UK Courses
Join our flagship courses to gain a comprehensive theoretical understanding and the hands-on experience to put the Sounds-Write approach to literacy into practice from day one.
Browse our upcoming course dates below and get booked in to start your Sounds-Write journey today!
No courses available in your area? We can arrange face-to-face training for larger bookings. Get in touch to speak with a trainer in your area about your training requirements.
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Face-to-face Courses
Edmund Waller Primary School, Waller Rd, London, SE14 5LX
This course will run on the following dates: 5th Nov, 12th Nov, 19th Nov, 26th Nov
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
University of Cambridge Primary School, Eddington Ave, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, Cambridgeshire, CB3 0QZ
This course will run on the following dates: 6th Nov, 7th Nov, 13th Nov, 14th Nov
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Bankfields Primary School, Mansfield Road, Middlesbrough, TS6 0RZ
This course will run on the following dates: 6th Nov, 7th Nov, 11th Nov, 12th Nov
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
East Hunsbury Primary School, Penvale Road, Northampton, Northamptonshire, NN4 0QW
This course will run on the following dates: 11th Nov, 12th Nov, 18th Nov, 19th Nov
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Ivel Valley School and College, The Baulk, Biggleswade, Beds, SG18 0PT
This course will run on the following dates: 12th Nov, 13th Nov, 19th Nov, 20th Nov
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Princecroft Primary School, Princecroft Lane, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 8NT
This course will run on the following dates: 19th Nov, 20th Nov, 26th Nov, 27th Nov
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Harlow Study Centre, Day Barn, Netteswellbury Farm, Harlow, Essex,CM18 6BW
This course will run on the following dates: 20th Nov, 4th Dec, 5th Dec, 11th Dec
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Milldown CE Academy, Milldown Road, Blandford Forum, Dorset, DT11 7SN
This course will run on the following dates: 25th Nov, 26th Nov, 2nd Dec, 3rd Dec
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Robsack Wood Primary Academy, Whatlington Way, Hastings, Saint Leonards-on-sea TN38 9TE
This course will run on the following dates: 2nd Dec, 3rd Dec, 9th Dec, 10th Dec
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Fulbridge Academy, Keeton Rd, Peterborough, PE1 3JQ
This course will run on the following dates: 8th Jan, 9th Jan, 15th Jan, 16th Jan
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School, Sandalwood Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3UR
This course will run on the following dates: 13th Jan, 14th Jan, 20th Jan, 21st Jan
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Nexus School, Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, TN11 8AA
This course will run on the following dates: 16th Jan, 17th Jan, 23rd Jan, 24th Jan
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Countess Anne Primary School, School Ln, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8AX
This course will run on the following dates: 23rd Jan, 24th Jan, 30th Jan, 31st Jan
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Peacehaven Heights Primary School, Hoddern Ave, Peacehaven, East Sussex, BN10 7QY
This course will run on the following dates: 26th Feb, 27th Feb, 5th Mar, 6th Mar
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Dayrell Road, Camp Hill, Northampton, Northants, NN4 9RR
This course will run on the following dates: 3rd Mar, 4th Mar, 10th Mar, 11th Mar
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Blaby Stokes CE Primary School, Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG
This course will run on the following dates: 4th Mar, 11th Mar, 18th Mar, 25th Mar
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Godinton Primary School, Lockholt Close, Ashford, Kent, TN23 3JR
This course will run on the following dates: 13th Mar, 14th Mar, 20th Mar, 21st Mar
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Blaby Stokes CE Primary School, Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG
This course will run on the following dates: 3rd Jun, 10th Jun, 17th Jun, 24th Jun
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Princecroft Primary School, Princecroft Lane, Warminster, Wiltshire, BA12 8NT
This course will run on the following dates: 6th Jun, 13th Jun, 20th Jun, 27th Jun
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Nexus School, Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, Kent,TN11 8AA
This course will run on the following dates: 18th Jun, 19th Jun, 25th Jun, 26th Jun
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Princecroft Primary School, Princecroft Lane, Warminster, Wiltshire,BA12 8NT
This course will run on the following dates: 9th Jul, 10th Jul, 16th Jul, 17th Jul
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
Harlow Study Centre, Day Barn, Netteswellbury Farm, Harlow, Essex, CM18 6BW
This course will run on the following dates: 9th Jul, 10th Jul, 16th Jul, 17th Jul
Please note this booking request form is for our flagship practitioner training; your booking will not be confirmed until the trainer contacts you directly. If you are looking for our free 'Help your child to read and write' course, please enrol here.
A training-based programme
At Sounds-Write we believe teacher knowledge is crucial to ensure success. After all, the single greatest factor in improving student outcomes is strong teacher knowledge.
There are many phonics schemes and resources out there, but Sounds-Write focuses first and foremost on developing teacher knowledge, empowering educators to forge a brighter future for their students by following the latest innovations in teaching theory.
What does the course cover?
- Learn how to teach the skills, concepts, and code knowledge students need to master in order to become competent readers, writers, and spellers.
- Discover how to introduce them to the Initial Code in the first year of school, moving from CVC words to words with a progressively more complex structure, and then transitioning to learning the Extended Code, alongside polysyllabic words in Y1.
- Learn how to teach all the different Sounds-Write lessons (or activity types), and have ample opportunity to practice them yourself.
- Find out how to teach Sounds-Write to groups of different sizes, so you can work with the whole class, small intervention groups, or one-to-one.
- Learn how to teach through errors—one of the cornerstones of the Sounds-Write approach—and how to conduct formative assessment and use differentiation as an integral part of your teaching.
- Learn how to assess where a new student should start the programme.
More about our Practitioners’ Online Training
The Sounds-Write Practitioners’ Online Training has been designed by John Walker, the author of the Sounds-Write programme, together with experts in online learning, based on the science of reading and the science of learning. It comprises presentations, lesson demonstrations and a range of other activities and content. The course includes a robust rationale for linguistic phonics and covers the theoretical underpinnings of the programme. There are quizzes and online assignments that you must complete to gain a course certificate.
There will be a cohort of trainees doing the course with you. The course will be led by one or more Sounds-Write trainers, who will answer your questions, provide feedback on assignments and run Zoom sessions to support you during the course.
The course lasts 6 weeks.
More about our face-to-face training
The face-to-face course was written by John Walker and the Sounds-Write team, based on the science of reading and the science of learning. It has been taught for over 20 years by a team of knowledgeable and experienced trainers. The course includes a robust rationale for linguistic phonics and covers the theoretical underpinnings of the programme, as well as lesson demonstrations, practical activities and guidance for implementation in your setting.
Your face-to-face experience will be with a small cohort of trainees (up to 24) so that your trainer is able to get to know you, giving you bespoke feedback on your practice and answering your questions about your setting.
The course takes place over 4 days.