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Srividya Durga
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Tutors are important elements for student success in active learning and problem solving environments . Periodic evaluation of tutors professional behaviour helps to determine the faculty development. Tutors need to achieve skills and attitudes for supporting the 'learning process and metacognitive knowledge' and 'assessing and giving feedback'.…
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Giving the best for her students and listening them actively to understand their learning style and guide them towards their goals. My nature of never giving up on the concept and easy recognition of my student’s change in body language, voice that make me aware that they didn’t understand the concepts and I’ll never move to next one until I…
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Suditi
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The most important thing a chemistry tutor can do for their student is to cater for the students needs and make sure the student understands the concept well. I am a very patient person as I have grown up around a lot of cousins and I am great at time management and am almost always…
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The most important things a chemistry tutor can do for their students is to build strong foundational knowledge before moving onto advanced topics as well as encouraging critical thinking capabilities to enhance understanding of learning material and key concepts. I think providing constructive feedback highlighting both strengths and areas for…
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The most important thing that a chemistry tutor could do for a student would be to gage what level they are at, and give them questions according to that, because if someone was aiming to get above 50% on a test for example, it would be important to spend more time on the basics, than the questions that only 5-10% of the cohort could answer. My…
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Personalising their way to teaching to fit the student, and also being patient in ensuring that the student fully understands what is being taught. Being able to express complex topics in layman’s term, and adapting my explanations to the person that I am explaining the idea to, such that it is personal to their way of…
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Develop a strong, friendly relationship with them. I believe this enables so many possibilities including the courage for them to freely ask questions and ensure they trust in my abilities. I believe my younger age works to my advantage as it allows me to relate to my students on a more personal level, as well as to understand the challenges of…
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There are a lot of things that can be considered important while tutoring a student. The most important thing a chemistry tutor can do for a student is to find their strengths and abilities in the subjects they are struggling with. This will help them in improving academically and increase their interpersonal skills as this will encourage them in…
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I believe the most important thing a chemistry tutor can do for a student is to ensure that they understand what they are learning instead of providing them with the answer. It is often the case when explaining something to a student and they say they understand, however it is clear they do not. Being persistent and patient with students is far…
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I think tutors that are able to really connect with and understand their students are ones who have students that really engage in meaningful discussion with their tutors and are therefore able to get the most of their experience with them. Giving guidance and bringing out each students' potential and interests in certain topics or subjects is a…
Dave
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Establish an affable and comfortable learning environment and relationship with the student, wherein the students are fully comfortable and unhesitant in asking questions and expressing their immediate thoughts I am highly passionate about the subjects which I desire to teach, which is reflected in my efforts and my enthusiasm for teaching,…
Marco
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The most important thing I can do for a student is build their confidence in their learning. By the time I have finished a term (or 2) with my student's, they are more confident, more intuitive and approach their work with excitement. Additionally, I will provide the necessary tools for a student to carry on to their further studies. If you're a…
Natalie
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To always encourage them to keep trying and keep them motivated! I believe every student can understand and get good grades in any subject they want to, it is just about finding the correct learning style for them and the correct way to explain things for that particular person. I am very patient and understanding with my students. I always…
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The most prominent thing is to work according to the level of child. For example, some students love to study through animations and some by real world examples and also some by doing practicals or activities. Hence; its the duty of a chemistry tutor to find the way of teaching that interacts a student and make it interesting for a child to…
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For me the most important things a chemistry tutor can do for a student is to teach them what is needed and by teaching a little but teaching it well and prepares them to the real life situation. I think my strenghts as a tutor is my passion as a teacher/ tutor. The knowledge about the subject matter and the experiences i have. For more than seven…
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In my high school days, i went to alot of tutors and i learned the difference between a good and a bad tutor. Bad tutors i believe stay within the box, afraid to go out and expose the students true potential. A good tutor can not only help the student keep on track of school work and assist in any difficulties the student may have, but also push…
Sarah
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Studying techniques, creating good habits and of course, feedback for improvements! These are the important aspects that a chemistry tutor should show their students. There is much more to learning than parroting back facts - information needs to absorbed, regurgitated, reused in a practical sense. I have much hands-on experience in using my…
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The most important things i think a chemistry tutor can do for his or her students will include: 1) Empower the students to learn by teaching them how to understand new information and acquire new knowledge 2) Help the students to discover their learning styles, strengths and weaknesses. My strengths as a tutor include: 1) Ability to explain…
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1) Help students to stay on top of their study + form good study habits 2) Helping student to believe in themselves and have a growth/can-do mindset, this would best equip them for their future 1) being able to motivate students to study by building up they confidence slowly ie giving them homework/exercise/example at their levels + encourage…
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As stated, one of the most important things a chemistry tutor can do for their student is to allow the student to enjoy what they're doing. This will then help in creating a comfortable environment where the tutor can teach and the student can efficiently take in what is being taught. As a tutor I find myself to be able to quickly adapt to the…
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Making him understand that nothing is impossible. Motivated the students is must. When they will start believing in themselves they will surely be successful in life. Very dedicated. Patient and calm Optimistic and enthusiastic. I love to teach, i never get bored in this work.This is my passion. I am very patient and always ready to tell…
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The most important thing sometimes is just listening to my student, what they really want to improve or what struggles that they approach in school, thus I can figure out the optimal way to support them not only in the study but also the mental health I always work with best effort and high responsibility, I always try to find the best solution…
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The most important thing a chemistry tutor can do for a student is to encourage and support their efforts and work. Positive reinforcement is also extremely important as well as a friendly and understanding approach to teaching the student. I believe my strengths as a tutor include being patient and throughly explaining the thinking behind a…

Local Reviews

Thank you so much for Vaiui and Jessica for the fantastic works of coaching and supporting during the NAPLAN program both tutors are so patience, knowledgeable and provide heaps of learning strategy that can be further used and develop.
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Inside SydenhamTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 9 student Aaliyah worked through solving linear equations and inequalities, including graphing their solutions on number lines.

In Year 10, Ethan practiced using Venn diagrams and tree diagrams to tackle conditional probability problems and apply the multiplication rule for independent events.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Sienna focused on properties of vectors—finding both magnitude and direction of vector sums—with visual support from diagrams.

Recent Challenges

In Year 4, one student repeatedly left multiplication homework incomplete and "needed to memorise multiplication tables," which made solving later word problems slow and frustrating.

A Year 8 learner in algebra struggled with linear equations but, as noted, "needs to practice more by himself"—missing independent revision meant mistakes kept recurring.

For a VCE Biology student, exam preparation faltered because practice exams weren't attempted between lessons: "Needs to attempt practice exams. We will be discussing them next lesson." This led to uncertainty with time management and gaps in applying key concepts under test conditions.

Recent Achievements

One Sydenham tutor noticed a Year 11 student who had previously hesitated to check their own work is now finding and correcting their own mistakes during problem-solving sessions.

In another recent high school lesson, a student working on biology exam techniques showed real improvement by using prior knowledge to answer more complex questions—something they'd struggled with before.

Meanwhile, in primary, one Year 4 child who often guessed at answers now openly asks for help when stuck instead of staying silent.

Last week, this same student chose to read out loud the next story chapter without prompting.

What they say about our tutoring

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Mia is loving her tutor, she even said she wishes he could be her teacher because of how well he is explaining everything to her. Thank you!

We are very happy with Elissa. Matteo likes her and is very happy to work with her each week. He is definitely gaining more confidence. Thank you!

Kareem is so happy with John. He is very comfortable with him and feels a lot more confident. I can see the difference in Kareem's attitude, thank you.

Chemistry tutoring in Sydenham

All students need to go from struggling to catching up is the right kind of help at the right moment. The same goes for students who are on top of their assignments but never quite excel at science.

Students reach the next level when they work with someone who understands their needs, who’s available and honestly cares about their goal. That kind of support goes a long way, especially with chemistry, as it tends to be elusive and hard to master.

Chemistry Tutor Sydenham

In most cases, that kind of help isn't available at school. Teachers already have a full classroom to manage and are generally swamped with tasks. Maybe you've already thought of finding a local Sydenham chemistry tutor for your child, but you didn't know where to start and what to look out for.

We can help.

This is what we do. We organise one-on-one tutoring in your home, at a time that's most convenient for you. You choose what the tutor covers and how often they come. Not quite sure what your child needs to learn? No need to worry, we'll figure it out.

We charge a simple hourly fee and last but not least, in case you don't like the first lesson - we consider it a trial and match you with another chemistry tutor in Sydenham.

We've seen it time and time again, all it takes for a student to start trying again is that one aha moment.

The right tutor can get your child there.

Give it a try!
1300 312 354

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 Sydenham Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Sydenham - Hillside Primary School.