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Jolly Learning

A global Leader in phonics and literacy education

Our flagship programmes, Jolly Phonics and Jolly Literacy, are trusted in over 150 countries, helping millions of children become confident readers and writers through a proven, multi-sensory approach.

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Why Choose Us?

Global Impact

Global Impact

Our resources are trusted by educators and used by millions of children in over 150 countries. With proven results across diverse cultures and education systems, Jolly Learning empowers confident, lifelong readers and writers worldwide.

High-Quality Resources

High-Quality Resources

We create impactful resources that get children excited about literacy. From our illustrated Finger Phonics Books to our activity-packed Bumper Book of Phonics Fun, you’ll be spoilt for choice!

Adaptable

Adaptable

We recognise the expertise of teachers to deliver lessons that suit the needs of their pupils. Our resources give teachers this freedom, whilst ensuring additional support is available.

Multi-Sensory Approach

Multi-Sensory Approach

Our programmes incorporate stories, songs, actions and activities – appealing to a variety of learning styles and needs, including SEND and ESL.

Our Programmes

Our programmes have been influential in impacting literacy teaching worldwide.

A programme designed to support young learners aged 3+ as they learn English through vocabulary, phonics and playful learning.

Jolly Phonics, our flagship programme for teaching reading and writing, based on a systematic synthetic phonics approach.

Jolly Literacy expands on what was formerly Jolly Grammar – offering two programmes with resources covering Years 1 to 6.

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Our Innovative Digital Classroom

Our digital platform makes lesson planning and teaching a breeze – bringing everything you need together in one accessible place. Take the stress out of planning your phonics lessons, try Jolly Classroom today!

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Jolly Assessments

Jolly Assessments – the newest tool inside Jolly Classroom that makes phonics assessments faster, easier and more useful. Say goodbye to fiddly spreadsheets and clunky mark sheets. Say hello to simple, smart assessment that’s actually fun to use.

  • Quickly assess children’s phonics knowledge

  • Track progress over time

  • Instantly spot who needs extra support

  • Build intervention groups with ease

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Jolly Phonics Mobile App

With over 10 million downloads globally, this app is one of our most popular digital resources.

It provides lessons for each of the 42 letter sounds, including alternative spellings and tricky words.

  • Audio for all 42 letter sounds

  • Animated letter formation

  • Actions, images and instructions for each letter sound

  • Wordbank and flashcards

  • Interactive games to practise the key reading and writing skills

  • Toggle between print or precursive fonts and British or American English

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"What I like most about the resources is the app that you download on your phone because it’s a tool you can use in the classroom and that parents can use at home. This means that what you teach in the class is being consolidated at home further."

Joslyn Peterson

Teacher at Bottelary Primary School, South Africa

"From making models to ideas for role play, and suggestions on linked books to read, this product [Bumper Book of Phonics Fun] will inspire you with its creative ways to teach phonics."

Sue Cowley

Judge at Teach Early Years Awards

Latest Jolly Learning News

The Role of Jolly Assessments

In an age of spreadsheets, data dashboards and pupil progress meetings, phonics assessment has become noisy. Some schools are swamped with paperwork. Others rely on subjective notes or third-party tools that charge per pupil. But what if there was a simple, structured way to assess phonics knowledge across the school, created by teachers, for teachers? That’s exactly what Jolly Assessments offers.

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How to Choose the Right Phonics Programme

How to Choose the Right Phonics Programme

Choosing a phonics programme isn’t just a curriculum decision. It’s a foundational investment that will shape early literacy outcomes for years to come.

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How to Teach Jolly Phonics at Home

How to Teach Jolly Phonics at Home

Helping your child learn to read at home can feel like a big task, especially if phonics is new to you. But the good news is: with the right resources, it doesn’t have to be overwhelming.

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Webinar - From Sound to Sentence: Supporting Early Writing

Join us for a practical session with Yvonne Dalorto exploring how to help young learners build confidence in writing — from their very first letters to full sentences.

November 26, 2025 at 15:00

Check Out Our Best-Selling Products

Take a look at a selection of our best-selling products, available to ship worldwide:
  • Sprelling, Grammar and Punctuation

    Spelling, Grammar & Punctuation

    This six-level programme covers Years 1 to 6. It teaches new spelling patterns, dictionary and thesaurus skills, and complex grammatical concepts in a child-friendly way.

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    Jolly Phonics Picture Flashcards

    This box of 60 colourful flashcards is suitable for school or home use. The cards include 17 alternative letter sound spellings, as well as helpful tips and guidance!

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    Decodable Readers

    Our Decodable Readers offer a range of interesting titles for children learning to read and write with Jolly Phonics. We have recently added Folktales Readers to this range, retelling traditional folktales from around the world!

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    Handwriting Books

    These books are engaging resources for extra handwriting practice! Our set of 7 books cover the lower-case letters and digraphs taught in Step 1 of Jolly Phonics. A larger A4 book focuses on the capital letters taught in Step 2 and includes upper-and lower-case matching activities.

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Free Teaching Resources

Our activities and worksheets are the ideal complement to your lessons. They cover a variety of themes and topics, from reading comprehension to story writing!
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Our audio and video resources support children with learning the letter sounds and practising the five key skills for confident reading and writing.
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Our informational flyers provide further details on some of our key products, including our Decodable Readers and Workbooks.
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Our teaching guides and assessments help you to better understand our programmes and support you to monitor your learners’ performance at key stages in their learning journey.
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