Our Story
After more than 40 years of combined teaching experience, Leah and Lianne began noticing the same pattern year after year. More children were starting school with weaker fine motor skills, shorter attention spans, and less confidence managing the everyday demands of classroom life.
While every child develops at their own pace, we saw a growing gap between the skills children needed for a successful start at school and the opportunities many were getting to practise them.
Ready Steady School was created to bridge that gap.
Drawing on decades of experience teaching Year 1, we designed a programme that targets the exact skills we know make a difference in those first months of school. Combining teacher expertise, occupational therapist-approved activities, and play-based learning, we've created a programme that is purposeful, engaging, and above all, fun.
Every activity has been carefully chosen to build the confidence, independence, and readiness children need to thrive at school.
Created by Teachers.
Designed for School Success.
Meet Lianne Bayliss-Lane
Meet Leah Corbett
Lianne has been teaching for more than 20 years and is passionate about helping children develop confidence, independence, and a love of learning.
For five years, she worked in special education, collaborating closely with occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, and play therapists. This experience gave her valuable insights into child development and the many ways children learn and grow.
Her calm, nurturing approach and deep understanding of child development help families feel supported as they prepare for the exciting journey into school.
Leah is an experienced primary school teacher with more than 20 years in the classroom. Alongside her teaching career, she is a parent educator and workshop facilitator, who regularly presents to parents on supporting their child's transition to school.
Leah is also the author of Starting School: A New Adventure, written to help children and families approach this important milestone with confidence.
Her warm, practical, and down-to-earth approach helps parents feel informed, confident, and ready to support their child's transition to school.
Lianne has been teaching for more than 20 years and is passionate about helping children develop confidence, independence, and a love of learning.
For five years, she worked in special education, collaborating closely with occupational therapists, speech-language therapists, and play therapists. This experience gave her valuable insights into child development and the many ways children learn and grow.
Her calm, nurturing approach and deep understanding of child development help families feel supported as they prepare for the exciting journey into school.