Year 5 is the year that separates the writers from the rest.
NAPLAN. Persuasive writing. Multi-paragraph responses. Year 5 demands more from your child's writing than ever before, and most students aren't equipped. We give them the frameworks, vocabulary, and confidence to not just survive Year 5 English, but excel at it.
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 6 Writing Wizards class, Wednesday 7:00pm.
NAPLAN writing proficiency
genre, not narrative
every single week
informative, we teach all 3
📝 "They got Band 5 in NAPLAN reading but Band 3 in writing"
This is the most common pattern we see. Strong readers, weak writers. Your child can comprehend complex texts, but writing is a production skill, not a comprehension skill. It requires structure, planning, vocabulary selection, and revision. These are all teachable skills that most schools assume children will "pick up." They don't. We teach them explicitly.
❌ "They don't know what a persuasive text even looks like"
Year 5 NAPLAN assesses persuasive writing, but many students have barely written one. They don't know how to state a position, provide evidence, use persuasive devices, anticipate counterarguments, or write a compelling conclusion. We teach all of it: OREO structure (Opinion, Reasons, Evidence, Opinion restated), rhetorical questions, emotive language, and logical connectives.
📉 "Their teacher says they need to write more, but more of what?"
"Needs to develop ideas further" is the most common Year 5 writing feedback, and the least helpful. What does "further" mean? We break it down: topic sentences that signal the paragraph's purpose, supporting details that add evidence, and concluding sentences that link back to the main argument. It's a system. We teach the system.
😤 "They're great at maths but English is dragging them down"
Sound familiar? Your child is in the top maths group but struggles to put their ideas on paper. This isn't unusual, analytical and mathematical thinkers often need explicit writing frameworks because they think in structures, not streams. Once they have the framework, writing clicks. We give them the framework.
How does Lewis Carroll open a scene and pull the reader in? Students study selected passages from Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, 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 Lewis Carroll controls pacing, raises stakes, and delays resolution in key passages, then apply the same tension-building moves to their own narratives.
Alice's identity is questioned on nearly every page: she grows, shrinks, and is asked repeatedly who she is. Students study how Carroll uses character under pressure, then write their own characters navigating a world whose rules keep shifting.
Whose eyes are we looking through, and what difference does it make? Students study how Lewis Carroll 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 writing at their year level 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