Dream A Big Dream!

What’s your Big Dream? Today, Kip McGrath launches a UK wide writing competition called ‘Dream a Big Dream’ that invites young people aged 9 to 14 years old to write about their own Big Dream. Visit the website below for more information about the...

8 Tips for Reading Homework

Reading homework can be stressful! This is great advice from great colleagues, Clare and Martin Rimmer, at Kip McGrath Lisburn. As busy parents themselves they understand the time issues involved and the potential for stressful situations. As a father of two children...

What makes a good tutor?

What ingredients are needed to make a good tutor? 1) Qualifications A person should be qualified to do the job they are being paid to do. We want a plumber who is qualified, a car mechanic who is qualified, a solicitor who is qualified….. I wouldn’t send one of my...

Top 10 Misspelled Words

We came across this fabulous blogpost by Clare Rimmer, owner of Kip McGrath Lisburn and wanted to share with everyone. Some great handy hints at how to best remember these high frequency words. Top 10 misspelled words and how to remember them Some words are easy to...

How Learning has Changed

by Sally Fisher If you remember when; ATARI was a state of the art video game system. Mark from Eastenders was Tucker Jenkins. And Frank was saying ‘GGGGGGGO!!!!’ on Runaround The kids on “Why Don’t You” looked old… and cool… K-Tel was a...

Kind words from a parent.

In the middle of a very busy (and slightly stressful) week, I received an email from a mum after her son’s first lesson with us.   Nathan last night asked if he could go to Kip Mcgrath Monday and Wednesdays in future. He is obviously enjoying his learning...