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Sheldon's tutors include a School Dux and OP1 recipient with multiple subject awards, a private tutor and university student mentor with years of K–12 experience, an international physics lecturer and Montessori educator, peer mentors recognised for academic excellence in English and maths, published writers, sports coaches, state-level athletes, and high-achieving STEM students.

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Breanna

English Tutor Capalaba, QLD
The most important thing an english tutor can do for their student is never let them lose their confidence and motivation. Before assessments most students are their worst enemy, stressing themselves out to the point in which they forget everything they have learned. I too have done this and know it comes from a lack of confidence. Therefore, it…
Michael
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Michael

English Tutor Thornlands, QLD
In the act of supporting the student to engage with their school curriculum, to promote genuine understanding of their subject(s) and the inner motivation to see why the skills are important for their future. Broad knowledge and context in english, mathematics and sciences and good study…
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Mehri
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Mehri

English Tutor Rochedale South, QLD
A tutor's key role is to provide personalised guidance, boost confidence, and address individual learning needs, fostering both academic success and personal growth. I aim to inspire students by imparting the importance of treating others without judgment. Creating a friendly classroom environment is a core aspect of my teaching approach. I am…
Brianna
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Brianna

English Tutor Mackenzie, QLD
Catering to each child/student specifically and making the lessons to their needs. Each child learns different and it is important to be able to understand them on a personal level, understanding what helps them learn as well as memorising information. Being organised, down to earth, a child at heart and working with disabled children. I am…
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Electra

English Tutor Cleveland, QLD
1. Empower students by gifting them the knowledge and skillsets needed to succeed 2. Encourage the student to be curious about everything, and to always ask questions 3. Help students perform to the best of their abilities, and to have more faith in their abilities 4. Encourage students to think out of the box, and to find small ways to make…
Hayley
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Hayley

English Tutor Cleveland, QLD
I believe that some of the most important things an english tutor can do for a student are giving them confidence, catering to their individual learning style, and giving them every chance to succeed. These three things work closely together as if you cater to what an individual student exactly needs, that will eventual give them confidence in…
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Zarmina

English Tutor Underwood, QLD
I think it is very important that an english tutor really listens to what their student needs in order to cater to these needs. I always like to ask my students how they usually study and what they have found works best for them. I also like to introduce my students to other methods of learning that I believe may be beneficial to them, when…
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Marcus

English Tutor Eight Mile Plains, QLD
Not only is knowing the content extremely important, but the way tutors teach the content is more important. Every student has their own needs, and an english tutor must recognise that some teaching strategies might work for some but not work for others. My strengths is my teaching style. I believe my ability to connect with the student allows the…
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Konstantin

English Tutor Eight Mile Plains, QLD
The most important thing an english tutor could do for a student is to make them more passionate and confident about their learning, as this will transition well past the tutoring period and into their future academics. Additionally, a tutor should help the student build good study habits that they can maintain independently. I'm very patient with…
Kerri
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Kerri

English Tutor Capalaba, QLD
To relax them, and build up the student's confidence. This can often happen by breaking tasks into sections, and working through tasks slowly. I am a reliable, very caring and dedicated person. I am also a perfectionist, and become easily annoyed with…
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Sidney-Rose

English Tutor Rochedale South, QLD
The most important things an english tutor can do for a student is to encourage them, create an environment that supports their needs, and push them just enough to allow them to understand they can do it themselves. My key strengths are definitely my persistence, patience, attention to detail, and my ability to encourage those around…
Adam
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Adam

English Tutor Rochedale South, QLD
Help them reach their full potential without doing all the work for them; I think it is important to let them do some hard work now and again so they can appreciate it more when they are congratulated for their success, and so that they are not 'coddled' into thinking other people will do all their work for them. Some of my strengths would…
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Ilsa

English Tutor Springwood, QLD
Being able to communicate to a student how to properly tackle any topics they appear to be having trouble understanding on their own while at the same time establishing in them self-confidence to ensure they'll be able to believe in their own intuition when the time comes for them to deal with unfamiliar concepts and problems they'll find…
Tako
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Tako

English Tutor Rochedale South, QLD
Give them confidence in making them believe and achieve the goal the wish to attain Very patient, good interpersonal and communication skills. Ability to interact and make student feel…
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Dona

English Tutor Rochedale South, QLD
The most important thing an english tutor can do for a student is to encourage them and to listen to them. A tutors job is to guid a student in the right redirection. A tutor can tailor the their teaching to the students needs so they are both working together. The tutor must be an excellent listener to understand how the student thinks and what…
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Fatima

English Tutor Rochedale South, QLD
Some of the most important things an english tutor can do for a student is basically giving them the ability to simply understand their work, as this understanding forms the foundation of what they need to know and without this understanding they would not be able to pus themselves forward into learner their work on a broader perspective. I am a…
Rebecca
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Rebecca

English Tutor Victoria Point, QLD
Making sure that the student is understanding what the tutor is explaining and keeping the student motivated, as there isn't much use of a student being tutored if they cannot understand or if they are not motivated. I am able to explain things in a way that are easy to understand, I help the student stay out of frustration and help them approach…
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Eldho

English Tutor Daisy Hill, QLD
It is pivotal that the tutor is always easily approachable as otherwise shy students may be reluctant to ask the tutor questions and thus those shy kids may end up falling behind. In addition, I feel that tutors must always be supportive towards the student as any harsh or negative comments may severely hinder a students willingness and ability to…
Dannika
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Dannika

English Tutor Underwood, QLD
It's important for an english tutor to be able to provide a positive and safe learning environment for their students, where the focus is upon developing useful skills and knowledge rather than being limited by specific content. My strengths would be that I am very patient, sensitive and sympathetic, and I would definitely be able to make my…
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Maha

English Tutor Underwood, QLD
I consider self belief and self motivation are the most important skills an english tutor can instill in a student I believe my strength as a tutor revolve around the fact I am a hardworking, patient, self motivated high school teacher who loves the satisfaction of an excellent result. However my weakness as a tutor would be that I like to spend a…
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Bridjette

English Tutor Ormiston, QLD
The most important thing that an english tutor can do for a student is to give them the confidence to participate in class activities outside of the tutoring session. My most valued moments of tutoring my maths student are when she came back to a session and told me that she participated in class discussions and answered questions in class. I…
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Berylia

English Tutor Wishart, QLD
The most important thing is to be patient and to be a good listener - understanding that what may be easy to you might not be easy to the student, and to offer various techniques that will help the student's understanding. A tutor should also be honest, and should admit when they do not know a certain topic. This would help to build trust…
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Paiwand

English Tutor Carindale, QLD
The most important things include : - Instilliing a healthy attitude - Being supportive - Being on task - Achieving Goals Together optimising these factors leave little room for failure. My strengths would be Maths and English as I am motivated and fond of those subjects. I also like teaching visually and interactively. Furthermore, my…

Local Reviews

Amber is a brilliant tutor - enthusiastic, knowledgeable and well prepared for each session. She makes the most of the time and has a great way of explaining things and yet still ensures the student is thinking for themselves. Gareth is feeling much more confident now and we are really pleased that we have Amber as his tutor to help him be his best for his upcoming final year at school.
Vanessa

Inside SheldonTutoring Sessions

Content Covered

Year 7 student Riya worked on decimal operations including rounding, addition, subtraction, and multiplication, as well as tackling worded problems involving decimals.

In Year 10, Michael focused on bivariate data analysis using Pearson's correlation coefficient and practiced note-taking strategies to help interpret statistical relationships.

Meanwhile, Year 11 student Lucas explored applications of derivatives by graphing tangent lines and analyzing how changes in functions affect their graphs.

Recent Challenges

A Year 12 student, tackling velocity-time graph questions, struggled to collect all relevant details before planning responses—"he missed information hidden in the question," one tutor noted, leading to incomplete solutions.

In Year 10, messy layout in algebra problems meant errors weren't easily spotted or corrected, so extra time was spent retracing steps.

A Year 7 learner relied on memorizing how previous fraction questions looked instead of understanding the underlying process; when faced with a new format, confusion set in quickly.

In each case, clarity and confidence dropped as tasks grew less familiar or required flexible thinking.

Recent Achievements

One Sheldon tutor recently saw a Year 10 student who used to rush through probability questions now consistently list all variables and formulas before starting, which has helped him avoid the errors he made in past assignments.

In Year 11 maths, a student who previously struggled with logarithms was able to clearly explain when and why to apply them, showing real understanding rather than memorisation.

For a younger learner in Year 4, addition and multiplication had been confusing, but she can now solve problems confidently and even knows when to use LCM or GCD—she finished her worksheet without hesitation this week.

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 Capalaba Library—or at your child's school (with permission), like St Luke's Catholic Parish School.