MagiKats Blog
Tips and advice for parents
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.
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?
What Made All the Difference When You Were Ten?
Ask yourself this question: What special things about school and education would you remember if you could go back to when you were a ten year-old?
Are Exclamation Marks Overused? The Government Thinks So!
Do you find the over-use of exclamation marks annoying? Do you think online texting and social media sites have led to a pandemic of exclamationism? If so, read on!!!
Are we becoming a world of individuals? The personalised learning approach.
Visit a restaurant or coffee shop in your local town and watch the groups of people who are sitting together. How frequently do they check their phones? Are they engrossed in conversation, or glued to their screens? Are the adults chatting whilst the kids play on devices?
The challenges facing the parents of a 'reluctant writer'
When it comes to English, this is one of the most common problems parents are facing and, unfortunately, it is more prevalent in boys than girls.