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Sec 1 to Sec 4 Weekday eve & Sat · 90–105 min · groups of 8 from $480 / term
Sound familiar?
Does your child struggle with…
- Vague, repetitive O-Level essays
- Drops marks on summary and inference
- Struggles to argue a clear position
- Freezes in the spoken-interaction oral
Here's how we help
- Controlled narrative & discursive writing
- Reliable comprehension & summary marks
- A point argued with evidence and control
- A calm, structured oral response
Inside the programme
Secondary English & Writing carries our pupils through the O-Level years and meets the very different demands of secondary English. The writing turns from storytelling to control — narrative, discursive and argumentative pieces that take a clear position and hold it, in language that reads as deliberate rather than padded.
On the comprehension side we drill the skills that decide the grade: close inferential reading of unseen texts, the precise art of summary, and answers that quote and explain rather than guess. The spoken-interaction oral is prepared the same methodical way — a planned response, a clear structure and the confidence to think on your feet.
Underneath it all is critical thinking. We teach teenagers to read a text for what it really says and to write something worth reading — skills that lift the O-Level grade and, just as much, carry into junior college, university and the working world beyond the exam.
Best for
Sec 1–4 students preparing for O-Level English, or building real writing maturity.
Key learning components
The skills we build, term on term, with individual marking on every piece.
What we cover
- Narrative, discursive & argumentative writing
- Inferential comprehension of unseen texts
- Summary writing technique
…and how it's taught
- Planned response & spoken interaction
- Critical reading & reasoned argument
Academic milestones
Where a child should be by the end of each stage in this programme.
Sec 1–2
- Writes structured narrative and expository pieces
- Reads unseen texts for meaning and tone
- Builds an argument with reasons and evidence
Sec 3
- Handles the full O-Level comprehension and summary format
- Develops a mature, controlled discursive voice
- Practises spoken interaction under exam conditions
Sec 4 / O-Level
- Writes to the O-Level standard across all question types
- Summarises and infers reliably for marks
- Walks into the oral with a calm, planned approach
Save your child a seat this term
Classes are capped and fill fast — especially the PSLE and O-Level slots. Book a trial and we'll place your child after a short chat.
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