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James
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To assist students in their studies but also to create an environment where the student feels comfortable, and at ease, so they are able to get the most out of their time being tutored. My strengths would be my knowledge and command of English; through both my formal and secondary education, as well as my sound communication skills and experience…
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Help a student’s overall study skills, and confidence. Patience, problem solving skills,…
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Tutors ought to make themselves available and ready to support students. If they present themselves to students as approachable and knowledgeable, then students will feel comfortable asking questions and also feel ready to trust in the supportive answers and feedback a tutor gives. I trust that everyone who feels comfortable to apply to be a…
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Try to understand their problems and weaknesses and help them to get over it by guiding them . Help them to overcome their difficulties they face in any subjects. Help them to concentrate more and learn things quickly. 1. Problem Solving 2. Organization 3. Communication skills 4. Learner 5. Creativity 6. Openness 7. Empathy 8. Understand…
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The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is get to know them to understand their characteristics. The first step is to personalise learning for them as everyone is different. Another important quality is offering support and encouragement for their student through all aspetcs. Lastly instilling a love for leaning and the subject is…
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I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is give them confidence. With confidence students can approach problems with an open mind and really try their best. My strength as a tutor is my enthusiasm and attention to detail. I have worked with a variety of people and am motivated and keen. I also am focussed and emphasise the…
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Find the appropriate learning style for the student to help them learn in the best way for them. Be patient and focus on building basics. Patience and an understanding that practice makes perfect - having a student repeat a problem or concept to make sure it's fully…
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As a tutor, I encourage each student and show patience when something is 'difficult', 'boring', or the student doesn't think they 'are good at this subject'. This includes finding learning methods that will best engage the individual in different situations. 1) Experience in understanding how best to motivate and teach different people, depending…
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Be patient, be attentive to their learning styles, involve them in the process of learning, focus on their strengths and not just the areas that they’re struggling with and make sure I fully understand the tasks that they are required to do so I can best support them to complete these. I really love teaching, and am willing to go out of my way…
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I believe the most important things a tutor can do for a student in boost their confidence, as confidence is so important when it comes to tests and exams. I also believe providing a student with a safe and comfortable tutoring enviroment, where they aren't afraid to ask questions is incredibly important if goals are to be acheived I am very…
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I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to really help them get the best out of themselves. I think a really good teacher or tutor will always leave their students with a sense that they should always be trying to get the most out of themselves, whatever level that is, and not cheat themselves by being lazy. I think my…
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Interest is the most important factor. A tutor needs to make the tutorial engaging and interesting so that students feel no pressure or burden. Make it enjoyable and with the right method, students will make progress. Very good communication skill - I have been tutoring students from different backgrounds A lot of tutoring experience - 5…
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I believe that a tutor's most important job is to build a student's confidence. Most particularly when a student is struggling, building confidence allows them to feel that they can try and fail, which is essential to learning. With more advanced students, confidence allows them to stretch themselves even further. I believe I have developed a…
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That is easy. The most important thing is to inspire them and engage their curiosity. To be more interesting than a teacher trying to teach a class, and to show the student /s that learning is beneficial, fun, and not-dreary schoolwork. Gamification can be used here, and exposing the student to new texts above the level they are used to, so as to…
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I believe the most important thing a tutor can do is improve the confidence of a student so that they feel competent and ready, which is a knock on effect from the clarity gained during tutoring sessions. Another important thing a tutor can do for a student is help them gain good study habits with can take them all throughut their education, and…
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To listen and make the learning experience enjoyable. The best way to learn is to do it in a way that does not stress you out, make it easy to understand. I think my strengths would be my kindness and approachability as well as a real drive to teach. My weakness I would say would probably be haveing a hard time giving negative…
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I can help the student regain confidence so that he or she can do what is required. I tutor students online with Ezymath, so I can tutor your child wherever you live in Australia. My sister has told me that I make complicated things easy to understand by getting to the core of the problem. She said that I usually said: "Look at it this way",…
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The most important things that a tutor can do for a student are by being able to customize a tutorial plan specifically for individual students, they are helping the students understand better, perform better academically, help them manage time and teach them better study methods. My greatest strengths are patience, observation and simplifying…
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I think that the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to celebrate their successes, big or small. It can be difficult for some students to maintain a love for learning, or even just develop a motivation to study more, so I believe that a tutor is a pillar of support for the student throughout their learning. A tutor can give that…
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Provide the student with confidence in their own learning ability. Helping students find learning methods that work for THEM, which they can continue to use in the future is the most important thing, and also the most satisfying thing for me as tutor. My flexible teaching style means the student quickly feels comfortable and isn't afraid to ask…
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The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is be understanding. Knowing how to teach a topic does not do much if a student is unwilling to learn, being understanding allows for a closer connection between a tutor and student and makes learning significantly easier. I believe that my strengths are my compassion and patience. This then…

Local Reviews

Happy with the progress to date.
Lee, Southbank

Inside SouthbankTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 10 student Nathan focused on NAPLAN-style questions involving ratio and decimals, as well as strategies for tackling worded fractions problems.

In Year 11, Maya revised specialist mathematics topics such as stationary points and rates of change using practice SAC questions, alongside a review of coordinate geometry and integration by substitution.

For Year 12, Jack worked through complex numbers in both polar and arithmetic forms and practiced exam-style questions covering trigonometric proofs and compound angle identities.

Recent Challenges

During recent sessions, a Year 9 student worked confidently with algebra but "the algebra gets confusing at times"—particularly when manipulating fractions—making test questions harder to tackle under time pressure.

In Year 11 Chemistry, the challenge was recalling key information and applying molar ratios in multi-step pH problems; summarizing details from long worded questions was slow.

One Year 7 session highlighted that turning word problems into equations still feels unfamiliar: starting these questions independently takes extra effort.

When reviewing tests, reading each question carefully mattered—missing this step meant some errors repeated, even after feedback was given.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Southbank noticed Alec, a Year 10 student, now shows more interest during sessions and has started asking questions about tricky topics instead of staying quiet—something he avoided before.

In another session, a senior student preparing for exams independently worked through curve sketching problems and used a stepwise approach to solve them, which had been a stumbling block just weeks earlier.

Meanwhile, a Year 6 learner who previously rushed maths tests began pacing himself better; last lesson he finished all his questions with time left to review answers on his own.

What they say about our tutoring

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Jonathan and Ellie have started well - she seems to be very happy with the work he's going over and Jonathan has been punctual and engaged in her learning.

Everything seems to be going well so far, Angelina is finally'getting' long division. She is stubborn in finding ways not to rote learn her times tables, however! Shahzad is very patient with her. We are finding the experience a very positive one.

Jordan seems to be doing a great job with Ruby after 2 lessons. I am happy for him to continue and hope that Ruby continues to improve.

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 Southbank Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Victorian College Of The Arts Secondary School.