People, pedagogy and progress

We know our products and services will only work, and enable students to progress in Literacy and English, with input from experts and feedback from you, our teachers.

Skills for Writing

Alongside Professor Debra Myhill, we've developed Skills for Writing to provide an evidence-based approach to accelerating progress in writing at KS3, which:

  • Embeds the principles of the Grammar for Writing pedagogy
  • Teaches grammar in a contextualised way
  • Motivates your students to write independently

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Bug Club Efficacy

Proven to significantly accelerate children's progress in reading, our primary reading scheme Bug Club has tried-and-tested methodologies at its heart. Learn more in our efficacy reports below. 

Bug Club efficacy and reviews

Bug Club Phonics efficacy and reviews

Efficacy studies

Teacher Partner Programme

All of our products and services are developed with our educational experts, and have the rigour and attention to detail that we know customers expect of us.

We also recognise that these products need to work in the real world - our customers are using our products each and every day to support their own best practice.

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Teacher Partner Programme

Pedagogy

What makes an excellent teacher? Research shows that a good sense of humour and a conversational style are two of the key ingredients of great teaching.

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At the heart of our literacy resources is the importance of how they are taught. Take a look at how we've worked with Professor Debra Myhill, at The University of Exeter, to embed the Grammar for Writing pedagogy. 

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Pedagogy

Recent news and blog posts

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    Dr Ben Dunn - Head of Impact and Insights, Magic Breakfast

    Pearson’s 2020 report on diversity and inclusion in schools brought to light significant findings that directly resonated with Magic Breakfast’s mission of ensuring that no child starts their school day too hungry to learn. Diversity and inclusion are not just about what is taught, but also how schools support every child to thrive both academically and personally.

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    As many as 76% of maths teachers responding to Pearson’s 2024 School Report stated that teacher recruitment and retention was a top challenge for their school to manage in the coming year – followed by budget pressures (51%) and teacher/school leader workload (41%).

    These are all widespread issues affecting many maths teachers, day in and day out. They require whole-sector collaboration to improve. But there are also solutions available now to help ease the strain.