by admin | Nov 21, 2012 | Education Blog
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...
by admin | Nov 20, 2012 | Education Blog
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...
by admin | Nov 14, 2012 | Education Blog
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...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | Education Blog
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...
by admin | Nov 13, 2012 | Education Blog
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...
by admin | Nov 8, 2012 | Education Blog
http://www.itv.com/news/2012-11-08/the-best-start-in-life/ I have two confessions to make….. I didn’t see this programme….. because I was tutoring children There, got it out of my system. Reading the headlines, the blog posts and tweets I think...
by admin | Nov 8, 2012 | Education Blog
The Best Start in Life – ITV1 Tonight Show Exposes Pressures On Children and Private Tuition in UK...
by admin | Nov 8, 2012 | Education Blog
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...
by admin | Oct 14, 2012 | Education Blog
BBC News – Parents not schools boost exam success, study suggests. This article on the BBC website caught my eye this morning, confirming something that I’d always believed and seen throughout my career. I’m lucky now, owning and running a tuition...
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