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Discover how Warrington Primary Academy Trust, a multi-academy trust in Warrington, transformed its writing culture through the Ready Steady Literacy programme.
Discover how Weaver Trust, a multi-academy trust in Cheshire, transformed its writing culture through the Ready Steady Literacy programme.
In this case study, Director of Education Alison Lawson shares how a two-year Everybody Write school-improvement project helped build staff confidence in teaching writing, strengthened knowledge of National Standards and reduced workload.
The project also supported a stronger whole-school literacy culture, helping pupils develop greater confidence as writers and creating a more consistent approach to writing across the trust.
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%.
Scroll through our wide range of upcoming CPD courses!
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?
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.
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.
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.
A focused online session to support English and Senior Leaders as they embed a new Literacy Counts resource into everyday teaching and learning.
The session will:
Reflect on early implementation and successes
Explore challenges and barriers
Strengthen consistency across the school
Provide opportunities to ask questions and receive tailored, evidence-informed guidance
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.
A focused online session to support English and Senior Leaders as they embed a new Literacy Counts resource into everyday teaching and learning.
The session will:
Reflect on early implementation and successes
Explore challenges and barriers
Strengthen consistency across the school
Provide opportunities to ask questions and receive tailored, evidence-informed guidance
A focused online session to support English and Senior Leaders as they embed a new Literacy Counts resource into everyday teaching and learning.
The session will:
Reflect on early implementation and successes
Explore challenges and barriers
Strengthen consistency across the school
Provide opportunities to ask questions and receive tailored, evidence-informed guidance
A focused online session to support English and Senior Leaders as they embed a new Literacy Counts resource into everyday teaching and learning.
The session will:
Reflect on early implementation and successes
Explore challenges and barriers
Strengthen consistency across the school
Provide opportunities to ask questions and receive tailored, evidence-informed guidance
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: Headteachers, SLT & English Subject Leads
Venue: Banks Road Primary School, Liverpool, L19 8JZ
Price: FREE
Would you like to see how Literacy Counts’ award-winning resources have impacted on standards in spoken language, reading and writing? Come along to our showcase to find out more.
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.
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
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.
Are you looking for a solution for whole-school consistency and high outcomes in literacy? Come along to our in-person showcase to find out more.
Audience: MAT Leads, Headteachers, SLT & English Subject Leads
Venue: In-person event at Moseley Primary School, Coundon, Coventry CV6 1AB
Date: Thursday 19th November 2026
Time: 1:30 pm
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