YEAR 7
Build confidence
Read accurately, develop vocabulary and write clear, controlled sentences through stories, poems, drama and arguments.
Explore Year 7KS3 ENGLISH · YEARS 7–9
Strong foundations.
For GCSE and beyond.
Build the reading, vocabulary and writing skills that strong GCSE English answers depend on, through a structured route for Years 7–9.
Try your first week free. A guided lesson, student workbook and Alex’s personal feedback. No card details. No obligation.
Get your free first weekA structured weekly learning pack, personally assessed by an experienced, qualified teacher. Your child receives individual written feedback and a clear task to help them improve.
A weekly learning pack, personal teacher feedback and clear steps to improve.
Study independently at a time that suits your family.
Try a little practice at home.
Our free Year 8 area has sequenced 10–15-minute boosters, explained models, reading recommendations and further resources. Explore the free Year 8 area.
CHOOSE YOUR YEAR
Secure the foundations.
Deepen the thinking.
Each year has its own sequence. A starting task helps identify priorities, with support and challenge adjusted as your child develops.
YEAR 8
Explain ideas clearly
Use evidence to explain inferences, explore different viewpoints and make more deliberate choices in writing.
Explore Year 8YEAR 9
Prepare for GCSE thinking
Interpret more demanding texts, compare ideas and develop a sustained argument with well-chosen evidence.
Explore Year 9WHAT YOUR FAMILY RECEIVES
Personal attention.
A practical way forward.
Personally assessed by an experienced teacher
A qualified teacher reads your child’s actual work, recognises strengths and identifies what will help them improve.
A clear next step in every feedback cycle
Individual written feedback leads to a focused improvement task. Your child knows what to change and has time to put it into practice.
A routine that fits family life
Study independently at a time that suits you. Clear explanations and models guide the work; parents organise and send it.
Progress you can follow
Keep the work and its revisions together. Summaries after six completed feedback cycles and fuller reports after twelve show strengths and next priorities.
THE WEEKLY ROUTINE
Practise. Get feedback.
Put it to work.
Around 60 minutes for the learning pack, followed by 15–30 minutes to read the feedback, make improvements and check the result. Extra practice is optional.
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Learn and practise
Work through clear explanations, carefully explained models and focused reading and writing tasks. Complete the hour at once or in two 30-minute sessions.
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Send the work
Email clear photos or scans of the completed pages. Parents organise and send; they do not need to teach or mark.
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Receive personal feedback
An experienced teacher reads the work closely and uses specific examples to explain strengths and priorities. Your child receives clear improvement steps, with models or a checklist to guide the next attempt.
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Make the next attempt better
Read the comments, complete the essential improvement task and check it against the model or checklist. Allow around 15–30 minutes overall. Keep the revision for your own reference, then use the skill in the next pack.
EXPERIENCE BEHIND THE TEACHING
Meet your
programme founder.
Alex is a highly experienced, qualified secondary teacher, head of department and English tutor, with 20 years’ classroom experience.
He continues to teach at one of the UK’s top-performing schools and holds a degree in English Literature and a master’s in Philosophy.
He founded The English Practice to bring clear teaching, carefully explained models, deliberate practice and personal teacher feedback into a flexible weekly routine.
Meet Alex and discover the approachSee what a purposeful
week can look like.
Weekly pack, personal assessment, written feedback and improvement task. Choose a single week or a longer block on the plans page.
Already in Year 10 or 11? Explore GCSE English.
YOUR FIRST WEEK FREE
Personal feedback.
A clear next step.
A complete guided English lesson and workbook, with personal feedback from Alex and a focused task to put it into practice.
No card details. No automatic payments. No obligation to continue.
One complete lesson, workbook and feedback cycle per new student. Years 7–13. Alex confirms GCSE Literature and A-level course suitability before the free week begins.