Our approach to phonics is ‘Supersonic Phonic Friends.’  This programme is a fully systematic, synthetic phonic approach ranging from the simple to the complex spellings of the alphabetic code. Supported by their Supersonic Phonic friends, this approach will ensure children develop confidence and apply each skill to their own reading and writing.

The benefits of this approach include:

• Active engagement at all times ensuring every session is maximised, making every minute count. Fun and physical sessions incorporating both the indoors and outdoors.
• Supersonic Phonic Friends fully meets the DFE’s 16 Essential Core Criteria. It ensures commitment, consistent, creative quality first teaching of phonics across all key stages.
• Injecting new life into phonics, Supersonic Phonic Friends is exciting, engaging and brain-friendly phonics made simple and easy for teachers and children.
• Supersonic Phonic Friends has parent workshops, activities and weekly parent newsletters for all the phases to support and carry on learning at home learning.

Please visit the website for more information and to meet the characters! 

• https://www.supersonicphonicfriends.co.uk/ 

 

Phonics at St Giles' and St George's Academy: Parents as Partners:

At St Giles' and St George's Academy, we are committed to helping every child become a confident and successful reader.

Our phonics teaching follows a keep-up approach. This means that we teach the phonics content appropriate for each child's age and stage, while providing additional phonics and blending practice for children who need extra support. Rather than lowering expectations, we help every child keep up with their learning.

We believe that parents and carers play a vital role in supporting their child's reading journey. Throughout the year, we invite families to attend parent workshops, where we explain our phonics programme, demonstrate how we teach reading, and share practical ways to support reading at home.

We also welcome parents and carers into school for our Shine events. These sessions provide the opportunity to learn alongside your child, experience phonics teaching in the classroom, and see our approach in action.

To keep you informed, we provide half-termly feedback on your child's phonics progress. If a child is identified as needing additional support, timely intervention is put in place to help them make the progress they need to become confident readers.

 

What does a phonic session look like?

Watch this video to get a sneak peek at what phonics sessions in school are like.

 

Watch the videos below to find out more about the actions and rhymes your child will be learning in school.