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Mariana brought her daughter to us as she was having a few problems with maths at school.  She liked it so much that now she comes for English as well!  Mariana says that now “She is more confident with math now and she’s coming to I Love to Learn for pleasure.  She is very happy with her teacher, she says she is very kind and patient.”    
Howard JonesI Love to Learn
She is a quiet girl and I was concerned that her poor spelling was not being corrected.  When she saw the progress Bella was making in such a short time, I enrolled her for Maths as well!   It has transformed her thinking and she now has the self-esteem to ask questions in both numeracy and literacy.
Ms R Temple
Dylan had always struggled with very poor handwriting.  After only a few months teachers can now read his writing and he feels more confident.  His coordination problems have been recognised “Thanks to your suggestion,” and this has helped at school.   It has made a big difference to his schooling as he enjoys it much more now.  
Samantha WildingParentPortsmouth
Thank you very much for your help and support in helping Tomek achieve his goals in English
Monica (Tomek’s mum)
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
winner “We had planned to stop the tutoring after the 11+ exam, but with the next lockdown and more disruption to her education, we quickly relented when she literally begged us to continue going! The sessions are adjusted to her needs and she describes them as ‘really fun’ and she likes it that the work is specific to her level and much more individualised than the class work at school.”
Penny Meeking
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
“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
We brought him to the centre in Year 6 because he just had no idea about maths.  This year won the ‘Most Improved in Maths’ certificate for his year.  He also came top of his class in 2 out of 3 maths exams.  Coming to here is the best thing we ever did!
Mr S White
Alex had been tested in Year 4 for dyslexia and he came out mildly dyslexic for spelling.  He has a poor short term memory, and we were concerned about him going to Senior School with these problems. Alex started off a bit ‘anti’, but now he agrees that his writing is better and the improvement has been commented on by teachers.  We are so pleased he is getting professional help, and are especially pleased that he now see the benefit and is self-motivated. He now is now asking for help with his Maths too!
Mrs D Wilson

Blasting Through to the Next Level!- School Transition

Blasting Through to the Next Level!-School Transition

Top 5 Concerns for Parents

-Bullying

-Safety

-The amount of homework

-Adjusting to having lots of teachers

-Making new friends

Top 5 Concerns for Children

-Getting Lost

-Losing old friends

-Homework

-Discipline and -detentions

-Being bullied

(UCL Research)

Pupil and Parent Concerns

Many of our little superheroes will soon be pushing through to the next level at school.  This may be a transition between Infant to Junior or Junior to Senior.  Even changing year groups can be hard for younger children.

Do you remember the feeling of excitement and fear of going up to a new class or school?  I certainly remember it being scary and stressful!

Now is a good time to talk to your kids about these changes.  Fear of the unknown is the worst thing, especially for imaginative young minds.

Helping with Transition

It is a good idea to ask your child to write a list of questions themselves.  Although you never know what their concerns might be, they may include some of the things listed above.

Take any opportunity to talk to the new teacher or school about your child’s special needs, personality, strengths and weaknesses.  Understanding a child usually helps teachers teach that child more effectively.  It is a good idea to get the children on the teacher’s radar if you have major concerns e.g. a special need.

One of my own children experienced some ‘extra’ anxiety going up to secondary school.  We made sure we spoke to the SEN Coordinator and got them some extra visits, to the school, to familiarise himself.  They then showed us around as if they owned it!

Practical preparations are important to help the child get ready mentally.  A new uniform or bag might seem a small thing, but it can help your child imagine themselves into their new role.  It may also be a good opportunity to talk through their hopes and fears.

Good News

The good news is that most of these fears reduce very quickly, and mostly go away, by the end of year 7.  In fact only 3% of children are worried after a term at Secondary School (according to a University of London study).  Most students are ready to develop new friends and their interest in their schoolwork increases.  Our experience as parents has been very positive.  It has been a (mostly) exciting and rewarding journey so far!

 

For further resources see:  www.ucl.ac.uk/stars  Stars Booklet for Pupils on Transition

www.ioe.ac.uk/projects/eppe

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