KS1 and KS2 Assessment 2016 Much Woolton Catholic Primary school ‘With Jesus we love learn and grow.’

KS1 and KS2 Changes Assessment and reporting Higher attaining pupils The tests Teacher assessment English Maths How to help your child Outline

KS1 and KS2 Changes 2014/15 a new national curriculum framework was introduced for Years 1, 3, 4 and 5. Years 2 and 6 continued to study the previous curriculum for one further year. 2015/16 children in all years at Key Stage 1 and 2 now study the new national curriculum. KS1 (Year 2) and KS2 SATs (Year 6) will now reflect the new curriculum.

Assessment and reporting KS1 At the end of Year 2 children will be reported as achieving Growing development of the expected standard Working towards the expected standard Working at the expected standard Working at greater depth within the expected standard

Assessment and reporting KS2 In Writing children will achieve: Working towards the expected standard Working at the expected standard Working at greater depth within the expected standard In other subjects working at the expected standard or not.

Higher attaining pupils From this year, there won’t be any separate tests for the most able children. Instead, each test will have scope for higher attaining pupils to show their strengths. Every child will complete all the tests.

KS1 tests SUBJECTPaper 1Paper 2 Reading30 min40 min Maths20 min30 min Grammar and Punctuation 20 min Spelling15 min Tests will be marked internally and their work will also be Teacher Assessed internally. Writing will be Teacher Assessed. KS1 SATs take place nationally during May.

KS2 tests Key Stage 2 SATs take place week commencing 9th May Some schools will take part in Science testing--three tests in Biology, Physics and Chemistry. All tests are externally marked. Writing will be Teacher Assessed. SUBJECTPaper 1Paper 2Paper 3 Reading minutes-- Grammar and Punctuation minutes-- Spelling minutes-- Maths minutes40 minutes

Securing Teacher Assessment judgements Teacher assessment will be used to finalise a judgement for WRITING in KS2 and in ALL subjects in KS1. In KS1 and KS2 moderation takes place between class teachers using the interim assessment framework. We look at children’s work from the whole year. Cross phase with teachers in KS2/KS1 Senior Leadership team Moderate our judgements. Cross school moderation: other schools moderate our judgements. Local authority verify our judgements.

Reading test KS1 Paper 1 – texts and 700 words with questions about the text. Paper 2 – A reading booklet 800 to 1100 words. Children will write their answers in a separate booklet. Each paper is worth 50% of the marks and should take approximately 30 minutes to complete. The texts will cover a range of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading. Some questions are multiple choice, selected response, short answers and extended response or explanation.

Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation KS1 Test consists of 2 separate papers Paper 1: spelling (20 marks). Paper 2: Grammar and Punctuation (20 marks).

Mathematics KS1 Children will sit two tests: Paper 1 and Paper 2: Paper 1 arithmetic, lasting 25 minutes and worth 25 marks. It covers calculation methods for all operations. Paper 2 covers problem solving, reasoning and mathematical fluency, lasts for 35 minutes and is worth 35 marks. Pupils will require calculation skills. Questions will be varied including multiple choice, matching, true/false, completing a chart or table or drawing a shape.

Mathematics KS1 Maths Paper 1 Arithmetic Maths Paper 2 Reasoning

Reading KS2 The Reading Test single test paper with three unrelated reading texts. Children are given 60 minutes in total, which includes reading the texts and answering the questions. A total of 50 marks are available. Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading. Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation.

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar KS2 A Spelling test contains 20 words, lasting approximately 15 minutes. A separate test is given - Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar PVG lasts 45 minutes and requires short answer questions, including some multiple choice. Marks for these two tests are added together giving a total for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling KS2

Mathematics KS2 Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. Paper 1 is for ‘Arithmetic’ lasting for 30 minutes, covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals. Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’, each lasting for 40 minutes. Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answer questions in context and decide what is required to find a solution.

Mathematics KS2 Paper 1 Arithmetic Paper 2/3 Reasoning

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