🚀 Get Summer 1 off to a flying start with our packed programme of CPD! 🌞
A fantastic 18 live webinars are waiting for you - all free to Little Wandle members. Whether you’re new to the programme or refining your practice, there’s something for everyone - from our SEND Forum to our not-to-be-missed Essentials webinars.
Head to Ongoing CPD in the My Letters and Sounds dropdown menu on the website to browse the sessions and book today!
☀️ Members, are you making use of your Summer 2 half-termly organisers? If not, they're ready and waiting on the Headteachers, Reading Leaders, Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 content landing pages.
Each organiser gives you:
✅ a clear overview of this half-term’s focus
✅ detailed guidance for teaching and assessment
✅ links to essential resources, blogs and CPD across the half-term
Here's a quick snapshot of key priorities for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. For all guidance, links and resources, head to the full half-termly organisers on your content landing pages.
📢 Members! Join us for our regular SEND Forum, open to all members teaching children with SEND using the core or SEND programme in special or mainstream schools 🧡
Our final session of the school year is on Tuesday 9th June at 3:45pm, with a focus on Autism.
Choose Ongoing CPD from the My Letters and Sounds dropdown menu to book your spot.
🚀 Summer 2 starts here! Our live CPD programme is packed with support for every stage of your Little Wandle journey 🧡
From Essentials webinars and Getting started sessions to SEND Forums and support for your whole reading team, there’s something for everyone this half term.
And remember - every session is completely free for Little Wandle members.
Head to Ongoing CPD in the My Letters and Sounds dropdown menu on the website to browse and book today!
☀️ Hello June!
Did you know June is named after Juno, the Roman goddess of marriage and childbirth? And that Sunday gets its name from the Sun?
If you love little nuggets like these, you’ll find more fun facts in our guidance for teaching the days of the week and months of the year in Year 1. Just head to the Support for teachers tab to take a look!
⚽️ With the FIFA World Cup on the horizon, why not kick off some sporting reading inspiration for your Key Stage 1 children? 📚
From sporty stories to inspiring non-fiction, we’ve rounded up some brilliant books on a sporting theme to get children reading, talking and dreaming big.
Find our top picks in the Everybody read! area of the website - dedicated to Reading for Pleasure and open to everyone, not just members.
#GoAllIn2026
https://t.co/41cskYJORS
From laugh-out-loud adventures to powerful real-life stories, graphic novels can be a brilliant way to engage readers and build reading confidence. Take a look at some of our Key Stage 2 favourites in Everybody read! - free for everyone to access. 🧡
https://t.co/4h0LOSsm12
🤔 Stuck on something? Looking for a resource? Need a quick answer?
Members, don’t forget that support is always close at hand 🧡
✔️ A continually updated Knowledge Base on our website packed with answers to 600+ FAQs
✔️ Email support from the Little Wandle team
✔️ Phone support when you’d rather talk it through
Fantastic Ofsted feedback for Little Wandle member school, @Wheeler_PS in Kingston upon Hull 🎉 Congratulations to all the staff for encouraging a love of reading in your pupils and your dedication to delivering the programme 🧡
🌞 Members! Your Summer 2 organisers have landed, and they’re bringing the sunshine to your Reception, Year 1, Year 2, Reading Leaders and Headteachers landing pages.
They’re packed with everything you need to prioritise for a sizzling end to the year, so make sure you check them out! 🍉
"The Weekly Wandle is invaluable to me… it keeps me afloat!" 🌊
That's not us, that's straight from our latest survey - and 76% of our Super Users read it every single week!
The first issue of the new term lands on Monday, 1st June. Not signed up yet? Choose Weekly Wandle in the My Letters and Sounds dropdown menu on the website and don't miss out.
Too good not to share again!
Brilliant book corners, delightful displays and nifty nooks … we can’t get enough of these!
The National Year of Reading is the perfect time to #goallin with environments that help reading flourish 🧡
A huge thank you to our Little Wandle members and Champion Schools @ArgyleCross@HawksmoorPrima1@HillbrookSW17@LMPS_School@LealholmS and @NewbyPrimary for sharing these wonderful reading spaces - each one a brilliant way to invite children into a lifelong love of reading.
#goallin2026
Graphic novels can be a brilliant way to spark enthusiasm for reading. With lively illustrations, humour and fast-paced stories, they can help children build confidence and discover new favourite books.
Take a look at some of the Little Wandle team’s top picks for Key Stage 1 👀
You’ll find even more recommendations in the Everybody read! area of the website - free for everyone to access.
https://t.co/harSKAefqE
Comics and graphic novels offer diverse, complex storytelling that fosters imagination and empathy. Here are some of our top picks for your youngest readers - you'll find these in the book recommendations area of Everybody read! which is full of reading for pleasure joy and open to all, not just Little Wandle members 🧡
https://t.co/SHlN0UXdBC
Super proud writers from Reception - absolutely phenomenal progress since starting with us 🌟🌟
Fantastic use of adjectives to describe Poddington Peas 🫛✨
@canigoandplay@AdAstraTrust@LettersSounds
🎶 All around the world, parents, carers and educators instinctively sing rhymes and songs to little ones - and it’s no wonder! Rhyme time isn’t just joyful, it’s bursting with learning benefits too!
We’ve pulled together five great reasons to make Rhyme time a regular part of your provision. Planning for all 20 of our nursery rhymes is ready and waiting on the membership website. Don’t forget, you can share the rhymes with families via the public For parents area too!
🚀 Get Summer 2 off to a flying start with our packed programme of CPD! 🌞
A fantastic 12 live webinars are waiting for you - all free to Little Wandle members. Whether you’re new to the programme or refining your practice, there’s something for everyone - from our SEND Forum to our not-to-be-missed Essentials webinars.
Head to Ongoing CPD in the My Letters and Sounds dropdown menu on the website to browse the sessions and book today!
Thinking about a new SSP for September? More than 5,500 schools are already Little Wandle members - many now in their fifth year with us and continuing to see great results 🧡
If you’re exploring your options for 2026/27, our free info briefings are the perfect place to find out what Little Wandle Letters and Sounds Revised membership could mean for your setting.
Join us on 8th or 24th June to learn more about:
🔸our ‘by schools, for schools, with schools’ approach
🔸Little Wandle pedagogy
🔸our comprehensive CPD programme for every member of your reading team
We’ve also got July dates available - we’d love to see you there!
https://t.co/MWZWi9BYa3
Every child deserves the chance to become a confident reader 🧡
We know how important it is that all children, including those with SEND and additional needs, receive the right support to help them succeed.
It’s always wonderful to see inspectors recognising the careful, systematic work happening in Little Wandle member schools.
Here are just a few examples of recent Ofsted feedback.
Teach reading: change lives.
What can stand in the way of building a rich reading culture in schools?
Lack of time, space or budget? The barriers are real, but so are the solutions.
For the National Year of Reading, we’re sharing practical ideas that can make a big difference.
Head to the Everybody read! area of the website for more Reading for Pleasure guidance, practical ideas and recommended reads.
#GoAllIn2026
Members! If you missed our last SEND Forum with Little Wandle Champion School @StGilesRetford, you can now catch up in the SEND area of Recorded webinars on the website 🧡
Discover how the school has created a language and sensory-rich environment, along with practical ideas for making the most of story time for every child.
And don’t forget - our next SEND Forum takes place on 9th June and will focus on Autism.
Choose Ongoing CPD from the My Letters and Sounds dropdown menu to book your spot.