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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One session per week. All classes delivered live via Zoom.
Term 1 of Year 7
expected in high school
every single week
this is the prep window
📝 "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.
Students engage with allegory as a deliberate literary mode, examining how abstract concepts (language, reason, time, imagination) are embodied in character, setting, and incident. They learn to sustain allegorical interpretation across extended argument.
Students analyse Juster's use of puns, paradox, and literalised idioms as vehicles for philosophical inquiry. They practise incorporating metalinguistic awareness into their own analytical writing.
The PEEL framework operates at full sophistication: arguable conceptual claim, syntactically embedded evidence, layered explanation extending to authorial purpose and cultural significance, and a link contributing meaningfully to overall argument.
Extended analytical essay writing introduced in earnest. Students construct multi-paragraph essays with specific thesis statements, structured argumentation, and conclusions moving beyond restatement towards synthesis.
Students examine recurring motifs in The Phantom Tollbooth (sound, silence, numbers, words) and analyse how these motifs build cumulatively across the novel to create thematic resonance.
Discursive writing studied as a distinct mode: examining the novel's implicit argument about the purpose of education and the life of the mind. Students learn to hold multiple positions simultaneously.
Persuasive writing returns at high register. Students construct rhetorically sophisticated arguments with controlled tone, deliberate device deployment, and acknowledgment of opposing views.
Comparative writing at the multi-paragraph level. Students integrate analysis of two texts within a single sustained argument, demonstrating connections of theme, technique, and purpose.
The creative culminating task. Students plan an allegorical narrative of their own devising in which abstract ideas are embodied with structural intention and literary craft. The most ambitious creative task of the year.
Students complete and polish their allegorical narrative. End-of-term portfolio with before/after writing comparison demonstrates the term's compositional growth.
Term 4 builds directly on the Term 3 foundation, introducing a new novel study and consolidating skills across analytical and creative modes. Full Term 4 curriculum overview will be shared with families at the start of Term 4.
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 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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Semester, Terms 3 + 4
- 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