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Tutoring children to learn and love the journey! Honesty-Commitment-Professionalism-Patience 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 […]

I Love to Learn Professional Tuition  Safeguarding Policy Statement    I Love To Learn aims to provide a safe environment for all children and adults. The purpose of this policy statement is: • to protect children and young people who receive ‘I Love to Learn Professional Tuition’s services from harm. This includes the children of […]

A Day to Remember: Celebrating 20 Years of Learning in Southsea On Saturday 28th July, we marked a truly special milestone — the 20th anniversary of I Love to Learn! What began in 2005 as a small, family-run tutoring service in Southsea has grown into a thriving community of learners, teachers, and families across Portsmouth, […]

A Quick Guide to Choosing the Right School A child’s education is a very high priority for most parents, but there are so many considerations. Of course, fees, cost of travel, and maybe even moving house have to be taken into consideration. This is a very big topic, so here are some suggestions. Research: What […]

Explaining T-Level Qualifications The T-Level qualification is a new technical education route introduced in the UK, designed to offer students a vocational alternative to A-Levels. You may have heard of BTECs which they are designed to replace.  The T-Level is designed to give 16-18 year olds more work experience and more access to challenging vocational […]

Making Spelling Fun One of the ways we can help students with their English is by having some fun with some commonly misspelt words. In many exams marks are allocated for spelling, it also builds confidence to know that you have spelt a word correctly without resorting to spellchecker. I had a rather eccentric school […]

Why Schools are Banning Mobile Phones and What You Need to Know You might have caught wind of the new guidance from the government in the news or through other parents, but what’s the fuss about?  The guidance says that the government backs headteachers who choose to ban mobile phones from the school premises from […]

Does TV Help or Hinder? Most homes nowadays have more than one TV screen. They are part of the furniture and have been for two or maybe three generations. My dad was a TV repair man, so we were never without one when I was a child! However, at our education centre we advise parents […]

Building Mental Resilience in Children The growing mental health crisis is a concern for all parents.  All parents want to encourage their children to be resilient. The pyschologist Jonathan Haidt has been doing a great deal of research in tracking the trends in child mental health.  He see the changes in parenting in the 90s, […]

Help and Advice for Children with ADHD Recently I read ‘The Boy Crisis’ by Warren Farrell, an American author who writes about family, the gender crisis and relationships.  Whilst not all children with ADHD are boys, the vast majority are, and he had some interesting things to say on the topic. Here are five tips, […]

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