The Sounds-Write Blog
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...
Reading and writing start in nursery at St Oswald’s
At St Oswald's Church of England Primary School and Nursery in County Durham, phonics begins long before Reception. Headteacher Donna Wilson-Smith...
‘It shows parents phonics is important to us’: Donna Wilson-Smith, St Oswald’s C of E Primary School & Nursery
Donna Wilson-Smith, Headteacher at St Oswald’s Church of England Primary School and Nursery and a former Sounds-Write Literacy Specialist, shares...
Why Our Corporate Social Responsibility Award Means So Much to Us
On the 5th December, I had the absolute joy of attending the Education Today Awards, joining hundreds of educators and organisations to celebrate...
Sounds-Write Initial Code app comes top of the class
With more than 9,000 apps marketed as supporting early reading development, parents and educators find it almost impossible to choose truly...
Toner Avenue School say Sounds-Write ‘worked better than anything previously’
At Toner Avenue School in South Tyneside, high-quality phonics is built on consistency, inclusion and strong professional development. Awarded...
‘It´s worked better than anything previously’: Sophie Cox, Toner Avenue School
Toner Avenue School has achieved Silver School accreditation for their commitment to delivering high-quality phonics. Sophie Cox, Phonics Lead,...
‘Children develop more independence as readers and writers’: Ruth Verrill, Whinney Banks Primary School
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...