1. Welcome to the Year 6 SATs Information meeting
Wednesday 17th April 2013

2. What and When ? SATs - Statutory Assessment Tests English and Maths
Week beginning 13th May 2013
Standard snapshot of child’s attainment
Combines with Teacher Assessment
Level 4 is the expectation for most children
Teacher assessment is essential part of NC assessment and reporting and is carried out throughout the year over lots of pieces of work-part of everyday teaching and learning
Evidence from different contexts
In English, TA includes speaking & listening-equal weighting for these (writing elements combined)
In maths, using & applying maths x2, number & algebra x5, shape, space, measuresx2, data handlingx1
Tests are a snapshot of performance on the day
Whilst important, they don’t give the whole picture
Also, don’t show how well a child is doing against their potential, or progress made
School uses wide range of data and tracking throughout a child’s time in school which gives us this evidence
Whilst SATS v important, need to balance that against this context
So, in school, prepare children and stress importance but not put undue pressure on-not a qualification, is only 1 piece of information that high schools want and will use
Positive attitude rather than trauma
Levels-all children different and different abilities, level 4 being the expectation for most children. Tests are pitched at this level.
Pupils working below this level do not sit tests as it is not aimed at their ability
If a child is absent, they are given an automatic L3

3. English
Reading Test
New Spelling and Grammar Test
Writing- on-going teacher assessment
Maths
Mental maths
Calculator and non calculator papers

4. English Reading comprehension Writing on-going assessment Inference
Deduction
Interpretation skills
15mins reading, 45 mins paper
Range of text types- fiction, non fiction, poetry
Writing on-going assessment
Children will be given an overall writing level based on their continuous class work (teacher assessment)

5. SPAG Test
The SPAG test will include questions that assess the
following elements of the English curriculum:
• Sentence grammar through both identifying and writing sentences that are grammatically correct
• Punctuation through identifying and writing sentences that are correctly punctuated
• Vocabulary through identifying and writing sentences in which a word is used correctly
• Spelling
Spelling
Insert spellings of missing words in a passage read aloud
20 spellings
Style, organisation as well as punctuation and grammar

6. Maths Mental maths Papers A and B
20 questions
5 to 15 seconds to answer
Papers A and B
45 mins each paper
Questions are progressively harder
Working out gains marks on paper A
Calculator allowed on paper B
Need roughly half marks on each paper for Level 4, three quarters for Level 5

7. Mental maths Now it’s your turn!
Have a go at the mental maths test 2008
Good luck!
Don’t worry, we won’t mark your answers!

8. Preparation Weekly dedicated time for Year 6 children
Looking at papers for familiarity with layout, requirements of questions
Timed practice for a ‘feel’ of the time available
Teaching input to revise knowledge covered
Looking at elements of mark scheme to understand requirements of different question types
Continued good teaching
Use maths and literacy vocabulary books/booster booklets as a revision aid