Wheatcroft Primary School Tuesday 18 th April 2016 Welcome to Year 6 SATs meeting

Aims of the meeting To share important information about KS2 SATs To answer questions about KS2 SATs Discuss and share ideas about how you, as a parent can help your child at home

What does SATs stand for? Statutory Assessment Tasks and Tests (also includes Teacher Assessment). SATs are taken at the end of Key Stage 1 (at age 7) and at the end of Key Stage 2 (at age 11).

What are KS2 SATs? KS2 SAT tests are taken by pupils in year 6 (when they are years old) as part of the National Curriculum assessment programme. KS2 SAT results inform secondary schools about attainment level to suitably set children for core subjects. They will also use these results to predict their GCSE grades. Year 6 pupils undertake KS2 SAT papers in two core subjects: English and Maths.EnglishMaths

Levels no longer exist The Government have now removed levels and instead there will be a new way in which progress and attainment will be recorded Pupils will have to working at expected levels and pupils will have to gain a score of 100 to pass

What level should Year 6 pupils be at? Working towards the national standard (emerging) Working at the expected national standard (expected) Working at greater depth within the national standard (exceeding)

For example one way in which results may be shared with parents is: Subject/Aspect Test score Teacher assessment judgement Reading108 Working at expected level X Not working at the expected level WritingN/A Working towards the expected standard X Working at the expected standard Working at greater depth within expected standard Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling 112N/A Mathematics109 Working at the expected level X Not working at the expected level ScienceN/A Working at the expected level X Not working at the expected level

What does teacher assessment involve, and is it different from testing? Teacher assessment draws together everything the teacher (s) know about a child, including observations, marked work and school assessments. Teacher assessment is not a ‘snapshot’ like tests and is therefore more reliable. There can be a difference between teacher assessment results and test levels. Teacher assessment can be used for pupils who would not be able to access the test.

How is SATs week organised? A timetable is issued to schools, informing us on which days/sessions, tests must be administered. All pupils must sit the tests at the same time. Test papers can only be opened 1 hour before the tests begin. Tests are completed in classrooms - displays that may help pupils are covered. Pupils are divided into groups for test administration to ensure they are properly supported and feel secure.

SATs Timetable

English SATs English SATs consist of : A reading test A grammar, punctuation and spelling test

English Comprehension The reading test has changed since July This year, pupils will read three texts which may not be linked together. The least demanding text will come first with the following texts increasing in level of difficulty Instead of being given 15 minutes reading time and 45 minutes to answer the questions, pupils will have a total of one hour to read the texts and complete the questions at their own pace.

Sentence from: “A Day in the English Countryside” As the afternoon light started to fade, the cow stopped eating grass, stood instead with its head over the gate and gazed expectantly down the lane. 1.Where was the cow? (Deductive) 2.What do you think the cow was expecting? (Inferential) 3.What time of day was it? (Literal) 4.What three things did the cow do? (Literal)

English, grammar, punctuation & spelling A new statutory test of English grammar, punctuation and spelling was introduced for children at the end of key stage 2 from May 2013 The test will assess grammar, punctuation, spelling & vocabulary

How can parents help with reading? Ensure your child reads every night. Encourage them to read fiction and non-fiction. Try to listen to your child read and ask them questions about the text. Help them with the different skills of reading especially ‘skim’ reading where they are looking for key words in the text. Try to help your child to develop a fluency within their reading.

Writing All writing is teacher assessed but may be moderated by the local authority. It will be internally monitored by a group of teachers to ensure accuracy within the levels. Genres that are covered in writing are: NarrativesLetters Instructional piecesDiary entries ExplanationsDescriptive writing Poetry

Teacher assessment of writing

Mathematics Mathematics SATs consist of: Three Maths Papers Paper 1 – Arithmetic Paper. Paper 2 and Paper 3 – Reasoning Papers. Calculators are not permitted in any of the Maths tests.

Paper 1: An arithmetic paper. Questions will be context free. They will assess number, calculations and fractions. The ‘fractions’ strand in the new national curriculum covers fractions, decimals and percentages. Pupils will be expected to use formal methods to solve specific arithmetic questions, e.g. long multiplication and long division. There will be guidance in the test booklet to indicate when a formal method is required. Two marks will be available for these questions. One mark may be awarded if an appropriate formal method is used but the final answer is incorrect. Each question in the arithmetic paper will have a grid area to encourage appropriate working out Timings for the test Paper 1: 30 minutes to answer 36 questions

Paper 2 and Paper 3: Assesses pupils’ ability to apply mathematics to problems and to reason. There won’t be significant differences in format or difficulty between the two papers. The tests will contain a mixture of contextualised and context-free questions, and real life and abstract problems. Timings for the test Paper 2 and Paper 3: Each paper will take 40 minutes.

 Support with homework – not just helping with the Maths but reading the questions can really help.  TIMES TABLES!!!  Help your child to check their work through – this will help them to spot mistakes that can sometimes be easily fixed.

Thank you for coming. Any questions?