Ready Steady Literacy Excellency - Banks Road Primary School, Liverpool

Banks Road Primary in Garston, Liverpool is a Literacy Counts Flagship School, demonstrating the powerful impact of a whole-school approach to writing, spelling and oracy. Since embedding our evidence-based primary writing scheme, the school has raised writing outcomes across EYFS, KS1 and KS2 — supporting confident, articulate children who are proud of their progress.

A committed participant in the Everybody Write: 2-Year Project, Banks Road uses both Ready Steady Write and Ready Steady Spell to deliver a cohesive, consistent approach to teaching writing and spelling. From EYFS Story Songs and oral sentence building to carefully modelled examples and sentence accuracy work in KS2, the impact is visible in every classroom.

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EYFS video clips of our Story Songs and Story Friends in action
KS2 pupil voice, where children reflect on their writing process and outcomes
Photographs of outstanding Working Walls and learning environments from EYFS to Year 6
Leadership reflections highlighting the importance of consistency, vocabulary and oracy
The school’s Tweets celebrating school-wide progress in writing and spelling

Banks Road Primary showcases what’s possible when a primary writing scheme, writing curriculum for EYFS, KS1 and KS2, and structured spelling programme are delivered with commitment and support. This is best practice in literacy — improving outcomes for all learners through curriculum-aligned resources and expert consultancy.

Find out more about Banks Road Primary School: https://www.banksroadprimaryschoolliverpool.co.uk/

Find out more about Ready Steady Write and Ready Steady Spell.

Ready Steady Write engages your youngest writers through musical Story Songs! These songs help children understand the plot and structure of simple stories while developing their oracy and vocabulary.

In Ready Steady Write, every class develops a working wall which their teacher adds to each lesson. These working walls show the writing process, vocabulary explored, spelling rules covered and all other incidental learning. This learning being displayed helps children apply their new skills and knowledge to their final writing outcome.

We Lead on Writing, so that your children can articulate their writing like this! Another snippet of our conversation discussing Ready Steady Write lessons with this fantastic writer.

What an incredible way to celebrate all the Ready Steady Write vehicle texts. We can imagine the children having wonderful conversations as they climb these enchanting stairs. Discussions about texts they've already completed and those they're most excited to delve into next.

Confident Teachers = Engaged Learners. Ready Steady Write is an online resource with everything teachers and leaders need to implement a dynamic, sequenced, and ambitious writing curriculum. All available at the click of a button!

Grammar skills are best learned in the context of purposeful writing. Our Ready Steady Write units are full of opportunities to develop these skills and help children become confident writers.

Inspiring Primary Writing Working Walls

At Literacy Counts, we are proud to see Banks Road Primary School's expert implementation of the Ready Steady Write working walls in every classroom. These meticulously crafted displays adapt daily to teaching, effectively modeling the writing process and providing necessary scaffolds for all students. Each working wall prominently features spelling, vocabulary, grammar, handwriting, and phonics materials, ensuring comprehensive support for writing.

The working walls at Banks Road carefully follow the Ready Steady Write sequence of Immerse, Analyse, Plan, and Write. The visuals to match this sequence are available to download on the membership. This structured approach fosters children's oracy and enhances their writing stamina. Students develop writing independence by regularly referring to these walls, quickly internalising the learning sequence and building on their skills throughout each unit and year group. Banks Road’s commitment to maintaining these dynamic, interactive working walls significantly enhances the literacy development of their students, reflecting the school’s dedication to high-quality education.

If you have further questions about how working walls work within Ready Steady Write, please do not hesitate to contact us. One of our expert consultants will be more than happy to help.