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Valley Heights' tutors include a Blaxland High mathematics teacher with over two decades' experience, an award-winning recent Science graduate and peer learning facilitator, K–12 education students with classroom and literacy tutoring backgrounds, high school duxes in maths and English, experienced camp mentors, and creative leaders skilled in music, languages, STEM and student wellbeing.

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    Any Grade

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    1000's of Happy Students

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    Lesson Reports

    You'll get feedback on each lesson, so you know how your child gets on.

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Dylan

English Tutor Springwood, NSW
I believe the most important role an english tutor plays is to establish a friendly relationship with the student. This makes learning more engaging and achievable. My previous tutoring experience has shown me that students learn best when they are engaged more personally. For example, relating concepts to the hobbies of a student allows them to…
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Dallas

English Tutor Springwood, NSW
Support young people in their individual approach to encourage self-understanding, self-awareness and self-belief. Quite recently, I was diagnosed with a disorder which affects how I process information. I didn't know this going through adolescence, but I remember the struggle and feeling limited in what was/wasn't achievable. It's important to…
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Connor

English Tutor Springwood, NSW
I can see from one's point of view. Ability to bridge the gap in a human to human way. Empathy. Perspective. The ability to tackle novel problems and come to solutions in a systematic way and the ability to show this thought process to a student. The student ends up with a deep understanding of the topic Very empathetic. Ability to see the…
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Callum

English Tutor Faulconbridge, NSW
To help them understand their strengths and how they learn best so that they can achieve their fullest potential in a way that doesn't lessen their mental, physical or emotional wellbeing. Patience, empathy, and over a thousand hours volunteering one-on-one with young people to help them with schoolwork and the challenges of…
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Carmen

English Tutor Mount Riverview, NSW
Giving them the confidence to see that they are just as able as any other kid. Knowing how to be on level with the student and seeing what the problem is, why they are confused and how to deal with it. Having a good rapport with…
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Luke

English Tutor Castlereagh, NSW
To be a personal, and educational anchor for a student, helping to relieve stresses that come from classroom and school-life and helping to further progress their learning abilities and educational prowess to new heights. Patience, understanding and an enthusiasm for learning. I understand that some students are not well suited for the classroom…
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Chelsea

English Tutor Sun Valley, NSW
I believe the most important things an english tutor can do for a student are to be friendly and make sure they feel welcome. It's also important to make sure the student is understanding the content and if they aren't to reiterate the points or try to teach them in another way. My strengths as a tutor are that I am highly organised and prepared,…
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Dhruvi

English Tutor Springwood, NSW
Be honest, flexible, patient, good listener, professional, share your own experiences with the student to Bose their confidence, teach on how to learn, be confident and be a collaborator. These are the most important things that an english tutor can do and should be able to for a student as we are responsible for teaching them and help them to be…
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Susan

English Tutor Springwood, NSW
Explain concepts to students that they do not understand. Fill in the gaps that they have not been able to grasp at school in the classroom. By explaining topics and concepts to the students they obtain confidence and that in turn enhances their ability to progress in the subject they are experiencing difficulty in. Tutoring is the bridge to…
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Samantha

English Tutor Blaxland, NSW
For me, the most important things an english tutor can do for a student is to set aside the necessary time and effort aside for each session. This is vital when helping the student to maintain their motivation and dedication to their work. Time management and the ability to plan each session; (some students may find it difficult to sort out for…
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Veronica

English Tutor Woodford, NSW
I can be there for a student and reassure them that human brains are sometimes complicated but once you take down the barriers to learning, then you can really take off. It's alright to be confused, it's a sign you're thinking. You're almost there, and if we talk about it and try some simpler examples, then it will all fall into place. Since 2019…
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Keira

English Tutor
The most important thing for an english tutor to do is to make sure the student can feel confident, making the subject enjoyable to learn, rather than stressful and disheartening. I try to understand what part they are struggling with, so I can help them understand, rather than learn rote answers. So this means I'm patient, and a good…

Local Reviews

Kai is lovely and has such a natural approach with the kids.
Hannes

Inside Valley HeightsTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Grace worked on identifying and ordering the letters of the alphabet as well as practising reading simple sentences.

In Year 9, Alexia focused on solving algebraic equations and using these skills to find areas of complex shapes, while also preparing for her test by revising multiplying and dividing algebraic expressions.

Meanwhile, a Year 10 student covered key Financial Maths topics including calculating tax, Medicare levy, taxable income, and interpreting exam-style questions using past papers.

Recent Challenges

In Year 9 Maths, a student struggled with multi-step tax and financial calculations, but tended to avoid reworking questions independently—"she needs to gain more confidence in calculating taxable income," one note observed.

In Year 11, another student forgot to bring formula sheets and had not revised prior topics, making it harder to link area formulas for composite shapes during problem-solving.

Meanwhile, a Year 7 student reviewing algebra repeatedly overlooked sign conventions ("be careful of the sign conventions"), leading to repeated errors that slowed progress through new content.

Each moment saw extra time spent retracing steps instead of building mastery.

Recent Achievements

In Year 10, Tariq had previously needed a lot of guidance with percentages and Pythagoras' Theorem, but last session he worked out the length of unknown triangle sides using the theorem mostly on his own, only asking for help when really stuck.

Isabelle (Year 9) started off unsure about calculating area and perimeter of complex shapes; now she accurately finds these for trapeziums and cylinders without hesitation.

Meanwhile, Lillian (Year 5) used to rush her spelling, but this week she took time to spell every word on her list correctly during her test.

What they say about our tutoring

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Everything seems to be going along quite well at the moment, Lawrence is a nice tutor and Arawyn seems to like him.

Thanks for the email Erica, we have been very happy with Enya, she is making lots of effort to have interesting ways to teacher Jasper  the maths concepts and he is very happy after each session.

Thanks Erica, Jemma & Hunter get along very well I'm pleased to report. I've observed that Jemma has that natural communication talent that all gr8 teachers have i.e. they engage you with their knowledge.

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 Blue Mountains Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Blue Mountains Grammar Preparatory School campus.