Written Question·Department for Education·UIN 27645

Primary Education: Literacy

Tabled: 30 January 2025
Answered: 7 February 2025

Question

Anneliese Midgley

LabourKnowsley

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 in Knowsley constituency.

Answer

Catherine McKinnell
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 the Plan for Change, we will give children the best start in life...

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