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11+ Entrance Exam Success Well done to all our 11+ and common entrance exam students for passing their tests.  All  students, who attended our sessions regularly, passed their 11+ exams in at least one of the schools they applied for.  They included; Christ’s Hospital, St Catherine’s, Badminton, Cheltenham Ladies’ College, PGS and PHS.  One of […]

Dylan Had Always Struggled with Handwriting Dylan had always struggled with very poor handwriting. We came to the centre and found the assessment very helpful. After only a few months of tutoring with Linda, teachers can now read his writing and he feels more confident.  His coordination problems have been recognised, thanks to your suggestion, […]

Two more great tutors who have recently joined the team! Philippa Dickin   B.Ed Hons          Philippa is an experienced teacher who has taught in Hampshire primary schools. She loves helping children to gain confidence and make progress by building a strong rapport with them. She plans each session to meet the needs of each child  and […]

Simplifying Payment Options We want to simplify the payment option that we offer.  We have been finding it difficult to concentrate on tutoring and administering payments at the same time.   Occasionally we make mistakes and missed payments are very time consuming to follow up.  Also, the card machine is expensive and Charlotte (our new […]

The Angel Fish by Finley aged 8 We loved this wonderful description of an Angel Fish by Finley aged 8.   He loved writing it and felt really proud of what he had achieved so we thought we would share it. ‘The magestic Angel Fish was slicing through the water like a knife slicing through […]

Common Entrance Assessment Some schools have a common entrance assessment for entry to senior school.  Twins, Tom and Sophie came to I Love to Learn as their parents were told that they were below expected level for their year.  This would put them in danger of not being able to progress to the senior school […]

Can you guess the number of gold coins in the box? We are always thinking of ways to have fun learning maths here at I Love to Learn! One important skill is estimating numbers of objects to help learn quantity. Santa has helped us by providing golden coins for our children to count – but […]

Here are the 11+ entrance assessment dates for independent schools in Portsmouth 2017. One of the fastest growing areas of our business is children wanting to prepare for independent school entrance exams.  I thought it might be a good idea to make sure everyone has the dates they need. The entrance exams always cover maths […]

She now talks about her ‘Maths Abilities’! “My 12 year old daughter has experienced maths anxiety since Year 3 and on returning to school after the summer holidays into Year 8.  This anxiety was heightened due to school pressures.  We discussed strategies that may support her in her learning, having heard such good things of […]

ADMIN ASSISTANT VACANCY Job title :P/T Admin Assistant Closing date : 13/07/17 A part-time administrator is required to help support a thriving after-school tuition centre.  Hours are flexible during daytime or early evening. Enthusiasm and the desire to do a great job is more important than experience and qualifications.  Candidates must be good communicators, flexible […]

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