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.”
PSC success for six trusts working in areas of disadvantage
Across the six trusts, a total of 92 schools, the average PSC result increased from 88% in 2019 to 89% in 2022. 32.5% children qualify for pupil premium compared to the national average of 22.5%.
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.”
Astrea Academy Woodfields, Doncaster (secondary school)
“We prioritise the teaching of reading in our school. One in four of our students start Year 7 reading below their chronologic age: in line with the national average. Fresh Start helps them catch up quickly and enthusiastically.”
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.”
- The Rainbow Trust, Liverpool and the North-West 11 December 2023“Teaching RWI has significantly improved our Early Years data and the readiness of our children for Key Stage 1”.
- David Ross Education Trust 11 December 2023“Our 2022 phonics screening check (PSC) average across 23 schools was 89%. We are delighted that boys and girls achieved equally well and that the average PSC for our pupil premium children was 84%.”
- Ark Primary, 24 schools in Birmingham, Hastings, London, and Portsmouth 8 December 2023“We want all our pupils to develop extraordinary reading habits. Simply put – Read Write Inc. Phonics makes this possible.”
- Learning Academy Partnership South West – Devon 7 December 2023“Our staff have weekly training, coaching and support to enable every child to reach their full potential.”
- Cornwall Education Learning Trust, Central Cornwall 15 November 2023“Our children have a secure reading foundation with Read Write Inc. Phonics. This reaps huge rewards across the curriculum and shows in our Key Stage 2 results.”
- The Constellation Trust, Kingston upon Hull 14 November 2023“Tutors have grown in confidence and teach to each child’s challenge point. 100% of tutored children make progress in their phonic knowledge.”
- St Mark’s Church of England Primary School, Stockon-on-Tees and the Talk Through Stories programme 6 April 2023“A love of reading and curiosity for stories and language shines brightly in our children.”
- Outwood Grange Academies (OGAT), Wakefield 22 February 2023“Thanks to Read Write Inc, children in our schools read fluently with excellent comprehension – they access all subjects and read widely for pleasure.”
- Blessed Mother Teresa’s Catholic Primary School, Stafford 16 February 2023“Read Write Inc. Phonics really does deliver results. It caters to all children and gives them exactly what they need to read effortlessly and fluently. The results speak for themselves.”
- Old Ford Primary Academy, East London and the Talk Through Stories programme 15 February 2023“Talk Through Stories helps us build inspiring, planned story times for our children. Their love of stories and their growing vocabulary is so evident. They really have fun with the words.”
- St Peter’s CE Primary School, Ashton-under-Lyne 21 November 2022“Read Write Inc Phonics is amazing. It’s brilliant for children. I wish this had been available when my older children attended primary school.”
- How Fresh Start supports struggling readers in secondary schools 3 November 2022“School leaders understood the need to identify specific reading gaps and weaknesses, and made sure that the staff working with struggling readers were trained to teach reading”. Now the whole school is reading: supporting struggling readers in secondary schools Ofsted, 31/10/2022
