3 or 6-Month Online Creative Writing Courses (Silver Skills)
Next Group Dates:
Tuesdays, 5pm–6pm: 3 November 2026 to 26 January 2027
Mondays, 5pm–6pm: 25 January 2027 to 19 April 2027
Private One-to-One Dates:
Flexible start dates arranged individually.
Note: No live sessions run during school holidays, half-terms, or bank holidays. These weeks are dedicated to independent writing projects with email guidance.
Pre-Recorded Course (3 Months): £67
Live Group Course (3 Months): £145
Private One-to-One Course (3 Months): £267
6-Month Silver Option: If you require 6 months for Silver, please contact me directly. The first 13 weeks can be taken as pre-recorded or part of a live group, followed by 13 weeks of private one-to-one guidance and assessment.
Silver is for those aged 15+ years (or in the school year they turn 15).
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:
For Students:
A space for your imagination to flourish over 3 or 6 months. Dive into storytelling without the rigid rules of the classroom to build fantasy realms, craft memorable characters and develop a unique writing voice.
For Parents:
While students explore their creativity, they naturally master core curriculum skills from narrative structure to advanced vocabulary, giving their academic confidence and English results a genuine boost.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 November | Week 1 | Fiction: Generating Story Ideas | Overcoming writer’s block and narrative planning. |
| 10 November | Week 2 | Fiction: Character Creation (Needs vs. Wants) | Psychological character mapping. |
| 17 November | Week 3 | Fiction: Worldbuilding | Structural planning and immersive writing. |
| 24 November | Week 4 | Fiction: Setting & Atmosphere | How location drives plot and shapes behaviour. |
| 1 December | Week 5 | Poetry: Free Verse & Line Breaks | Understanding structural intent and visual poetry. |
| 8 December | Week 6 | Poetry: Metre and Rhythm | Mastering poetic metre (crucial for unseen poetry exam analysis). |
| 15 December | Week 7 | Poetry: Plosives, Sibilance and Fricatives | Advanced phonetic devices to elevate descriptive writing. |
| 22 December | Week 8 (BREAK) | Poetry: Independent Email Guidance | Developing independent study habits. |
| 29 December | Week 9 (BREAK) | Life Writing: Memories into Stories | Mastering first-person perspective and pacing. |
| 5 January | Week 10 | Life Writing: Sensory Mapping | Using the 5 senses to ‘show, not tell’. |
| 12 January | Week 11 (BREAK) | Drafting the Final Project | Time management and project execution. |
| 19 January | Week 12 (BREAK) | Final Submission & Reflection | Self-evaluation skills. |
| 26 January | Week 13 | LIVE: The Craft of Editing | Proofreading, refining and analytical skills. |
Upon finishing the 3 or 6-month 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 Silver Skills section.
”I have written so many little wonderful paragraphs about all sorts of things.“
“I think it was all excellently explained, even harder structures like iambic pentameter were clear to me and I enjoyed learning about them.“
“I think the world-building really helped in creating useful ideas that I could tie in with my plot ideas.“
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