“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.”
School Led Tutoring Programme
Can I Love to Learn Professional Tuition Help You with the School Led Tutoring Programme?
- Introduction to I Love to Learn Education Centre
Opened in 2005 has become the premier service for maths and English after school tuition in Portsmouth. Since then we have helped hundreds of students turn around their skills and confidence in the area of maths and numeracy. Our tutors are all fully qualified and experienced classroom teachers. We now have centres in Portsmouth and Fareham with plans to expand further. Demand is very high at the moment and we teach a range of children from Year 1 to Year 11 in both of our growing centres.
Working with Schools
Are you looking for partners to deliver your National Tutoring Programme ?
In January 2020 we were tutoring maths at Havant Academy with small groups of Yr 11 students. We therefore have direct, current experience of delivering small group tuition in schools.
Over the years we have worked with a number of schools including Ark Dickens Primary (Portsmouth), Priory School (Southsea) and taught many LAC through Action for Children and other fostering organisations.
- Our Tutoring Programmes
Here at I Love to Learn, we have experience in designing individual programmes for pupils. We focus on either English or maths to boost pupil’s achievement and support them to make more than expected progress. At the moment we are only offering maths tuition at the secondary level.
We provide an individual initial assessment which will baseline student’s current level of attainment.
We then plan a bespoke programme which is delivered by our qualified, experienced teachers using our unique resources.
Additionally, we can track the progress that your pupils make on our plans.
Small Groups
The tutoring takes place in small groups of 3. We find that individual tuition delivered in small groups reduces the pressure on students, and is more motivating, as they are working alongside others. We would emphasise that it is not small group work, as each child does different work suited to their level of ability.
Effective feedback-This is delivered by the tutor monitoring and marking the child’s progress throughout the session. The tutors are trained to give praise for good effort and progress, when it is deserved. Stickers and stamps are given out as/ when work is completed to gain prizes/rewards. Our computer tuition resource gives instant feedback to tutors and children.
Homework-we set homework that is often a repeat of work that has already been done in their session. We use this to check that children can complete it independently and to analyse areas of weakness that need to be re-enforced. This also links with parts of the programme carried out in the centre and is therefore progressive.
ICT-All the students use ICT in the lessons with the sessions being planned and delivered with our numeracy programme. This includes a combination of written and computer activities, but all marking and progress is recorded. Right and wrong answers can be tracked. Many of the activities are first written and then re-enforced with a computer activity .
Base Line Assessment: we test each child’s reading age, spelling age and writing/maths skills depending on the subject/subjects requested. We use this to plan where each child starts in our tutoring programme. The work is tailor made to target the child’s specific weaknesses. With greater success the child’s confidence and enjoyment returns, and they are able to re-engage with the learning process.
- Delivery of Secondary Maths & English Programmes
KS3 Numeracy
- 60 minute session
- Warm up:Tables
- Core Maths 1 to 9
- Core Skill Builder
- Target GCSE Maths Area 1
- Target GCSE Maths Area 2
- Games-arithmetic
Students are given one sheet of core maths homework at the end of the session.
Our focus is on improving fluency as well as accuracy with number and & then higher-level skills. With the basic skills secure we can then focus on other KS3 topics. We set a mixture of at least six activities lasting from 5-15 minutes each.
KS3 Literacy
- 60–minute session
- Warm up: reading or vocabulary
- Core Skill English Grammar/Punctuation
- Core Skill Builder Comprehension
- Target Grammar
- Target Writing/Planning/ Proof Reading/Re-Writing
- Games-Spelling
Students are given one sheet of core mixed homework at the end of the session.
We aim to build skills across the range of literacy targets depending on the areas of weakness displayed by the student. With the basic skills secure we can then focus on KS2 written expression and writing for purpose. We set a mixture of at least six activities lasting from 5-15 minutes each.
Re-Assessment and Reporting
A base line score is recorded at the beginning of the pilot.
Individual Report-work done, and progress is recorded on our paper plans each lesson.
We re-assess at the end of the period and provide a full report to show progress. This can be sent hard copy or by email.
- Example Pilot
Pilot to assess the effectiveness of the maths & English tuition programme offered.
Students chosen by school
Start with 2 groups of 3 students from any year
Cost of session is £18 per student per hour
5 weeks -2 sessions per week or 10 weeks- 1 session per week
80 sessions
Cost of Pilot
Cost is 10 session x 8 students x £ = £1,440
Resources needed
Any quiet workroom
All other resources will be provided
Conclusion:
We are committed to providing the best possible service in whatever way possible. We have worked closely with schools, fostering agencies and the City Council in the past to widen our offer. We have taught SATs boosting class for a local Primary School who visited our centre.
We are looking forward to working together with you!
