged or stressed from the pressure of learning, as that can taint their experience for a long time before they are comfortable again to engage actively. It's crucial tutors are understanding of how a student is feeling and supports them as much as possible in moments of confusion and…
be understanding, about everyones personality or even their learning capabilities, everyone learns at their own pace, some are fast some are slow. i am a friendly and patient person, easygoing and capable of making things easier to understand for others that need…
Allowing students to become independent thinkers and restorning their self confidence is one of the most important things a tutor can do for a student. This means while you guide them in filling gaps in knowledge and breaking down difficult concepts, the tutor is able to build these fundamental skills in the student. In instilling these skills, I…
A tutors goal is to make sure the student understands the subject completely, as well as prepare them for any tests/exams. This includes teaching all the content as well as setting practice questions and exams for them to apply their knowledge. The tutor must know the students learning speed, so that the student doesn't feel too rushed or too…
By helping them get a good grip of the foundation of the subject or topic. This is why I enjoy tutoring as well, as it lets me revise. I believe that with a good foundation the student will be more capable of catching on quickly to more harder topics and won't find it frustrating even if they initially struggle with it. Another important quality…
Inside SassafrasTutoring Sessions
Content Covered
In primary, tutoring often targets core arithmetic—addition, subtraction, times tables, fractions, and building number sense—while also pushing for deeper comprehension, not just rote rules. High school sessions shift to algebraic thinking, graphing, interpreting questions, and developing strong exam strategies. There’s a big emphasis on breaking down word problems, revisiting tricky homework, and test prep for NAPLAN or semester exams, always tailored to what each student finds hardest right now.
Recent Challenges
Some primary students rush through comprehension or maths tasks without fully reading instructions, leading to incomplete or off-target answers. In high school, it’s common for students to have scattered or unclear working, which makes multi-step problems harder to check and fix. Other frequent hurdles include forgetting materials, leaving homework unfinished, or spending revision time catching up on missed basics instead of moving forward—all of which can hold back progress and lead to confusion.
Recent Achievements
Tutors are noticing students becoming more proactive during lessons—regularly checking their own work, spotting errors, and making corrections without being asked. There’s a clear shift toward students verbalising their steps in maths and explaining their reasoning aloud, rather than rushing through problems. Tutors also report that learners are reviewing their test results with more care and taking the initiative to improve, showing greater confidence and ownership of their progress.