‘Over the past six years, our school has successfully implemented the Ready Steady Write and then Ready Steady Comprehension schemes. We piloted Ready Steady Write initially, but this snowballed quickly, and the Ready Steady Write texts now form the basis of our curriculum design.  

We do not claim to be the ‘best’, but we do recognise the part the Literacy Counts resources have played in our school improvement plans and we have adapted the resources to suit our children in our context. The schemes have provided us with a consistent framework for teaching reading and writing across the school, allowing us as leaders to monitor progress more effectively.  

The recent introduction of the Ready Steady Write online platform has been particularly beneficial. Staff have welcomed this update, noting a reduction in workload. The prepared Sentence Accuracy activities have proved both popular and effective.  

Overall, the consistency offered by the schemes, coupled with the new online tools, has enhanced both teaching practices and children’s learning outcomes in our school. Reading data for Key Stage One and Key Stage Two last year exceeded the national average and our recent OFSTED noted that we were challenging our more able children and giving them access to a higher level of text. 

For me, the proof of the success of these schemes at Mill View is in the outcomes we are seeing for our disadvantaged learners. The scaffolding that the resources provided gives these children an additional advantage. These resources support staff in raising their expectations of all children and have raised engagement levels considerably in reading and writing.’ 

— A Gibbons, Acting Headteacher, Mill View Primary School