Writing
- Essay writing
- Creative writing
- Persuasive, Reflective, Discursive, Informative and other writing
The Cluey Education Team has an ever- expanding bank of text resources, as well as customised units ready to support essays, oral presentations, creative and persuasive writing, grammar, spelling, and more. Whatever you are studying in your English class at school, or if you just need better subject advice and a bit more practice, our tutors are ready to help.
Your content plan appears in the learning environment, sequenced to your learning needs and accessible with ease by you and your tutor.
An example content plan sequenced in the Cluey Learning Platform.
Year 9 English involves a range of texts - novels and newspapers, poems and plays, films and short stories. There will be new kinds of vocabulary and assessments, not to mention new perspectives from around the world.
Perhaps the class room just isn’t meeting all your learning needs or you want to prepare for a specific assessment.
Structured around your individual needs and goals, our learning programmes adapt over time to build your confidence and offer the right help at the right time.
View 1-to-1 Secondary English Session
Optional practice questions and exercises to work through between sessions.
Feedback after every session helps you keep track of your progress.
Learn from home (or anywhere) via our online platform.
Schedule sessions when they suit you, between 7am and 10pm, 7 days per week.
Reschedule easily when things get busy
From step one to step done, we're with you for your entire learning journey.
Session recordings allow you to revise at any time.
Progress reports ensure you are getting the right help at the right pace.
Guided tutoring helps you realise your potential.
Based on the New Zealand Curriculum for Years 9-11, Cluey’s approach to Secondary English focuses on developing students' literacy – and literary – skills. It includes in-depth exploration of a wide range of texts plus real-world practice tasks and clearly communicated advice on how to improve. Our personalised approach allows you to focus on whatever area you find most challenging, whether it’s story writing, essay construction, or anything else. Films, poems, stories, plays, and all other text types, are supported.
Head of Secondary English
Brenton Boswell
BA, LLB, G.Dip Ed, G.Dip Legal Studies
Brenton leads our Secondary English department developing and overseeing excellent secondary English programmes of learning and tutoring. He has previously held roles as Head of English, Dean of English and Dean of Knowledge Systems at a number of high-performing schools in Sydney.
Our tutors are all qualified teachers, exceptional NCEA achievers or experts in their respective fields.
Teacher
Mathematics: Primary & Intermediate
English: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
Jacqui is a qualified teacher with experience in both the primary and secondary settings. Through her teaching experience she has worked with students with diverse learning needs and enjoys being able to adapt her teaching approach to best suit her students. Jacqui is a nurturing tutor who creates a safe environment for her students to feel they can ask any question they need.
University Student (Bachelor of Commerce)
English: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
Kriti completed her Year 12 certificate with an ATAR of 95.60. She is currently studying a Bachelor of Commerce. Kriti has vast experience tutoring English to students of various abilities and ages. She focuses on individuals needs and caters to their learning style with a flexible and approachable attitude.
Teacher
Mathematics: Primary & Intermediate
English: Primary, Intermediate & Secondary
Meredith is a qualified teacher. She taught across all Primary year levels and she is currently teaching in High School. Meredith enjoys seeing her students gain confidence with their learning and having some fun along the way.
From catching up, building confidence and excelling in school, parents and students alike agree that Cluey works.
82% of Cluey parents agree their child’s grades have improved
85% of Cluey parents agree their child is more confident
“My Y9 student has seen fantastic results from his English tutoring with an increase of 20% in his assessment marks. His tutor has been able to drill down to the specific problem areas and work on them each week until he is confident.”
Weekly learning through live tutoring sessions, feedback & practice
Each student’s individual learning journey is supported through a series of live face-to-face sessions with an expert tutor matched to the student's needs. We cover all the theory and examples needed to ensure comprehension, and our sessions are designed to be engaging and encouraging.
Our expert tutors offer guidance through demonstration and worked examples and assign targeted practice questions to help students master the topics and concepts covered.
After each session, personalised feedback is provided to help students and parents track their progress.
First 5 Minutes
45 Minutes
Closing 5 Minutes
Post-session 5 minutes