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Primary Education: Literacy

To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard in the year one phonics screening check.

answeredDepartment for Education

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Answering body
Department for Education
Tabled
22 Jan 2025
Target answer date
24 Jan 2025
Answer
30 Jan 2025 · 8 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 22 Jan 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Education, what steps her Department is taking to help increase the proportion of pupils meeting the expected standard in the year one phonics screening check.

  2. 24 Jan 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 30 Jan 2025

    Answer published

    High and rising school standards, with excellent foundations in reading, writing and mathematics, are at the heart of the government’s mission to break down barriers to opportunity. Through our Plan for Change, we will give children the best start in life...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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