Teachers TV: Applying a Systematic Phonics Scheme

Hill Mead Primary School in Brixton has developed its own programme of phonics based on ‘Letters and Sounds’. In the first of two videos we see how they have devised activities for each day and each year group leaving creative space for role play, games and reading for pleasure. In this first programme Year 1 Class Teacher Ashley Malekmian exemplifies their approach with her class. Deputy Head Becky Lawrence and Headteacher Richard West explain their strategy of making phonics teaching less isolated from reading and comprehension and focussing on the needs of their children.