What parents say...

“Also can I just say a massive thank you too, Ellie was a bit apprehensive before her first session but when she came home last week she was absolutely buzzing, she loved her time spent there and felt so much happier even after just one session. So thank you, she has been so worried about her exams especially English.”
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“Joshua got his GCSE results today and I just wanted to let you know how he got on. He got an 8 in English Language and a 7 in English Literature, he has always struggled with English and wouldn’t of been able to achieve these amazing grades without yours and Adam’s help, if you could please let him know how Joshua done. So once again thank you for all the work you did with him.” Emily (parent) 2021
Emily EvansparentI Love to Learn Portsmouth
Private maths tutoring in Portsmouth , I Love To Learn is a professional education centre for 6-16 year olds. Great for SATs, 11+ or GCSE and all abilities.

“The GCSE Maths Tutors Are Great.”

T’anna came to us as her mum had seen us on Facebook and decided to call.  T’anna, now in year 10, had always struggled with her maths.   In four short months however, she has improved so much that, the school want to put her up for the Higher GCSE paper!!  Kerry, T’anna’s mum says ” She has come on leaps and bounds, I am so pleased with the progress. The tutors are great! It’s a convenient location and the assessment is easy to arrange.”

Kerry RobertsonParents
“Dear Howard Thank you so much for all these lessons you’ve been giving me!  They really have improved my work at school and now I can put all your help to good use with my SATs.  Thank you so much for everything! From Lewis”
Lewis (student)
At the time of writing this testimonial, my daughter has had only 5 sessions and her confidence and ability has increased significantly!  (Now) she talks of enjoying maths and of her abilities in maths instead of her inabilities, participates more in maths lessons at school and is keen to do her maths homework, both from school and from the sessions.  As a parent I am thrilled that her confidence has grown significantly and would recommend I Love to Learn without hesitation.
S BondParentPortsmouth
GCSE Maths
Alex says ” I learned more in three months than my whole time in the maths classroom at school. I went from dreading it to feeling much better about being there.” This Summer he was overjoyed to find that he had gone from a Grade 2 in his mocks up to a Grade 4 (C) pass in his final exam.  
Alex
Prezton has done really well and we are very proud of his achievement so thank you all again
Mrs A Laborde
Thank you for your lovely card.  You have helped with my creative writing and vocabulary.  I have grown in confidence and I appreciate your help.
Naomi
Thank you very much for your help and support in helping Tomek achieve his goals in English
Monica (Tomek’s mum)
I was told at school that Harrison had fallen about 2 years behind in reading, writing and spelling. Harrison took to it straight away.  He has made fantastic progress and is meeting all his targets.  He loves the points and prizes that he collects for working so he comes out buzzing after every session!
Mrs S McGee

How It Works 2025

Tutoring children to learn and love the journey!

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About Us

Howard Jones:

Founder: I’ve been teaching since I left university as I discovered that I loved to help children learn.  I have now tutored 6- to 16-year-olds for 17 years.  I enjoy politics, running and reading but not at the same time!  I am married to Linda and we have two fantastic children.

Linda Jones:

Founder:  I have a huge amount of primary experience, having been a class teacher and Literacy Co-ordinator in West Sussex, and Literacy Development teacher here in Portsmouth.  I love tutoring and find working with children energising!  I also offer a Dyslexia risk assessment.

What We Offer

  • A FREE Assessment for every child
  • Expert, qualified tutors who are dedicated to help your child progress
  • One to one tuition for each student and an individual plan for every lesson within a small group setting. Children are taught individually.
  • Fun ways to learn through structured worksheets, text books and computer activities tailored for your child
  • Homework is set and marked every week
  • A dedicated learning space with a bit of ‘I Love to Learn’ magic
  • Honest, regular feedback and re-assessment of progress

Loving to Learn: Activities and tasks that your child Can Do!

After the assessment, we use your child’s results to create an individual plan for them.  It will focus on any areas of weakness and allow us to set work at the right level.  We will give your child work that they can do so their confidence, and feeling of success, returns.

Homework

Homework is set to practise and repeat their learning- this helps them to retain it!

Our tutors will re-design their plan each week so they can continue to work on the areas of weakness, consolidate learning and extend it further.  We see the greatest progress from children who are with us for six to nine months.

Honest Feedback

We will give honest verbal feedback at the end of every session if requested.  Once the child has reached the goal agreed, we will recommend that they be re-assessed or graduated from the programme.

Real Teachers (Fully Qualified)

Our tutoring consists of 80 minutes of one-to-one tuition in a small group setting with a fully qualified teacher. All our tutors are experienced and qualified teachers.  We also give them full training in our ‘I Love to Learn’ teaching method.

Weekly during Term Time

Children need regular sessions to make progress and remember the new things they are learning. Memory issues often hold children back and so regular attendance is essential. The homework is there to repeat the work they have covered as an extra memory prompt.

Catch Ups

If you wish to cancel a lesson and reschedule, please contact us. While your child is enrolled, you will be issued with a catch-up session to be taken at another convenient time. Please note that if a catch-up is booked but not attended, the make-up credit will have been used, so do rearrange rather than not attend.

FREE Assessment

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