Tuesdays, 5-6pm: 3 November 2026 to 26 January 2027
Mondays, 5-6pm: 25 January 2027 to 19 April 2027
Start date by individual arrangment.
Note: During school holidays, half-terms, and bank holidays, no live sessions are held. These weeks are dedicated to independent writing tasks.
Group Course (13 Weeks): £87
Private one-to-one Course (13 Weeks): £360
For 6-month courses, please contact us directly.
Bronze is for those aged 14+ years (or in the school year they turn 14).
As part of the payment process, a parent or guardian will be asked to complete a short online form to confirm enrolment. The form will request:
The course consists of 9 hours of live online workshops, 4 hours of independent holiday projects (with email guidance) and a Final Project (a short story or poem).
| Date | Week | Topic & Focus | Academic & Creative Benefit |
|---|---|---|---|
| Date:3 November | Week:Week 1 | Topic:Fiction: Generating Story Ideas | Benefit:Overcoming writer’s block; narrative planning. |
| Date:10 November | Week:Week 2 | Topic:Fiction: Character Creation (Needs vs. Wants) | Benefit:Psychological character mapping. |
| Date:17 November | Week:Week 3 | Topic:Fiction: Worldbuilding | Benefit:Structural planning and immersive writing. |
| Date:24 November | Week:Week 4 | Topic:Fiction: Setting & Atmosphere | Benefit:How location drives plot and shapes behaviour. |
| Date:1 December | Week:Week 5 | Topic:Poetry: Free Verse & Line Breaks | Benefit:Understanding structural intent and visual poetry. |
| Date:8 December | Week:Week 6 | Topic:Poetry: Metre and Rhythm | Benefit:Mastering poetic metre (crucial for unseen poetry exam analysis). |
| Date:15 December | Week:Week 7 | Topic:Poetry: Plosives, Sibilance and Fricatives | Benefit:Advanced phonetic devices to elevate descriptive writing. |
| Date:22 December | Week:Week 8 (BREAK) | Topic:Poetry: Independent Email Guidance | Benefit:Developing independent study habits. |
| Date:29 December | Week:Week 9 (BREAK) | Topic:Life Writing: Memories into Stories | Benefit:Mastering first-person perspective and pacing. |
| Date:5 January | Week:Week 10 | Topic:Life Writing: Sensory Mapping | Benefit:Using the 5 senses to ‘show, not tell’. |
| Date:12 January | Week:Week 11 (BREAK) | Topic:Drafting the Final Project | Benefit:Time management and project execution. |
| Date:19 January | Week:Week 12 (BREAK) | Topic:Final Submission & Reflection | Benefit:Self-evaluation skills. |
| Date:26 January | Week:Week 13 | Topic:LIVE: The Craft of Editing | Benefit:Proofreading, refining and analytical skills. |
Upon finishing the course, we will write and upload a formal DofE Assessor’s Report directly to your eDofE account, celebrating your progress and officially signing off your Skills section.
“It allowed me to pull out sources of inspiration I would’ve otherwise left buried in my head.”
“The fiction ideas spawned quite a few of my own ideas and even have helped me plan my piece for the Golden Demon painting competition!”
“The prompt about food was a great opportunity to describe meals and cooking experiences with a high amount of detail.”
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