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Hi BoSers, I used to be pretty active on the forum, but I’ve made a new account for this! Hi to the old and new. :) My name is Bec Ha, and I’m here as a state-ranking English tutor and qualified English teacher. It’s a weird situation to be in, but English teaching is my greatest passion in...

I'm laughing out loud--as an English teacher, this is so understandable. I think the best piece of advice I have is to do the internal work. 1. Be clear with yourself about why you want to succeed in English, and why it's valuable. Even if you don't believe this to begin with, I always tell...

Hey Qna, this is a really great question that so many students ask. First, 'understanding' a text occurs on multiple levels, and HSC English in particular demands a higher level of understanding/interpretation. 1. Literal understanding - here, you know what literally happens in the text, who...

Hi Starship! HSC markers are trained to avoid 'deducting' marks or 'penalising' mistakes, and instead, they're tasked with rewarding what what is done successfully in a script. If you don't have a conclusion, the main impacted criterion will be the third dot point relating to control of...

Key Advice 5: Understand the market. Understand the differences between the different companies. While anomalies do exist, there are general pros and cons to the various types of tutoring companies. For any company, assess the key staff member who is in charge of designing the company’s...

Key Advice 3: Do they publish their ‘amazing’ student results? Approach this information critically. As I said earlier, tutoring companies are ultimately businesses, and they have a bottom line. That in and of itself mightn’t necessarily be a problem depending on your views (there’s a lot more...

Hi everyone! :) My name is Bec, and I have over ten years of experience as a state-ranking/prize-winning English tutor and teacher. I've started a new Substack/blog where I muse about English teaching/tutoring, education, and the tutoring industry. I thought I'd share a little bit from my first...