Pass OET Writing first time. Taught by an OET-trained teacher who understands exactly how it is marked.
A focused six-module course for international nurses preparing for NMC registration. Built around the real marking criteria and the patterns that consistently separate a B grade from a C+.
OET Writing is graded on six specific criteria. Most candidates have never been taught what those criteria actually mean.
The marking criteria are Purpose, Content, Clarity, Conciseness, Language and Organisation. Most candidates lose marks on three of those six things, and none of them are grammar.
The opening sentence problem
Most candidates bury the purpose. The first sentence should make it impossible for the recipient to misunderstand what you’re asking them to do. Most letters never establish purpose at all.
The conciseness trap
The cap is 200 words. Candidates who include everything from the case notes lose marks for poor selection. Knowing what to leave out is a skill, and it is one of the six criteria you are being marked on.
The tone drift
Mixing formal and informal register, or writing as if to a patient when the letter is to a colleague, undermines the entire piece. Tone is decided in the first paragraph and must hold throughout.
The only OET Writing course built directly from how OET assessors mark real candidate letters.
Most OET Writing preparation is taught from textbooks and generic advice. This course is built from a close reading of real graded OET candidate letters and real assessor feedback – so you learn exactly what earns marks and exactly what loses them.
“Most of my students have been preparing for OET Writing without ever being shown what the six marking criteria actually require. Once you understand what assessors are looking for in each one, the path to a B grade becomes much clearer.”
Choose the level of support you need.
From a single marked letter to the full course with expert feedback and live coaching. Start anywhere on the ladder and upgrade as you go.
- One letter submitted for review
- Detailed OET marking notes on your letter
- 5-minute video walkthrough
- Marked within 48 hours
- 3 letters marked with feedback
- Module 1: The Examiner’s Lens
- Module 3: Letter Architecture
- Workbook excerpt
- 30 days access
- All 6 video modules
- Full downloadable workbook
- 12 practice case notes
- Sample answers with annotations
- 3 months access
- Everything in Self-Study
- 3 letters marked with annotations
- Video walkthrough on each letter
- OET Marking Review priority access
- 6 months access
- Everything in Standard
- 6 letters marked instead of 3
- One 30-minute live 1-to-1
- 48-hour feedback turnaround
- 12 months access
All tiers are designed for OET Nursing. The Standard tier is the most popular and represents the best balance of teaching and personal feedback. Klarna pay-later is available at checkout on Standard and Premium tiers.
Six modules. Four hours of video. Every minute earned by an examiner.
Each module is built around the actual marking criteria, with workbook exercises and timed practice activities. The course can be completed in a focused weekend or stretched across a few weeks.
Understanding OET Writing
The six marking criteria explained in plain English. Score band breakdowns. Why a C+ in Writing combined with B in everything else can still secure NMC registration.
How to Read Case Notes in 5 Minutes
The 5-minute case note read. Identifying purpose, audience and the brief. The “ignore” list and why irrelevant detail loses marks.
The 5-Paragraph Letter Architecture
A reliable structural template that works across all five letter types. Removes the cognitive load on exam day so you can focus on content.
The Language of Healthcare Letters
Modal verbs, hedging, sentence economy, and the tone register that signals professional competence. The collocations nurses get wrong, with corrections.
Time Management in 45 Minutes
The 5-30-10 method. How to write your opening sentence in under 60 seconds. The proofreading checklist for the final 10 minutes.
Practice Letters with OET Marking Review
How to submit your letters, what to expect from the feedback, and how to work through corrections so each rewrite moves you closer to a B grade.
Your letter, marked by hand. Not by an algorithm.
Every letter submitted on the Standard or Premium tier comes back with detailed marking notes and a five-minute video walkthrough explaining what works, what needs improving, and exactly how to push your next letter to a B grade.
Joycellyn Akuffo
Joycellyn Akuffo is an award-winning journalist and qualified teacher with more than 11 years of tutoring and lecturing experience. She holds an MA in Education, a BSc (Hons) in Psychology, a PTLLS and a Diploma in Teaching, and is an OET Trained Teacher certified by Cambridge Boxhill Language Assessment.
She spent more than a decade as a journalist, writing for Glamour, BBC Good Homes, Woman’s Weekly, Cosmopolitan and more than 20 other titles. The skills at the heart of that career — clarity of purpose, precise word choice, writing for a specific reader — are exactly the skills that OET Writing tests. This course teaches them directly.
Since 2013, Joycellyn has been Managing Director of Geek School Tutoring (Highfield Approved Centre, OFSTED Registered), training adult learners in Functional Skills English to Level 2 and lecturing GCSE and Functional Skills English at London South East Colleges.
Common questions before you enrol.
Is this course only for nurses, or do other healthcare professionals benefit?
The course is built around the OET Nursing letter format. The principles of letter architecture, conciseness and clarity apply to other professions, but the case notes and sample answers are nursing-specific. A pharmacy and medicine version is in development for Q2.
How is this different from a £25 letter correction service?
Letter correction services give you marks back. This course teaches you why the marks came back the way they did, so the next letter you write is structurally stronger. The £25 Trial Letter is your way to experience the marking quality before committing to the full course.
How long does it take to complete the course?
The video content runs to about four hours. Most learners complete the course in two to three weeks alongside their existing study, including the practice letters and feedback cycles.
Can I pay in instalments?
Yes. Klarna pay-later is available at checkout on the Standard and Premium tiers, allowing you to spread the cost over three or four payments.
What if I have already taken OET Writing and missed my score?
This course is specifically designed for candidates who have failed Writing once or twice and need a different approach. The OET Marking Review identifies exactly where your score is being held back, and the Module 6 rewrite cycle is built around the kind of incremental improvement that moves a C+ to a B.
Do you guarantee a B grade?
No course can guarantee a result. What this course guarantees is that the teaching, materials and feedback are built specifically around what OET examiners mark on. Effort and consistency are still required from the candidate.
Try a marked letter for £25 before you commit to anything.
Submit one practice letter. Get it back within 48 hours with detailed marking notes and a five-minute video walkthrough. Decide for yourself whether the approach works.
Try a marked letter for £25