Your child loves stories. Now it’s time they learned to write them brilliantly.
Year 3 is when writing stops being optional and starts being assessed. Your child needs to move from “I wrote a story” to crafting narratives with structure, vocabulary, and purpose. We teach them how. Systematically, every week.
Enrol Now →Session times for the New Year Semester
One session per week. All classes delivered live on the Scholarly Learning Platform.
In Term 1 2027 your child moves up into the Year 4 Writing Wizards class, Thursday 6:00pm.
expected writing level
from Year 2 to Year 3
every single week
student we teach
📝 “They can tell me a great story, but they can’t write one down”
Your child has a vivid imagination. They can narrate adventures at the dinner table that have you captivated. But their written work? Short sentences, limited vocabulary, stories that start strong and fizzle out after two paragraphs. The problem isn’t creativity. It’s that nobody has taught them the mechanics of writing: how to plan a narrative, build paragraphs, use descriptive language, and bring a story to a satisfying conclusion.
❌ “The teacher says they need to use more interesting vocabulary”
Your child’s writing is full of “said,” “went,” “got,” and “nice.” Their teacher’s feedback says “use more descriptive language”, but nobody shows them how. We teach vocabulary in context: not word lists, but powerful alternatives embedded in real writing tasks. By Term 4, “said” becomes “whispered,” “exclaimed,” “murmured.” That’s the difference between a C and an A in writing.
📉 “Their NAPLAN writing score was below expectations”
NAPLAN Year 3 assesses narrative writing, and the marking criteria are specific: audience, text structure, ideas, persuasive devices, vocabulary, cohesion, paragraphing, sentence structure, punctuation, spelling. Most Year 3 students haven’t been explicitly taught any of these as writing skills. We teach every single one, systematically, week by week.
😤 “They hate writing, and I don’t know how to help them”
When a child “hates writing,” it almost always means they feel overwhelmed by the blank page. They don’t know where to start, how to organise their ideas, or what “good writing” looks like. Our programme gives them a clear framework for every writing task: narrative planning tools, paragraph structures, and vocabulary banks, so the blank page stops being terrifying and starts being exciting.
How does Oscar Wilde open a scene and pull the reader in? Students study selected passages from The Happy Prince, and Other Tales, looking at how setting, action, and detail combine, then construct scenes of their own using the same techniques.
Tension is built, not announced. Students examine how Oscar Wilde controls pacing, raises stakes, and delays resolution in key passages, then apply the same tension-building moves to their own narratives.
The swallow’s attachment to the Prince is never stated directly: it is shown through small, accumulating actions. Students study indirect characterisation and apply it, revealing their own characters through what they do rather than what the narrator announces.
Whose eyes are we looking through, and what difference does it make? Students study how Oscar Wilde uses perspective to control what the reader knows and feels, then experiment with perspective choices in their own writing.
The narrative half culminates here: students pull together scene craft, tension, character, and perspective, and sit a full timed narrative piece under exam conditions, marked with detailed feedback.
The persuasive half begins. What makes an argument actually persuasive? Students learn to form clear, defensible positions and support them with reasons that follow, the foundation of scholarship and Selective persuasive writing.
Strong arguments collapse without structure. Students master introductions that state a position, body paragraphs that each carry one reason, and conclusions that land, the architecture examiners reward.
Assertions persuade nobody. Students learn to support claims with examples, scenarios, and reasoning that hold up under scrutiny, and to weave evidence into paragraphs rather than bolting it on.
The same argument can whisper or command. Students study rhetorical techniques, emotive language used with control, rhetorical questions, direct address, and develop a persuasive voice that sounds confident rather than shrill.
The persuasive half culminates in a full timed persuasive piece under exam conditions, exactly the skill scholarship and Selective exams test, marked with detailed feedback and a term wrap-up.
Weekly Live Scholarly Learning Platform 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 3 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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New Year Semester, Term 4 + Term 1
- Weekly 60-minute live Scholarly Learning Platform 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