Melbourne tutor in English, English Literature, Essay Writing, Reading, Creative Writing, History, ESL, German, Geography

I travel to these locations
Eastern and Southeastern Suburbs

I am a current Year 12 English teacher with several years' experience as an VCE English examiner. Other subjects taught include English and elective Creative Writing subjects ranging from Years 7 to 12, as well as my school's high achievers program.

My teaching is underpinned by a strong belief in students' capacity to improve through three fundamental aspects of teaching:
- explicit teaching of reading and writing skills
- cultivation of deep knowledge about texts and language
- targeted feedback on student writing

This has supported students to attain 40+ scores and subject excellence awards, and to gain entry into their desired tertiary pathways.

My classroom practice has been further enhanced by my experiences as a VCE examiner, which have given me invaluable insight into what is required to achieve top marks. However, it also means I have a strong understanding of what students need to do to turn a 6/10 into a 7/10, and then, hopefully, an 8/10. For many students, success at VCE is about getting the best score *they* can possibly get, even if that is not the highest score in the state.

I have also been the Head of Literacy at a large public secondary school in Melbourne's south-east since 2019. In this role, I currently train teachers from all subjects about the ways in which they can support students to read and write in various subjects classes, ranging from Year 5 to Year 12. It further entails working closely with preparing students for NAPLAN and senior examinations. I have also worked at the University of Melbourne as a tutor for the literacy subjects offered as part of their postgraduate teaching courses.

As a tutor, I aim to provide families and students with:
- An immense depth of professional knowledge
- Goal-setting and coaching skills to support students with their studies
- Teaching activities that will explicitly develop students' skills
- High-quality resources honed through years of experience
- Sample essays to guide students' writing
- Quality, targeted feedback on student writing

I am available to anyone in Melbourne's south-eastern suburbs, including the Mornington Peninsula and Cardinia.

Rates negotiable depending on year level and format.

Please get in touch to discuss availability.

Current VCE English texts for Section A
- Sunset Boulevard
- Orbital
- Oedipus
- Bad Dreams
- Born a Crime
- We Have Always Lived in the Castle
- Ghost Wall
- Memory Police

Familiar with all Frameworks for Section B

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Experience

- Examiner for VCE English, 5 years experience
- Literacy Leader at current secondary school, 6 years.
- Trained as a 3L: Language and Literacy for Learning tutor.
- Current secondary English/Humanities teacher (VCE English and Years 7-10), 10 years experience.
- Experience tutoring all secondary levels in English and Humanities subjects.
- Volunteered as an English language tutor with AMES, an organisation assisting newly settled migrants.
- Volunteered for six months as an ESL (English as Second Language) assistant at Swinburne University of Technology.
- Worked as an English tutor at Strive for Excellence Tutoring, Knoxfield.
- Experience in a variety of settings (home tutoring, assisting in adult classrooms, teaching in secondary school classrooms)

Qualifications

- Victorian Institute of Teaching Full Registration (incl. WWCC)
- Master of Teaching (Secondary) at the University of Melbourne
- Bachelor of Arts (English Literature and History) from the University of Melbourne

- VCE with high scores (40+) in English, English Literature, and History
- ATAR score of 95+

- Diploma in German Language at the University of Melbourne
- Intensive study of German at the University of Duisburg-Essen, Germany

Rates

Rates negotiable depending on year level and format.

Gender

Male

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Joined Tutor Finder on 01-Aug-2012 (updated profile on 11-Aug-2026)