For primary schools

Literacy practicechildren enjoy.Progress teachers can see.

Captain's Words helps primary schools deliver structured spelling and reading practice without adding more work to teachers. Designed for ages 6–9, with simple class setup, child-friendly logins and clear progress tracking.

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School licences are set up with our team · Family accounts stay separate · Built for classroom and specialist support

Already a partner school? Staff log in →

No student emailsClass codes and PINs, not inboxes
Fast class setupAdd a class and learners in minutes
Clear progress viewSee who is practising and improving

Illustrative dashboard preview

Year 2 Explorers
Today's literacy practice
Oak Tree Primary
Reading accuracy
84%
↑ 12% this term
Spelling accuracy
78%
↑ 18% this term
Active this week
26/28
Strong engagement
Needs support
5
Ready for review
The problem

Teachers know practice matters.
Time is the hard part.

Regular, structured repetition helps children practise key words. In real classrooms, extra practice needs to be easy to run, easy to monitor and simple enough for children to access independently — alongside your existing programmes.

The need

Children need repetition

Children build reading and spelling skills when they practise little and often, with activities that feel calm, familiar and purposeful.

The reality

Teachers are stretched

Practice should not become another planning burden. Teachers need quick setup and useful information at a glance.

The blocker

Tools become complicated

Student emails, forgotten passwords and confusing dashboards stop good tools being used consistently.

Student access

No student emails.
No password resets.

Children log in with a class or family code and their PIN. Captain's Words then loads the correct learner profile and sends them straight into the game.

  • Works for shared classroom devices and tablets.
  • Teachers can give each class a simple code.
  • Families and schools stay separate behind the scenes.

Ready to play?

Ask your teacher or grown-up for your code.

Class or family code
OAKTREE-Y2
Your PIN
4821
Play
The dashboard

See progress without
creating more admin.

The teacher dashboard focuses on the information schools need most: who is practising, who is improving and who may need extra support.

Illustrative metrics — not guaranteed outcomes.

●captainswords.app/school
Good morning, Ms PatelHere's how your classes are doing this week.
Live
Students
87
↗ enrolled
Classes
6
↗ active
Active this week
82%
↗ strong
Activities done
1,248
↗ this week
Class progress · this term6 classes
Year 1 Dolphins72%
Year 2 Explorers85%
Year 3 Adventurers64%
The method

Designed around
dyslexia-friendly principles.

Captain's Words is built to feel calm and structured, with reduced visual clutter, purposeful repetition and activities that support spelling practice, read aloud practice, word recognition, and adaptive spelling activities.

Calm by design

Calm game world

A gentle adventure interface that keeps children focused on the challenge, not distracted by busy menus.

Structured

Structured literacy practice

Activities target spelling, missing letters, reading aloud and confusing letter patterns.

Adaptive

Spelling practice

Letter-tile spelling, read aloud practice, and word recognition — adaptive activities that match each child’s pace.

Little & often

Purposeful repetition

Practice is designed to be repeated regularly without feeling like another worksheet.

Built by a parent

Early pilots.
Honest evidence.

Captain's Words began when a father built literacy tools for his nine-year-old son with dyslexia. We're now partnering with a small number of schools — with direct access to the team that built it.

Read the founder story →

Pilot programme open
What a pilot includes
  • 10–25 pupils to start
  • Class setup and onboarding support
  • Term-length trial with your literacy lead or SENCO
  • Direct line to the team shaping the platform
“He played before school. Unprompted. That moment is why we're building this for every family who needs it.”
Founder · one family, eight weeks of daily play
“These numbers are pulled directly from his dashboard — not a study, not a pilot. One real family.”
Early parent case study · honest n=1 data
“The best school tool is the one a busy teacher can use without a training day.”
Captain's Words product principle
Pilot programme

Join our first pilot schools.

Captain's Words is useful for every child — and especially helpful for those who need extra support. We're working with a small number of schools to shape it around real classrooms.

Example pricing — your quote depends on roll. All examples use £12/pupil/year with a £299/year minimum licence.

Pilot
£299/year

15 pupils · Minimum licence applies

Small school
£1200/year

100 pupils · Example roll

Larger school
£3600/year

300 pupils · Example roll

Limited pilot places
Pilot school programme
£12/pupil/year

From £299/year minimum licence · We're partnering with a limited number of pilot schools.

  • Teacher dashboard
  • Class setup
  • Student logins — no emails or passwords
  • Reading and spelling activities
  • Direct line to the team to help shape the platform
Request school pilot

We'll confirm roll size and agree pilot dates on a short call.

“The best school tool is the one a busy teacher can use without a training day.”
Captain's Words product principle