Tips and insights
Quiet Power
Do people describe your child as quiet?
Do their teachers suggest they participate more in class?
Don’t start stories like this!
How to start a story for an 11 Plus or GCSE exam.
Can you start sentences with conjunctions
The downlow on whether or not you can start sentences with ‘and’ or ‘but’
Multiple choice–no ‘correct’ answer
What to do when there’s no clear, correct answer.
Context, context, context
Why students should replace ‘in the text’ with context
Commenting on description
You might be wondering what it means to comment on the writer’s use of language?
You’re not alone.
Stories are about people
One of the biggest lessons students need to learn:
Stories are about people, not the events
Ban the word shows 🛑
Replace the word shows with these verbs to improve language analysis
Up levelling cliché description
How to up level cliche description. **Includes a free resource**
The phrase I repeat most as an English tutor
Every day, I repeat this in my verbal and written feedback, with my one on one students, group class students, with my 11 and my 13 plus students.
Why ‘filler phrases’ lead to poor grades 😭
The number one mistake stopping students from getting top grades in English
Why students should copy 🤫
Why students should copy stories
The 3,2,1 technique to score top marks writing any story 🎬
This limitation will help your child write more coherent, structured stories
How to comment on similes and metaphors
A step by step guide on how to comment on similes and metaphors
Why your child needs sympathy 😥😥
Your reader should sympathise with your main character
My top tip for school interviews
If your child has an interview, here’s a quick tip which will help them their best foot forward
Group or one on one tuition?
When you consider group tuition often costs less than a third of one on one tuition, is it worth the difference?
Comma Splices
The most pernicious punctuation mistake and how to fix it.
What counts as reading?
A great tip to help encourage your child to read more
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