Fire drill
My name is Amara. Sometimes at school there is a fire drill. A fire drill is a practice, so everyone knows what to do.
Founding schools programme · Built by a teacher, for teachers
Become a ReadyStories founding school
Join the first schools using ReadyStories – calm, personalised social stories that star every pupil, ready in minutes, without ever using a photo.
Free during the beta · No card needed · £249/year founding price, locked for as long as you stay subscribed
Every pupil sees themselves
Ear defenders, wheelchairs, AAC devices, hearing aids, hijabs and school uniforms – each pupil's avatar appears in every scene.
The same child on every page
No more "different hair on page three". The avatar stays consistent across every story, timetable and board.
Ready in minutes, not evenings
Describe what's coming up and get a print-ready story to read aloud, print or send home.
Safeguarding-first by design
No photos. First names only. No dates of birth, diagnoses or EHCP details. Your school controls access and deletion.
How it works
Describe what's coming up
"A supply teacher on Thursday", "Fire drill tomorrow".
We write and illustrate it
A calm story starring the pupil's avatar, pitched to their key stage.
Read, print or send home
Read aloud on screen, print a PDF, or share with families.
An example story
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What founding schools get, and what we ask
You get
- Free access for your whole staff during the beta
- A founding price of £249 a year (usually £349), locked for as long as you stay subscribed
- A direct line to the founder, and a say in what we build next
We ask
- Use it in real school situations
- Tell us honestly what's missing (a short feedback form each half-term)
- Only if you're happy to: let us share your feedback, with your permission
Why I built it
I'm a teacher. This started in my school.
I'm Conor Govey – a practising teacher, assistant headteacher and designated safeguarding lead. I was working with colleagues who needed social stories for pupils. Some weren't sure where to start. Others could make them, but creating something structured, engaging and visually consistent took far too much work.
General AI could help with parts of it. But keeping the same child looking like the same child on every page became a whole new problem. And as a safeguarding lead, I wasn't comfortable with tools that wanted pupils' photos.
So I built ReadyStories: personalised stories that keep every pupil consistent and every pupil's data safe.
Conor
- We never use photos of pupils
- First names or nicknames only
- Pupil data stays with your school
- Delete a pupil and everything about them in one click
FAQ
Questions schools ask
Help shape ReadyStories – become a founding school
I'm not looking for people to tell me it's brilliant. I want people who'll tell me what's missing.