Unlock your full potential
English Excellence will assist you to improve your learning and understanding in English, Literature and Media from Year 7 to Year 12.
I am an experienced teacher with over 15 years of teaching at all secondary year levels. I am currently a High Ability Practice Learning Specialist (English), a graduate of the Teaching Excellence Program and a VCAA exam assessor.
If you choose me as your tutor, you will improve your learning and grades.
About English Excellence
Hi, I'm Helen Mason
I am an experienced teacher with over 15 years of teaching in English, Literature and Media at all secondary year levels. I am currently a High Ability Practice Learning Specialist (English) and a graduate of the Teaching Excellence Program.
I’m an imaginative and committed teacher and I want to continue to offer opportunities which will enrich your knowledge and skills, not only in terms of English, Literature and Media from Year 7 to VCE but in your lifelong development of reading, writing, and communication skills within a technology-enabled curriculum.
I also offer assessment and feedback for individual essays for students, including assessment of whole-cohort English, Literature or Media trial exams for Years 10, 11 and 12 for schools.
Why Choose English Excellence?
At English Excellence, I am committed to supporting you to succeed. I like to build a collaborative environment so that you feel enabled to think more for yourself and to promote metacognition. You will leave my sessions with new ideas and new ways of thinking which will build your confidence. I offer:
Student testimonials
Maskit Matityahu - Media
Joe Reischel - English teacher
Fiona Lin - Literature
I saw tremendous improvement in my English grades for the first time! From average grades to one of the highest in my school in less than a year, all thanks to her!
Ian Fernando
If you're looking for a tutor to raise your skills with English to the next level, Miss Mason has definitely got you covered.
Isaac Pope
Helen has proven herself to be one of the most exceptional and outstanding practitioners that I have had the privilege of working with in my career.
Recent evidence of Helen’s work can be seen in the school through her design and implementation of the VCE English High Achievement Program and the VCE English High Potential Program which has contributed to a rise in the VCE English mean of between 0.8-3.0 study score points in just one year.
I highly recommend her as a tutor especially at the VCE level.
Joanne Wastle - Principal, Glen Waverley Secondary College
Helen is a highly skilled educator who brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to the English classroom through both the mastery of her discipline and the uniqueness of her pedagogical approaches. Helen’s experience has seen her teach across years 7-12 mainstream English as well as Literature, alongside her secondary discipline Media. Helen extends students’ thinking by encouraging them to reach for possibilities in learning and to ensure they are not inhibited in their approaches to their growth and progression. I highly recommend Helen as a tutor.
Hanna Khoweiss - Head of English, Glen Waverley Secondary College
Helen Mason is a highly skilled and knowledgeable teacher who works from the basis of building positive learning relationships with students. I am so impressed with Helen's imaginative capacity to create highly engaging learning experiences. She supports students to think deeply and become confident readers and writers in English. Helen is an exemplary teacher who I would highly recommend as a tutor for your children.
Associate Professor Amanda McGraw-Pleban - Federation University and Academic Advisor - Teaching Excellence Program.