Enjoy Learning Maths

Online tutoring which has helped dozens of students reach their potential in maths

Become a Maths person

I hear all the time that “I’m not a maths person” or “I just don’t get maths”. Whilst I do believe that some people seem to pickup maths faster than others, I do not believe that maths cannot be learnt.

I don’t think that anyone should accept this as their fate. Not only is maths integral in many career paths, but it is also incredibly useful in day to day life and helps build an ability to problem solve and think critically.

I really enjoy being able to break the mindset that you will never be good at maths and teaching you skills that will be useful no matter what career you end up in and life in general.

My Tutoring Style

For all my subjects, but especially for maths, I focus my tutoring on 3 main things to get the best results for my students…

Creating a fun environment

This doesn’t mean having fun, but it is so important to start breaking the association of maths being boring, difficult, and unejoyable. The learning environment is everything, and changing the mindset towards maths often has very beneficial effects.

Simplifying important concepts

I love a saying, and you really do need to be able to walk before you can run. Everything in maths builds on itself, so I make sure that we know the most important concepts really well rather than spreading ourselves too thin across all the topics.

Being patient and encouraging

Feeling that you are not good at maths can be really demoralising and make students anxious about engaging with the content at all. I am naturally warm and make students feel comfortable to ask questions and attempt problems - the most important aspects of learning.

About me

Hey there, my name is James (or Jim - whichever you prefer). I’m a second year medical student and creator of Jim’s Tutoring. Here are some details to help you learn a bit about me:

• 11 years of tutoring experience across science, maths, and statistics

• Passionate and adaptable teacher

• Patient, encouraging, calm demeanour

• Bachelor of Science and Master of Biomed degrees

• Owner of a really cute dog who might interrupt our sessions

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Subjects Offered

Year 7-10

Whether you have always struggled with maths, need to catch up after falling behind, or start preparing for the final years of high school I can help you achieve your academic goals.

VCE General Maths

Whether you are gunning for a high study score for a competitive uni degree or underestimated the difficult of general maths, I will be able to help you get to where you need to be.

VCE Methods

There is no doubt methods is incredibly challenging. Even those who typically do well in maths can struggle, making it even more important to be consistent and learn the main concepts well.

Pricing

Pay As You Go

$100/hr

  • ✔ Choose from 60 or 90 minute sessions
  • ✔ Groups welcome at no extra cost
  • ✔ Weekends available at $150/hr

Silver Package

$450

  • ✔ Redeemable for $500 worth of sessions (10% discount)
  • ✔ Any combination incl. weekends
  • ✔ Perfect for short-term projects

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Gold Package

$850

  • ✔ Redeemable for $1000 worth of sessions (15% discount)
  • ✔ Any combination incl. weekends
  • ✔ Suited to on-going tutoring

FAQs

  • I have tutored for over a decade and absolutely love education. I can recognise specific learning needs and adapt my style accordingly.

    I care about my students and go above and beyond to help them succeed.

  • Generally in trial sessions we discuss how lessons are structured, content we will cover, study plans to optimise your time outside of sessions, and also any questions you may have. Students find these incredibly helpful to decide if I’m the right fit for them!

  • I think it is best to use what your school is using as ultimately, this is what you will be assessed on. For VCE or interstate equivalent, I focus all of our sessions on the Unit Outlines for that state to make sure we are targeting the most important concepts.

  • Honestly, not much else other than yourself, but bringing resources specific to your school and examples of questions you have found difficult will help target our sessions better.

  • Interaction is the most important thing, so I always have a collaborative whiteboard which we can both work on. Maths is very graphical, so it is important we can draw and scribble out workings out, etc.

  • I have been tutoring for a long time and I think that the average online tutoring is actually better than in-person, not worse. The student feels more comfortable, it is more convenient, and is equally engaging.

    Of course there are exceptions, but this is my experience having done both.

Still have questions?

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