Curriculum

Select your child’s level to see exactly what we cover, month by month, across the year.






MOE-Aligned Curriculum

Primary 5 English

Every skill the PSLE paper asks for, built up month by month across the year.

  • Writing
  • Language Use & Comprehension
  • Listening
  • Oral
  1. 1Nov–Dec

    Foundations

    We get ahead of the school year, lock in the tense system, and start composition with planning.

    • Tenses
    • Subject–Verb Agreement
    • Nouns & Quantifiers
    • Planning a Composition
  2. 2Jan–Mar

    Core Grammar & Comprehension

    The bulk of the grammar syllabus, both comprehension question types, and writing that holds a reader.

    • Pronouns
    • Prepositions
    • Connectors
    • Comprehension
    • Character & Openings
  3. 3Apr–May

    Synthesis & Transformation

    The trickiest grammar section, mid-year revision, and informal situational writing.

    • Active & Passive
    • Reported Speech
    • Question Tags
    • Mid-Year Revision
    • Emails & Notes
  4. 4Jun

    Writing & Vocabulary

    Formal writing, richer vocabulary, and dialogue that sounds like real people talking.

    • Formal Letters
    • Descriptive Vocabulary
    • Dialogue & Detail
    • Composition Craft
  5. 5Jul–Aug

    Higher-Order Skills

    Cloze, visual text and the spoken papers, with compositions moving on to plot and endings.

    • Cloze Skills
    • Editing
    • Visual Text
    • Oral
    • Plot & Endings
  6. 6Sep–Oct

    Revision & Exam Prep

    Timed practice under exam conditions across every paper.

    • Timed Papers
    • Mock Exam
    • Common Errors
    • Timed Writing

By the middle of the year, your child will have covered every component of the MOE PSLE English syllabus, with timed practice and personalised feedback throughout.

MOE-Aligned Curriculum

Primary 6 English

The same skills as Primary 5, sharpened for the PSLE and practised under exam conditions.

  • Writing
  • Language Use & Comprehension
  • Listening
  • Oral
  1. 1Nov–Dec

    Foundations

    We get ahead of the school year, lock in the tense system, and start composition with planning.

    • Tenses
    • Subject–Verb Agreement
    • Nouns & Quantifiers
    • Planning a Composition
  2. 2Jan–Mar

    Core Grammar & Comprehension

    The bulk of the grammar syllabus, both comprehension question types, and writing that holds a reader.

    • Pronouns
    • Prepositions
    • Connectors
    • Comprehension
    • Character & Openings
  3. 3Apr–May

    Synthesis & Transformation

    The trickiest grammar section, mid-year revision, and informal situational writing.

    • Active & Passive
    • Reported Speech
    • Question Tags
    • Mid-Year Revision
    • Emails & Notes
  4. 4Jun

    Writing & Vocabulary

    Formal writing, richer vocabulary, and dialogue that sounds like real people talking.

    • Formal Letters
    • Descriptive Vocabulary
    • Dialogue & Detail
    • Composition Craft
  5. 5Jul–Aug

    Higher-Order Skills

    Cloze, visual text and the spoken papers, with compositions moving on to plot and endings.

    • Cloze Skills
    • Editing
    • Visual Text
    • Oral
    • Plot & Endings
  6. 6Sep–Oct

    Revision & Exam Prep

    Timed practice under exam conditions across every paper.

    • Timed Papers
    • Mock Exam
    • Common Errors
    • Timed Writing

Also in Primary 6

Everything above, then a full turn towards the exam itself.

  • Past-Year Papers
  • Prelim Preparation
  • Oral & Listening Drills
  • Exam Technique & Timing

By the middle of the year, your child will have covered every component of the MOE PSLE English syllabus, with timed practice and personalised feedback throughout.

MOE-Aligned Curriculum

Secondary 1 English

The comprehension and writing habits the O-Level paper rests on, set properly from the start.

  • Paper 1: Writing
  • Paper 2: Comprehension
  • Paper 3: Listening
  • Paper 4: Oral
  1. 1Nov–Dec

    From Primary to Secondary

    The jump from PSLE English to secondary English, handled before term one begins.

    • Tense Control
    • Punctuation
    • Sentence Variety
    • Personal Recount
  2. 2Jan–Mar

    How a Comprehension Question Works

    Each Paper 2 question type introduced on its own, so none of it is guesswork.

    • Direct Questions
    • Vocabulary in Context
    • Referencing
    • Paraphrasing
    • Narrative Writing
  3. 3Apr–May

    Reading Between the Lines

    First proper work on inference, and on the choices a writer makes.

    • Inference
    • Tone
    • Literary Devices
    • Descriptive Writing
    • Mid-Year Revision
  4. 4Jun

    Writing With a Purpose

    Situational writing taught through letters, emails and reports with a real reader in mind.

    • Purpose, Audience, Context
    • Emails & Letters
    • Reports
    • Register
  5. 5Jul–Aug

    Listening & Oral Foundations

    The two spoken papers rehearsed early, so they are never left to chance.

    • Reading Aloud
    • Planned Response
    • Spoken Interaction
    • Listening & Note-Taking
  6. 6Sep–Oct

    Revision & Exam Prep

    Full papers under exam conditions, marked and returned with personal feedback.

    • Timed Papers
    • Common Errors
    • Targeted Revision
    • End-of-Year Paper

By the end of Secondary 1, your child will have met every question type in the O-Level paper at least once, with timed practice from the middle of the year.

MOE-Aligned Curriculum

Secondary 2 English

Harder passages, summary writing, and the first full papers sat against the clock.

  • Paper 1: Writing
  • Paper 2: Comprehension
  • Paper 3: Listening
  • Paper 4: Oral
  1. 1Nov–Dec

    Consolidating the Basics

    Grammar accuracy tightened and the Secondary 1 question types revisited at a higher standard.

    • Grammar Accuracy
    • Editing
    • Question-Type Recap
    • Vocabulary Building
  2. 2Jan–Mar

    The Full Comprehension Range

    Longer passages, mixed question types, and answers judged on precision.

    • IYOW Questions
    • Flowchart Questions
    • Inference
    • Language Arts
    • Expository Writing
  3. 3Apr–May

    Summary Writing

    The skill most students find hardest, taught step by step before the clock comes in.

    • Point Identification
    • Paraphrasing
    • Linking Points
    • Word Limits
    • Mid-Year Revision
  4. 4Jun

    First Timed Papers

    Complete papers to exam timing, with pacing worked out paper by paper.

    • Timed Paper 1
    • Timed Paper 2
    • Summary Under Time
    • Pacing
  5. 5Jul–Aug

    Argument & Voice

    Discursive and expository writing, with oral and listening kept in rotation.

    • Discursive Writing
    • Building an Argument
    • Visual Text
    • Oral
    • Listening
  6. 6Sep–Oct

    Revision & Year-End Prep

    Past papers and targeted revision ahead of the year-end exam.

    • Past-Year Papers
    • Exam Technique
    • Common Errors
    • Timed Writing

From June onwards, your child sits full papers to exam timing, so the year-end exam is familiar ground rather than a first attempt.

MOE-Aligned Curriculum

Secondary 3 English

Everything raised to O-Level standard a year early: subtler inference, longer passages, tougher marking.

  • Paper 1: Writing
  • Paper 2: Comprehension
  • Paper 3: Listening
  • Paper 4: Oral
  1. 1Nov–Dec

    Stepping Up to Upper Secondary

    The Secondary 2 to 3 gap closed early, with the core skills rebuilt at O-Level standard.

    • Point Identification
    • Paraphrasing
    • Vocabulary Questions
    • Expository Structures
  2. 2Jan–Mar

    Paper 2 at O-Level Standard

    Every question type worked through one at a time, then mixed together.

    • Direct Questions
    • Inference
    • Literary Technique
    • Unusual & Effective
    • Language Arts
  3. 3Apr–May

    Writing That Argues Well

    Continuous writing with a position worth defending, and situational writing with a real reader.

    • Argumentative
    • Expository
    • Situational Writing
    • Tone & Register
    • Editing
  4. 4Jun

    Timed Papers Across the Board

    Complete Paper 1 and Paper 2 scripts to exam timing, summary included.

    • Timed Paper 1
    • Timed Paper 2
    • Summary Under Time
    • O-Level Marking
  5. 5Jul–Aug

    Oral, Listening & Visual Text

    The papers students leave until last, rehearsed properly while there is still room to improve.

    • Planned Response
    • Spoken Interaction
    • Listening & Note-Taking
    • Visual Text
  6. 6Sep–Oct

    Year-End Revision

    Past-year papers marked to the O-Level scheme, building the technique the final year needs.

    • Past-Year Papers
    • Exam Technique
    • Timing & Pacing
    • Common Errors

Also in Secondary 3

The year we build the habits the final year depends on.

  • Weekly Written Work
  • Marking-Scheme Feedback
  • Vocabulary Journal
  • Prelim-Style Papers

By the end of Secondary 3, your child will be writing and answering to O-Level marking standards, a full year before the exam itself.

MOE-Aligned Curriculum

Secondary 4 English

The O-Level year itself, run as a full year of exam-standard practice and correction.

  • Paper 1: Writing
  • Paper 2: Comprehension
  • Paper 3: Listening
  • Paper 4: Oral
  1. 1Nov–Dec

    Straight Into O-Level Standard

    The final year opens with a full diagnostic paper and targeted work on what it reveals.

    • Diagnostic Paper
    • Question-Type Recap
    • Grammar Accuracy
    • Vocabulary Precision
  2. 2Jan–Mar

    Where the Marks Are Won

    Every Paper 2 section drilled against the marking scheme, with summary in weekly rotation.

    • Inference
    • Language Arts
    • Summary Writing
    • Flowchart
    • IYOW
  3. 3Apr–May

    Writing to Score

    Continuous and situational writing rebuilt around what examiners actually reward.

    • Argumentative
    • Descriptive & Recount
    • Situational Writing
    • Editing Under Time
  4. 4Jun

    Full Papers to Exam Timing

    Complete scripts sat under exam conditions and returned with a marked breakdown.

    • Timed Paper 1
    • Timed Paper 2
    • O-Level Marking
    • Pacing
  5. 5Jul–Aug

    Prelims & the Spoken Papers

    Prelim preparation alongside the final oral and listening rehearsal.

    • Prelim Papers
    • Planned Response
    • Spoken Interaction
    • Listening & Note-Taking
  6. 6Sep–Oct

    Final Run to the O-Levels

    Past-year and prelim papers week by week, with every correction carried into the next one.

    • Past-Year Papers
    • Prelim Review
    • Common Errors
    • Exam Technique

Also in Secondary 4

Everything above, with the final year given over to exam-standard practice.

  • O-Level Past Papers
  • Prelim Papers
  • Full Mock Papers
  • Exam Technique & Timing

Every component is taught, practised and tested under exam conditions, with personalised feedback on each timed paper right up to the O-Levels.

Every level is taught in a 2-hour lesson once a week, in a small class.