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Jacqueline

English Tutor Highgate, SA
As an english tutor, you can help a student realise their potential. It is so important for students to become confident in their abilities. I believe tutoring can assist in this and allow students to perform to the best ability. I am a very communicative and patient person. If the student does not understand something, I will always try my best…
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Bethany

English Tutor Highgate, SA
- be willing to let them lay out their own ideas, plans, or problems before jumping in. - help them find what interests them and motivates them in a given subject - help them understand exactly what assignments require of them, so they know what they're working towards. - help them get to the bottom of whatever difficulties they face in…
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Timothy

English Tutor Myrtle Bank, SA
The goal of tutoring should be to empower students and thus the primary focus of tuition should be to develop confidence and independence rather than reliance. For this reason, I believe the most important component of tutoring is not working through content, but reflecting and future planning to ensure the student believes they have the skills…
Tina Chenxi
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Tina Chenxi

English Tutor Urrbrae, SA
1. The most important thing an english 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…
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Duc Tuan Kiet

English Tutor Parkside, SA
Know your stuff. Always. As simple as it might sound, really bringing your students a reliable foundation of knowledge on the subject is always crucial. It doesn't mean that you ALWAYS have to know your stuff though, we are human, and human can sometimes afford not to know it all. This is when I would go on, do my research, and make sure the next…
Tom
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Tom

English Tutor Hawthorn, SA
Set clear expectations and help students develop strong study habits that extend beyond a single subject. Having recently completed SACE (in 2024) with a raw ATAR of 99.90, my knowledge of the high school curriculum is up to date. I am aware of common troubles many students experience in a variety of high school subjects, and through personal…
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Nicholas

English Tutor Hyde Park, SA
To get on the student level and explain things in depth so they can understand what they are working on. I am very patient and explain things very…
Archibald
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Archibald

English Tutor Glenside, SA
I believe the most powerful way an english tutor can aid a student is by giving them confidence. More than often, students can show more vulnerability in a one-on-one session than in a classroom surrounded by their peers, and so the best thing I can do is use these private sessions to impart confidence in the students by making them see ways they…
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Shobha

English Tutor Glenside, SA
The most important thing an english tutor can do for their student is ensure that the student has gained the ability to consolidate the information taught. The student must be able to reproduce the content learned in their own words at their own time. Specifically for English, many students have wonderful, original ideas in their minds, however,…
Laura
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Laura

English Tutor St Georges, SA
I believe that it is important for tutors to be passionate about teaching. This way, it is easier for the student to gain interest in the subject, which ultimately leads to better performance from the student as they are more motivated to study and learn. I also think that it is important for tutors to create a comfortable learning environment for…
Umama
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Umama

English Tutor Dulwich, 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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Nitika

English Tutor Colonel Light Gardens, SA
He can be as patient as possible and try to teach him in several small steps and not preferring opting for those bigger ones which utlimately helps him to enjoy the subject which must be the uptimate goal of any tutor. I believe i own awesome communication skills and have the potential of understanding the loopholes in learning any concept. I try…
Bradley
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Bradley

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
Expanding on what I have written earlier, I think that one of the most important things an english tutor can do for a student is be prepared, and always willing to learn. I think this requires being a bit humble, and accepting that, even with something that may appear to be far below the tutor's learning, there may still be things that aren't…
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Samuel

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
I think that an english tutor must be patient and remain composed with each student. A tutor is meant to be that person whose teaching is tailored, so it requires an individualized approach, picked up and constantly adjusted as needs change and develop. I have (as told to me by all my ever-suffering associates) a 'wild' vocabulary, and for English…
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Vatsal

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
From personal experience, I have had a few unfair and unsatisfactory experiences with tutors throughout my schooling journey. As a result, I have learnt from those experiences and structured my services in regards to having the student as the main focus. As an english tutor, the most important thing I can do is explain and walk a student through…
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Himal

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
A tutor can tailor instruction to meet the specific needs, learning style, and pace of the student. Moreover, students can help students understand complex concepts by providing clear explanations, examples, and demonstrations. Additionally, an english tutor can assess the student's strengths and weaknesses in a subject and use this assessment to…
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Maitreyee

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important thing an english 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…
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Samara

English Tutor Adelaide, SA
The most important is to be there and present when students are struggling. To be observe the weaknesses of each students and provide ways of improvement. Be compassionate and patient, ask students if they have understood that particular concept. I'm good listener, ensuring that students are comfortable to tell me when they are unaware of certain…
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Mostafa Didar

English 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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Gagandeep

English Tutor Norwood, SA
Helping students achieve their potential, adapting to kid's individual needs, building lasting relationships based on shared goals these are some of the impacts of an english tutor on the student. But the most incredible aspect of tutoring is that it merges education and what is usually called enrichment. A good tutor can combine subjects in…
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Andrea

English Tutor Daw Park, SA
I believe there are several things a tutor can deliver to her students, the primary of which is to instill a sense of confidence and can-do attitude among them. This means my role will not only limit to a tutor but also a mentor, guiding my students on multiple aspects of their academic path. As a seasoned tutor and teacher of English, I'd say my…
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Chanceline

English 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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Zarnab

English Tutor Norwood, SA
The most important things a tutor can do includes, listening carefully to the students, being creative and flexible with learning styles, building relationship with student, being patient with students at all times, and teaching students how to solve problems. My greatest strength as a tutor is my ability to differentiate instruction to meet the…

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Content Covered

Year 5 student Stefan worked on connecting fractions, decimals, and percentages using visual models, then applied these concepts to simple financial problems.

In Year 8, Emily tackled algebraic expressions—expanding and factorising them—and also reviewed linear equations with practice questions from her assignment sheet.

For Year 9, Jay focused on trigonometric ratios through targeted practice exercises and reinforced his understanding of Pythagoras' theorem by solving a range of geometry word problems.

Recent Challenges

Several students showed clear process challenges this week.

In Year 8 Maths, one student was "forgetting a lot of the stuff" covered in earlier lessons, so new material couldn't build smoothly on past concepts.

A Year 9 learner mixed up steps with adding and subtracting integers; after more guided examples and memory tips, confidence returned, but independent retention still needs work.

At senior level, revision focused mostly on previously mastered questions rather than unfamiliar problems—limiting progress before upcoming tests.

Homework completion also varied: extra tasks were set for two students who hadn't kept up with assigned practice from prior weeks.

Recent Achievements

One Highgate tutor recently noticed a Year 10 student who used to skip over tricky algebra questions now working through each step out loud, asking for hints only after trying his own approach first.

In Year 12 maths, another student came in with several mistakes from her last probability test; this time, she brought her marked paper and corrected every error herself during the session—something she'd avoided before.

Meanwhile, a younger student who was hesitant about homework started arriving with completed worksheets and specific questions about what confused him most.

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 Fullarton Park Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like Highgate School.