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Discover how GEMS Wellington Academy, a leading British international school in Dubai, transformed writing through Ready Steady Write. In this case study, Head of Primary English Mariyam Ahmed shares how a research-informed writing curriculum has improved consistency across year groups, increased teacher confidence, strengthened vocabulary and oracy, supported multilingual learners, and helped raise age-related writing attainment from 45% to 84%.
During the National Year of Reading, one school has placed reading firmly at the centre of its community. Through a carefully developed library, purposeful reading spaces and the use of Ready Steady Read Together, pupils at Sacred Heart Primary School are discovering not only how to understand texts but also how much joy books can bring.
Writing remains one of the most challenging aspects of learning for many children. While some pupils appear to develop confidence and fluency naturally, others find writing frustrating, overwhelming and difficult to master. In the first episode of Ready Steady Talk, "Unlocking the Struggling Writer", literacy expert Alex Quigley joined the podcast to explore why writing presents such a challenge and what teachers can do to support pupils who struggle.
Drawing on his extensive work in literacy, including Closing the Writing Gap and Why Learning Fails, Quigley offers a practical and evidence-informed perspective on the barriers that hold young writers back. Throughout the conversation, he emphasises that writing difficulties are rarely the result of a single weakness. Instead, they emerge from a complex interaction of foundational skills, knowledge, motivation and self-belief.
Scroll through our wide range of upcoming CPD courses!
Audience: Year 6 Teachers & TAs. ESL & SLT.
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
Are you new to teaching Year 6 and unsure about the expectations for assessment and writing standards?
This professional development session will give you clarity on the key requirements and practical strategies to support your teaching.
Raise Reading Outcomes with Ready Steady Read Together
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: FREE
Audience: MAT/Cluster Leads, Headteachers, SLT, English Leads, Reading Leads & Governors.
We are proud to introduce Ready Steady Read Together; our brand-new shared reading resource designed to support high-quality, consistent reading provision from Year 2 to Year 6.
Designed to strengthen reading comprehension, reduce planning time and ensure curriculum consistency.
Join us to learn more about our structured handwriting programme that teaches children how to develop clear, fluent and increasingly automatic handwriting from Reception to Year 6.
Fully aligned with the National Curriculum, the EYFS Statutory Framework and the DfE Writing Framework, Ready Steady Handwrite helps children develop the confidence and automaticity needed to focus less on forming letters and more on communicating their ideas across the curriculum.
Audience: EYFS Teachers, EYFS Leads, ESLs & EYFS TAs
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
New to teaching EYFS and unsure about early literacy expectations?
This professional development session will provide clarity on the key principles of early reading and writing, alongside practical strategies to support your teaching.
Raise Writing Outcomes with Ready Steady Write
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: FREE
Audience: MAT/Cluster Leads, Headteachers, SLT, English Leads, Writing Leads & Governors.
Discover how our award-winning writing programme transforms classrooms from EYFS to Year 6 – practical strategies, real school success stories and expert advice included.
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
This course supports English subject leaders and teachers in strengthening handwriting provision through evidence-informed practice, drawing on The Writing Framework, EEF guidance and current Ofsted priorities around writing, fluency and curriculum implementation. Explore how effective handwriting teaching can reduce cognitive load, improve writing outcomes and support pupils to write with greater stamina, accuracy and confidence.
FREE Webinar: Find Out More About Ready Steady Spell
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: FREE
Audience: MAT/Cluster Leads, Headteachers, SLT, English Leads, Writing Leads & Governors.
Discover how our award-recognised spelling programme helps children become confident, accurate spellers from Year 2 to Year 6 – packed with research-based strategies, real school insights and expert guidance.
FREE Webinar: Find Out More About Ready Steady Phonics
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: FREE
Audience: MAT/Cluster Leads, Headteachers, SLT, Phonics Leads, Reading Leads & Governors.
Discover how our validated phonics programme lays strong foundations for reading and writing from Reception to KS1 – with practical strategies, engaging resources and expert guidance.
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
Do you want to strengthen your understanding of how spelling develops across the primary years and build confidence in the teaching and leadership of spelling?
Would you like to explore the research behind effective spelling instruction, including phonology, morphology, etymology and orthography?
Audience: MAT/Cluster Leads, Headteachers, SLT, ESL and Writing Lead.
Venue: Zoom Price: FREE
This free webinar is open to all schools seeking a deeper understanding of how our award-winning, impact-proven Ready Steady Write is the leading writing solution for mixed-age classes.
Perfect for both schools already using or are exploring using Ready Steady Write in their setting.
Literacy Counts - We Lead in Reading & Writing
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
How can your teaching assistants make the biggest difference to the lowest 20% of writers in the classroom?
Join our targeted TA and LSA course designed to equip support staff with the strategies, confidence and understanding they need to support struggling writers effectively, helping pupils make meaningful progress in writing.
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
This course equips teachers and leaders with practical, evidence-informed approaches to create inclusive writing provision that reflects current Ofsted recommendations, the SEND white paper and the renewed focus on adaptive teaching within The Writing Framework.
Are your struggling readers becoming more independent — or more reliant on adult support?
How can TAs provide support that leads to long-term reading success? What practical approaches make the biggest difference for the weakest readers?
Join our targeted TA training course designed to equip support staff with practical, proven strategies to help struggling readers thrive!
Audience: Early Career Teachers
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT) per session
How can early career teachers deliver high-quality, systematic and engaging teaching of reading, writing and grammar that builds confident, fluent and enthusiastic learners?
Audience: English Subject Leaders, Reading Leads, Phonics Leads and SLT.
Venue: Zoom Price: £75pp (+VAT)
What if improving reading fluency could be the key that unlocks confidence, comprehension and a love of reading in your pupils — are you ready to make it happen?
This CPD helps practitioners understand reading fluency and its impact on comprehension and confidence. Learn key components, practical strategies and simple ways to assess and support struggling readers.
Audience: English Subject Leads, SLT
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT) per session
This course equips English subject leaders with up-to-date guidance, practical leadership insights and current national developments to support effective decision-making and drive continued improvement in English across the school.
Audience: English Subject Leaders, SLT, MAT Leads & Teachers
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
How can schools develop confident writers through explicit sentence teaching, purposeful composition and meaningful assessment?
This course supports English subject leaders and teachers in strengthening sentence-level teaching through evidence-informed practice.
Audience: Audience: SLT, English Subject Leads, Teachers, MAT Leads
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
Do you want to develop effective comprehension teaching that moves beyond answering questions and helps pupils think deeply, construct meaning and become confident, independent readers?
Audience: English Subject Leads, SLT, Headteachers & Governors.
Venue: Zoom Price: £75pp (+VAT)
Would you like to feel confident and prepared for your next Ofsted inspection?
Are you keen to reflect on the latest changes and what they mean for English leadership in your school?
Audience: English Subject Leads, SLT, Headteachers & Governors.
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
How can UK primary teachers deliver high-quality oracy provision that dramatically improves pupils’ spoken language, reading comprehension, writing quality and overall English outcomes?
Audience: SLT, English Subject Lead, MAT Lead & Class Teachers
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
How can UK primary teachers ensure that pupils are deeply stretched and challenged in reading, writing and grammar, while raising expectations and outcomes for all?
Audience: Schools who use Ready Steady Write. EYFS Leaders, Teachers & TAs. F1 and Nursery teachers and support adults. ESLs.
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £30pp
Would you like to use our award-winning resource, Ready Steady Write, with your youngest learners?
This course will support EYFS practitioners to adapt and use Ready Steady Write in your Nursery/Pre-School class, enhancing communication and language while laying the foundation for confident, enthusiastic writers.
Audience: Individual year group teachers & TAs.
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT) per session.
This course supports primary teachers, English subject leaders and senior leaders in developing the subject knowledge needed to implement the revised curriculum with confidence. Explore how strong subject knowledge in areas such as grammar, sentence structure, vocabulary and composition can strengthen teaching, improve pupil outcomes and support effective curriculum implementation.
Audience: EYFS Teachers, EYFS Leads, ESLs & EYFS TAs
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
New to teaching EYFS and unsure about early literacy expectations?
This professional development session will provide clarity on the key principles of early reading and writing, alongside practical strategies to support your teaching.
Audience: Year 6 Teachers & TAs. ESL & SLT.
Venue: Microsoft Teams Price: £75pp (+VAT)
Are you new to teaching Year 6 and unsure about the expectations for assessment and writing standards?
This professional development session will give you clarity on the key requirements and practical strategies to support your teaching.
Testimonials
Lauren Dowson, Teacher
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
Lorraine Cartledge, Headteacher
JH Godwin Primary School
Alex Bennett, English Lead
Eastcroft Park Primary School
Sara Albiston, Headteacher
Grange Community Primary School
Rebecca Ludlow, Teacher
Oak Green Primary School
Hazel Tully, Year 6 Teacher
St Andrews Primary School
J Hathaway, Headteacher
Gilmour Primary School