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.
Our Programmes
Our programmes have been influential in improving 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.
Why Choose Us?
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
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
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
Our programmes incorporate stories, songs, actions and activities – appealing to a variety of learning styles and needs, including SEND and ESL.
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!
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
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
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
"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
"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
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
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.
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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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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