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Thai Quynh Anh
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Thai Quynh Anh

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
I believe the most important things a tutor can do for a student are to build their confidence, foster a positive learning environment, and tailor explanations to their individual needs. It's crucial to help students feel comfortable asking questions and making mistakes, as this is when real learning happens. As a tutor, I think my strengths lie…
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Manibabu

English Tutor Ultimo, NSW
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to provide personalized help, boost their confidence, and make learning enjoyable. For instance, if a student struggles with math, a tutor can explain concepts in a way that matches the student's learning style. By encouraging them and praising their progress, the tutor helps the…
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Hui Yiang
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Hui Yiang

English Tutor Ultimo, NSW
Equipping them with the tools, skills, and values to be more confident to overcome life's challenges. My educational and professional background, coupled with my volunteering experiences with neurodivergent children, have allowed me to better understand individuals, adapt to their different learning styles, and explain complex subjects in simpler…
carson
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carson

English Tutor Ultimo, NSW
I believe the most important thing one can do for a student is to listen to their problems and solve it along side them. My strengths are being a good listener l. I always take my time to listen to each student's…
Sammi
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Sammi

English Tutor Ultimo, NSW
It is crucial for teachers to be patient with students who are learning fresh topics as it takes time to process new information. Students can become distracted or find the subject/topic with no interest, this gives an important responsibility for a tutor to be engaging and encouraging for students to strive for learning. I also believe if the…
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Mohammad Noman

English Tutor North Ryde, NSW
The most important thing would be to truly personalise the learning, incorporate best connections to the student's interests, also teach to the student's strengths and try to minimise the student's weaknesses. My strengths as a tutor are self confidence, honesty, my knowledge, my past experience, passion for leading children to the success and…
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Claudio III

English Tutor Gladesville, NSW
Inspire students to do great things with what they're learning. Technical depth, Extreme patience, Fun-loving teacher.…
Pratyush
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Pratyush

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
Make students feel comfortable. As someone who had a lot of trouble finding tutors throughout middle school and high school, teaching in a way the student can enjoy and connect to is really important, and can be the difference between seeing a subject as "the worst" to actually having fun. Visualizing concepts! I am often complimented on my…
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Nidhi

English Tutor Glebe, NSW
Building confidence is the most important thing a tutor can possibly do for a student. It's very important for a tutor to listen a student's worry points and problems and guide him accordingly to overcome them without breaking his confidence. It's necessary to be a good mentor and help students just not academically but advice them on any…
Thomas
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Thomas

English Tutor Glebe, NSW
To get them engaged and interested in a subject or topic. Although it is good to just teach the student how to pass the exam, I believe that by truly engaging and motivating a student they will get the most reward and the best results from their work. I have very strong communication skills and have constantly proved to be able to build a rapport…
James
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James

English Tutor Balgowlah, NSW
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Umakant

English Tutor Ultimo, NSW
I think the most important things a tutor can do is to provide academic guidance, human connection, and motivation and drive interest of the student towards the subject. The combination of these factors can potentially reinvent a class, subject, or school more broadly for a young learner. Creativity and enthusiasm for teaching. Ability to explain…
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Shielo

English Tutor Ultimo, NSW
The tutor must be patient and approachable. He/she should make sure that the student should be able to understand the lesson and perform well in class. I am patient and kind. I prepare my own materials for the lessons. I also make mock up quizzes and exams. I am creative in making them understand the lesson like relating the subject to the normal…
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Ian

English Tutor Killarney Heights, NSW
A great tutor should focus on building a student's confidence for learning by fostering understanding, critical thinking, and a safe environment for growth. By clarifying concepts and questions carefully step-by-step, tutors make learning approachable. Positive reinforcement for progress while setting and tracking achievable goals offers clear…
James
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James

English Tutor Forest Lodge, NSW
Able to preview content for school as well as revising content for examinations. I feel the most important things a tutor can provide is aid and knowledge in relatively new topics. Able to manipulate my teaching style to cater for each student. I understand the needs of each student and allow myself to teach to their strengths to improve their…
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Akanksha

English Tutor Glebe, NSW
There are many important things that a tutor can do for a student, one of which is regardless of our personal feelings, it is important that we should work with each of our student to ensure their success. Act like you are happy to be there and see them. The tutor should always be transparent and ready to work. Also, a tutor should always keep up…
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Thirza Aurelia

English Tutor Surry Hills, NSW
What I consider to be the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to build a relationship with them. Listening to a student, assessing what areas they struggle with most, and celebrating the accomplishments they have made in their studies (whether big or small), is key in strengthening the student's trust in the tutor. In turn, this…
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Yee Lam

English Tutor Glebe, NSW
The teacher's professionalism, encouragement, and patience. Teenagers cannot focus on study for a long time so tutor has to be fun and patient to explain the knowledge and catch their attention. I am a patient tutor who has worked as one-on-one class and small class teaching. I always encourage them in lesson so that they won't feel the subject is…
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Asif

English Tutor Ultimo, NSW
The most important things a tutor can do for a student include: 1. Foster Understanding: A tutor’s primary role is to help the student grasp the subject matter. This means breaking down complex ideas into simpler parts, providing clear explanations, and offering different perspectives until the student understands. 2. Build Confidence: By…
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George

English Tutor Gladesville, NSW
A tutor is more than a teacher. A teachers job is to give a student a base level of understanding whereas a tutor can build on that and go further. This allows students to revisit sections that the teacher brushed over or to build on sections they seemingly understand to ensure they can answer a greater range of question types. Along with the…
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Abhay Singh

English Tutor Glebe, NSW
The most important thing that you can do for a student is to encourage questions and curiosity, to foster a sense of ease and comfort in having doubts, as well as develop a healthy approach to learning in students. I ensure that my students find it easy to speak to me, and I encourage questions. I know that learning comes from a curated…
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Isaac

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are build understanding, confidence, and consistency. A tutor should explain concepts clearly and in a way that matches the student’s learning style, not just repeat content. It is also crucial to create a supportive environment where students feel comfortable asking questions and making…
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Mohammed Fahad Pasha

English Tutor Haymarket, NSW
A tutor must support their students and build confidence in them, be patient with them and adjust to their learning style. The ability to converse with the students patiently and instill confidence in them. Creating a positive space for the learners and adapting based on their…

Local Reviews

Adib is wonderful. Ethan enjoys the time spent with him and is getting his motivation back, which is great.
Leanne, Crows Nest

Inside St LeonardsTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 5 student Emily reviewed multi-digit addition and multiplication, then practised comparing and adding fractions using visual models.

Year 7 student Daniel focused on solving algebraic equations with unknowns on both sides, as well as building confidence in long division through step-by-step breakdowns.

Meanwhile, Year 8 student Sarah worked through the expansion and factorisation of algebraic expressions and explored index laws, including why any number to the power of zero equals one.

Recent Challenges

In Year 5, a student hesitated to translate diagrams into equations during geometry tasks; as one tutor observed, "processing information when magnitudes of numbers are high" led to confusion in worded problems.

A Year 8 student showed reluctance to write out full algebraic working, which made it hard to spot calculation errors with negative numbers.

In senior years, several students in Years 10–11 missed key steps when factorising or simplifying indices—this sometimes resulted from over-reliance on cosmetic corrections and not responding to previous feedback.

During timed assessments, mistakes converting units (e.g., cm to m) slowed progress and eroded confidence.

Recent Achievements

One St Leonards tutor noticed a big shift in a Year 8 student who used to guess through long division but now confidently uses the "guess and verify" technique—he checks his steps, fixes errors on his own, and only asks for help when really stuck.

A Year 10 student recently began slowing down during algebra tests instead of rushing; this new habit has helped her spot mistakes before submitting work.

In a recent primary session, Caitlin, who previously hesitated with times tables, started reciting unfamiliar ones without prompting and explained how she checked her answers for accuracy.

What they say about our tutoring

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Zoe's coaching with Lydia was exactly what we needed and Lydia enjoyed working with her. She is an asset to your coaching team.

Jaden seems happy so far with Shahzad .He seems to be patient and confident in his teaching techniques .

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.

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 Greenwich Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like International Chinese School.