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Pratha Mahendra

Psychology Tutor Adelaide, SA
I feel a tutor must be able to invoke a sense of interest and joy in a students minds for the subject they teach. As a tutor, you are someone who has studied the subject beforehand and are more knowledgeable about the subject than a student who is just starting out. This makes it difficult for tutors to reach their maximum potential while teaching…
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Aleem

Psychology Tutor Adelaide, SA
Bridging the gap between teaching and learning via checking for understanding, scaffolding and adhering to teaching standards and quality teaching frameworks. Developing trusted relationships aids in knowing the students and how to teach them. Motivate learners by playing to their strengths while continuously working on their weaknesses via…
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Michelle

Psychology Tutor Adelaide, SA
Setting goals and personalizing each lesson for the student. Knowing what the students what to achieve from each session and making plans to ensure they get the most out of it each time. I excel in English literature but am flexible with any subjects within social sciences. In teaching itself I'm patient and like to work with the students until…
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yujuan

Psychology Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important thing is help them out and resolved questions undoubtedly. Let them feel affirmation, approval, safe and supportive is also important when teaching. Some students will feel depressed and frustrates when stucked with some questions, so let them feel easy, feel ok, and relax, trust is also imperative. Good relationships with…
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Chanceline

Psychology Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important things I can do for a student, is to put myself in their shoes when teaching. Often some students take longer to understand, comprehend or apply the knowledge taught. It' so important to go at their pace, whilst challenging them as well, because there's nothing we can't achieve if we set our minds to it. It' important to simply…
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Maitreyee

Psychology Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to listen to them and notice. Students pay more attention and are willing to learn when they feel that their opinions are heard and acknowledged. I am an extremely patient person. I can work with each student as an individual and let them grow and work at their own pace. I am also an…
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Mostafa Didar

Psychology Tutor Adelaide, SA
Besides helping them understand and learn a topic, the tutor should also help the student master the topic through mastery learning. Mastery learning is a way of designing units of work so that each set of tasks focuses on a particular learning objective and students must master a task to move onto the next one. The tutor should also help the…
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Umama

Psychology Tutor Rose Park, SA
I think that being able to build a rapport with the student is one of the fundamental skills to be a good tutor. This lays the foundation for the student being comfortable in asking questions to the tutor, as well as the tutor finding a teaching style that is most suited to the student. I am confident in my ability to explain subject matter to the…
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Daniel

Psychology Tutor Dulwich, SA
- Facilitate open discussion about the stresses, intricacies, and difficulties of schooling (especially in Year 12) - Explain the same concept as a student's classroom teacher but in a way that is digestible to the student (offering a personal approach) - Be able to provide detailed feedback and/or comprehensive drafts for assignments and…
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Yi

Psychology Tutor Tusmore, SA
- Be sure about the answers you about to tell your student in regular questions. - Everyone has their opinion, let them think and have their own thoughts on objective questions. - Listen and trying to be supportive. - Teach them how to be resourceful instead of telling them what to do. I have never become a formal tutor but I think I could…
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Vanessa

Psychology Tutor Seaton, SA
I think that the most important things that a tutor should have when teaching students is to dedicate as much Time as possible to the student in order to understand the tasks they are required to do. Patience is also another important thing to have as things take time. Dedication, not giving up on the student, everyone learns at their own…
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Naftalis Daniella

Psychology Tutor North Plympton, SA
A tutor can improve one's overall understand of the subject, not just a specific understanding about a material. That is important because it is building the bigger picture of each subject in the long term. I am flexible in my teaching method, and I am able to adjust to each student depending on what they…
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Tina Chenxi

Psychology Tutor Myrtle Bank, SA
1. The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is help them become more confident with themselves about their ability to achieve the grade they want in the subject they want. As a wise person once said, "if you believe, you're already half way there." As a tutor I want to be able to help my students believe in themselves so they realise…
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Arsheen

Psychology Tutor North Adelaide, SA
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to not just help with homework and assignments, but build a solid understanding of key concepts and other basics (especially in maths and science) so that the student is equipped with the knowledge and confidence to tackle a wide range of problems on their own. I think one of my…
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Phuong Mai

Psychology Tutor Adelaide, SA
A tutor uses his/ her knowledge to assist the student. However, in that learning process, tutor not only assists with strengthening subject comprehension but also can help boosting the student's confidence, as well as building important learning skills. Building a strong, personal relationship with student is also important for a tutor in order to…
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Tracy

Psychology Tutor Dulwich, SA
Being open minded and patient in explaining/teaching new concepts as well as building a comfortable relationship with the student so they feel at ease when being tutored by you. I am patient, am easy going and can be flexible in teaching styles, altering my explanations based on individual…
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Lily

Psychology Tutor Hyde Park, SA
Have patience and understanding of the needs of a student. Be able to answer a students questions in a way that makes them not think their questions are stupid, and encourage them to continue asking questions to build their confidence. I have good communication skills and patience which is important for explaining concepts. I am kind and…
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Therese

Psychology Tutor Paradise, SA
I consider the most important things a tutor can do for a student is to ultimately inspire them in a love of learning and hopefully pass onto them capsules of knowledge which are priceless. My strengths as a tutor are to challenge the pupils to think abstractly about language and harness the true power it possesses. I love hearing the pupil's own…
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Adam

Psychology Tutor Ottoway, SA
As someone who studied Psychology for years, I can say that I did so because I had an excellent teacher for the subject in high school. My English teacher was also very nurturing despite my poor performance and that was an important experience for me. That encapsulates what I think is one of the most important things a tutor can do for a student:…
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Kavya

Psychology Tutor Clarence Gardens, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do is make sure they don't generalize their teaching across all students. Every student has their own strengths/ weaknesses and their own ways of learning and it is important for a tutor to recognize and build upon that so they reach their potential. I am incredibly patient and my passion for what I teach is…
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Lauren

Psychology Tutor Henley Beach, SA
The most important thing in tutoring is ensuring teaching is catered to each individual student. A tutoring session is often set up as a one-on-one session allowing a unique relationship between student and tutor, whereby a tutor can gain a deep understanding of the teaching that works best for a student, and ways that may not work so well. As a…
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Lucy

Psychology Tutor Henley Beach South, SA
The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to empower the individual to believe they can do it. This requires inspiring growth and motivation, as you cannot force someone to learn but only encourage one to try their best. To me, a student's best is always something to be celebrated and from here, I provide support and aid when the…

Local Reviews

Adam has been a wonderful tutor for Lauren not only is she catching up on her maths but her confidence has improved dramatically...
Michelle, North Adelaide

Inside ThorngateTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ava practised skip counting and worked on structuring clear sentences for English.

In Year 9, Ethan focused on Pythagoras' Theorem and calculating the circumference of circles using step-by-step diagrams.

Meanwhile, Year 10 student Grace revised indices and surds, strengthening her understanding of both simplifying expressions with powers and working through related textbook problems.

Recent Challenges

In Year 10 Maths, one student relied heavily on a calculator for even basic arithmetic, slowing progress in algebra as noted: "Student needs to work on mental arithmetic as they rely on calculator too much."

During Year 11 Probability, another hesitated when textbook problems became more complex than standard practice drills—requiring additional explanation and after-lesson follow-up by email.

In Year 7, a reluctance to write working for division unless questions were laid out neatly led to confusion if the format changed. Each moment reflected a process block rather than lack of understanding; anxiety or formatting issues shaped how the task was tackled.

Recent Achievements

One Thorngate tutor noticed a Year 10 student who previously hesitated to tackle complex area questions now breaking down irregular shapes into rectangles and triangles on her own, using the right formulas without prompting.

In a senior session, a Year 12 student who used to get stuck on surds and powers started expanding brackets accurately after targeted practice, asking for extra examples instead of avoiding tough questions.

Meanwhile, in primary sessions, one younger student began reciting times tables aloud without relying on charts—she now asks for harder problems and completes them with growing speed each week.

What they say about our tutoring

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Thank you. The tutoring is working quite well at the moment, Paige is understanding more of her maths thanks to Chirags explanations.

I am very happy with my daughters tutor Surya, firstly he is very well manned , he is very good with explaining different methods for Patti to better understand .

All is going well so far with Orson tutoring Rachel. She is enjoying her lessons. Thanks.

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 Adelaide City Libraries - Tynte Street—or at your child's school (with permission), like Blackfriars Priory School.