by admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Case Study, Early years, Nursery, Primary Education, UK
Donna Wilson-Smith, Headteacher at St Oswald’s Church of England Primary School and Nursery and a former Sounds-Write Literacy Specialist, shares with us how they have been using Sounds-Write in the nursery to get children ready to start their literacy journey. Tell...
by admin | Dec 1, 2025 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK
Toner Avenue School has achieved Silver School accreditation for their commitment to delivering high-quality phonics. Sophie Cox, Phonics Lead, tells us why they chose SoundsWrite and why it works so well for them. Why did you choose Sounds-Write and how did you find...
by admin | Nov 24, 2025 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK
In 2019, Whinney Banks chose Sounds-Write as its phonics programme. Ruth Verrill, Early Reading and Phonics Lead, tells us how this led to a transformative journey for the school. Many of our pupils start school with low levels of speech and language, so an approach...
by admin | Oct 6, 2025 | Case Study, Primary Education, SEND, UK
Emma Enderwick, Phonics and Early Reading Lead at Sunnyside Academy in Middlesbrough, has led the school’s implementation of Sounds-Write since 2018. With over twenty years of experience in Early Years education, she has helped embed an inclusive, consistent approach...
by admin | Jun 25, 2025 | Blog, PSC
In this post, Sounds-Write’s Founder and CEO John Walker examines the structure of the Phonics Screening Check 2025, highlights patterns and potential points of confusion, and offers guidance on how teachers can use this insight to better support early readers....