Guidance: Choosing a phonics teaching programme

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

From:

Department for Education

Published

1 April 2021

Last updated

16 January 2023 — See all updates

Choosing a phonics teaching programme

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Contact details for the validated systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) programmes

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These documents cover the:

• new validation process for systematic synthetic phonics teaching programmes
• updated list of approved phonics teaching programmes
• package of support available for schools
• processes we used between 2011 and 2014 to review effective phonics teaching programmes