Secondary School Writing GuideFoundation & Core Writing Skills
Foundation & Core Writing Skills
Develop precise sentences, cohesive paragraphs, clear summaries, and confident paraphrasing for classroom success.
Sentence control
Paragraph cohesion
Transitions
Secondary Foundations
Strengthen the core skills behind every subject essay.
These guides focus on sentence control, paragraph cohesion, summarising, paraphrasing, and accurate expression.
What This Guide Covers
Work through the core skills students need to practise, draft, revise, and improve with confidence.
Sentence control
Paragraph cohesion
Transitions
Summarising
Paraphrasing
Common fixes
Articles in This Section
Work through the writing foundations that make longer assignments clearer and more accurate.
Start here
Building Strong Sentences & Paragraphs
Sentence types, topic sentences, support, conclusions, transitions, and cohesion.
Read the overviewClear Summarising for School Success
Main ideas, key details, chunking, keywords, and practical summary frameworks.
Read guideMastering Paraphrasing
Paraphrasing without plagiarism using restructuring, compression, and rephrasing.
Read guideA practical guide sequence for students building stronger writing skills.