Enquiry
Tell me what the student is studying, what they need help with now, what they would like to achieve, and your country, time zone and preferred times.
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How Tutoring Works
From enquiry to first lesson.
Tutoring begins with an enquiry, a parent conversation and a Meet & Greet before you decide whether to proceed.
Parent conversation
I arrange a phone conversation with the parent.
Meet & Greet
If it sounds as though I may be able to help, I arrange a Meet & Greet with the student and parent together. It usually takes about 20 minutes and gives everyone a chance to ask questions and get a feel for how I work.
Decision and first lesson
There is no pressure to decide during that meeting. Take time and message me if you would like to proceed. I confirm the arrangements and first session date with you, and we decide what to tackle first. The first paid session is a tutoring lesson. I begin with the priorities we have identified and adjust the questions, pace and level of support as I see how the student thinks and what they understand.
Your Auxesis Portal
Once tutoring is confirmed, the student receives access to their private Auxesis Portal. This becomes their central place for upcoming lessons, lesson information, resources, assignments and progress.
Ongoing tutoring
From there, tutoring develops with the student. Lessons respond to what they need now while continuing to build stronger understanding, exam skills and independence.
SMART goals. Clear next steps.
How we work
Live, one-to-one sessions.
Sessions are live and one-to-one on Google Meet. Students explain ideas, answer questions and work through problems with me throughout the session. Most sessions are 60 minutes, although longer sessions can be arranged. Students need a personal Gmail address, a stable internet connection and a computer or tablet with a microphone and camera. Cameras are expected to stay on during tutoring.
The Auxesis Portal is the central place for planning, lesson records and resources. A shared Google Drive folder may also be used for documents we work on together. Students should download or copy any resources they want to keep before access ends.
Making the sessions useful
I suggest additional practice when it will genuinely support the student’s learning. Practice is the student’s responsibility. If practice is not completed, we simply begin the next session from where the student is.
Communication with students and parents
Students contact me through the private Auxesis Portal between sessions. After enrolment, parents may also choose to communicate through WhatsApp; I do not require WhatsApp as part of the tutoring setup. I normally reply within 24 hours on business days, excluding Canadian statutory holidays.
Students can send me a quick question through the private Auxesis Portal if they get stuck. I can answer a brief question outside a session. Questions requiring a fuller explanation, substantial review or extended support are best addressed during a scheduled session. Extra support can be booked in 30-minute increments when I have availability, and detailed marking or extended feedback can be handled during a session or arranged separately.
I keep parents informed about what we are working on, how things are progressing and anything I think they should know. Some families want more frequent updates than others, so communication is adapted accordingly.
Fees
Confirmed before you decide whether to proceed.
Send an enquiry with the subject, programme and kind of support you are looking for. I will confirm the rate, currency and payment arrangements before you decide whether to proceed. The parent conversation and Meet & Greet are free.