Guidance

Check administrators' guide: phonics screening check 2014

Departmental advice for anyone involved in the administration and scoring of the phonics screening check, including changes for 2014.

• From: Department for Education and Standards and Testing Agency
• Published: 3 February 2014
• Last updated: 5 June 2014 — See all updates

This publication was withdrawn on 26 March 2015

This content has been archived as it is now out of date. The current advice can be found in the Phonics screening check administration document collection.

Documents

Check administrators' guide: phonics screening check 2014

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78315-347-3, STA/14/7105

PDF, 417 KB, 20 pages

Details

This is departmental advice for anyone who is involved in the administration and scoring of the phonics screening check including:

• headteachers
• teachers
• local authorities

It applies to:

• all maintained schools
• academies and free schools

The check is for:

• all year 1 children
• children in year 2 who did not meet the required standard for the check in year 1

The purpose of the check is to confirm that all children have learned phonic decoding to an age-appropriate standard.

This departmental advice must be followed to ensure the correct and consistent administration of the check for all schools. It contains important information about what to do before, during and after the check. A copy of this document should be taken into the room where the check will be administered.

Guidance materials are available to help prepare teachers for the check. These include sample materials and a training video.

Published 3 February 2014
Last updated 5 June 2014 + show all updates

1. 5 June 2014

   Change to section 1.1

2. 22 May 2014

   Section 4.4 and 5.5 updated.

3. 12 May 2014

   Section 5.5 amended

4. 27 February 2014

   Correction made to section 5.5. Local authority phonics reporting dates changed from Monday 16 June to Monday 30 June.

5. 3 February 2014

   First published.