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Statutory guidance

Phonics screening check: local authority monitoring visits

Guidance for local authorities undertaking monitoring visits for the phonics screening check, including instructions for completing the monitoring visit form.

Updates to this page

From:
Standards and Testing Agency
Published:
24 April 2017
Last updated:
8 May 2026
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  1. Updated instructions for downloading collation data reports from the National Curriculum Assessments Portal.

  2. Updated for the academic year 2025 to 2026.

  3. Updated guidance and form for the academic year 2024 to 2025.

  4. Updated for the 2018 test cycle.

  5. First published.

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2026 phonics screening check: monitoring visits guidance

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2026 phonics monitoring visit form

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This guidance is for local authorities undertaking monitoring visits for the phonics screening check. It also contains instructions for completing the phonics screening check monitoring visit form.  

Local authorities have a statutory responsibility to monitor the administration of the phonics screening check, to help ensure that schools maintain the integrity, security and confidentiality of check materials and that schools administer the phonics screening check correctly and consistently.

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