Too good not to share again! 🤩 Grapheme cards at the ready! These Wandle-ful children from Marine Academy in Plymouth are here to brighten your Friday!🧡 Got a classroom highlight to share? Send it our way so we can celebrate your little superstars too! 🤩

Happy National Teaching Assistants’ Day! 🧡 We love this tribute from Little Wandle Champion School, Sturry CE Primary School: “Their patience, positivity and dedication make such a difference.” Thank you to TAs in every Little Wandle school for all you do!

📢 Closing midnight 28 September! We’re looking for an experienced and passionate teacher and leader of early reading to join Little Wandle as a Training and Champion School Facilitator, based in Battersea. 💷 From £54,360 ⏰ Deadline 28 Sept https://mynewterm.com/jobs/165534781/EDV-2026-LW-50464

How do children cross the bridge from phonics to fluency? There’s no ‘magic barrier’. Our latest blog explores how reading practice builds accuracy, automaticity and prosody, with practical ways to support children who aren’t yet ready for Fluency 1. Find it in our Fluency blog area. 🧡

Some of our Champion Schools are offering online events, open to members: Rapid Catch-up online: 📅 29 Sept – @ladymargaretprimary 📅 10 Nov – Argyle Primary School SEND in mainstream online: 📆 6th Oct and 26th Nov - Argyle Primary School Choose ‘Book Little Wandle Live’ to secure your spot.

🎉We’d like to give a big Little Wandle welcome to the 218 new UK schools who have joined our community for September - it’s great to have you aboard!  If you haven’t already, make sure you book an onboarding call with one of our Little Wandle Trainers to help you get off to the best possible start.

Fancy joining our purpose-driven team? 🧡 We’re looking for an experienced Little Wandle teacher and leader of early reading to join us as a Training and Champion School Facilitator. 📍 Battersea office 💷 From £54,360 📅 Mon 28 Sept https://mynewterm.com/jobs/165534781/EDV-2026-LW-50464

Once upon a time, Little Wandle Champion School Dorothy Barley won a national competition for a new school library … and look at it now!📚 Their enchanted forest is a magical place to explore stories and get lost in books.🌳 Got a brilliant book nook? Tag us in your photos - we'd love to share them!

Think you know your nursery rhymes? Come and test your knowledge at the Childcare & Education Expo National in Coventry on 2-3 October. We'd love you to visit us on Stand C35 to test your knowledge and learn more about Little Wandle Foundations. 🧡

Little Wandle Communities are live, termly member webinars where schools can share ideas and strengthen practice. 🧡 📅 Foundations: 23 Sept 📅 Reading for Pleasure: 29 Sept 📅 SEND: 5 Oct 📅 Leadership: 6 Oct Choose Ongoing CPD on the membership website to book.

National TA Day is coming up on 25 September! 🧡 Member schools: tag us in your posts celebrating the wonderful work your TAs do and we'll be sure to share 🌟 Don’t miss the Getting started webinar for TAs on, 12 November book via Ongoing CPD on the website. #NationalTADay

New to Little Wandle Fluency? Our latest blog shares practical tips to help you focus on what really accelerates progress - from modelling prosody and repeated reading to purposeful comprehension talk. Find it in the Fluency area of our blog. Members can also book our webinar on 3rd November. 🧡

🏃‍♀️ On your marks, get set, read! We’ve rounded up a winning selection of fiction and non-fiction books on a sporting theme for children in Key Stage 1. Find them all in the Everybody read! area of the website - open to all! https://www.littlewandle.org.uk/everybody-read/books-for-ks1/

We've gone for gold with our great selection of fiction and non-fiction books on a sporting theme for children in Key Stage 2. You’ll find our picks in the Everybody read! area of the website - open to everyone https://www.littlewandle.org.uk/everybody-read/medal-worthy-picks-for-the-top-of-primary/

📣 We’re hiring! Little Wandle is looking for a Training and Champion School Facilitator, based at our office in Battersea, London. 💷 Salary starts at £54,360 📅 Apply by midnight on Monday 28th September https://mynewterm.com/jobs/165534781/EDV-2026-LW-50464

🎶 Rhyme time is joyful - and bursting with learning benefits too! Discover five reasons to make it a regular part of your provision. Members can find planning for all 20 nursery rhymes on the website - and share the rhymes with families via our public For parents area. 🧡

Children don’t become lifelong readers by chance. Our 2026-27 Reading for Pleasure offer gives members structured support throughout the year. Read 'Supporting you with Reading for Pleasure for the year ahead' on our Blog and book our Reading for Pleasure webinar on 29 Sept for full details. 🧡

Wherever you’re based in the UK, members can now join more Little Wandle Live events online: 📅29 Sept: Support for SEND at St Giles School 📅29 Sept: Rapid Catch-up at Lady Margaret School 📅10 Nov: Rapid Catch-up at Argyle Primary Book via ‘Book Little Wandle Live’ in the My Letters and Sounds menu.

What are our five newest Little Wandle trainers most looking forward to in their new roles? 🧡 We asked them to share what they’re excited about as they begin this new chapter – and we can’t wait to see them supporting and inspiring Little Wandle schools. Give them a warm welcome! 👋

The first weeks in Reception can be magical, messy and full of emotions! Establishing clear routines early helps every child feel confident and secure. 🧡 Find guidance, how-to videos and routine rhymes on the Establishing routines tab in Planning on the Reception content landing page.

New term, new faces - and five top tips for September! 🍂 Meet our five newest Little Wandle trainers and hear the advice they’re sharing to help you start the school year with confidence. Which top tip will you be taking back to your classroom? 🧡 #teachreadingchangelives

📣 Members! There’s still time to watch our 30-minute Keynote, 'Growing the will, teaching the skill'. If you missed it during INSET, why not make it part of a September staff meeting? 🧡 Find it in Ongoing CPD under the My Letters and Sounds dropdown menu.

📚 New Reading Leader? Wondering where to start? We've got you covered with top tips to help you settle into the role, build your confidence and connect with other Reading Leaders throughout the year. 🧡

From inspiration to transformation! ✨ After visiting Little Wandle Champion Schools Lealholm and Hurworth, the Crayke Primary team spent their July training day creating these gorgeous new reading spaces. We'd love to celebrate your lovely book nooks - please share them and tag us! 🧡

📣 Teaching assistants! We'd love you to join us for a live Getting started webinar. 📅 16th September 📅 12th November Book via the Ongoing CPD calendar - and discover more training created specifically for teaching assistants in the Recorded webinars area of the website.

Want to break the ice and get to know your new classes?  We've handpicked five fabulous books to spark chatter, giggles and thoughtful conversations - the perfect way to learn more about every child! https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/everybody-read/getting-to-know-you/

Moving class can be both exciting and unsettling. Our Key Stage 2 book recommendations explore change in all its forms, helping children make sense of new experiences and imagine the possibilities ahead. 📚🧡 https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/everybody-read/all-change/

A brilliant #FeelgoodFriday from Roscoe Primary! 🧡 Since introducing Little Wandle, PSC results have risen from 29% to 86% - with Ofsted highlighting the staff’s skilled phonics teaching. Congratulations to the whole school, and thanks to Phonics Lead Rachel Black for sharing!

🍂 Planning a phonics workshop for families this term? Our ready-to-use Reception, Year 1 and Rapid Catch-up materials include presentations, handouts and guidance to help families support learning at home. Members can find everything in the Engaging parents area of the website. 🧡

Strong start to September with our whole-team training! 🧡 It was a fantastic opportunity to welcome new team members and focus on how we’ll continue developing our programmes and support over the coming year - helping member schools implement Little Wandle brilliantly and reach every child.