When: Tuesdays 11-12
Length: 10 months
Starts: September 2026
Areas of study
Classic texts (a rummage in the writer’s toolbox)
Creative writing (sensory language and suspense)
Iconic speeches (persuasion, inclusion and rhetoric)
Big issues (letters and petitions)
A gentle introduction to formal learning and investigating some key genres and styles. Get ready to dive into classic texts and get stuck into designing petitions, debating topics and creative writing projects.
A chance for those not quite ready for GCSE level work to be gently introduced to the different kinds of understandings and writing devices which underpin the GCSE in a small, inclusive and in-person group setting.
Homework is set every three weeks and is entirely optional.
£39 per month
All materials provided