ReadyStories

    Personalised social stories for UK primary and special schools

    Every child deserves to know what comes next.

    Personalised, illustrated social stories that star each pupil – ready in minutes. Now welcoming our first founding schools.

    Become a founding schoolSee an example story

    Free during the beta · No card needed · £249/year founding price, locked for as long as you stay subscribed

    • Ready in minutes
    • Inclusive avatars
    • Built for UK schools

    Having a supply teacher

    Having a supply teacher story, page 1

    Most days my teacher teaches my class. Sometimes my teacher cannot be at school. Then a supply teacher comes instead.

    Having a supply teacher story, page 2

    A supply teacher is a teacher who visits for a day or a few days. They know how to look after a class.

    Having a supply teacher story, page 3

    The supply teacher might do some things in a different way. That is OK. Lots of things in our day stay the same.

    How it works

    A social story in three simple steps.

    No design skills. No setup. Just a few details and ReadyStories does the rest.

    1

    Describe what's coming up

    Type a few details about the change or event the pupil needs a story for.

    E.g. A story about starting a new class…
    2

    We write and illustrate it

    Inspired by Carol Gray's Social Stories™ approach, starring the pupil.

    3

    Read, print or send home

    Read aloud on screen, print a PDF or share with families.

    Examples

    Ready for everyday moments.

    From small changes to bigger events, the ready-made library has a calm story for each one.

    Having a supply teacher story illustration

    Having a supply teacher

    Fire drill story illustration

    Fire drill

    Going to assembly story illustration

    Going to assembly

    Wet play story illustration

    Wet play

    Lunch in the dinner hall story illustration

    Lunch in the dinner hall

    Getting changed for PE story illustration

    Getting changed for PE

    When my teacher is away story illustration

    When my teacher is away

    Moving to a new classroom story illustration

    Moving to a new classroom

    Starting a new school year story illustration

    Starting a new school year

    School trip story illustration

    School trip

    Sports day story illustration

    Sports day

    Christmas play / school performance story illustration

    Christmas play / school performance

    Built for every pupil

    Every pupil sees themselves.

    Ear defenders, wheelchairs, AAC devices, hearing aids, hijabs and school uniforms — each pupil's avatar appears in every scene. No photo is ever needed.

    Fire drill story page with Amara, who uses ear defenders

    My name is Amara. Sometimes at school there is a fire drill. A fire drill is a practice, so everyone knows what to do.

    Same story, same scene — only the pupil changes.

    Ready-made library

    Timetables and boards, ready in moments.

    The same calm layouts every time, personalised with each pupil's avatar.

    Visual timetable

    Arrive at school

    Hang up coat and bag

    Register

    Phonics

    Reading

    Writing

    Now and next

    Now

    Phonics

    Phonics

    Next

    Reading

    Reading

    Free: the Tricky Moments Calendar

    Get the free calendar
    Founding schools · Beta only

    Join during the beta: free now, then £249 a year, locked in

    £349£249/year for the whole school

    after the beta, locked for as long as you stay subscribed

    • Free for your whole staff during the beta: no card needed
    • Then £249 a year instead of £349, locked for as long as you stay subscribed
    • The full Annual allowance: 40 new personalised stories and 150 picture redraws every month
    • Unlimited pupils and staff
    • A direct line to the founder, and a say in what we build next
    • Nothing is charged automatically

    The founding price is only for schools that join during the beta. Once the beta ends, new schools pay the standard price.

    Become a founding school

    Prices are the total you pay. ReadyStories is not VAT-registered, so no VAT is charged.

    Standard pricing after the beta

    SIMPLE SCHOOL PRICING

    One plan for your whole school.

    Every member of staff, unlimited pupils, and a generous monthly story allowance.

    ANNUAL

    Two months free

    £349/year

    • 40 new personalised stories every month
    • 150 picture redraws and personalised library pictures every month
    • Unlimited pupils and staff
    • Ready-made library: routine stories, visual timetables and now-and-next boards
    • Inclusive avatars – no photos of pupils
    • PDF download and print · Edit, reorder and redraw pages
    • Dyslexia-friendly reading settings and read aloud
    • Pay by card, invoice or purchase order
    Become a founding school

    Allowances reset every month; unused allowance doesn't roll over. Your stories stay available if you reach your limit. Prices are the total you pay. ReadyStories is not VAT-registered, so no VAT is charged.

    Need to pay by invoice or purchase order? Contact us.

    A calmer, brighter tomorrow

    From uncertainty to understanding.

    Social stories help pupils feel prepared, ease worry about change and build confidence — at school and at home.

    Become a founding school
    Amara, a fictional pupil, in a ReadyStories story

    Prepared today.
    Brighter tomorrows.