High school starts next year. Will your child’s writing be ready?
Year 7 English demands analytical responses, structured essays, and critical thinking about texts. Most Year 6 students are still writing the way they did in Year 4. This is the last window to build the writing foundations that high school assumes they already have.
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📝 “They’ve never written an essay, and high school expects one in Week 1”
Year 7 English teachers assume students arrive knowing how to write a multi-paragraph response with an introduction, body paragraphs, and conclusion. Most Year 6 students have never been taught this structure. We teach it explicitly: thesis statements, topic sentences, supporting evidence, and conclusions that don’t just repeat the introduction.
❌ “They can summarise a book but can’t analyse one”
There’s a critical difference between retelling what happened and explaining why it matters. High school English demands analysis: how does the author use language to create meaning? What techniques are employed and what effect do they have? We teach your child to move from summary to analysis, the single most important writing skill for high school success.
📉 “Their primary school marks are good, but I’m worried about high school”
A or B in Year 6 English doesn’t mean high school readiness. Primary school assesses different skills at a different depth. High school demands sustained arguments, critical engagement with texts, and analytical vocabulary that most primary students have never encountered. We bridge that gap, so your child walks into Year 7 with confidence, not anxiety.
😤 “They’re smart but they just can’t get their ideas on paper”
This is the most common thing we hear from parents of Year 6 students. Your child is articulate, thoughtful, and engaged in conversation, but their written work doesn’t reflect their intelligence. The issue isn’t ability. It’s that they’ve never been given a systematic framework for turning thoughts into structured, compelling written expression. We give them that framework.
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Students examine how Lowry achieves historical authenticity whilst maintaining narrative urgency. They investigate how the choice of a child’s perspective shapes the reader’s moral and emotional positioning.
Students distinguish between varieties of bravery. They analyse how Lowry conveys courage through understated domestic detail rather than grand gesture, and consider the narrative significance of complicity and resistance.
Students examine dramatic irony, controlled foreshadowing, and pacing through manipulation of sentence structure and temporal focus. These techniques are analysed in close reading and applied in original composition.
Analytical paragraph writing formalised through PEEL with explicit attention to the distinction between textual summary and literary interpretation. Students learn to analyse, not retell.
Students engage with symbolism, the Star of David, the necklace, the fairy tale of the brave king, analysing how symbolic objects carry thematic weight and studying how to deploy symbolism in their own writing.
Students study the power dynamics encoded in dialogue: how characters use language to control, deflect, resist, and reveal. They examine conversations between soldiers and civilians in the novel.
Students learn the structure and rhetoric of discursive and persuasive non-fiction writing. They construct balanced arguments about moral questions raised by the novel.
Comparative writing introduced at the paragraph level. Students compare Number the Stars with a second text, developing the skill of finding meaningful connections and contrasts between works.
Students write an extended analytical essay on Number the Stars, introduction with thesis, multiple PEEL body paragraphs, and a synthesis conclusion. The most sophisticated analytical task of the year.
Students choose their culminating assessment: an extended analytical essay OR a polished creative narrative. Both draw on the full intellectual and compositional repertoire developed across the term.
Students complete, revise, and polish their final piece. End-of-term before/after writing comparison demonstrates measurable growth. Comprehensive portfolio shared with parents.
Weekly Live LMS Class
60 minutes of live instruction every week. Real-time interaction, live writing workshops, and immediate feedback. Not pre-recorded. Not passive. Your child is thinking, writing, and improving every session.
Weekly Homework + Model Responses
One writing task per week with full model responses provided. Students see what excellent Year 6 writing looks like, then measure their own work against it.
Expert Writing Feedback
Every piece of writing your child submits receives detailed feedback: not generic comments, but specific coaching on structure, vocabulary, technique, and expression.
Progress Reports & Parent Updates
Mid-term and end-of-term reports with before/after writing samples. You’ll see your child’s improvement in black and white, not just hear about it.
Success Coach + 7-Day Support
Dedicated Success Coach monitors homework, provides feedback, and communicates directly with parents via Telegram and WhatsApp. Contact us 7 days a week.
Full Recordings Library
Every class is recorded and available for 2 weeks. If your child misses a session or wants to revise, they can re-watch the full lesson at any time.
Readly
Personalised reading comprehension that builds the analytical skills behind great writing
Writely
Guided writing practice with scaffolding, vocabulary prompts, and structured feedback
Vocably
Vocabulary building tied directly to weekly writing topics and reading materials
Mathly
Adaptive maths practice to keep quantitative skills sharp alongside English development
Unlimited personalised practice
With endless, personalised questions and reading materials, these apps provide unlimited practice opportunities.
One connected ecosystem
Every app connects to the Scholarly platform, giving students more ways to grow in Reading, Writing, Vocabulary, and Maths.
In-Class Learning Support
- Instant Q&A help during lessons via Lana and iDoubt
- Unlimited questions with safe, confidential support
- Students never feel stuck or left behind
Interactive Technology
- Real-time lesson transcripts and live polls
- Smart note-taking with auto-save
- Parent dashboard tracking progress in real time
Expert Instruction & Support
- Highly-qualified tutors with stellar academic backgrounds
- 7-day support via multiple platforms
- Detailed progress reports with percentile rankings
- Gamified learning with points and awards
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Per Semester
- Weekly 60-minute live LMS class
- Expert writing feedback on every submission
- Weekly homework + model responses
- Success Coach with mid-term check-ins
- Before/after writing portfolio
- Full recordings library
- End-of-semester progress report
- Readly, Writely, Vocably & Mathly apps
Rest of Year
- Everything in the Semester plan
- Full continuity across 3 terms
- Expert writing feedback on every submission
- Bonus: Priority Success Coach (dedicated, faster turnaround)
- Bonus: Parent-teacher progress call each term
- Bonus: End-of-year comprehensive writing portfolio
- Bonus: Locked-in pricing (no increases for 2026)