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Phonics & Early Reading

£680.00 – £790.00

This support add-on will provide you with a bespoke review of phonics & early literacy to help you ensure that the teaching of early reading is of the highest quality. It can be included as part of your existing Oak, Beech or Cedar support package if time allows, or purchased separately. If you would like to order this service as part of your existing support package*, please contact us ›

* If you would like to include this in your existing School Support package but do not have sufficient time available, then you can upgrade your current package instead of purchasing this add-on. Please contact us for more information ›

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The consultant was highly experienced and knowledgeable in phonics and early reading development. During the reviews at our schools within the NET Academies Trust, she raised pertinent points of action to our leaders to further improve early reading development. For us, it's not just the validation, it’s also having the reassurance and the confirmation that what we’re doing is working and having the right impact.

How it works:

The new Education Inspection Framework (EIF) places greater focus on the consistency and quality of the teaching of phonics & early reading, the accompanying resources used in school, the joy of reading and the promotion of children’s vocabulary.

The review will be conducted by our consultants who are highly experienced in the areas of phonics and early literacy. Based on a one form entry school, it is likely to take two days in total, consisting of:

  • one half day preparation
  • one day in school
  • one half day report writing

We can also offer a one-day review where appropriate, which will focus on in-school practice in the EYFS & KS1, provide you with ongoing verbal feedback and a brief record of visit. For larger schools, the number of days will be between two and three days, depending on the number of EYFS and KS1 classes.

If you would like to explore other options or have a particular requirement or need to discuss, please contact us here ›

The review will assess:

Key themes

when looking at pupils’ outcomes in reading

Quality of phonics teaching & learning

and how this impacts on reading and writing

Professional development needs of staff

to enhance the quality of the literacy learning environment

School’s reading scheme

to ensure 100% decodable texts are given to practise early reading

Opportunities to apply phonics

knowledge & skills to promote a joy of reading

Leaders’ action plans

to ensure a focus on phonics, reading and writing

The school’s approach

towards developing pupils’ vocabulary

Action planning

evaluating strategies essential to drive improvement

Please note:

Our focus review, governance and headteacher’s appraisal support add-ons are designed to supplement our School Support packages. Together they offer full flexibility, allowing us to be responsive to the specific needs of your school, while retaining our high standards of advice and expertise. Add-ons can be included as part of your existing three, six or twelve days support package if time allows, or purchased separately. If you would like to include them as part of your existing support package, or upgrade to a package with more time, please contact us for more information ›

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