The question is misunderstood
A response can drift when audience, purpose, form or task requirements are not identified first.
September 2026 intake | IGCSE
IGCSEWRITING
Read the task clearly. Write with control.
An exam-focused writing programme that gives students a repeatable strategy for decoding unfamiliar tasks, planning purposeful responses, writing with precision and improving through individual feedback.
Exam writing, made repeatableLevelIGCSE Writing
Term10 lessons
Each lesson2 hours each
WeekendSaturday or Sunday
Does this feel familiar?
They know English. The writing task still feels uncertain.
Ideas arrive without structure
They have points to make, but paragraph progression and overall organisation remain unclear.
Feedback repeats itself
They see the correction, yet struggle to turn it into a stronger decision in the next response.
A different way in
Better writing starts before the first SENTENCE.
Students learn to decode the task, make a purposeful plan and write with control. Feedback then becomes a concrete route into correction and rewriting, not simply a mark at the bottom of the page.
The goal is a method a student can repeat on any prompt, not a single essay memorised for one paper.
Task decodingIdentify audience, purpose, form and requirements first.
Response architecturePlan structure and paragraph progression before writing.
Controlled writingVocabulary, sentences, tone and precision on purpose.
Feedback-to-rewriteTurn a correction into a stronger next response.
The IGCSE Writing method
Five steps for handling any writing task.
Hover, tap or focus each card to see what that step may help a student begin to do.
Inside the classroom
A writing lab built around decisions.
Students interrogate the task, choose a response, control the language, then read their own work like an examiner and rewrite it with purpose.
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Interrogate the task
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Choose the response
3
Control the language
4
Read like an examiner
5
Rewrite with purpose
A lab built around decisions.
The opening learning cycle
The first four weeks, with a purpose behind every step.
These four weeks are the opening cycle of a complete 10-lesson term. They are not the full programme.
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Week 1
DECODE
Read the task before answering it.
Students identify audience, purpose, form and task requirements before planning or writing an answer.
What happens in classThey interrogate real prompts to name audience, purpose, form and requirements.
Why this step mattersIt stops a response drifting away from what the task actually asked.
What parents may begin to noticeThe student may begin to pin down what a prompt requires before writing.
Why it works
The goal is not one memorised essay.
It is a repeatable way to handle an unfamiliar writing task. Students work towards greater independence and control by learning what to notice, what to decide and how to improve the response they actually wrote.
September 2026 intake
Choose the first lesson that fits your weekend.
Select Saturday or Sunday, then add the first lesson directly to your calendar.
SEP05SAT
First lesson
Saturday, 5 September 2026
3:45 – 5:45 pm
Questions? We have got you.
A few things you may be wondering.
Which exam board does this follow?
The programme focuses on IGCSE-style writing skills: decoding the task, planning, writing with control and improving through feedback. Share your child's board and syllabus with the Schola team and we will confirm fit.
Is this a four-week course?
No. The programme runs for 10 lessons. The first four weeks shown on this page are the opening learning cycle, not the entire term.
Is the feedback individual?
Yes. Students receive individual feedback and work through a review-and-rewrite process, so a correction becomes a stronger decision in the next response.
Can I choose Saturday or Sunday?
Yes. Select your preferred cohort in the questionnaire below, and the Schola team will confirm availability with you.
Not sure yet? That is okay.
Let us find out if IGCSE Writing fits your student.
Answer a few quick questions. We will listen first, then talk through the most suitable starting point with you.