GP Essentials March 2026 · What Comes Next

Two days was the foundation.
Here's what the structure looks like.

You've seen how ETG teaches General Paper. The full programme applies that every week — across 12 themes, both papers, and 40+ essays with detailed feedback — for two years.

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ETG GP Programme
40+
Essays written
12
Major themes
~75
Cohort cap
2018
Since
Most students achieve A or B grade
40+
Essays written
12
Major themes
~75
Cohort cap
2018
Programme since
After the crashcourse

Something probably clicked.

Maybe it was the content sessions — finally having real arguments to write about instead of vague half-formed opinions. Maybe it was Mr Alan's essay framework: seeing exactly how a high-scoring GP paragraph gets built, at the sentence level, not just told to "be more structured."

Maybe it was the AQ session. Most students sit two years of GP without ever receiving explicit instruction on the Application Question. Ninety minutes with someone who breaks it down — what examiners are looking for, how to draw on the passage selectively, how to integrate your own knowledge — is often a revelation.

Or maybe you just felt the difference between being told to "read widely" and being given a system. Both experiences occupy the same time slot. Only one moves your grade.

What you felt was real. Now here's the honest version of what two days can and cannot do — and what the full programme is designed to deliver on top of it.

The honest difference

Two days and two years are different things.

The crashcourse gave you a framework. The programme gives you the reps — and the feedback — to make it automatic.

The Crashcourse gave you

The Framework

  • 3 content themes with arguments you can actually use
  • A framework for planning and writing GP essays
  • Comprehension techniques across all question types
  • An understanding of what AQ actually demands
  • Clarity on how GP is marked — and what most students miss
The Programme gives you

The Reps

  • All 12 major themes covered systematically over two years
  • 40+ essays written — each one with detailed written feedback
  • Regular comprehension and AQ practice, built into every term
  • In-house textbooks updated every term for current affairs
  • TYS coverage, mock papers, and full prelim preparation
  • A capped cohort — so teaching quality stays consistent

GP does not improve after one intensive. It improves after consistent, structured practice — week after week, term after term, with feedback on every essay.

The ETG GP Programme

Four pillars. Built over eight years.

This programme has been in development since 2018. It was not opened to full scale until 2026. What students encounter today is not a first-generation product.

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In-House Curriculum, Updated Every Term

All GP materials are produced in-house — not recycled from previous years. Each textbook costs thousands of dollars to develop and produce, and is updated with current affairs every term. Students receive one new textbook every term as part of the programme — priced at $49.90, and not available anywhere else. When a student opens a chapter on AI ethics, they're reading 2025 perspectives — not a 2022 treatment.

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Tutors Who Know the Exam

Former MOE teachers, JC lecturers, and educators with long-term experience teaching GP. "Former JC lecturer with MOE experience" is a different claim from "experienced and passionate." We name the credential, not the sentiment.

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Writing Volume — the Biggest Gap

ETG GP students write 40+ essays across their two years, every one with detailed feedback. A typical JC student writes 10–15 essays with sporadic comments. GP is a writing discipline. Most students don't train. Ours do.

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Capped at ~75 Students

Feedback quality depends on cohort size. We cap total enrolment at approximately 75 students across JC1 and JC2 — not because we can't take more, but because detailed essay marking at scale requires it. This has been the approach since 2018.

Two-year structure

12 themes. Both papers. No shortcuts.

The two-year journey is the product. Every component is designed to build on the one before it.

Typical JC student

Across two years

ETG GP student

Across two years

· 10–15 essays total, with sporadic feedback
✓ 40+ essays, every one with detailed written feedback
· 6–8 themes covered, depending on school pace
✓ 12 major themes — 6 at breadth in JC1, revisited at depth in JC2
· AQ taught as part of general comprehension, briefly
✓ AQ taught as a distinct skill with explicit technique instruction each term
· Photocopied notes or generic handouts
✓ In-house textbook updated every term — exclusive to ETG students
· TYS covered in class, past-paper practice self-managed
✓ Full TYS coverage, mock papers, and structured prelim preparation
· Western examples by default — generic essays
✓ Singapore as the primary analytical lens — what the exam rewards
40+
Essays written across 2 years
12
Major themes, both papers
~75
Maximum cohort — always
9
Cohorts before opening to scale

The trial includes a free copy of the previous term's textbook — valued at $49.90, free to keep, not available for purchase anywhere.

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In-House Textbooks

A textbook that takes thousands to develop.
Updated every term. Yours with your trial.

All GP materials at ETG are produced in-house. Each textbook is a substantial development investment — written, illustrated, and updated every term. Students receive one new textbook each term as part of the programme, priced at $49.90. You cannot buy it anywhere else.

Each textbook is developed in-house at significant cost and updated every term for current affairs. Priced at $49.90 — exclusive to ETG GP students, not available for purchase outside the programme.

ETG GP Volume 3
ETG GP Volume 4
ETG GP — Literature and Social Movements
ETG GP — Decoding GP Questions
ETG GP — Technology and Modern Conflict
ETG GP — Globalisation and Deglobalisation
ETG GP — Media Bias and Propaganda
ETG GP — Globalisation Overview
Free with your trial class

The previous term's textbook — yours to keep.

Every trial class at ETG GP comes with a previous term's in-house textbook — valued at $49.90, yours to keep for free, regardless of whether you join. It's not a teaser. It's a complete term's materials — so you can judge the quality of the curriculum for yourself before committing to anything.

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Free.
Yours to keep
ETG students only
The Team

You've met them. Here's the full picture.

Mr Alan and Mr Ravi led the crashcourse. They're also part of the regular weekly programme — alongside an academic advisory team with backgrounds in English, Applied Economics, and former MOE subject leadership.

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Mr Alan

Head of GP, ETG
Head of GP Department Essay & AQ Specialist GP Skills Curriculum

Leads ETG's General Paper department. Specialises in essay structure, comprehension technique, and AQ — the skills that most directly determine exam marks. Responsible for how exam technique is taught across the programme. You met him on Day 2 of the crashcourse.

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Mr Ravi

Senior Tutor · Former JC Lecturer
Former JC Lecturer MOE Experience GP Content & Current Affairs

Former JC lecturer with extensive experience teaching A Level General Paper. Specialises in GP content — building out the major themes, integrating current affairs, and giving students arguments they can actually deploy under exam conditions. You met him on Day 1 of the crashcourse.

The GP programme is developed under the direction of Mr Eugene Toh, ETG's founder (B.A. Economics, NUS; M.Sc. Applied Economics, SMU). Eugene oversees GP curriculum alongside the tutors and an academic advisory team — including educators with backgrounds in English, Geography and History, Applied Economics, and former MOE subject leadership roles.

Class Schedule

Three ways to attend. One programme.

Onsite at Coronation Plaza or Upper Serangoon/Kovan, or via Zoom. All classes are two hours each week.

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Coronation Plaza

Bukit Timah
  • JC1Friday, 5–7pm
  • JC2Friday, 7–9pm
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Upper Serangoon / Kovan

Upper Serangoon Road
  • JC1Tuesday, 5–7pm
  • JC2Tuesday, 7–9pm
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Zoom

From Anywhere
  • JC1Tue & Fri, 5–7pm
  • JC2Tue & Fri, 7–9pm
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Pricing

Onsite or Zoom. Same programme. Same feedback.

All lessons include in-house textbooks, 100% essay feedback, and access to the full class schedule.

Zoom

Live online, every week

$100 – $110 / lesson

JC1 $100 · JC2 $110

  • Weekly 2-hour lesson via Zoom
  • In-house textbook, updated every term
  • Monthly essay practice with written feedback
  • AQ instruction each term
  • Full TYS coverage in JC2
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Onsite

In-class at Coronation Plaza or Kovan

$105 – $115 / lesson

JC1 $105 · JC2 $115

  • Weekly 2-hour lesson, onsite
  • In-house textbook, updated every term
  • Monthly essay practice with written feedback
  • AQ instruction each term
  • Full TYS coverage in JC2
  • Access to ETG's study space and resources

Group discounts (friends attending together)

Group size
Discount per student per term
2 students
$50 off each
3 students
$100 off per term
4 students
$150 off per term

Multi-subject discounts apply from $120 off per term. Financial assistance is available — ask our admin team.

Questions about timing, level, or whether the programme is the right fit?

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Common questions

What students who attended the crashcourse typically ask.

If you want to do well in GP — and you're prepared to work for it — this is the programme.

Two days gave you the framework. The next two years determine what you do with it. The programme is structured, the cohort is capped, and the trial comes with a free copy of our in-house textbook — valued at $49.90, yours to keep.

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