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!
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Face-to-face Courses
Nexus School, Upper Haysden Lane, Tonbridge, Kent, Kent, TN11 8AA
This course will run on the following dates: 1st May, 2nd May, 8th May, 9th May
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 & College, The Baulk, Biggleswade, Beds SG18 0PT
This course will run on the following dates: 7th May, 8th May, 14th May, 15th May
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 School, School Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8AX
This course will run on the following dates: 20th May, 24th May, 3rd Jun, 7th 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.
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School, Sandalwood Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3UR
This course will run on the following dates: 3rd Jun, 4th Jun, 10th Jun, 11th 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.
Ermine Street Church Academy, Swynford Rd, Alconbury, Weald, Huntingdon, Huntingdon, PE28 4XG
This course will run on the following dates: 4th Jun, 5th Jun, 11th Jun, 12th 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.
Edmund Waller Primary School, Waller Rd, London, SE14 5LY
This course will run on the following dates: 4th Jun, 11th Jun, 18th Jun, 25th 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.
Blaby Stokes CE Primary School, Queens Road, Blaby, Leicester, LE8 4EG
This course will run on the following dates: 5th Jun, 12th Jun, 19th 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.
Whinney Banks Primary School, Fakenham Avenue, Middlesbrough, TS5 4QF
This course will run on the following dates: 17th Jun, 18th Jun, 1st Jul, 2nd 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.
The Mendip School, Edmund Rack Road, Prestleigh, Shepton Mallet, Somerset, BA4 4FZ
This course will run on the following dates: 17th Jun, 18th Jun, 24th Jun, 25th 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: 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.
St Bede's Primary School, Jarrow NE32 3AJ
This course will run on the following dates: 19th Jun, 20th Jun, 26th 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.
St Josephs RC Primary School, Newton Aycliffe, Nr Darlington DL5 7DE
This course will run on the following dates: 24th Jun, 3rd Jul, 4th Jul, 5th Jul
Training for BHCET staff only
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.
Middlestone Moor Primary Academy, Rock Road, Spennymoor, County Durham, DL16 7BP
This course will run on the following dates: 2nd Jul, 3rd Jul, 9th Jul, 10th 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.
Westbury Leigh CofE Primary School, Sandalwood Road, Westbury, Wiltshire, BA13 3UR
This course will run on the following dates: 16th Sep, 17th Sep, 23rd Sep, 24th Sep
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 School, School Lane, Hatfield, Hertfordshire, AL10 8AX
This course will run on the following dates: 16th Sep, 17th Sep, 23rd Sep, 24th Sep
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.
Langford Primary School, Gilstead Road, Fulham, London, SW6 2LG
This course will run on the following dates: 17th Sep, 18th Sep, 24th Sep, 25th Sep
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.
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: 7th Nov, 8th Nov, 14th Nov, 15th 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.
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.