Guidance and regulation

Statutory guidance for assessing and reporting the phonics screening check at key stage 1 (KS1) in the academic year 2023 to 2024.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 1 November 2023

• 2024 assessment and reporting arrangements (phonics screening check)

  1. Summary 1.1 About this guidance This guidance sets out the statutory…

Information and a training video regarding the structure and content of the phonics screening check to help administrators prepare.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 31 March 2022

• Phonics screening check: structure and content of the check

  Structure of the phonics screening check The phonics screening check…

Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2019 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 7 September 2020

Check administration guidance for headteachers, teachers and school staff administering and scoring the phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 18 March 2024

Materials that concentrate on activities to promote speaking and listening skills, phonological awareness and oral blending.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 1 April 2007

First published during the 2005 to 2010 Labour government

Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2018 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 7 September 2020

Scoring guidance, pupils' materials and answer sheet for the 2017 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 7 September 2020

The self-assessment form, essential core criteria and supporting information for SSP programme validation applicants.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 March 2023

Sets out what the government is doing to help schools choose a phonics teaching programme.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 10 March 2023

This booklet explains why phonics should be used as a teaching aid and provides links to other resources.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 3 May 2013

Information leaflet about the phonics screening check, which takes place in June.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 5 June 2023

Phase 1 of a 6-phase teaching programme to help practitioners and teachers teach children how the alphabet works for reading and spelling.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 18 September 2008

Modified materials for the 2023 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 29 June 2023

This document provides prompts for discussion of phonics teaching and 10 ideas for use in the classroom.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 15 February 2012

This document sets out the specification for the development of the phonics screening check for 2012 and beyond.

• From: Department for Education and 1 others
• Updated: 7 February 2012

Guidance for teachers after the phonics screening check.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 5 February 2013

This guidance is for schools administering the phonics screening check to year 2 pupils during the second half of the 2021 autumn term.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 16 June 2021

Information about the revised Letterland Phonics (revised edition) programme and how it fulfils the department’s core criteria.

• From: Department for Education
• Updated: 13 May 2013

Modified materials for the 2019 phonics screening check.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 7 September 2020

Guidance for local authorities on how to conduct phonics screening check monitoring visits, including completing the monitoring visit form.

• From: Standards and Testing Agency
• Updated: 25 March 2024