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Reading is the foundation of the whole curriculum. If pupils can’t read well, they can’t access anything else. We review your reading and phonics provision independently, so you know whether every child is on track to become a fluent, confident reader.
Below, we explain what a reading and phonics review involves, and how it helps you make sure every child learns to read.
What Is Reading & Phonics Provision Review?
It’s an independent review of how well your school teaches reading, from early phonics to fluency and comprehension. We look at your phonics provision, how you support struggling readers, reading for pleasure, and the consistency of teaching across the school.
It gives you an honest picture of your reading provision and clear priorities, so no child slips through and every pupil learns to read.
Who Is It For?
It’s designed for all education settings with early or developing reading: maintained schools, academies, and multi-academy trusts, and primary phases. Headteachers, reading leads, and English leaders use it to strengthen reading and phonics.
Many schools ask for it to raise reading standards, prepare for the phonics screening check, or support pupils who are behind with reading.
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What Does It Cover?
We shape the work around your priorities. You can have a broad review or a tight focus. Our most common areas include:
- The quality and consistency of phonics teaching
- How well pupils learn to decode and blend
- Support for children who fall behind
- The move from decoding to fluency
- Reading comprehension and vocabulary
- Reading for pleasure and reading culture
- How reading books match phonics knowledge
- Provision for pupils with SEND and disadvantage
How This Helps Your School, Academy, Trust, or Alternative Provision
1
Make sure every child learns to read
We check whether your provision is getting every child reading, and where it isn’t.
2
Strengthen phonics
We look at the consistency and quality of phonics teaching, which is what makes it work.
3
Support struggling readers
We check how well you catch and help children who fall behind, so they catch up.
4
Prepare for the screening check
We help you make sure pupils are on track for the phonics screening check.
5
Build a reading culture
We look at reading for pleasure, which lifts outcomes and wellbeing.
6
Support every pupil
We check provision for pupils with SEND and disadvantage, who are most at risk.
7
Get clear priorities
We give you an honest picture and the priorities that will make the biggest difference.
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How It Works
- 1We agree the scope of the review with you.
- 2We review your reading and phonics provision and approach.
- 3We visit lessons and listen to pupils read where it helps.
- 4We look at how you support struggling readers.
- 5We triangulate what we find for a reliable picture.
- 6We produce a clear report with practical next steps.
What You Get at the End
You receive a clear, practical written report. It includes:
- An honest view of your reading and phonics provision
- Whether every child is on track to read well
- Where provision is strong and where it needs work
- Practical next steps you can act on straight away
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Key Features of Our Service
Evidence-based
Every finding is grounded in what we see and hear.
Focused on every child
We check that no child is being left behind with reading.
Flexible focus
Phonics, reading, or the whole provision. 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 check your provision is getting every child there. Our review helps you make sure every child reads, with every decision staying focused on children.
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Next Steps & How to Get Started
- Speak to one of our experts. We’ll explain how we work, answer your questions, and shape the right approach for your school.
- We agree dates and focus 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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