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Smiths Gully's tutors include a primary school teacher with a Master's in Education, an Eltham High dux and ATAR 99.50 scholar with extensive youth leadership and choir teaching, Kumon-trained maths and English mentors, experienced university STEM students, peer tutors with subject awards, and accomplished coaches nurturing academic excellence and confidence in K–12 learners.

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Chloe

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
The most important thing that a tutor can do is to stay positive and encouraging. If the tutor possesses these qualities, then the student will stay motivated and positive too, and will want to continue learning. As a high academic achiever, I strive to teach new students and help them to achieve their academic goals. I am motivated to give…
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Aurora

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
Preparation, planning and a positive can-do demeanor. I believe listening to the student is essential, I have found that when a student gets 'stuck' on a problem they get either despondent or so fixated and frustrated. I initially work to ascertain what approach the student will be most responsive to and work with them from there. My patience and…
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Charysse

Tutor Cottles Bridge, VIC
I believe tutor's are there to be there, to encourage, listen, provide support and then work with the student to implement strategies to achieve small goals and so their studies become more of an individual and personal journey. I am completely reliable and have a strong work ethic as well as passion for learning and passing on…
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Oscar

Tutor Arthurs Creek, VIC
Tutors must be both patient and very understanding of the student's learning. This requires the ability to set the pace and change the style of communication in a way that the student will best work with. I am a very patient, polite and adaptable person. I feel that I can effectively communicate and work with my student to tackle problems in the…
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Arash

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
the most important thing is for the tutor to teach how the student best learns. We are not in large class rooms, so we have the luxury, to teach in specific ways, that might only be good for that one student. I'm patient and can therefore spend as much time as the student needs on any given topic. I'm thorough, so I make sure there are no…
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Swathiga

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
Questioning is a key skill for both teacher and student as well. It helps to understand the contents better and engage in higher-order thinking. Tutors' knowledge and moral support are the most important things for students I'm adaptable to the classroom environment I'm a self-motivated, energetic person and possess good interpersonal…
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Chloe

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
I believe the most important thing a tutor can do for their student is to consistently give them positive reinforcements and build their confidence within the subject they're struggling with. I'm understanding and patient. I'm also adaptable and thus, able to change the way in which I explain a concept to better suit the person I'm working with…
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Jack

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
Ensuring that the student both understands the topic at the time of the session but also remembers it at a later date. I can explain topics in more simplistic terms with out losing key information. And I am very persistent and I don't give up…
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Katerina

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
- Understanding - Patient - Able to explain concepts in multiple ways - Non- judgemental - Effective communication with the client - Help them create goals so they can track how well they are progressing and learning - I understand different ways of learning so I am able to explain concepts in ways that the person will find most useful. - I…
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Ravjot

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
Understanding a students strengths and weaknesses in a subject. Keeping sessions organised by creating lesson plans and short term goals. Relating to the student by identifying their learning style and teaching them using the appropriate method. As a tutor, I am able to provide a supportive and comfortable environment for the students to ask…
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Ishara

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
Share knowledge with them be friendly and educated them I have good ability to…
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Kevin

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
I think the most important thing is to instil them with confidence, as I have found that this is one of the biggest problems that slow down the understanding of something. Something new can look very daunting, especially when it comes to maths. Because of my experience a a recent student, I can more easily understand the road blocks that cause…
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Amber

Tutor Hurstbridge, VIC
Be able to answer questions, both about the content and work as well as study habits and tips to do well on tests and exams. A tutor must also be able to teach in various ways to suit the students learning methods. Recently completing year 12 I have good study tips and I am determined to help the student and will aim to teach in which ever way…

Local Reviews

Very happy with the tutor! Chris has improved and has more confident! In his last 2 test he got B & A.
Marianthi

Inside Smiths GullyTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 3 student Baylee worked on identifying and creating equivalent fractions using shaded diagrams, as well as practicing addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator.

In Year 10, Theo focused on analysing persuasive techniques within argument analysis tasks and developed body paragraphs for English essays, particularly drawing evidence from set texts.

Meanwhile, Cameron in Year 11 reviewed feedback on creative writing pieces related to Station Eleven and practised planning and expanding draft responses to improve structure and thematic insight.

Recent Challenges

In Year 12 English, one student's reluctance to write down ideas led to rigid, repetitive essays—"he worried too much about how it should be phrased," as a tutor noted.

This meant he missed chances to analyse texts deeply and hesitated when planning creative pieces, often defaulting to retelling scenes instead of exploring new perspectives.

Meanwhile, a Year 4 student frequently forgot steps in multi-digit subtraction and struggled with times tables; her tendency to rely on finger-counting slowed progress in class activities and caused frustration during mental maths games.

Both situations show how process habits directly shaped their learning moments.

Recent Achievements

One Smiths Gully tutor noticed Cameron, a Year 11 student, moving from passively reading texts to actively annotating and identifying persuasive techniques on his own—something he'd hesitated with before.

In another session, Theo was able to structure an English essay with clear sub-ideas and evidence after previously struggling to move beyond simple rephrasing; he even grouped minor character examples together without prompting.

Meanwhile, Baylee in primary school began asking for more challenging decimal addition problems and made only one error when writing numbers as words—a big change from needing lots of reminders last term.

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 Yarra Glen Reading Room—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Andrews Primary School.