1. SATs Parent Meeting Monday 7th March 2016 & Tuesday 8th March 2016

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3. SATs Week 2016 Monday 9 th May – Thursday 12 th May Please ensure you keep that week free ! We will be having a ‘SATs Breakfast’ starting at 8.30am. This is to ensure children are relaxed, happy and fed before the day starts! Pupils who are ill on the day of a KS2 SATs test will be able to sit it within a week. 3

4. SATs Week 2016 Timetable All Year 6 children are required to take externally-set assessments in English and Maths. All children will sit the following tests: 4

5. Which tests will they sit? KS2 English SATs English grammar, punctuation and spelling: Paper 1 comprises of short-answer questions covering grammar, punctuation and vocabulary (45 minutes); Paper 2 is a spelling test with 20 questions, (15 minutes). This replaces the old writing paper, with writing now being tested purely through teacher assessment. 5

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7. Which tests will they sit? KS2 English SATs English reading: One paper based on reading comprehension of three texts, with a total of 35 to 40 questions of increasing difficulty (60 mins) 7

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9. Which tests will they sit? KS2 Maths SATs Mathematics : Arithmetic: Paper 1 - a 30-minute written arithmetic test. Reasoning: Papers 2 and 3 - each lasting 40 minutes. Calculators are not permitted for any test. 9

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11. Which tests will they sit? What about Level 6? In the past there were additional papers for children to sit if they were working at a higher standard than the national expectation. Instead of an additional test, the new SATs will be designed to contain a range of more challenging questions in order to stretch higher achieving children, allowing for their attainment to continue to be demonstrated. 11

12. How will this year be different? 12 DfE (Feb 2016) “We want to see all children leaving primary school with a good standard of reading, writing and maths. Previous expectations for children were too low. The new assessment and accountability system - which marks the end of key stages - has been designed to reflect a new, more challenging national curriculum which sets high expectations for every child, setting them up to succeed at secondary school and beyond. The frameworks for teacher assessment this year are interim - but it’s disingenuous to suggest this is because we don’t know what we’re doing…the teacher assessment frameworks for this year are only an interim solution and we will be evaluating options for future years.”

13. How will this year be different? More challenging expectations to match more challenging curriculum. Some alterations/additions to the actual tests taken (i.e. Maths arithmetic) Levels will no longer be used as a measure of attainment when reporting to parents – instead, Scaled Scores will be used. The results will be passed on to Secondary Schools, as in the past. However, there has been some discussion of possible re-sits for children when in Year 7 who have not met the expected standard in Year 6 from December 2017. 13

14. How will this year be the same? Focus on children showing what they can do – focus on the positives Focus on the individual child and their starting point – identification of gaps High-quality differentiated teaching and TAs to support all learners In-school support and challenge groups – regular, tailored and suited to the arising needs of individuals. After-school support and challenge groups SATs preparation began back in Y5! Revision books to support at home learning and to inform parents of expectations 14

15. How will the results be reported? This is the first year in which levels will no longer be used to report attainment and progress at KS1 / KS2. New terminology will be officially reported for Teacher Assessment judgements and SATs results. This roughly correlates with the assessment language used at Saint Patrick’s for some subjects, but not all. 15

16. How will the results be reported? Teacher Assessment: Reading : ‘Working at the expected standard’ (or not). Maths : ‘Working at the expected standard’ (or not). Writing: ‘Working Towards the expected standard’ or ‘Working at the expected standard’ or ‘Working at greater depth within the expected standard’ (or not). Children will be assessed against a collection of ‘performance descriptors’ for each subject. These will be continually assessed in class work until the end of June. The judgements are no longer a ‘best-fit’ model. Instead, children must be achieving all objectives within a band in order to achieve it. 16

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19. The objectives assessed in the official Teacher Assessment Framework are all included in the Saint Patricks assessments. However, the Saint Patrick’s assessments cover all of the National Curriculum objectives, whereas the Interim TA Framework does not – it priorities some skills over others. 19

20. How will the results be reported? SATs Results: Children will receive a ‘raw score’ for each test (their total number of correct responses). The raw score will be converted into a ‘scaled score’. The scaled score of 100 or above will show that your child is working at the expected national standard. The raw score required to achieve a scaled score of 100 will not be set until after the SATs tests have been completed. 20

21. How will the results be reported? The assessment data is then submitted to the Department for Education. The Teacher Assessment data is subject to external moderation. Children’s progress from KS1, as well as their achievement, will be measured and reported on in school performance tables. However, how this comparison between KS1 Levels and KS2 Scaled Scores will be decided after the SATs have been completed. You will be informed of your child’s SATs results and Teacher Assessments in July 2016. This will be in addition to the Saint Patrick’s assessment judgements, although there will inevitably be some overlap with the standards assessed. Teacher assessments are passed on to secondary schools so they can be used in planning for Year 7 teaching. (RE-SITS?) Maths, Grammar and Reading tests are marked externally. 21

22. What additional preparation is happening? Homework: Monday: Maths (2 question pages) Tuesday: Reading (1 comprehension) Wednesday: Grammar (2 question pages) Thursday: Their choice Friday: Ongoing weekly spellings/mental arithmetic They can work from either book if they have more than one of each. They are welcome to do more if they wish. Encourage them to go back and re-do sections where they make multiple mistakes in the next homework slot, rather than attempting something else first. That is where the learning will happen! Booster Classes will be continuing, including Grammar focus groups. 22

23. Common Mistakes in SATs Rushing to start & rushing to finish. Not reading questions carefully: ¾ of this class made an error in a recent reading test due to misreading a question (tick 2, draw one line etc) Forgetting to show workings (in Maths). Time management Knowing how much to write Spending too long on one question 23

24. How can you help? Timed homework/revision sessions Check understanding before/after (review/editing time is important) Encourage them to underline key words/instructions Don’t let them rub things out ; they should be able to talk through their process and explain their mistakes Encourage them to give opinions with multiple reasons –School was rubbish today because... –I like Miss McLoughlin’s shoes because … 24

25. How can you help? Build confidence and practise weaker areas (e.g. written methods of calculation, times tables, skim reading, fact finding etc) Real-life maths skills : Time – what time is it? How long until…? How long since? Money – how much? How much more? How much change? Fractions – if you buy something in a sale, ask them to help work out the cost! Explaining articulately something they’ve learnt in school. 25

26. How can you help? Daily reading and discussion about texts is essential Focus discussion on language and vocabulary choices by the author – I wonder why the author has used that word? What does that make you think of? Is that similar to anything else etc Grammatically correct speech correction… Spellings and Handwriting are of a much higher priority in order to achieve the expected standard in Writing. Spellings are given weekly and regular effort is expected to be put into learning them – encourage different strategies to help learn them. Basic punctuation is essential in order to be ‘working towards’ in writing. Simple mistakes should be identified and corrected in all written tasks to ensure attention to detail and accuracy. 26

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28. Any questions?