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FFT Success for All Phonics

Inspiring a lifelong love of reading

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Why choose FFT Success for All Phonics?

It’s complete

FFT Success for All Phonics is a complete systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) programme that nurtures a love of reading and writing.

It’s comprehensive

Aimed at nursery children upwards and pioneered by the Success for All Foundation, FFT’s second generation programme is offered on a not-for-profit basis with books and resources that bring learning to life.

It works

Don't take our word for it. Read the stories of schools using FFT Success for All Phonics — their background, challenges and how they have improved.
Schools are saying…
It has been extremely rewarding observing pupils developing their reading skills, watching their confidence grow and hearing them enjoy reading.
Reading Assessment Programme provides a quicker, more efficient system. It's online and very intuitive to use.
The high-quality resources and planning documents provided with the programme have made it easy to adapt to and implement consistently.
We have seen the benefits throughout the school in reading, writing and spelling.
It has had a huge impact on developing our children's phonic knowledge and improving our reading attainment.
Our children make great progress with FFT Phonics. They learn new GPCs quickly. They become confident readers.

    FFT’s ambition

    Our ambition is to enable success for all children and inspire a lifelong love of reading.

    Validated

    FFT Success for All Phonics is a Department for Education-validated phonics teaching programme.

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    Choose a school

    Get to know some of the FFT Partner Schools improving their literacy.

    What is FFT Success for All Phonics?

    Our ambition

    Our ambition is to enable success for all children and inspire a lifelong love of reading.

    Case studies

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    We've put together a group of case studies from schools using FFT Success for All Phonics. Read their stories — their background, challenges and how they have improved.

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    Complete set of printed and online teaching resources

    Including cards, practice booklets, alphabet letters, placemats and more.

    Reading Assessment Programme

    FFT’s new programme to assess, track and collate literacy performance at class and pupil level.
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    Structured training and support

    We provide a structured online training programme for teachers, teaching assistants and school leaders.
    Phonics training

    Reading catch-up programme

    For pupils who need catch-up support or additional practice to improve their reading skills.
    Tutoring with the Lightning Squad

    Decodable reading books

    A complete online set of fully illustrated books, with class sets also available.
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    Resources for both school and home

    Our growing Parent Portal supports phonics and early reading by letting parents and children enjoy the books together after they have been read in school.
    Parent Portal

      A complete Phonics teaching programme

      Validated by the Department for Education
      Based on the Letters and Sounds progression
      Provides all your teachers with a complete set of teaching resources, online and in print
      Clear reading, writing and spelling activities through the six phases of Letters and Sounds
      Includes FFT's Spelling & Reading package that combines Spelling with the Jungle Club and Routes to Reading.
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      Simple, cost-effective subscription service with all resources, training and support included
      Includes our catch-up programme, FFT Tutoring with the Lightning Squad
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      Supported by our Reading Assessment Programme, from the experts at FFT
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      Comprehensive easy-to-use resources for learning at home via the Parent Portal

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      Look inside the reading books

      In addition to the online resources, we also provide schools with a core set of printed teaching resources as part of the subscription. Schools can purchase class sets of the decodable reading books.

      *New titles for 2024/25

      What schools are saying

      Children love the structure

      FFT works. This scheme has had great results during the first year of using it at Mount Nod. The children love the structure of the phonics lesson.

      'Say it fast' and 'Break it down' have been a big hit in my classroom.

      Watching the children grow in confidence and just 'have a go' have been the highlight for me.

      Vicki Chubb

      Year 1 Teacher, Mount Nod

      It has been extremely rewarding

      Success For All phonics has breathed new life into the teaching of phonics and early reading at Mount Nod Primary. We have seen an improvement in engagement and the rate of children's progress has significantly increased.

      The children are aware of what being a fluent reader is and the skills they need to become a fluent reader. It has been extremely rewarding observing pupils developing their reading skills, watching their confidence grow and hearing them enjoying reading.

      Jo Gunn

      Phonics Lead, Mount Nod

      Gives less confident readers a way in

      I really love the breadth of books — the different genres that are part of the scheme.

      Our particular Year 2 class likes non-fiction more than fiction, and it really gives less confident readers a way in.

      I think it’s great how the content follows seamlessly from Year 1 in terms of the challenge in the texts and the lesson structure.

      Claire Scott-South

      Interim Headteacher, Dringhouses Primary School

      Each step is small and achievable

      We have found that this scheme really engages the children through clearly planned, progressive, achievable goals that make it possible for all children to succeed.

      We have seen a huge improvement in the children's confidence and fluency as they begin to see themselves as a reader. Each step in the scheme is small and achievable building on prior learning, consolidating skills and allowing the children to master reading at each stage.

      All the children being able to have the same book to take home allows the teaching to build over the course of the week and clear strategies to be taught. This creates confident, enthusiastic children who are keen to share their learning at home and consolidate further with fluency practice at home.

      Sophie Murray

      Head of Early Years, Pyrford Primary School

      Exceeded expectations

      FFT Success for All Phonics has exceeded our expectations!

      Children are relishing reading, enjoying every minute of their lessons and making amazing progress.

      Everything a school could need is included, resources, training and parent support.

      Sarah Hopkins

      KS1 Assistant Headteacher, Cavendish Primary School

      Removed a lot of the stress

      It was daunting to have to change the way we teach phonics, but FFT Success for All Phonics removed a lot of the stress and workload for our staff.

      The guides are easy to use; training is accessible, plentiful and broken into small manageable chunks; the reading resources have provided challenge for our children and the Parent Portal has been well-accessed to support learning to read at home. For those learners that find it hard to keep up, the Lightning Squad intervention is fun, engaging and progressive.

      Lisa Loxton

      Deputy Head, The Rissington School - Upper Rissington Cheltenham

      Our children have made real gains

      After using Letters and Sounds for our phonics we have found the move to Success for All Phonics a smooth transition. We were able to access training prior to starting the scheme. The programme offers a clear planning and structure that teachers and assistants are able to follow.

      The resources to support the programme (both hard copies and digital versions) offer good value for money and they are easily accessible for our learners. Our children have made real gains in their reading as a result of the daily reading planning that supports Phonics and having class sets of decodable picture books has been a real asset.

      Beyond Key Stage 1 children are excited to use the Tutoring with the Lightning Squad platform, it has really captured the interest of children that would otherwise find reading a challenge.

      Charlotte Latter

      Phonics Lead, The Discovery School, Kent

      Improved their reading skills

      We’ve been really impressed! The Shared Readers are a real success; the children are so eager to read them each week! The vocabulary has excited them and improved their reading skills.

      Isabel Stewart

      Foundation Lead, St John the Evangelist CofE Infant and Nursery School

        What Ofsted is saying

        Help to catch up and keep up

        The youngest children enjoy joining in with familiar rhymes. Staff are skilled at teaching phonics. In the Reception class, children begin to learn the sounds that letters represent. This helps them when reading new and unfamiliar words.

        Staff give pupils who struggle with reading the help that they need to catch up and keep up with their peers. Most pupils are confident, fluent readers by the end of Key Stage 1.

        Ofsted, 2024

        South Walney Infant and Nursery School

        Builds reading knowledge systematically

        Since the last inspection, the school has adopted a phonics scheme that allows pupils to build their reading knowledge systematically. The school ensures that staff are well trained so that they deliver the reading curriculum consistently well.

        Pupils gain the knowledge they need at the right time. Staff give extra help to pupils who need it. As a result, pupils develop into fluent and confident readers.

        Ofsted, 2024

        Crosshall Junior School Great North Road

        Well-structured lessons

        Reading is given a high priority. Pupils have lots of opportunities to read throughout the school day. Pupils at the early stages of learning to read receive daily phonics teaching.

        Leaders and teachers regularly check the phonics that pupils know. They use this information to match phonics teaching to pupils’ starting points, including pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

        Pupils receive additional phonics teaching if they fall behind. Leaders ensure pupils with SEND receive additional support from external experts if necessary. This includes support with speech and language. Leaders and teachers work with parents so that they know how to help with reading at home. Pupils gain secure knowledge and skills to read fluently and with confidence.

        Ofsted, 2022

        Gonville Academy

        Genuine love of reading

        All pupils get to practice their reading as they get books which match the sounds that they already know.

        Pupils show a genuine love of reading. They regularly access the reading areas in their classrooms. They enjoy listening to their teachers read to them daily.

        Ofsted, 2022

        St James The Great RC Primary School

        Decoding confidently

        Leaders prioritise the teaching of early reading. They have developed the teaching of phonics to meet the needs of all pupils. Children start to learn how to read as soon as they join the Nursery. They are taught to distinguish sounds around their environment. This prepares them for learning their letter sounds when they move to the Reception Year.

        Staff are trained well so that they deliver the chosen phonics programme consistently. Teachers give pupils ample opportunities to practise their phonics knowledge. Pupils read books which contain the letter sounds they already know.

        Pupils learn to decode confidently and are developing fluency in reading. Teachers regularly check how well pupils are learning in phonics. They identify those who are falling behind the programme. These pupils receive effective support and are catching up quickly.

        Ofsted, 2022

        Westbridge Academy

        Well-structured lessons

        Well-structured phonics lessons help pupils to develop their phonics knowledge as they move up through the school years.

        Leaders in early years promote a love of reading through the early years ‘library labs’ sessions. Leaders ensure that the weakest readers across the school get the support they need to help them to catch up quickly.

        Ofsted, 2022

        Turnham Academy

        Pupils are inspired to write

        The early reading curriculum is planned rigorously. Teachers know precisely what to teach and review each day. They ensure that pupils practise their reading regularly. Staff provide support and resources to help pupils get back on track if they fall behind.

        The books that pupils read independently match the sounds they know. This helps pupils to become confident and keen readers. Older pupils like reading. They talk about their favourite books and authors. They enjoy the books that teachers read to them. Pupils are inspired to write by the stories they hear. They use what they learn in their own writing.

        Children in the early years are prepared for Year 1. They learn well. Leaders prioritise reading and understanding of early number skills. Leaders ensure that children practise their new learning throughout the day so that they remember what they have learned.

        Ofsted, 2022

        Bures Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School

        Enjoying phonics lessons

        The school's programme to teach pupils to read is effective. Staff talk positively about their latest training provided by an external consultant.

        Classroom visits to Reception and Years 1 and 2 showed pupils enjoying their phonics lessons. If pupils fall behind, staff make sensible adaptions and provide extra support for them to catch up.

        Ofsted, 2022

        Bodsham C of E Primary School

        Structured for daily reading

        Leaders prioritise reading. They have made sure that staff are trained to deliver the phonics programme confidently and effectively.

        Phonics is taught every day from the very start of Reception Year. The curriculum has been structured to ensure that pupils practise reading daily.

        Ofsted, 2022

        Park Academy

        Confident and fluent readers

        Leaders have prioritised the early reading curriculum. Children begin their reading journey as soon as they join the Nursery Year.

        A consistent approach to the teaching of reading in the early years helps children to become familiar with the phonics programme quickly. Well-trained staff are equipped to deliver the phonics curriculum effectively.

        They ensure that books are matched appropriately to pupils' and children's phonics knowledge. As a result, pupils become confident and fluent readers by the end of key stage 1.

        Ofsted, 2022

        Meadowbank Primary School

        Well-planned phonics programme

        They have put in place a well-planned phonics programme and trained all classroom staff to deliver it. Children start to learn how to read as soon as they join the early years.

        The Nursery environment exposes children to a variety of sounds. They learn to recognise and distinguish between the sounds that they hear. This prepares them well for identifying letter sounds when they begin to learn phonics.

        By the time they finish Year 2, pupils, including those with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND), can read fluently.

        Ofsted, 2022

        St James The Great RC Primary School

        Highly effective reading support

        Reading is prioritised at this school. Teachers consistently follow a systematic approach to teaching phonics. Leaders have ensured that all staff have the skills to provide highly effective reading support.

        As a result, pupils who struggle to read catch up quickly, including the many pupils for whom English is not their first language. Pupils develop reading fluency by reading books matched to sounds they know.

        Children leave the Reception class ready for Year 1.

        Ofsted, 2023

        Discovery Primary

        Pupils catch up quickly

        Leaders ensure that all teaching staff have the training and resources that they need to be experts at teaching early reading.

        Teachers in early years successfully support children to build their phonics knowledge.

        Those pupils who struggle to read are helped to catch up quickly.

        Ofsted, 2023

        Kirkham and Wesham Primary School

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          A simple annual subscription provides schools with online access to all of the teacher resources, reading books, training and support, along with a core set of printed teacher resources.
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          Success stories

          Read about the effectiveness of the programme in school case studies.

          Books

          128 digital books included in subscription

          Online access: use at school and home (online or printed by school) · preview

          68 shared reading books

          60 further reading books

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          Shared reading booksFurther reading books (Reception & Year 1)
          1 printed copy of each book£65£60
          5 printed copies of each book£275£295
          15 printed copies of each book£700£800
          30 printed copies of each book £1375£1500

          Training

          Training and support included in subscription

          All training and support is provided online through the subscription.

          Optional training

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          Half day (3 hours)£385
          Full day (6 hours)£550£1000

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