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?
KS1 and KS2: The video guide for parents
We are really pleased to share with you these videos, created by a deputy headteacher and popular blogger, MichaelT1979 (thank you Michael).
Who should you choose to tutor your child?
Tearing your hair out over SATs? Help is here with MagiKats SATs revision programmes!
First Sitting 2017 New GCSE Maths and English Tuition at MagiKats
Year 6 SATS made easy
The challenges facing the parents of a 'reluctant writer'
"My child just doesn't want to do school work with me!"
If I had a penny........ Seriously, this is mentioned in most (if not all) the enquiries I get for MagiKats. So, if you think it makes you abnormal, think again!
Coping with the stress of a new school
Is tutoring your child for entrance exams “abhorrent”? One private school head thinks so!
A recent article in The Telegraph led with the headline, “Private tutoring is abhorrent says private school head.” (read it here) The position taken by the piece was that if a child needs tutoring to get into a school, then the school is probably not for them. I agree – to a point.
How old were you when you started school? We debate the school entry age.
Tuition for your child - who to choose?
Back to school tips!
What are the maths and English changes in the UK National Curriculum?
Just admit it - you do want the best for your child!
And what is wrong with that? I actually want even more! I want the best for every child – which is much harder to achieve. “I'm not a pushy parent.” That statement followed by ‘but’ forms part of almost every conversation that I have with a parent who gets in touch with a view to bringing along their child to see me about a boost in their maths or English.