Statutory guidance
Phonics screening check: local authority monitoring visits
Guidance for phonics screening check monitoring visits, including instructions for completing the 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 2025 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 they administer the phonics screening check correctly and consistently.
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Published 24 April 2017
Last updated 24 March 2025
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Updated guidance and form for the academic year 2024 to 2025.
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Updated for the 2018 test cycle.
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First published.