About Us
Welcome to a learning community where experienced teachers and staff are both tutors and mentors, training and supporting students to excel.
Who Are We?
Love Literacy is an intervention service committed to raising the academic outcomes for learners.
Zara Muirhead is an intervention expert and qualified teacher with over 15 years’ experience. Zara founded Love Literacy tuition service; training educators and supporting students to; achieve GCSE grade 9s, enter grammar schools at prestigious institutions, including Eton College. She has proudly supported thousands of students Nationwide in achieving and exceeding their academic expectations.
Love Literacy is co-directed by qualified teacher Cal-I Jonel Muirhead. Cal-I has been in education and leadership for 15 years, with Media, Drama and English specialism. He has Pastoral and Curriculum leadership through middle management. As a musician, actor and playwright, he is passionate about supporting students in developing textual analysis skills, critical thinking and a love for the Arts. He recognises the important role Performance Art plays in developing rounded individuals.
Groups sizes are smaller than traditional schooling because at Love Literacy, we recognise the impact of small-group intervention on learners' progress. This is supported by the Education Endowment Foundation and extensive research.
Through her Master’s degree in Literacy Learning and Literacy Difficulties at the Institute of Education (UCL), together with experience teaching students from pre-school age to adulthood, Zara is fully equipped to lead Love Literacy and the results speak volumes.
Cal-I is a trained actor, qualified teacher and digital media specialist. He uses his degree in Media theory to support students' grasp of text and contextual analysis. Cal-I's musical gifts, intwined with his love of literature make him a dynamic leader of Love Create.
Our Teachers
Our staff are dedicated to the development of every learner. They monitor progress, liaise closely with parents and ensure that every learner’s unique need is addressed.
Love Literacy is a cycle of teaching and learning for both the staff and students, and we know we’re having a positive impact.
[Love Literacy] is an environment that is so encouraging and supportive to every staff member.
I love Love Literacy because we personalise the learning and we ensure that children are taught the ‘why’ and not just the ‘how’. […] We assess students so that we can start where they are and narrow the gap whilst also pushing them beyond their comfort zone.
Every student gets to focus on bespoke targets catered to their personal development. It is a real joy seeing them work through challenges, discuss ideas with their peers. [… They] return to their respective school classrooms with a greater sense of confidence in their own abilities.
Courses
Our courses are engaging, thought-provoking and up-skill learners. At Love Literacy, we support students in engaging critically whilst fostering a welcome environment where students can ask questions, take thinking time and work at their own pace.
Parents are reassured in that staff communicate any concerns and present a report, detailing each learner's strengths and areas of improvement.
Online
Love Literacy online provides engaging 4 and 6-week courses* for a range of learners, developing specific areas of the curriculum, GCSEs and 11+ objectives.
Upon booking, students access the site using their unique log-in details and have access to weekly learning materials, live lessons and homework.
Adult literacy courses are seasonal 4-week programmes, aimed at developing oracy and written competence and confidence. Pre-enrol to be informed of the next course dates.
Classroom
Student are taught by both qualified and experienced teachers who engage in rigorous training at Love literacy. Face-to-face students are also supported by Intervention Assistants for the additional layer of intervention. Relevant weekly homework is given with detailed feedback upon submission.
Differentiated homework assesses progress and students and parents are given both formative and summative feedback on their progress. Formal assessments are given each half-term.