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Waterways' tutors feature a replacement teacher and experienced Years 7–12 tutor studying secondary education, a VCE Premiers Award winner with ATAR 98.50 and perfect study scores, an accelerated engineering student with ATAR 97.65, primary tutoring assistants, award-winning peer mentors, accomplished sports coaches, and seasoned leaders in youth camps and academic competitions.

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As all students would have different levels of understanding, the most important thing a tutor can do is to take the time to devise individual learning plans for the students, plans which suit the individual's learning style and would be most effective in seeing them reach their full intellectual capacity. Punctuality and reliability are also…
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The most important thing a tutor can do for a student is to understand the student's weakness and strength and assist them to improve on their weaknesses and develop further on their strengths, helping them exceed the standards. My patience and my mindset. I am very patient with a student and is not willing to give up on the student. This…
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Following are the main things a tutor can do for students: Guide Encourage to learn and think out of box Collaborate with them. Inspire them to learn more. Honest Patient Good Listener Flexible Use available resources Boost Confidence: I encourage students to think out of the box and relate the problem with a real-life scenario, which…
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Make learning fun along with being productive. I think presenting challenges to students will motivate them to learn better and faster. Conveying information in a dignified yet an entertaining way for students to pay attention along with having interest to learn their respective…
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1. Empathetic: Understands what it’s like to be a student who may lack confidence, feel stressed, be overwhelmed or just not understand the material. 2. Honest: Don’t hesitate to say that you do not know about a particular concept. Trying to bluff your way through will only hurt the student and your reputation in the long run. 3.…
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An excellent tutor must have broad professional knowledge, organization and communication skills that enable students to learn interestingly and effectively. The knowledge and the ability to design lessons, lesson activities, practical tasks and weekly tests are important aspects of successful tutoring. For instance, breaking down complex…
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To teach them in a way that they are equipped with the knowledge at a good pace for them, while also remaining up to date or a head of schedule. This allows them to have things mastered before their classes, allowing them to spend that time in the most effective way they see fit. My strengths as a tutor are the ability to lead a student to an…
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To make him/her love the subject I tutor. Patience,knowledge, communication, character…
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Allow them to reach their goals, and to lead them to overall success in other parts of education/life. Similarily find creative and different approaches for the individual to reach their given goals, as everybody learns in different ways. I believe my strengths as a tutor would be my communication. I believe that through past experiences I have…
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Listen to the student. I firmly belive that students know where they lack and what's stopping them from achieving their goals. Ensure the student doesn't lose hope or motivation to study. It is imperative that students get enough time and space to practically apply what they learn in ways that pique their interests. As a tutor I strive to first…
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To be an effective tutor, creating a positive learning environment and building connection with the student is crucial. Tutors should be adaptable and tailor their approach to the student's learning style. Constructive feedback is necessary to help students stay motivated and progress toward their goals. Lastly, a tutor should practice patience,…

Local Reviews

easy to set up and get organised. Quick response from tutor. Ma is a friendly, warm and encouraging tutor
Christine Royal, Aspendale Gardens

Inside WaterwaysTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 4 student Ethan practised writing numbers in expanded form and solved digit combination challenge questions that required using each digit only once.

For Year 10, Sarah worked on solving quadratic equations by factorisation and was introduced to the discriminant, applying these concepts directly to her schoolwork.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student James focused on finding equations of lines given a gradient and a point, then continued assigned work on linear relations using his Easter homework sheet.

Recent Challenges

A Year 9 student frequently avoided writing out algebra steps, preferring to do calculations mentally—this made it hard to catch sign errors and led to confusion when checking answers ("he had the habit of trying to do all the steps in his head before answering").

In a Year 11 Physics session, equations from electromagnetism were only vaguely recalled unless prompted, as no organized summary or reference list was maintained.

Meanwhile, a Year 3 student with creative story ideas found transferring thoughts onto paper challenging; great verbal detail vanished when faced with the blank page. Each instance meant time spent retracing rather than progressing.

Recent Achievements

One Waterways tutor noticed a Year 10 student who had previously hesitated to ask for help now confidently requesting clarification on using the calculator's shift function for inverse trigonometry—he then completed angle problems independently.

In Year 8, a student who used to guess at comprehension answers began searching for "hints" within texts and solved worded maths questions without prompting.

Meanwhile, a younger learner in Year 4, once distracted during spelling activities, managed to write each target word three times as directed and sorted them into categories with much more focus than before.

What they say about our tutoring

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Really happy with the tutoring and Stephen is great, really professional. My son is feeling a lot more positive about catching up so really happy.

You have hit the Jackpot!  Georgina is very happy with Stephen. Many thanks for all your efforts.

Gianna is a fantastic tutor who has definitely been able to help my son Bryce improve his understanding.  Bryce has jumped from a C in Maths to an A- which is proof of excellent work from both Gianna and my son.  Thank you.

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 Dingley Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Aspendale Gardens Primary School.