The Kemnal Academies Trust (TKAT), South & East of England
“Teaching children to read and to love reading is a shared mission: TKAT directors, headteachers, teaching staff and Ruth Miskin trainers work as a team to remove barriers to learning and reach every child in our academies.”
Ormiston Meridian Academy and Stoke Secondary Schools, Stoke-on-Trent
“In the most recent (January 2022) Ofsted report of one of our schools, it was recognised that ‘pupils who need help with their phonics knowledge are supported by trained staff.”
Olsen House School, Liverpool (For children and young people with SEMH, ADHD, ASC and LD in KS2 to KS4)
“Fresh Start helps remove barriers to learning for our students. They now choose to read, are happy reading to others and, importantly, can access the curriculum more easily. Confidence and self-esteem have increased in all lessons.”
Burlington Junior School, Bridlington
“Ofsted noted that the number of children needing intervention was reducing because of the ongoing phonics support that we provide.”
West Derby School, Liverpool (secondary school)
“The programme has helped me as an English teacher gain knowledge of phonics teaching and understand that effortless decoding is essential to access both GCSE English and the wider curriculum.”
Dixons Trinity Chapeltown, Leeds
“We are thrilled that, in spite of the challenge of the last two and a half years, 91% of children passed the phonics screening check (PSC) in 2022.”
St Philip Westbrook, Warrington
“Visitors to Read Write Inc. lessons remark on the joy, engagement and progress our children are making.”
Backworth Park Primary School, Newcastle Upon Tyne
“Looking at our current Reception data, we predict that our phonics screening check (PSC) results for 2023 will be in the nineties.”
Healey Junior, Infant and Nursery School, Batley, West Yorkshire
“The training has transformed our teaching throughout the school. What’s more, the children’s behaviour and learning culture have both improved.”
Gnosall St Lawrence CE Primary Academy – Stafford
“Ofsted noted that the teaching of early reading is a strength of the school, and that standards in the Year 1 phonics screening check (PSC) are above those of children nationally.”