MagiKats Blog
Tips and advice for parents
Has your child got GCSEs or National 5s next year?
Is your child ready for their final year at secondary school? Do you know how to help them prepare?
My Revision Booster Plan
Revision for GCSEs or National 5s can get a bit same-y. Read subject, make notes on subject, make smaller notes on subject, perform miracles with ant-size writing to make notes even smaller. Remember notes. Rinse. Repeat.
Is your child 'coasting'?
Things are going ok at school - but could they be better? Read about the signs to look out for when your child is coasting.
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!
Helping Your Teenager Revise for their GCSE Examinations
I once heard a teacher of GCSE English remark that one of the best ways to teach his students how to pass was to take the examination himself.
GCSE Revision Time – What Can a Parent Do?
When the great illusionist David Blaine was asked how he manages to achieve difficult stunts he admitted he says to himself, somewhat pragmatically; “so today I’m going to have breakfast, read the paper and stand in an ice block”.
First Sitting 2017 New GCSE Maths and English Tuition at MagiKats
For our students sitting the new GCSE exams in 2017, the watchword is “rigour”. Engaging teenagers in their learning through fun activities, challenging tasks, personal tuition and guidance equals a winning formula when it comes to them sitting their all-important examinations.
Tuition for your child - who to choose?
Are you one of those parents who, without realising it, has been quietly mulling over the comments made either in your child’s report at the end of last term or at the parent teacher meetings you recently attended?