It will replace the phonics check that usually takes place in June in Year 1 - the academic year when most children turn six - but was cancelled this year because of the pandemic.
The Department for Education has published a guide to the phonics check for local authorities and schools.
It says this relates to the collection of data for pupils in year 2 in the 2021 to 2022 academic year, who due to the cancellation of the phonics screening check in June 2021 did not take the check in year 1.
The document states, ‘It is a statutory requirement for schools to administer a past version of the phonics screening check to year 2 pupils during the second half of the 2021 autumn term and return results to the LA.
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