Crick Software's products represent a thoughtful, evidence-based approach to literacy support.
The tools balance accessibility with pedagogical rigour. They don't replace teaching but help by removing barriers to written expression.
With proven efficacy (a Durham County Council study showed progress across nine writing aspects), strong school testimonials, and genuine inclusivity through multi-device support, Clicker and DocsPlus offer meaningful impact for SEND and mainstream learners.
The exam compliance of DocsPlus adds significant practical value for secondary settings.
Crick Software develops child-friendly literacy software that supports struggling writers. Their flagship products—Clicker for primary schools and DocsPlus for secondary schools—enable learners to capture ideas, access curriculum content independently, and develop writing skills. Both tools include writing scaffolds, vocabulary support, speech tools, sentence construction aids, and reading comprehension features. DocsPlus includes exam compliance features and integrated PDF reading capability.
Schools can improve writing independence, enhance literacy outcomes, and reduce staff workload. Clicker and DocsPlus support pupils across all year groups with universal design for learning principles. Features include ready-made curriculum resources, analytics for SEND reviews, multi-device compatibility (Windows, Mac, Chromebooks, iPads), and exam-compliant functionality. The tools enable struggling writers to work more independently alongside peers.
- In a recent Clicker efficacy study led by Durham County Council's SEND & Inclusion Service, every child in the study made progress in all nine aspects of writing assessed, with significant progress in presentation, content and creativity; coherence and organisation; and spelling and grammar.
"We put a range of strategies in place to try and improve writing, but nothing seemed to work. When we introduced Clicker, we saw huge, positive effects on the quality and independence of our struggling writers."
Rachel Sullivan, The Stour Academy Trust
- “At the start of the school year, we were working on very basic, simple sentences, and now with Clicker Writer, he can produce paragraphs of work that are grammatically correct. His sense of achievement from seeing that work is phenomenal.”
Emma O'Monaigh, Riverside Primary School
- “Since using DocsPlus, I’ve noticed the confidence students have accessing their work. One of the biggest barriers they had before was that feeling of not getting things right or being able to put their hand up and say they were struggling with something. DocsPlus has enabled students to be independent, so it really does help students tell us what they know – often students are missing out on marks in exams because they know it! It’s about getting the ideas from their head down onto paper. DocsPlus supports with that.”
Pete Dennett, Springfield School
- "There have been so many positive outcomes from embedding DocsPlus in our learning development strategies. The children’s writing output has increased; the work they are producing is more detailed and at a higher level than previously and incorporates more sophisticated and relevant vocabulary."
Karen Allum, Culford School
- “We primarily use DocsPlus instead of human readers for exams. This gives students far greater independence and saved us 300 hours of staff time in the first year alone."
Fiona Johnson, St Augustine's Priory School
- More Clicker success stories: https://cricksoft.com/clicker/success-stories/
- More Docs Plus success stories: https://cricksoft.com/docsplus/success-stories/