Chris Hall Tuition Creative Writing & Comprehension

Chris Hall Tuition Creative Writing & Comprehension Specialist online English tuition for Years 3–9 | Creative Writing, Comprehension, 11+ & KS3

05/10/2026

📢 GLOUCESTERSHIRE 11+ — IMPORTANT YEAR 5 UPDATE

The new test will take place on 3rd July 2027, while children are still in Year 5. It will include:

✅ Multiple-choice English and maths
✅ Short written answers
✅ Creative-writing tasks
✅ Cross-curricular questions
✅ No non-verbal reasoning

Children will need to read widely, understand challenging vocabulary, explain answers clearly and apply their skills to unfamiliar material.

My Creative Writing and Comprehension tuition is being adapted to include:

📖 Cross-curricular comprehension
✍️ Creative writing - a different writing style each week.
🔎 Evidence-based written answers
🧠 Vocabulary, grammar and punctuation
⏱️ Timed and unfamiliar tasks

Message me for class details and to arrange a free trial class and assessment.

✍️ 11+ WRITING TIP: SLOW DOWN THE IMPORTANT MOMENT❌ The door opened and I was scared.✅ The door creaked open. I froze; s...
05/10/2026

✍️ 11+ WRITING TIP: SLOW DOWN THE IMPORTANT MOMENT

❌ The door opened and I was scared.
✅ The door creaked open. I froze; something moved in the darkness.

A simple technique is:
EVENT → REACTION → DETAIL

For example:
🚪 The door opened.
😨 My stomach tightened.
🔍 A shadow moved across the floor.

Sometimes children don’t need more ideas.
They just need to develop the good ones they already have.

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📸 ONE PICTURE. ONE STORY. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!This week we're tackling Narrative Writing Based on a Picture.Children w...
05/10/2026

📸 ONE PICTURE. ONE STORY. ENDLESS POSSIBILITIES!

This week we're tackling Narrative Writing Based on a Picture.

Children will learn how to take one image and turn it into an exciting 11+ story using:

✍️ Powerful openings
🎭 Show, don’t tell
🔍 Zoom-in detail
⚡ Tension and pace
💬 Ambitious vocabulary
🎯 Advanced punctuation

The picture is only the starting point. The imagination does the rest!

Chris Hall Tuition | Creative Writing & Comprehension

02/10/2026

🍀 GOOD LUCK TO THE GENTS SITTING SUTTON STAGE 2 11+ TEST TOMORROW! 🍀

⭐ Read every question carefully.
⭐ Don’t rush the easy marks.
⭐ If you get stuck, move on and come back.
⭐ In your writing, plan before you begin.

DO
NOT
OVER-COMPLICATE
YOUR
WRITING!

⭐ Think about structure, vocabulary and punctuation.
⭐ Leave yourself time to check.

STAY CALM!

Go in, give it your very best and be proud of the work you’ve put in to get this far.

Parents, give yourselves a pat on the back for all of the support you have given to your lovely children so far.

Good luck, everyone! You’ve got this. 🍀

Chris Hall Tuition
Creative Writing & Comprehension

📖 READ WITH A PENCIL!I’m encouraging my pupils to underline three things as they read:🔵 Literary devices🔴 Important fact...
01/10/2026

📖 READ WITH A PENCIL!
I’m encouraging my pupils to underline three things as they read:

🔵 Literary devices
🔴 Important facts
🟢 Ambitious vocabulary

Why?
Because children have effectively gone some way towards underlining the answers before they’ve even seen the questions!

What could the questions be?

• What does “bewildered” suggest about how the children were feeling?
• How does the personification “the trees whispered” affect the atmosphere?

It’s a simple strategy, but it encourages children to read actively, anticipate questions and notice evidence as they go.

Disclaimer: Okay… I did use a little AI tweaking to make me look muscular! 😂 But in a creative writing piece, I can be whoever I want to be! 👑💪

What does your tutor do when he’s not teaching? 🤔Apparently… walks around the park taking selfies! 😂A rare moment away f...
01/10/2026

What does your tutor do when he’s not teaching? 🤔

Apparently… walks around the park taking selfies! 😂

A rare moment away from lesson plans, comprehension passages, creative writing, marking and making yet another PDF booklet!

Fresh air, a good walk and some quality time with my favourite person. ❤️

Then it’s back home to tell children that “nice” is not ambitious vocabulary and that a comma cannot be used wherever you fancy! 😂

Even tutors need a little time off! 🌳📸

⏱️ CAN YOUR CHILD SPOT THEIR OWN MISTAKES?One simple 11+ habit:Use the last 2–3 minutes to check your work.Look for:✔️ s...
01/10/2026

⏱️ CAN YOUR CHILD SPOT THEIR OWN MISTAKES?

One simple 11+ habit:

Use the last 2–3 minutes to check your work.

Look for:

✔️ spelling mistakes
✔️ missing words
✔️ capital letters
✔️ full stops
✔️ sentences that don’t make sense

Example:

❌ The boy run towards the gate he heard footsteps.

✅ The boy ran towards the gate; he heard footsteps.

Small corrections can save valuable marks.

Write it. Read it. Fix it.

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29/09/2026

⭐ **Gold stars all round this week!** ⭐

For me, tutoring is about far more than sitting in my office and delivering a good lesson.

Of course, I want children to improve their writing, comprehension and test results — but it’s the personal successes that mean just as much.

I love hearing that a child who once lacked confidence has overcome a barrier.

I notice when a pupil becomes more relaxed in lessons, starts putting their hand up, takes a risk with an answer or suddenly wants to share their ideas.

And further down the line, when a parent tells me that their child has performed brilliantly in a test, moved up a group, received praise at school or simply feels more confident in English - that matters to me.

I want to know my students. I want to know about their successes, however big or small.

And I’ll do everything I can to help them achieve them.

If a child needs additional resources, I’ll create them.
If something isn’t working, I’ll change it.
If a pupil needs more challenge, I’ll provide it.
If they need something explained differently, I’ll find another way.

No two students are the same, so why should their learning be?

I’m constantly adapting and developing my teaching based on what I see in lessons, the feedback I receive and, most importantly, what each individual child needs.

Seeing that progress week after week is incredibly rewarding.

But hearing about the successes that happen outside my lessons?

That’s pretty special.

I’m proud of every single one of my students.

⭐ Gold stars all round this week! ⭐

THE LESSON IS JUST THE BEGINNING.More teaching. More feedback. More support. All included.Every pupil receives:✓ FREE tr...
28/09/2026

THE LESSON IS JUST THE BEGINNING.

More teaching. More feedback. More support. All included.

Every pupil receives:
✓ FREE trial lesson
✓ Personalised feedback
✓ Bespoke next-steps resources
✓ High-quality lesson materials
✓ Additional learning resources
✓ Ongoing advice & support
TUITION THAT GOES BEYOND THE LESSON.

Chris Hall Tuition
11+ Creative Writing & Comprehension
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