Melbourne tutor in English, Essay Writing, Creative Writing, English Language, English Literature, EAL, ESL, Study Skills, French, German, Mandarin, Reading, Spanish, Special Needs

"Needs more structure, "aim for fluency", "more authorial intent", "unpack this more"....
Have you every gotten vague feedback on an English essay and didn't know what to do?

I promise you EVERY SINGLE ONE of us have had those scribbled on our work at some point.
Let me help you understand what it all means - and give you specific techniques for improvement.

I'm Elena and I've been tutoring English for 5 years, teaching for 8.
Believe me, I've done my 10, 000 hours practise!


///The facts on paper:
- 99.60 ATAR
- Raw 50 in VCE English (Premier's Award)
- Dux - Honours Blazer
- House Captain Y9-12

///Uni Achievements:
- BA in Creative writing, Linguistics, Languages
- Honours Roll
- Mentor & lecturer

///Tutoring Experience:
- 1600+ hours logged teaching experience!
- Over 40 different texts taught for English
- Over 50 happy students
- Teaching credential from Monash University
- Been hired to train and manage a team of 1000+ tutors here in Victoria, at KIS Academics

And plenty of student reviews! Check them out here: https://au.trustpilot.com/review/kisacademics.com?search=elena


But more interestingly, in real life, I'm still teaching because I genuinely enjoy the process of helping someone else understand a subject that most people deem too overwhelming. I love that I can help you feel a real difference at school, and that's why I will always invest 100% of my efforts in you.
That means marking work outside of hours, sending you cool links to read over, and generally checking in.

School can be a stressful time, and I want to help you maximise your academic potential whilst ensuring the experience is still balanced and enjoyable. I am someone who is a chronic-over-committer, so I know a thing or two about trying to balance academics with co-curricular, family, friends, and down time.

In my time as a tutor, I've learned that every student wants different things from tutoring - so I'm not going to swear that I'll make you fall in love with your subject or get perfect scores. If you're aiming high, you'd better believe I can help you get there!
But sometimes our goals are things like 'improve by a letter grade' or 'make it through the year'. I'm here to help with any and all kinds of goals that you have in mind.

I also know that everyone learns differently, and many of you will be coming to tutoring because you're not getting what you need from your classroom teacher. I will always take your learning style into account - whether you're someone who needs real world examples, lots of background context, less reading, more reading, more exercises, or lots of discussion, and more! I'm always open to pointers and feedback from you, because really if I'm not helping you then I'm not doing my job.

Overall, I want to be more than just some random person you see once a week. I'd love to be a holistic mentor and friend to you, so that you can finish a year without regrets!


You can message me at 0489 922 291 with your name and desired subject/year level to get started.

Can't wait to hear from you!
Elena


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As I mentioned above, for the last 4 years I've been interviewing, hiring and training other high quality tutors at KIS Academics - an extension of my private tutoring work that I absolutely love.

If I can't help you myself, I can put you in touch with a tutor who can help you with English or any other subject you might need.

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Experience

- 1600+ logged tutoring hours
- 5 years of teaching at Saturday school
- Over 40 different English texts taught
- Mentored and trained over 1000 other local tutors in teaching skills

Qualifications

Logged 1400+ teaching hours!
Top 1% of ATAR scorers in Australia
Perfect score in English
BA in Linguistics, Creative Writing, Languages
Teaching credential from Monash University

Rates

Group discounts!
$60 per student, per hour for a pair
$50 per student, per hour for a trio

Student Discount

Special Offer - First Trial Session Free!

Working With Children Check

Yes, I'm cleared to work with children in Victoria until 04-Feb-2026 (details available on request)

Gender

Female

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Joined Tutor Finder on 19-Jan-2024 (updated profile on 21-Aug-2026)