Dream Tree Creations – Honeydew Kingdom Foundational Skills Programme
Honeydew Kingdom is redefining early literacy. Pilot schools show children racing ahead of previous cohorts on benchmarks like the MIST test. Michael, once stuck at infant level for five years, was reading Harry Potter within six months—a striking example of its impact.
Built for the first two years of school, the Honeydew Kingdom Foundational Skills Programme teaches all 42 English sounds while strengthening phonemic awareness, vocabulary, fluency, comprehension, and writing. Its signature Say it! Move it! Map it! approach facilitates orthographic mapping, helping children lock words into long-term memory. The result: faster progress, stronger sight reading, and lasting gains in spelling and vocabulary—especially for children with limited literacy support at home.
Described as “like Duolingo for reading”, Honeydew Kingdom captivates learners with playful characters, a story-led world, and videos that model best practice for teachers and parents. Entirely digital, with optional print resources, it is affordable, accessible, and sustainable.
By empowering teachers, supporting families, and closing gaps for disadvantaged learners, Honeydew Kingdom delivers equity, innovation, and excellence. It is not just teaching children to read—it is transforming futures.
EdShed – Phonics Shed
Phonics Shed is a narrative driven, multi-sensory systematic synthetic phonics scheme that has been designed to make phonics teaching and learning engaging and effective. It provides a full set of resources for teachers and parents to support children’s phonics development from the very beginning of their literacy journey.
Phonics Shed uses a unique ‘Big Books’ approach, where each phoneme is introduced through a story, helping children to make meaningful connections between sounds and their representations. The scheme also includes a wide range of interactive games, decodable books, and digital resources that reinforce learning and provide children with plenty of opportunities to practice their phonics skills.
Trusted by thousands of schools, Phonics Shed is a comprehensive and effective phonics solution that supports every child to become a confident reader and writer.
Literacy Counts – Ready Steady Write
Ready Steady Write EYFS is a fully resourced, evidence-backed writing programme created specifically for reception aged children (4 and 5 year olds). It combines high-quality picture books, drama, oral rehearsal and sentence-level teaching to give children the strongest start in writing. The clear four-part sequence, Jump In, Look, Say & Plan, Say & Write, builds early literacy skills step by step, supporting both foundational knowledge and the development of executive function.
The programme is teacher-led yet child-centred, with Story Friends, Story Songs and interactive resources that make writing visible, memorable and enjoyable. These features reduce teacher workload, provide consistency across classes and give children the scaffolds they need to become confident, independent early writers.
Impact is consistently strong. 100% of teachers reported improved engagement and stronger writing outcomes. 100% agreed pupils mastered key foundational and executive function skills. 97% would recommend Ready Steady Write. Teachers describe the programme as a “game changer” in the Early Years classroom.
The resource is inclusive and sustainable. It supports disadvantaged pupils, SEND and EAL learners through visuals, songs, oral rehearsal and structured scaffolds. Schools across the country trust Ready Steady Write to deliver lasting impact for both teachers and children.
Magma Maths
Magma Maths for Early Years builds secure foundations in number sense, counting, shapes, and patterns through playful, age-appropriate tasks. Activities follow concrete-pictorial-abstract progressions, helping young children develop mathematical reasoning while engaging with short, interactive exercises.
Children can “show their thinking,” including number formation, while teachers see real-time insights into misconceptions. Adaptive pathways meet each child where they are, nudging progress with just-right challenges. Teachers benefit from dashboards that highlight class and individual needs, cutting data chase and admin.
Evidence shows a 25 percent improvement in attainment and up to 50 percent less teacher workload in schools using Magma. In pilot studies, over 80 percent of pupils reported greater confidence and enjoyment in maths. Teachers praised it as “one of the best apps for differentiation and early engagement.”
Accessibility is embedded. The platform is WCAG-compliant, with text-to-speech in 140+ languages, audio prompts, and simple visuals to support EAL and SEND learners. Optional parental access strengthens home engagement.
Pickatale
Pickatale is a global reading platform designed for children ages 4–11+, educators, and parents, focusing on the Science of Reading and Reading for Pleasure pedagogies to foster both literacy skills and enjoyment of reading. Its Reception digital phonics programme is based on a UK DfE-validated system and features daily interactive lessons for the interactive whiteboard or other devices, introducing and practising phonemes and supporting spelling, letter formation, and independent reading, with detailed teacher insights provided through a dashboard.
The Pickatale Library offers hundreds of engaging digital books for early years, recognized by the OU/UKLA Reading for Pleasure awards, and includes a growing collection of decodable phonics books, animated stories, and themed series supporting vocabulary and comprehension development. The AI-powered Pickatale Create tool enables teachers to generate, edit, and personalize books according to classroom needs, with options to adjust content, translate stories, and soon generate fully decodable texts, enhancing inclusivity and customization.
Teachers can track reading habits and student progress and Pickatale provides dedicated customer care, teacher training, and prioritises safety with ISO 27001 certification and advanced data protection. Its impact and evidence-driven approach has earned global recognition, including TIME/Statista Top 50 Global EdTech and BESA and GESS awards finalists 2025.
Scholastic Education (International) – Scholastic Literacy Pro Earlybird
Scholastic Literacy Pro Earlybird is a comprehensive, blended reading solution that supports early literacy development for K-2 students within a structured reading leveling system.
It combines a vast library of eBooks aligned with the Science of Reading (SOR) pillars, with assessments, teaching resources, and real-time reports for teachers. The platform’s Beginning Reading Skills Framework focuses on foundational reading skills such as phonemic awareness, phonics, fluency, and comprehension, offering structured, levelled reading that aligns with each child’s developmental stage.
Students benefit from audio read-alouds and book activities that reinforce reading skills and provide immediate feedback, encouraging continuous improvement. Teachers can track individual and group progress using detailed reports, allowing for personalized learning paths and targeted interventions.
Additionally, downloadable lesson plans support teachers, especially those with time constraints or teaching English as a second language, reducing preparation time and enhancing instructional quality. Scholastic Literacy Pro Earlybird empowers both students and educators, making early literacy instruction more effective and engaging.
Studycat – Studycat Learn English
Studycat is transforming early language education by making learning fun, accessible, and effective. Lessons unfold within a vibrant virtual town, guided by beloved cat characters, fostering exploration and independent learning. Our groundbreaking innovation, VoicePlay, integrated into our English learning app, empowers children aged 2-8 to practice speaking like never before.
VoicePlay introduces a unique suite of voice-activated games that go beyond passive recognition, encouraging active verbal participation. Its advanced speech recognition engine is optimized for young voices, and understands children’s unique pronunciation patterns to offer real-time, personalized feedback on articulation and fluency. This scalable technology democratizes effective speaking practice, building authentic speaking confidence in children by overcoming shyness and fear of mistakes.
Crucially, Studycat prioritizes child privacy: all VoicePlay data is processed and stored exclusively on the user’s device, setting a new standard for responsible EdTech.
With continuous new game additions, Studycat ensures engaging, curriculum-aligned content that drives genuine learning outcomes, transforming screen time into a meaningful step towards unlocking a child’s confident future.
Twohands Interactive – DIDIM Mini
DIDIM Mini is an augmented reality–based physical education platform designed for children aged three to seven. It combines movement, thinking, and play to help children develop positive attitudes toward exercise and build lifelong healthy habits. Developed with the input of early childhood and physical education experts, DIDIM Mini addresses the decline in physical activity caused by the spread of smartphones and tablets.
The system projects interactive AR content onto the floor, encouraging children to run, jump, and complete missions. Through these activities, they improve motor coordination, problem-solving, and social awareness in an immersive and active learning environment. A built-in LiDAR sensor detects even subtle movements within 0.06 seconds, ensuring immediate feedback.
DIDIM Mini is an all-in-one portable unit with an integrated LiDAR sensor, PC, short-throw projector, and speakers. It requires no installation and can be used by simply connecting to power. Its child-friendly design features durable materials, curved edges, and soft pastel tones that reduce overstimulation.
The system includes 24 activities and offers access to an additional 80 through a monthly subscription. With free software updates, remote technical support, and a two-year warranty, DIDIM Mini provides schools with a sustainable, cost-effective solution that grows with their educational needs.
