John P. Very responsive
Tutoring near Willoughby, Sydney, NSW & Mosman, Sydney, NSW


About

I am currently working as a high school teacher and have 5 years experience teaching students in Years 7-12 at schools on Sydney’s North Shore. I currently also mentor several History Extension students and work as an external HSC marker for schools offering Aboriginal Studies. I am a Master of Teaching (Secondary) graduate from the University of Sydney. I have a strong academic record, especially in the humanities, and am a qualified Modern History, Aboriginal Studies and Society and Culture teacher. I am an experienced tutor, having tutored a range of students from Years 4 to 12 over the last 10 years. I also have experience at a tertiary level, having tutored undergraduate students in a range of humanities subjects at the University of Sydney. In my HSC, I achieved Band 6 results in Modern History, English, English Extension, German and German Extension. I also achieved a high band 5 in Advanced Mathematics. I am happy to do home visits.

Achievements

  • Master of Teaching (Secondary)
  • Marion Macaulay Master of Teaching Scholarship
  • Bachelor of Arts (Psychology & Sociology)
  • Diploma of Arts (History)
  • HSC History Extension Mentoring
  • Indigenous Tertiary Student Mentoring
  • HSC Society and Culture PIP Mentoring
  • HSC Aboriginal Studies Major Project Mentoring

Education

In 2019 I completed a Master of Teaching (Secondary), during which I was awarded the Marion Macaulay Scholarship for academic excellence. I am now a qualified Modern History, Society and Culture and Aboriginal Studies teacher for NSW schools. I have expertise across a range of humanities subjects, holding undergraduate majors in Psychology, Sociology and History.


Reviews

John has been fantastic in tutoring my Y8 son. Being a teacher, he is able to articulate and teach the exact requirements of any task, and give that elevated perspective in learning. John not only helping with the current learning needs, such as completing a particular assignment or helping with the homework, he always spends quite considerable amount of time preparing for each lesson, having a professional learning plan developed and ensuring he focus on the most critical aspects at each time. That gives a great structure to my son’s learning and he is able to apply that in multiple ways e.g. structuring his thoughts, writing reports, analysing any piece of written material etc. John has been instrumental in my son developing interest in both English and History and he feels motivated to continue learning. More importantly, John is very down to earth and approachable and makes any student very comfortable in the process. I highly recommend John.
- By Katya Nemirovich on 18th December 2023

Highly Recommended. Reliable , thoughtful , engaging and effective. John really helped my 16 year old with her IGCSE English Language.
- By Paul Sandhu on 13th March 2020

Character references

Availability

Around Willoughby

Around Mosman

Travel policy

I am happy to do home visits.