Local Hero Local Hero, Angela Giglio helps local kids use the summer to get ahead. “ We all know our school days help to shape the people we are. ” Languages. It was Angela’s passion for education that made her an easy choice for our first ‘Local Hero’. A qualified and experienced teacher, opened the Kip McGrath Education Centre in March 2010 with one aim in mind: to help every child be the very best they can be at school. Two successful years later results and recommendations are quickly helping the centre to support an ever growing number of children in Maths, English and Modern
“We all know that our school days help to shape the people we are,” says Angela. “Our experience of learning stays with us forever.” Angela is a champion of life-long learning. She believes that presented with the correct approach everyone can learn successfully, regardless of age. Angela believes, no matter what we chose to do in life, we should all leave school with a decent understanding of English, maths and at least one
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foreign language. “Being able to read gives us access not just to information but to literature, culture and enjoyment. It opens up new horizons, allowing us to explore talents and achieve our deepest aspirations in later life.” As an experienced teacher and former Head of Department, Angela realised that far too many children were being left behind at school; often making them unhappy. Angela is a mum herself and understands just how painful it is for parents to see their child struggle at school. Giving parents hope and peace of mind is high on the Kip agenda. “I wanted to reverse that trend of being unhappy at school”, she explains, “So I decided to open up my
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Centre to help as many children as possible build a brighter future.” At this point a light comes into Angela’s eyes as she begins to explain more about the Centre and how they help children. “The resources we have are second to none and get tremendous results for our students”, she says. “We have invested heavily in the best technology and resources to provide a purpose-built facility where learning is effective, fun and motivational.”
they tell me that they’ve moved up a group at school or that their teacher has noticed a big improvement, it makes every penny of our reinvestment worthwhile! Our Kip students are wonderful and we are so proud of all their achievements!”
Kip McGrath is located next to Luca’s on the High Street and offer free assessments as well as Summer School to keep brains active over the holidays. To nominate your local hero to appear in the next edition please call or email your details to: 0131 603 4522 info@bssdirectories.co.uk
“I wanted to reverse that trend of being unhappy at school” But it’s when Angela starts on her favourite subject – her students – that things really liven up. “When I see the smiles on the children’s faces as www.thehub-community.com
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