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High-quality professional development and award-winning resources to support a school’s every literacy need.

Ready Steady Write is a Teach Primary Award Winner!

Here’s what the UKLA judge said:

“Ready Steady Write is an excellent, user-friendly and comprehensive platform that is long-lasting and rich. It was highly praised by the judges for its impressive joined-up approach, which offers a real wealth and wide selection of resources for whole school planning purposes. Each unit has quality children’s literature embedded within it; they are inclusive and could be found in most classrooms. The programme includes dedicated segments for narrative or non-fiction outcomes, all centred around the importance of talk which ensures rich writing and deeper learning; whilst poetry creation is integrated into each curriculum block. In addition to the thorough planning units and examples of children’s writing, clear links to the national curriculum and teaching slides, the website encompasses robust assessment and monitoring strategies. This element was noted by the judges as particularly helpful for those in senior leadership to ensure a consistent approach is easily implemented across the school. Both early career teachers and those well-experienced in the profession will find value within this site.”

-Rebecca Simpson-Hargreaves, UKLA

Upcoming Courses

Scroll through our wide range of upcoming CPD courses!

Courses

Nov 21

21 Nov 2024

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm15:45 – 16:1515:45 – 16:15

FREE Webinar: Spoken Language Guidance

21 Nov 2024

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm15:45 – 16:1515:45 – 16:15

Audience: Class Teachers, English Subject Leads, SLT, Headteachers & governors.
Venue: Zoom
Price: FREE

Are you looking to develop staff subject knowledge around year group expectations, what speaking and listening teaching looks like in the classroom and the scaffolds to support
Do you want to develop a clear progression for spoken language from EYFS to Y6?
Are you looking to develop planned opportunities for oracy to support reading and writing across your school?

21 Nov 2024

3:45 pm – 4:15 pm15:45 – 16:1515:45 – 16:15

Refresher & New To Ready Steady Write - Year 2 - 6

Jan 9

9 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Refresher & New To Ready Steady Write - Year 2 - 6

9 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: Year 2 - 6 Teachers and TAs new to Ready Steady Write
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp

Are you in Years 2 - 6, new to your school and new to Ready Steady Write?
Would you like further support around effective implementation?

9 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Jan 14

14 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Cracking the Phonics Screening Check

14 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: Year 1 Teachers and TAs
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp

This professional development opportunity will arm delegates with essential skills and knowledge to help maximise the number of children to pass the phonics screening check.

14 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Jan 14

14 Jan 2025

1:00 pm – 3:45 pm13:00 – 15:4513:00 – 15:45

Refresher & New To Ready Steady Phonics

14 Jan 2025

1:00 pm – 3:45 pm13:00 – 15:4513:00 – 15:45

Audience: Phonics lead, individual year group teachers & TAs
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp
This course is for schools who already engage with our Ready Steady Phonics resource and are looking to make sure their team are confident in how to effectively deliver writing within EYFS or Year 1.

14 Jan 2025

1:00 pm – 3:45 pm13:00 – 15:4513:00 – 15:45

Refresher & New To Ready Steady Write - EYFS

Jan 15

15 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Refresher & New To Ready Steady Write - EYFS

15 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: EYFS Teachers and TAs new to Ready Steady Write
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp

Are you in EYFS, new to your school and new to Ready Steady Write?
Would you like further support around effective implementation?

15 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Refresher & New To Ready Steady Write - Year 1

Jan 15

15 Jan 2025

1:00 pm – 3:45 pm13:00 – 15:4513:00 – 15:45

Refresher & New To Ready Steady Write - Year 1

15 Jan 2025

1:00 pm – 3:45 pm13:00 – 15:4513:00 – 15:45

Audience: Year 1 Teachers and TAs new to Ready Steady Write
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp

Are you in Year 1, new to your school and new to Ready Steady Write?
Would you like further support around effective implementation?

15 Jan 2025

1:00 pm – 3:45 pm13:00 – 15:4513:00 – 15:45

Jan 16

16 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Deep Dive Reading

16 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: English Subject Leaders, Reading Leads, Phonics leads and SLT
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp

In this professional development course delegates will have the opportunity to carefully consider the quality of the intent, implementation and impact of their schools’ reading curriculums.

16 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Jan 17

17 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Refresher & New To Ready Steady Spell

17 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: English/Curriculum lead, class teachers and TAs
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp
This course is for schools who already engage with our Ready Steady Spell resource and are looking to make sure their team are confident in how to effectively deliver spelling within each year group.

17 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

New to Ready Steady Comprehension - EYFS & Year 1

Jan 23

23 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

New to Ready Steady Comprehension - EYFS & Year 1

23 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: EYFS & Year 1 Teachers and TAs new to Ready Steady Comprehension
Venue: Zoom
Price: £75pp

Are you new to your school and new to Ready Steady Comprehension? This professional development will explain all elements of this fantastic whole class shared reading resource.

23 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

New to Ready Steady Comprehension - Year 2 - 6

Jan 28

28 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

New to Ready Steady Comprehension - Year 2 - 6

28 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: Year 2 - 6 Teachers and TAs new to Ready Steady Comprehension
Venue: Zoom
Price: £75pp

Are you new to your school and new to Ready Steady Comprehension? This professional development will explain all elements of this fantastic whole class shared reading resource.

28 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Jan 29

29 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Adaptive Teaching

29 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: Teachers, English Subject Leaders and SLTs
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp

Adjust and Adapt – the Power of Adaptive Teaching for Reading and Writing in the Primary Classroom

This course will provide practical support to plan for and adapt your teaching in light of the reading and writing learning needs of all of your pupils.

29 Jan 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Assessing Book-based Writing EYFS - Year 6

Feb 4

4 Feb 2025 – 7 Feb 2025

9:15 am09:1509:15

Assessing Book-based Writing EYFS - Year 6

4 Feb 2025 – 7 Feb 2025

9:15 am09:1509:15

Audience: Individual year group teachers & TAs
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp

Are you looking for practical strategies for assessing writing and identifying next steps?
Course per year group (EYFS - Year 6) for specific and detailed training and support

4 Feb 2025 – 7 Feb 2025

9:15 am09:1509:15

Feb 7

7 Feb 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Strategies for Success in SATs

7 Feb 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: Y6 teachers and TAs, English Subject Leaders & SLT
Venue: Zoom
Price: £60pp

Are you looking for guidance on ways to support your children as they approach their end of key stage assessments?
Would you value an in-depth focus on the standards and expectations, and how to help your children reach them?

7 Feb 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Subject Leader Updates - Termly Network Sessions

Feb 13

13 Feb 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Subject Leader Updates - Termly Network Sessions

13 Feb 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

Audience: English Subject Leaders and SLT
Venue: Zoom
Spring: 13/02/25 09:15am - 12:00pm Price: £60pp
Summer: 22/05/25 09:15am - 12:00pm Price: £60pp

These online sessions are intended to strengthen subject leadership and delegates will have the opportunity to engage in professional dialogue with colleagues.
Information about current literacy developments, approaches, guidance and thinking will be shared.

13 Feb 2025

9:15 am – 12:00 pm09:15 – 12:0009:15 – 12:00

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Testimonials

'Approachable and knowledgeable Consultant. Excellent, clear and concise delivery. Really enjoyed the course, great ideas!'

Lauren Dowson, Teacher
Newton-le-Willows Primary School
'The high quality resources Literacy Counts provide enable schools to deliver the best education they can. I cannot thank them enough for the services they provide.'

Lorraine Cartledge, Headteacher
JH Godwin Primary School
'So informative and knowledgeable! This training has given me lots of ideas for improving coherence in writing. I didn't want the training to finish! Just gorgeous. We love our sessions with Literacy Counts.'

Alex Bennett, English Lead
Eastcroft Park Primary School
'Literacy Counts has done so much for Grange. Without it, we probably wouldn’t be in the position we’re in today. We now have whole school consistency, knowledgeable staff, confident staff and brilliant outcomes across the school.

Sara Albiston, Headteacher
Grange Community Primary School
'Excellent! The most enjoyable training I've had as a Teacher.'

Rebecca Ludlow, Teacher
Oak Green Primary School
'Most motivating and engaging training I’ve experienced. I simply cannot wait to teach my Year 6’s! Trainer was so lovely and made the teaching sound effortless!

Hazel Tully, Year 6 Teacher
St Andrews Primary School
'Best training we have had in years! High-quality, comprehensive, exciting texts. Very much looking forward to developing our writing journey after the enjoyable and interactive training.'

J Hathaway, Headteacher
Gilmour Primary School

‘Children only get one chance at an education: since the implementation of Ready Steady Write at Arden, we can confidently say that we are doing things right with writing.’

Julia Dunn, Deputy Headteacher, Arden Primary School

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