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WAYNE
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WAYNE

PDHPE Tutor Burwood, NSW
Ensure students understand the issues. One of the most rewarding aspects was witnessing my students' gradual improvement in not only their technical skills but their confidence in the subject. Mentoring and conveying to the students what is required to solve the problems. Always try to show what are the rules/principles behind any of the…
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Jeremy

PDHPE Tutor Burwood Heights, NSW
The most important thing a tutor can do for their students is not only teach the content but make it relevant and fun. No one likes to slog through dry content. I have always been good with children and young adults. I have a knack of breaking down complex concepts into more bit sized pieces so they are more approachable for the students. I begin…
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Ruvindya

PDHPE Tutor Concord, NSW
The most important things a tutor can do are build trust, adapt to the student's learning style, and foster genuine understanding. A great tutor simplifies complex ideas, encourages curiosity, and patiently reinforces concepts until confidence grows. They create a safe space where mistakes are part of learning and progress is celebrated. Clear…
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Mary

PDHPE Tutor Bardwell Park, NSW
The most important things a tutor can do for a student are to help build their confidence, adapt to their unique learning style, and create a supportive space where they feel empowered to grow. Regardless of how fast they’re learning, the real success comes when a student can walk back into class, grasp the material on their own, and feel…
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Oscar

PDHPE Tutor Glebe, NSW
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to teach them to learn for themselves. It is easy to rote memorize a formula or a text, but to be able to teach someone how they can teach themselves and to show them how to problem solve so that they can attack problems independently is far more valuable I believe my strengths as a…
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George

PDHPE Tutor Camperdown, NSW
A tutor needs to be able to make sessions engaging and enjoyable so their students will want to come back to each lesson. They need to also be able to be someone students can trust and feel comfortable with as they do spend a lot of time together. The hard work and determination I have to make sure my students can learn as much as possible means I…
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Madeline

PDHPE Tutor Rozelle, NSW
I think it is important to be adaptable, each student and each age group will learn differently. Even moreso, I think it is vital that tutors are patient, listening to their students and trying to make them feel as comfortable as possible even when faced with a challenge. I think as a tutor and in general, I am very hard working, and will be …
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Rosie

PDHPE Tutor Enmore, NSW
In my opinion, building a student’s confidence and providing friendly assistance is the best any tutor can do for their students. As someone who has received tutoring in the past, I know how much of a difference these simple things can make to a nervous or hesitant student. I believe my strongest attributes as a tutor are that I am very patient,…
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Isabelle

PDHPE Tutor North Sydney, NSW
I find that a healthy, positive and communicative friendship with the student is crucial to them progressing. It's important to be patient and ensure you can work with all personality types and children of all ages. It's also important that tutors are prepared with teaching methods and material to help the students. They should be proactive in…
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Zoe

PDHPE Tutor Wollstonecraft, NSW
Having been tutored by several people over my high school career, I consider the most important thing a tutor can do for students are enabling them to reach their full potential. As well as providing them to with opportunities and equipment to succeed in learning, through encouraging them, guiding them to the answer rather than give it to them and…
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Nicole

PDHPE Tutor Wollstonecraft, NSW
A good tutor should help their student develop a love for what they are learning. When this is done successfully, this has a knock-on effect on the student's results as they are more engaged with the content they are learning. This starts with the tutor being passionate about the content they are teaching and being determined to push the student…
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Olivia

PDHPE Tutor Cremorne, NSW
The most important role of a tutor is to help a student learn and understand new concepts in a fun and engaging manner. I believe that a connection between students and tutors is important in maintaining emotional health and academic success. I believe that I am patient and proficient at explaining complex topics in simpler terms and through…
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Josephine

PDHPE Tutor Coogee, NSW
The most important things a tutor can do for a student is to make them feel comfortable and to help them feel like learning is not a chore but a good experience. Being positive, patient and encouraging is also a very important trait for a tutor. I have a lot of experience in nannying/babysitting so, therefore, have the ability to effectively…
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Shardi

PDHPE Tutor Rose Bay, NSW
Tutors should listen to students, take their concerns and opinions into consideration. Tutors should encourage and motivate students to do their best. Tutors should be resourceful, considering varying teaching methods to allow students to more easily understand concepts. Tutors should work within the abilities of the students and therefore should…
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Conor

PDHPE Tutor Clovelly, NSW
In my opinion, the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is instill a love of learning within them. If a student enjoys learning and wants to learn, they will thrive. A big strength for me is being able to simplify complex ideas into simple, digestible information. I am patient, friendly and encouraging. I always get my students to try…
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Chloe

PDHPE Tutor Botany, NSW
I think the most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to meet their individual needs, encourage them, and also make the session enjoyable. All of these things not only help the student succeed in their studies but also make it enjoyable. I feel that it's really important to make the session fun, but also productive so that the student…
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Ben

PDHPE Tutor Rose Bay, NSW
Give the student confidence whilst allowing the children to fully grasp the concepts they are struggling with and turn it into their strengths. My explanations are very strong as I have a great understanding of how to approach different questions from different perspectives as a student myself. I can also tutor PDHPE, Business and…
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Dilhan

PDHPE Tutor Concord, NSW
Provide them with strategies to deal with any type of problem. To give them to confidence to achieve their potential. To teach them so they can teach others. Patient by nature. Empathetic, having been through 13 years of primary and secondary education and experienced the ups and downs of schooling. Attention to detail, both in terms of…
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Peter

PDHPE Tutor Northbridge, NSW
To Help them build confidence, provide them with the tools to succeed and enable them to solve problems effectively independently Patience, organisation, dependability, ability to vary my approach and integrate ICT and flipped classroom/backward design approaches…
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Ellie

PDHPE Tutor Hillsdale, NSW
I think there are many factors that come into place when tutoring kids. Collaboration and positivity would definitely be my top 2 things to consider when tutoring as I feel as though it is important for the student to feel like they are getting somewhere whilst being supported and encouraged at the same time. Collaborating together is also crucial…
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Feras

PDHPE Tutor Campsie, NSW
I think it's a question of what a tutor can BE rather than do. I found in my experience that I always responded to teachers who were enthusiastic and portrayed a genuine care for the learning of the student. In a metaphorical sense, the tutor must think like a student in an empathetic way rather than merely be a one way stream of instruction. If a…
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Ramiz

PDHPE Tutor Campsie, NSW
Finding out whether a student is a visual, auditory or kinesthetic learner is important. By discovering how the student learns best, I believe he will be able to reach his true potential. To do this, a tutor must be malleable in his teaching methods and communication. Furthermore, it is crucial that the tutor and student create a bond that reaches…
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Stephany

PDHPE Tutor Roseville, NSW
Patience and desire to help. I believe it is most important as a tutor to show we respect students and never act annoyed even for the most basic questions as every student learns at different pace. Therefore, maintaining an enthusiastic attitude and being non-judgemental to treat all students with same time and patience to allow them to feel…

Local Reviews

Pat is an excellent tutor. Daphne enjoying learning Maths again. Looking forward to seeing the results in her tests at school.
Helen, Annandale

Inside UltimoTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Yash explored area and perimeter of triangles, along with multiplying and adding decimals and large numbers, finishing up with some long division for fluency.

In Year 10, Michelle focused on applying the perfect squares method to solve parabolas and used the discriminant to analyse tangent and secant scenarios.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Ben worked through conditional probability problems using Venn diagrams and tackled non-linear relationships in algebraic contexts.

Recent Challenges

A Year 11 student did not complete the assigned homework, which limited her confidence when facing new equation types—"she needed more practice to feel ready with the answers."

In Year 9, a student became stuck on lengthy worded problems, especially when unfamiliar vocabulary appeared; this slowed progress even if those words were not essential.

For a Year 4 learner, confusion between letters like 'b' and 'd' meant she relied heavily on an adult's help to get through reading tasks.

During algebra in Year 8, "he skipped steps while solving," causing hidden errors that required extra correction time mid-session.

Recent Achievements

A tutor in Ultimo recently saw a Year 11 student who'd struggled with financial maths revisit her old exam errors—this time, she could solve those tricky problems independently after targeted practice.

A Year 9 student, who used to hesitate when stuck, now openly asks the tutor to repeat explanations if something's unclear and even volunteered to try extra word problems on her own.

In a primary session, one young learner began reading short passages aloud smoothly for the first time once promised regular breaks; before, she'd quietly avoid reading out loud at all.

What they say about our tutoring

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The tuition is going very well - we love Sigrid and Sian has improved in her confidence and ability beyond our expectations.

Liam and Georgie liked Stephanie and found her explanations and teachings simple and easy to understand.  They seem to be very happy with her which is great after only 1 session each!

Thank you for the email. Alex is here now tutoring Sarah.  He is absolutely fantastic and has really helped her improve. We would like to stop the tutoring for now and see how Sarah goes in Term IV. If she finds anything difficult and requires another tutor I will contact you to arrange.

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 Ultimo Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Ultimo Public School.