MagiKats Blog
Tips and advice for parents
The MagiKats KS1 and KS2 Revision Programme for 2017
The new, tougher SATS are here to stay (for now at least) and the MagiKats revision programmes - completely re-written last year for the new requirements – are back!
Are we wasting time motivating children?
At MagiKats we’ve motivated students for more than a decade to complete MagiKats homework tasks. But how did we do it?
Depressing statistics in adult literacy and numeracy – how can MagiKats help?
At MagiKats, we don't usually focus on adult literacy and numeracy, but with the launch of our GCSE Support Programme last month, we have been watching out for what has been in the press - and it has been depressing!
Avoid ‘over-tutoring’ your child and learn with MagiKats
Find out how to avoid over-tutoring and get top results with MagiKats. Your child’s education success should match their enjoyment of learning.
What Is Effective Communication?
At every stage of the MagiKats process, there is effective communication. Find out how we ensure every student receives and contributes constructive feedback.
Back To School: Our 5 Top Tips!
As the summer holidays draw to a close, children can feel nervous about heading back to school – new teachers, new classmates, new challenges and tasks.
School summer holidays – the key to your child’s happiness and success?
The summer holidays are possibly the most important six weeks of the school year! The hardest times in anyone’s education are the times of change and the toughest of all is the move from primary to secondary.
SATS Results - a quick guide to the 2016 scores
SATS results are out - but were your child's results good or bad? How do you know? Here's a short guide to help you understand what you are reading on the results report.
Looking forward to Summer? Spare a Thought for Summer Learning Loss
Summer learning loss or the ‘summer slide’ is something researchers have been looking into for more than a century. First documented in 1906, what starts as a mild hiccup in a four-year-old’s school career can be a crisis by the time that child reaches secondary school.
Why We Prefer Handwriting at MagiKats
Good handwriting might not seem to be a necessary skill in today’s world where typing documents on a computer at breakneck speed, or sending rapid-fire email messages is the way most companies work. Why teach handwriting at all?