Join us to see Monster Phonics in action at Cefn Fforest Primary School, Caerphilly

Raising Standards in Early Reading: Systematic Synthetic Phonics in Practice

A practical morning for Headteachers and Literacy Leaders exploring high-quality phonics teaching, whole-school consistency and improving reading outcomes.

With the publication of the Welsh Government's Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Plan, there is a renewed focus on strengthening the foundations of literacy, ensuring children develop the essential knowledge and skills they need to become confident, successful readers.

For schools across Wales, this provides an important opportunity to reflect on current phonics provision, strengthen teaching approaches and ensure clear, consistent progression in early reading.

Join us at Cefn Fforest Primary School for an informative and practical morning exploring how a systematic synthetic phonics (SSP) approach can support these priorities.

Hosted by Monster Phonics, this event offers a valuable opportunity to see phonics teaching in action, hear from a school implementing the programme and explore what effective whole-school practice looks like.

What Will You Gain from the Morning?

Throughout the morning, you'll have the opportunity to:

Explore high-quality systematic synthetic phonics: Understand the importance of explicit, structured teaching of phoneme-grapheme correspondences, blending and segmenting to build secure foundations for reading and spelling.

See phonics teaching in action: Observe phonics lessons at Cefn Fforest Primary School and see how consistent routines, clear progression and engaging teaching approaches are used in everyday classroom practice.

Understand the importance of whole-school consistency: Explore how a shared approach to phonics, assessment and intervention can support continuity across Progression Steps 1 and 2.

Strengthen assessment and early intervention: Discover how regular assessment can help teachers identify gaps in phonics knowledge and provide timely, targeted support.

Hear from a school's implementation journey: Learn directly from Cefn Fforest Primary about introducing Monster Phonics, supporting staff and embedding the programme across the school.

Explore practical approaches to improving reading outcomes: Consider how carefully sequenced teaching, matched decodable books and opportunities to practise and apply phonics knowledge can support children's reading development.

Ask questions and share experiences: Take part in an open discussion with the school team and Monster Phonics specialists about implementation, training and supporting different learner needs.

Monster Phonics: Progression Steps 1 & 2

Monster Phonics is an award-winning, DfE-validated systematic synthetic phonics programme that combines a carefully structured teaching progression with a distinctive colour-coded, multisensory approach.

The programme supports schools through:

✔ Systematic, progressive teaching of phonics

✔ Consistent teaching routines and classroom resources

✔ Colour-coding and memorable character cues to support learning

✔ Decodable reading books matched to phonics progression

✔ Assessment tools to identify gaps and inform targeted support

✔ Comprehensive staff training and ongoing school support

✔ Resources to support continuity across Progression Steps 1 and 2

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