WRITERS AT WORK’s Secondary English Tuition prepares Secondary 1 to 4 students for school assessments and O-Level English examinations. Powered by our proprietary STORYBANKING® methodology and Backed by 14 Years of Proven Grade Improvement, our programme focuses on key English skills including writing, comprehension and oral communication.
In Lower Secondary (Sec 1-2), students build advanced writing across all 7 essay genres, sharper comprehension and stronger oral expression. Upper Secondary (Sec 3-4) builds on that foundation with timed mock papers, line-by-line feedback and focused exam work. 90% of our secondary students see grade improvements. Whether your child is in Secondary 1 or approaching Secondary 4, our English enrichment programme is built to get them there.
For parents weighing the best English tuition for secondary students, WRITERS AT WORK offers a programme built around four pillars that consistently produce results across the levels of Secondary 1 through 4.
Before any new content goes in, our teachers assess where your child stands across writing, comprehension, listening and oral. They identify the specific skills that are pulling grades down and the ones already producing distinctions, then build a personalised improvement plan tailored to your child’s level, school and target outcome.
Every essay comes back with line-by-line markings and component-specific feedback: where the argument lost weight, where the vocabulary worked, what to apply next time. The student refines, re-applies and submits the next piece sharper than the last. The cycle repeats until exam-ready habits are locked in.
Writing, Comprehension and Oral. Every component your child will sit.
A personalised library of essay structures, persuasive phrases and topic data that compounds across Sec 1-4.
Every essay marked individually, with specific notes on what shifted a grade and what is still to fix.
Timed, exam-style mocks across Writing, Comprehension and Oral, so your child meets the real paper on familiar ground.
Stimulus-based conversation practice in the exact format used in the O Level/Secondary English Paper 4 oral component.
Teachers trained inside WRITERS AT WORK on the STORYBANKING® methodology and current O-Level exam standards.
Clementi, Bukit Timah, Ang Mo Kio, Marine Parade, Tampines, Hougang, Tiong Bahru and Bishan.
So your child gets the focused attention and feedback they need to improve.
Bridge the leap from PSLE English to Lower Secondary. Build advanced writing across all 7 essay genres, deepen comprehension with inference techniques, and strengthen oral confidence under MOE’s Subject-Based Banding (SBB) framework.
Build O-Level English skills across key components, including Writing, Comprehension and Oral. Practise with timed tasks, refine essay techniques, and work towards A1/A2-level consistency.
Every teacher our students work with at WRITERS AT WORK is selected, trained and recalibrated through our in-house programme. You will find the same teaching standard across all 8 Singapore centres, and every teacher is personally invested in your child’s results.
Jemmies Siew
Managing Director
Jemmies Siew, co-founder of WRITERS AT WORK, is an NUS graduate and a visionary edu-preneur with 25+ years of education experience. She has co-authored over 50 assessment books and strategically expanded the brand to nine thriving branches, while building a digital community of over 57,000 followers within a single year.
Agnes Ng
Teaching & Curriculum Director
Agnes Ng, co-founder and Teaching & Curriculum Director of WRITERS AT WORK, is an NUS Honours graduate with 30+ years of education experience. Since 2012, she has led curriculum development and teacher training, creating student-centric programs that empower hundreds of students to achieve outstanding results across the brand’s expanding branches.
Hear from WRITERS AT WORK’s secondary students about their experience with our English enrichment classes.
Royston credits W@W’s curated current affairs notes and structural framework with giving him the ultimate confidence to push past his comfort zone and excel in secondary English.
Royston Ngoh
Commonwealth Secondary School
From rigorous O-Level exam prep to mastering advanced essay and summary skills, our secondary curriculum builds peak academic performance. Hear from our students on how our expert teachers help them unlock top marks with confidence.
W@W Secondary Achievers
Megan & Isabel share how learning W@W’s core linguistic fundamentals and advanced exam-tackling strategies gave them the ultimate edge to secure their A1s.
Isabel and Megan
Crescent Girls’ School
Our Secondary English Programme runs as a 2-hour lesson each week. Fees per 4 lessons (GST included) are $501.40 for Secondary 1 & 2, and $545.00 for Secondary 3 & 4. For class schedules and to register, visit our course fees page or contact our admissions team.
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