English

Reading, writing and speaking

Comprehension, composition, grammar and oral fluency from first sentences through to School Certificate essays.

Where it is taught

The levels this subject runs at.

Choosing one of these levels when you sign up is what decides which lessons appear.

Grade 1
6 to 7 years
Reading simple sentences, adding and subtracting within twenty.
Grade 2
7 to 8 years
Fluent short reading, place value and the world around us.
Grade 3
8 to 9 years
Multiplication, comprehension and first written compositions.
Grade 4
9 to 10 years
Fractions, integrated science and structured study habits.
Grade 5
10 to 11 years
Decimals, essay structure and practical creative studies.
Grade 6
11 to 12 years
The National Primary Leaving Examination year.
Form 1
12 to 13 years
First O-Level year: algebra, scientific method and academic writing.
Form 2
13 to 14 years
Deeper sciences, geometry and civic responsibility.
Form 3
14 to 15 years
Specialisation begins across sciences, humanities and business.
Form 4
15 to 16 years
School Certificate year with full past paper preparation.
Form 5
16 to 17 years
First A-Level year: advanced study in three chosen subjects.
Form 6
17 to 18 years
Advanced Certificate year and the bridge into university.

Lessons

Each lesson is a short video with the full written explanation underneath and a quiz that marks itself at the end.

Reading a short story out loud
Read with your finger, pause at the full stop and let your voice ask the question.
Grade 212 min
Writing a clear paragraph
One idea, one paragraph. Open it, prove it, close it.
Grade 515 min
Comprehension: finding the answer in the text
Read the question first, hunt for the keyword, then answer in a full sentence.
Grade 616 min
Writing a formal letter
The layout examiners expect, and the tone that gets you taken seriously.
Form 118 min
Summary writing for School Certificate
Hunt the points, cut the padding, and stay inside the word limit.
Form 420 min

Past papers

Sit a paper inside the platform, submit it, and get it back marked with the topics that cost you the marks.

Fourteen days, no card, and every lesson and paper above unlocked at your level.