The Sounds-Write Blog
‘Sounds-Write is a long-term, strategic commitment’: Jaspreet Bansal, Eastbury Community School
For Eastbury Community School in East London, Sounds-Write has been transformational. Jaspreet Bansal, Associate Assistant Head and EYFS Phase...
‘Children develop more independence as readers and writers’: Ellesha Gray, Woodham Academy
Woodham Academy is a mainstream secondary school that serves a diverse intake of students, many arriving in Year 7 with reading ages significantly...
Woodham Academy is turning struggling readers into confident, independent readers and spellers
At Woodham Academy in County Durham, systematic phonics is helping older students overcome persistent reading difficulties and build greater...
‘No child leaves without being able to read’ at St George’s C of E Primary School
For more than a decade, St George's C of E Primary School in Battersea has placed literacy at the heart of everything it does. Serving a community...
‘No child leaves without being able to read’: St George’s C of E Primary School
At St George’s Primary School in London, literacy is ‘the heartbeat of the school’. For over a decade, Sounds-Write has been shaping teaching,...
‘Pupils have a sense of pride in their growing abilities’: Audrey Duffy, Waulud Primary School
Audrey Duffy, Phonics Lead at this two-form entry school in Luton, England, explains how, despite serving a community with above-average levels of...
Parents see a growing love of reading at Waulud Primary School
Waulud Primary School in Luton set out to improve reading outcomes by building a consistent, evidence-informed approach to phonics across the whole...
Phonics Screening Check – Tips for a Strong Start to the Academic Year (Australia)
Whilst the timing of this blog was prompted by the start of the new academic year in Australia, the guidance will be useful to teachers using a...
‘We have a school full of phonics experts’: Andrew Percival, Stanley Road Primary School
Andrew Percival, Deputy Headteacher at Stanley Road Primary, shared the impressive results achieved in an area of high social deprivation since the...
Stanley Road Primary School has ‘a school full of phonics experts’
At Stanley Road Primary School in Oldham, improving early reading has been driven by a long-term commitment to developing teacher expertise. Serving...