YEAR 8 ENGLISH A clear weekly routine. Personal feedback from Alex.
The English
Practice.

YEAR 8 ENGLISH · ONE PURPOSEFUL HOUR A WEEK

Stronger readers.
More thoughtful
writers.

Help your child understand what they read, express ideas clearly and know how to improve. One structured hour a week, with personal feedback from Alex.

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Two 30-minute sessions · Study when it suits you · From £27.50 per week*

52weekly steps in the pathway

60minutes of practice each week

1clear next step from your teacher

THE WEEKLY RHYTHM

Practice is the beginning.
Improvement completes it.

Every week connects to the one before it. Your child learns something, applies it, receives feedback and then uses that feedback.

  1. 01

    Learn & practise

    Download the weekly pack. Read an engaging text, study a model and work through focused reading and writing tasks.

  2. 02

    Submit the work

    Send clear photos or a scan of the completed pages. Plain typed work is also welcome. Tell Alex about any help your child used.

  3. 03

    Get personal feedback

    Alex reviews the work and sends personal feedback: a strength, a clear next step and a short improvement task.

  4. 04

    Make it better

    The next pack starts with time to act on that feedback. Save the revised work as evidence of progress.

AMBITIOUS FOUNDATIONS

English worth
thinking about.

Stories, poems, drama and arguments give students something worthwhile to read and something meaningful to say. Vocabulary, sentences and interpretation develop together.

The aim is a stronger foundation for ambitious GCSE English Language and Literature outcomes—including the skills high grades demand.

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READAccurate understanding & thoughtful interpretation

WRITEControlled sentences & purposeful composition

RETURNVocabulary, revision & independent application

This is additional English practice, alongside school and wider reading. GCSE grades are not promised.

MY PROGRESS PASSPORT

Fictional example

I can explain an inference
using a precise detail.

  1. Introduced
  2. Practising
  3. Independent
  4. Sustained

Evidence: an independent explanation on a fresh text.

WHAT COMES NEXT

Show it again with a different text, at least two weeks later.

PROGRESS YOUR CHILD CAN SEE

“Look what I
can do now.”

A personal passport records specific skills and examples of improvement. Achievements recognise thoughtful revision and acting on feedback.

Students compare their work with their own earlier attempts. Parents receive a summary after six completed weeks and a fuller report after twelve, with examples and clear next steps.

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THE TEACHER BEHIND THE PROGRAMME

Meet Alex.

A teacher with 20 years’ classroom experience, a head of department and an adviser to fellow teachers.

With a degree in English Literature, Alex brings a careful eye for language and a strong commitment to clear teaching, worthwhile practice and useful feedback.

Alex reviews each student’s work and delivers the feedback. The programme is designed around evidence-informed instruction: explain clearly, model the thinking, practise, revisit and improve.

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START WITH THE WORK ITSELF

See what a purposeful
hour can look like.

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*£27.50 per week with the £330 twelve-week block.
Also choose £30 weekly or £120 for four weeks. The same learning and feedback in every option.