‘Pupils have a sense of pride in their growing abilities’: Audrey Duffy, Waulud Primary School

by admin | Feb 2, 2026 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK

Audrey Duffy, Phonics Lead at this two-form entry school in Luton, England, explains how, despite serving a community with above-average levels of Pupil Premium eligibility, Special Educational Needs, and pupils with English as an Additional Language, careful planning...

Parents see a growing love of reading at Waulud Primary School

by admin | Feb 2, 2026 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK

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 school. Since introducing Sounds-Write in 2021, the...

‘We have a school full of phonics experts’: Andrew Percival, Stanley Road Primary School

by admin | Jan 5, 2026 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK

Andrew Percival, Deputy Headteacher at Stanley Road Primary, shared the impressive results achieved in an area of high social deprivation since the introduction of Sounds-Write. Why did you choose Sounds-Write? We first began hearing about Sounds-Write from school...

Stanley Road Primary School has ‘a school full of phonics experts’

by admin | Jan 5, 2026 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK, Uncategorized

We have a school full of phonics experts at Stanley Road Primary School At Stanley Road Primary School in Oldham, improving early reading has been driven by a long-term commitment to developing teacher expertise. Serving a community with high levels of deprivation and...

Reading and writing start in nursery at St Oswald’s

by admin | Jan 1, 2026 | Case Study, Primary Education, UK

St Oswald’s C of E Primary School is laying the foundations for reading in nursery At St Oswald’s Church of England Primary School and Nursery in County Durham, phonics begins long before Reception. Headteacher Donna Wilson-Smith explains how introducing...

‘It shows parents phonics is important to us’: Donna Wilson-Smith, St Oswald’s C of E Primary School & Nursery

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...