Individual tuition helps pupils thrive
Every child can reach their full potential with the help of tailor-made learning strategies and a liberal dose of tough love, according to one education entrepreneur.
Sherrin Gugenberger is the
co-founder of Fruition Tuition, a leader in the tuition industry with more than 1000 students enrolled across Queensland and Victoria (and plans to open branches in New South Wales). Gugenberger and her husband, Antony, resigned from their teaching positions in 1993 to explore new ways to support students in becoming more successful in mainstream schooling.
Prospective enrollees of Fruition complete a needs analysis, a comprehensive test to determine how a learner learns best. This includes their preferred learning styles, strengths and growth areas, the causes of any gaps that are identified and the most effective learning strategies for each individual learner.
Fruition has worked with road accident victims, learners with a variety of learning difficulties and medical assessments, and those who have fallen behind due to disciplinary issues.
Gugenberger reports impressive success with students enrolled at the centres.
"Jess was 21 when she attended a needs analysis. She could only write her name; she could not read or write and was not able to complete simple maths," she says. "She had almost zero learning outcomes in formal learning environments.
"Our team was able to identify that Jess could discuss things; she was able to engage in conversation and seemed to comprehend when verbalising her thoughts.
"Fruition used this strength in the way Jess's brain functioned to teach her how to read, write and complete simple maths."
In her book You Are Not Raising Children . . . You Are Raising Adults, Gugenberger offers parents advice on how to help children develop the right thinking, attitudes, skills, manners, work ethic and values to nurture their growth into independent, responsible, happy and functional adults.
Tough love is encouraged.
"Children are generally content and well-behaved when they are aware of the consequences their actions have," Gugenberger says.
"Parents need to have clearly defined values, boundaries and consequences, and enforce them consistently."
While teachers do the best they can within today's education system, Gugenberger says their main role should be as educators, not a police force. Discipline must start at home and be reinforced at school.
"As much as schools need to adhere to the same rules as parents in order to create consistency, the public does expect a lot from teachers," Gugenberger says.
"Tough love is something children and adolescents understand and appreciate and this starts at home."
When disciplining children and helping them to make wiser choices, Gugenberger says it is important to separate the person from their actions.
"Saying 'it is because I love you so much', or 'it is because I see so much goodness and potential in you' that 'I am going to hold you to account for your behaviour' can be powerful," she says.
Frequently Asked Questions about this Article…
Fruition Tuition is a private tuition provider co-founded by Sherrin Gugenberger and her husband Antony. The business, described as a leader in the tuition industry, has enrolled more than 1,000 students across Queensland and Victoria and the founders left classroom teaching in 1993 to focus on supporting students outside mainstream schooling.
Fruition Tuition provides personalised tuition built from a comprehensive needs analysis. Services include tailored learning strategies based on preferred learning styles, targeted teaching for reading, writing and maths, and support for learners affected by road accidents, medical issues, learning difficulties or disciplinary setbacks.
The needs analysis is a comprehensive test that identifies how a learner learns best — their preferred learning styles, strengths and growth areas — and uncovers the causes of any gaps. Fruition uses those results to design the most effective, individual learning strategies, which the article highlights as central to their success with students.
Yes. The article reports Fruition’s 'impressive success' with students and gives a concrete example: a 21‑year‑old named Jess who could only write her name and could not read or do basic maths, but who was taught to read, write and complete simple maths by using teaching methods tailored to how her brain functioned.
Fruition Tuition currently operates across Queensland and Victoria with more than 1,000 enrolled students. The article notes the company plans to open branches in New South Wales as part of its expansion.
Their approach emphasises discipline, targeted teaching methods and tailor‑made learning strategies. Gugenberger advocates 'tough love,' consistent boundaries and consequences set by parents, and the idea that teachers should act as educators rather than disciplinarians. She also wrote a book (You Are Not Raising Children . . . You Are Raising Adults) offering advice on values, work ethic and nurturing independence.
Based on the article, investors could look for evidence of student outcomes (case studies or success stories), a repeatable assessment process such as a comprehensive needs analysis, the ability to serve diverse learner needs (including learning difficulties and medical cases), current enrolment scale (the article cites 1,000+ students) and clear expansion plans (branches planned in New South Wales).
The article emphasises that effective outcomes depend not only on tuition methods but also on consistent discipline and reinforcement at home and school. It also does not provide financial or revenue details, so investors would need further information on financial performance, staffing and scalability beyond the operational and outcome details shared.
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