Build the language students need to access every subject
Identify starting points. Build knowledge. Track progress.
How Bedrock helps schools build reading and subject literacy
One structured approach to whole-school literacy
Vocabulary and subject knowledge
Adaptive learning for every student
Insight that guides teaching
Support for every classroom
Trusted by 1,000+ schools and MATs
How does it work?
Academic knowledge and language curriculum
Build academic vocabulary through original fiction and non-fiction texts that develop reading, writing and oracy.
Subject-specific language and concepts
Teach Tier 3 vocabulary across the curriculum, helping students read, write and communicate like experts in every subject.
Curriculum-aligned grammar tuition
Teach grammar through engaging lessons, stories, video and scaffolded writing tasks.
A standardised reading test
Turn reading assessment into a tool for improvement. Bedrock's rigorous, standardised reading test helps schools understand reading ability, identify need and track progress over time.
Proven impact in schools
Building the language of academic success
Packages
Subscription Options
Accelerate
- Tier 2 vocabulary curriculum
- Grammar curriculum
- Bedrock Library
- Remote support
- Subject-specific Tier 3 vocabulary content for English
- 37 Common Greek and Latin Roots
- Bedrock for GCSE English: 102 terms and example analysis
- Free Bedrock Reading Tests when purchased for a whole key stage
Consolidate
- Tier 2 vocabulary curriculum
- Grammar curriculum
- Bedrock Library
- Remote support
- Subject-specific Tier 3 vocabulary content for English plus two subjects
- 37 Common Greek and Latin Roots
- Bedrock for GCSE English: 102 terms and example analysis
- Free Bedrock Reading Tests when purchased for a whole key stage
Master
- Tier 2 vocabulary curriculum
- Grammar curriculum
- Bedrock Library
- Remote support
- Subject-specific Tier 3 vocabulary content for English, geography, history and science
- 37 Common Greek and Latin Roots
- Bedrock for GCSE English: 102 terms and example analysis
- Free Bedrock Reading Tests when purchased for a whole key stage
Understand what's driving literacy outcomes in your school
Testimonials
What our schools, teachers, parents and students have to say
“It's really great that we can use Bedrock across all subjects in our school. It has really helped us level the playing field and be consistent across all subjects, with the differing needs of disciplinary literacy across the curriculum.”
St. Anselm's Catholic School
Megan Nee, Literacy Lead
“I've just scheduled reading tests for my entire Year 7 cohort. It's taken me four minutes. That's amazing and so much quicker than we'd ever be able to sort it with our previous assessment software.”
Kings Langley School
Assistant Head
“The students really enjoy using the grammar activities in Bedrock. The question styles are clearly purposeful and linked to their exams. The videos are really interactive.”
Wilberforce School
Literacy Lead
“We use Bedrock to help the kids learn keywords, also to see how those words can be used in sentences, not only the spelling of those words but also the meaning of those words and how they can be contextualised correctly in a sentence. So it increases not only their vocabulary, but their understanding of that vocabulary and how to write successful six and nine mark essay questions.”
St Anselm's Catholic School
David Thompson, Head of Geography
“Bedrock Vocabulary helped to enhance our students' knowledge of the English language, how it works and how it is developed. After using Bedrock, students were able to decipher complex vocabulary without the use of a dictionary or prior context. ”
Harris Academy Beckenham
Head of English
“We have been delighted to work with Bedrock and can see real benefits for pupils who fully engage with the programme. We predominantly use Bedrock as a homework tool. Other schools in the city have been impressed with our use of Bedrock and have also bought it in. Some use it for homework but others are using it to support literacy in school. The data provided is incredibly useful to see pupils’ progress and to encourage staff to engage young people in their learning.”
St John's RC High School
John Collins, Principal Teacher of Faculty - English & Literacy
“We sometimes do use [Bedrock words], not just in English, but in other lessons too. So we can use ‘adapt’ in Geography for example. In Maths we didn’t expect our teacher to ask us about our Bedrock words but he said 'try and use some of the words. It’s your challenge.'”
Learner
Harwich and Dovercourt High School
“The question for our schools in the Trust has to be, if you’re not teaching vocabulary, why not; and if you are, why are you not using Bedrock?”
STEP
Professor Tim Mills MBE, Director of Primary
“When I see my child working through her Bedrock lessons, she has everything under control. It takes her through step-by-step and points her in the right direction. I don't have to do anything. You can see how it'll help them when it comes to revision for their GCSEs, particularly the unseen paper in English. ”
Birchwood High School
Parent
Success in every subject at St Anselm's Catholic School
"Subjects get to cherry-pick their words, but the way that students learn is completely consistent."
How we use Bedrock Learning at Coston Primary
"From a workload perspective [for teachers], there is no workload with Bedrock. It's been wonderful for our teachers to use."
Why the Harris Federation chose to partner with Bedrock
"Bedrock Learning certainly has the power to turn students into linguists and open doors to their futures. Vocabulary is the absolute lever point to their future and therefore Bedrock Learning has the power to create their future."
Doubling national literacy progress at St Mary’s CEVA Primary School
"I can’t think of a programme that can support children in their vocabulary building better than Bedrock."
Data & Reporting within Harris Federation academies
"As a Literacy Lead overseeing 32 secondary schools, it's a massive challenge. Bedrock Learning certainly gives me the insights and the possibility of penetrating the literacy vision within each of those schools." - Charlotte Evans, Literacy Lead at Harris Federation
Improving reading comprehension by 20% for KS3 learners at Taverham High School
"Overall, we are seeing that reading comprehension across our Key Stage 3 learners has improved by 20%.”
Impacting outcomes for Pupil Premium, EAL and SEND learners at Harris Federation
"We have had remarkable success with some of our English as an Additional Language students, they have really shone with this and they love that empowerment of learning new words."
Using Bedrock for the humanities at St. Anselm's
"We had a member of senior leadership from another school come and visit, and they couldn't believe that our Year 8's knew [words] that they were struggling with with their GCSE [learners]. Our Year 8's have just flown with it."
Partnering with Bedrock across the Harris Federation
"All 32 of our schools are now fully-fledged, signed up members of the Bedrock crew... and this is because we have been able to show evidence of excellence."