Core Skills Tuition for Children
Develop core skills at home through guided worksheets
Core Skills for Maths and English
No matter how well someone understands concepts, there is no escaping the fact that 'practice makes perfect'. Our core skills tuition programme provides just the right amount, level of difficulty, and blend of topics for every student so they can build fluency across the subjects they are studying.
Every MagiKats student is given worksheets, suited to their age and ability, to complete at home and this helps to reinforce the skills learnt during tuition sessions.
A Modular Approach
Rather than concentrating solely on one topic at a time, our core skills home tuition programme is divided into study modules that mix topics according to how they relate to one another and their overall level of difficulty. The MagiKats Principal chooses appropriate work from within that module for each individual student and creates a programme that is 'just for them'. The quantity and variety of work available ensures that no two core skills programmes will ever be the same. The MagiKats programme is truly for each child or teenager as an individual.
A Flexible Approach
Most students will complete five short assignments at home per week, in addition to attending one workshop. However, where this approach will not work, MagiKats Principals work with the student and their family to find a routine that will. Centres are usually able to act 'in loco parentis' and support students whilst they complete their core skills programme. The quantity of work done during our core skills tuition programme can be set for each individual child, so that they can continue to progress in-between workshops and develop strong study habits.
Self Learning
Workshop time is reserved for teaching, so practice work is provided with our core skills worksheets. This means that every student is able to work independently and develop a good study habit and the discipline to work without direct supervision.
Support Network
The MagiKats support network relies on three elements: the student, their MagiKats Principal and a responsible adult (or occasionally older sibling) at home. We encourage parents (or equivalent) to support their child as they work through their core skills sheets. We provide answers so that work can be easily checked, but we do not expect anyone at home to need to teach!
Feedback
Central to all learning with MagiKats is our feedback system. In the core skills home tuition programme, this takes the form of written communication between the student and their Principal, on a weekly basis. Parents (or equivalent) are invited to contribute too. Tips are provided and results are fed back. There are also crib sheets to help where needed.