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Tips and advice for parents
Seven things that make a MagiKats Workshop great! #1
MagiKats workshops are great! Read the first of seven reasons why: 1-2-1 help without the pressure.
MagiKats Hereford celebrates a first year full of success!
Franchisee Debra Thomas recently celebrated the successful first anniversary of her MagiKats Tutoring franchise in Hereford. Having worked in education for 25 years, Debra explains why she chose to open a MagiKats Tuition Centre and why she thinks it’s been such a success:
Case Study - Lukas's Successful MagiKats Journey
8-year-old Lukas loves his football and sport. Like many kids, he dreams of being a professional footballer but at school he was struggling with phonics and literature. Lukas can be a quiet boy (although he’s talkative once you get to know him) but he’s not prone to asking for help in the classroom and his parents started to realise that he lacked confidence at school.
KS1 and KS2 SATS Revision with MagiKats: 2018
The MagiKats SATS revision programme to support KS1 and KS2 pupils for 2018 is running again and ready to help all children as they prepare for their assessments.
Students Making Progress: MagiKats Romiley KS1 student Poppie Cooke
Year 2 student Poppie Cooke saw how much big sister Charleigh was enjoying going to her new maths and English club, so decided to follow in her footsteps.
SATS coming up? Get extra help from MagiKats!
MagiKats students are about to launch on this year’s SATS Maths and English revision programmes that are proven to address the requirements for KS1 and KS2 pupils.
Teaching reading is not rocket science - it's harder!
Jane Williams from MagiKats Llandaff North looks at how parents can help at home as their kids learn to read.
Top Tips for October Half-Term Fun
MagiKats top tips for fun in October half-term tells you how to keep the kids busy, happy and a little bit more educated.
When Your Child is Stuck in "Study Hall" Cover lessons
Increasingly common in secondary schools is the practice of putting students in ‘study hall’. This involves sometimes several lessons a week being with other classes where the teacher is absent, and everyone is working in a large space (like a hall) with a cover supervisor.
More changes in British schools: A Summary
Several announcements have been made in the last few days about the future of everything school-related. From funding of places to testing in primary and functional skills for teenagers – there is lots to take in and lots of “consultation” still to take place.