Developed with one clear purpose: supporting struggling Key Stage 3 readers to overcome the barrier of low literacy and unlock brighter futures.
Little Wandle Code brings together sector-leading partners whose expertise is having a positive impact on thousands of children across the UK and around the world.
Combining the trusted phonics expertise of Little Wandle with FFT’s 25-year track record of data and assessment support, Little Wandle Code is further strenghtened by Collins, whose award-winning books have supported generations of children to learn to read.
Piloted with more than 60 secondary schools over a three-year period, and with expert academic input from Prof Teresa Cremin CBE, Prof Kate Cain and others, Little Wandle Code offers an easy-to-use, evidence-informed solution for every secondary school.
Little Wandle creates high-quality, evidence-informed literacy programmes and supports educators to reach every child, no matter their starting point or ability. The award-winning primary programme, Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised, is already trusted by more than 5,500 primary schools across the UK and globally.
FFT Education are data and assessment experts with 25 years’ experience of supporting schools with evidence-based resources that enhance learning, foster innovation, and improve student outcomes. FFT are currently leading on the DFE-funded Unlocking Reading training programme for all secondary state schools in England.
Collins has been publishing educational books since 1819. Today, Collins has a particular strength in supporting children as they learn to read using the award-winning Collins Big Cat. Barrington Stoke joined Collins in 2023, publishing super-readable accessible and dyslexia-friendly books for children of all ages.
Throughout the development of the programme, we have worked with academics to ensure we have engaged with existing evidence as well as contributing to ongoing research in the teaching of reading.
Prof Teresa Cremin and Dr Sarah Critten have been instrumental in shaping our ‘You as a Reader’ survey and approach to integrating reading for pleasure into the programme. Prof Kate Cain has provided us with rigorous, external guidance that has supported all aspects of the programme and assessment design.
Prof Kate Cain
Prof Kate Cain, DPhil, is a Reader in the Department of Psychology at Lancaster University. Her research and publications focus on the development of language comprehension in children, with a particular interest in the skill deficits that lead to comprehension problems.
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