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We provide highly specialised English tutoring and mentoring for students in Year 10, 11 and 12. We support students to achieve their academic goals and support literacy development through evidence-based teaching pedagogy. Our small group classes and 1on1 classes are flexible and tailored to individual student needs and aim to create intellectually stimulating environments. 

Our lessons are lead by mentors who are genuinely interested and passionate about student growth. Our mentors understand how students learn best with an academic background in secondary or tertiary education. Our mentors have experience marking formal assessments, both in school and state levels and understand the criteria for success which shapes our teaching.
Currently, most lessons are lead by Angela. All student progress is monitored and course content organised by Angela who has 12 years of tutoring experience, 6 years of teaching experience in Secondary and Tertiary contexts and exam marking experience in both internal and external settings. Angela regularly engages in professional learning and attends courses to ensure the content and skills taught are relevant to the NSW English Curriculum. For all students, Angela is the main point of contact for academic assistance and support for school assessment tasks.

Please note: ALL CLASSES FOR 2023 ARE OFFERED IN AN ONLINE FORMAT ONLY


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Our approach

Personalised Learning & Mentoring

 

  • We create a learning program for each student and keep detailed notes which allows us to track student progress and ensure learning activities are suited to student needs

  • Our support extends beyond the lesson as our students get access to a WhatsApp chatroom where questions can be asked and timely answered

  • If you select a 1on1 mentorship program your mentor will regularly check in with you online 

  • You can view a sample learning program below
     

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Lesson Structure​

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  • Our lessons run flexibly in both face to face and online formats as a result not all students are suited to our lesson style

  • If you are in a small flexible group, it means that your mentors may run a 1 hour 30 minute group class on a topic, break up the class into two sections to cover different skills or even split up the group to run some 1on1 (1 hour) sessions with particular students

  • Lessons cover content, skills or writing and drafting of extended responses. To learn more about our courses please access 'Courses and Pricing'

  • Students may be taught by more than one mentor during a single term

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Academic Writing Skills

 

  • We support you to develop clarity, sophistication and cohesion when writing analytical, persuasive, reflective, discursive and imaginative responses 

  • Targeted writing tasks with a focus on developing skills needed for success in the Australian Higher School Certificate

  • We provide access to exemplar essays and other extended response

  • We guide students through the writing process to ensure students understand the criteria for success

  • Targeted literacy, vocabulary and sentence construction activities to improve sophistication in writing

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Limited Spaces, More support

 

  • In our group class, you will be ONE out of FOUR students as research indicates that smaller group sizes improve student learning

  • Online Seminars cater to up to 15 students as these run in a lecture format

  • Our groups are based on school, ability level or content requirements and therefore group classes are not always available

  • We only tutor aspirational students who see the value in tuition and mentorship to ensure quality discussion in our group class where students are active participants in the learning process

School Assessment Focused

 

  • Angela keeps up to date with student assessment schedules

  • If help is required, your mentor will break down your assessment tasks into manageable chunks and help you understand school assessment criteria

  • We will use your lessons flexibly and may have longer lessons before your school assessment 

  • Your mentor will guide you through different stages of the writing or creation process: brainstorming, drafting, editing and publishing, where required

  • Note: We will never write responses for students as this means students will not be able to respond to questions under exam contexts nor does it build student confidence or skill

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Online Support and Essay Marking Feedback Program

 

  • Students are able to submit their extended responses via email for actionable feedback

  • We provide detailed comments on what specifically needs to be changed and provide advice on how to phrase words and ideas

  • Online marking is unlimited, however, mentors only mark work that is submitted at least 5 days before an assessment is due

  • You can view a sample of our marking feedback below​

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We have taught students from the following schools: 
Abbotsleigh Girls, Baulkham Hills High School, Cherrybrook Technology High School, Cheltenham Girls High School, Hornsby Girls High School, Strathfield Girls High School, North Sydney Girls, James Ruse, Normunhurts Boys, Pacific Hills, Arden, Norwest Christian, William Clarke College, MLC, Carlingford High School, Killara High School, Pymble Ladies College, Gosford High School, Fort Street High School, Kings School and Sydney Grammar.

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