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Learning to read is the single most important thing that happens in the early years of school. Systematic synthetic phonics is the proven route, but it has to be taught well and consistently. This training helps your staff teach phonics and early reading with confidence, so every child learns to read.
Below, we explain what our phonics and early reading training involves, and how it helps every child become a reader.
What Is Phonics & Early Reading Training?
It’s practical training that helps staff teach phonics and early reading effectively. We cover systematic synthetic phonics, teaching sequences, decoding and blending, reading fluency, and how to support children who fall behind so they catch up quickly.
We ground it in the evidence on early reading and the expectations of the phonics screening check, and tailor it to your scheme and your setting.
Who Is This Training For?
It’s designed for all education settings with early reading: maintained schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts, and early years and Key Stage 1 teams. It suits reception and KS1 teachers, teaching assistants, and reading leads. Trusts often run it across schools for consistency.
Many schools ask for it to strengthen phonics teaching, prepare for the phonics screening check, or support children who are behind with reading.
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What Does the Training Cover?
We shape the content around your priorities. You can book a whole-school INSET, a group session, or focused one-to-one support. Our most common areas include:
- Systematic synthetic phonics and how to teach it
- Effective phonics teaching sequences
- Decoding, blending, and segmenting
- Developing early reading fluency
- Supporting children who fall behind
- Preparing for the phonics screening check
- Matching reading books to phonics knowledge
- Consistency of phonics across the team
How This Training Helps Your School, Academy, Trust, or Alternative Provision
1
Help every child learn to read
Your staff learn to teach phonics with confidence, so more children become fluent readers.
2
Teach phonics consistently
Every adult uses the same approach and language, which is exactly what makes phonics work.
3
Support children who fall behind
Staff learn to spot and help children who struggle, so they catch up quickly.
4
Prepare for the screening check
Your team teaches in a way that prepares children well for the phonics screening check.
5
Build strong foundations
Secure early reading sets children up to access the whole curriculum.
6
Develop reading fluency
Staff learn to move children from decoding to fluent, confident reading.
7
Strengthen your reading lead
Reading leaders learn to drive a consistent, effective phonics approach.
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How the Training Works
- 1We talk with you to understand your context, your staff, and what you want to change.
- 2We tailor the content to your setting, your phase, and your improvement priorities.
- 3We model phonics teaching live and use your scheme, so staff see exactly what good practice looks like.
- 4We deliver the training in person or online, in a way that fits your calendar.
- 5We give you practical resources and tools your staff can use straight away.
- 6We follow up to help you embed the learning, so it sticks and changes classroom practice.
What Your Staff Get
Every participant comes away with more than notes. They get:
- Clear, practical strategies they can use in the next lesson
- A shared language and consistent approach across the team
- Ready-to-use resources, tools, and templates
- The confidence to put the training into practice
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Key Features of Our Training
Evidence-informed
We build on the research behind systematic synthetic phonics and early reading.
Tailored to your scheme
We shape the training around your phonics programme and your setting.
Whole-school, group, or individual
Book an INSET, a KS1 team session, or coaching. We adapt to you.
Why Choose Jarvis Education?
We work only with education settings. We know learning to read changes a child’s life, and how to teach phonics well. Our training helps every child become a reader, with every decision staying focused on children.
Want to know how this training could work for your school? Just get in touch.
Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to one of our experts. We’ll explain how we work, answer your questions, and help you shape the right training for your staff.
- We agree dates and delivery that suit your calendar, in person or online, and confirm everything in writing.
- Contact us today to discuss how we can support your school, academy, trust, and alternative provision.
- We’re ready to help and support you.
Who We Work With
We support settings of every type across England and internationally.
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