1. Year 2 KS1 SATs Meeting

2. A Warm Welcome Purpose of the meeting Update on why KS1 SATs
Assessment arrangements
Explain school arrangements for SATs
Opportunity to look at sample test materials
Question and Answers

3. Assessment Arrangements
Reading
Maths
Writing is teacher assessed – with possible moderation by Oxfordshire.
There is no set date for each test but all tests must be completed during the month of May
We are planning to carry out the tests during the week beginning May 7th:
Reading papers 1 and 2
Maths paper 1 and 2

4. Scaled Scores SATs results are reported as scaled scores
100 represents the “national standard”
Each pupil’s score is converted to a score on the scale
Those who achieve national average will have a score of 100 – 109
A child with a scaled score above 110 will be judged to have demonstrated a higher than expected knowledge of the curriculum for their age or greater depth
A child achieving below 100 is judges to have not yet met the national standard

5. Reading
Each paper should take around 30 minutes but children will not be strictly timed, as the tests are not intended to assess children’s ability to work at speed.
The texts in the reading papers will cover a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and will get progressively more difficult towards the end of the test. Teachers will have the option to stop the test at any point that they feel is appropriate for a particular child.
There will be a variety of question types: Multiple choice – Matching – Labelling - Find and copy Short answer - Open-ended answer
Paper 1
Consists of a selection of texts totalling 400 to 700 words with questions intermingled
Paper 2
Comprises a reading booklet of a selection of passages totalling 800 to 1100 words. Children will write their answers in a separate booklet.

6. Maths Two papers Paper 1: Arithmetic worth 25 marks
taking around 15 minutes
Paper 2: Mathematical fluency, problem-solving and reasoning,
worth 35 marks
taking 35 minutes
There will be a variety of question types: multiple choice, matching, true/false, constrained (e.g. completing a chart or table; drawing a shape) and less constrained (e.g. where children have to show or explain their method).
Children will not be able to use any tools such as rulers, number lines or 100 squares.

7. How can you help your child?
Encourage them to do their best
Good attendance at school
Encourage them to talk about their work
A good sleep routine helps children perform at their best.
Start the day with a good breakfast

8. Reading Reading Encourage a love of reading Read little and often
Enjoy stories together
Read a variety of different texts – comics, fiction and non-fiction
Talk about the story – plot, characters, feelings, predict, feelings about the story
Look up word definitions together

9. Reading is a great source of ideas for writing.
Practise and learn high frequency words
Encourage opportunities for writing
Write together
Encourage the use of a dictionary to check and improve spellings
Reading is a great source of ideas for writing.

10. Maths Times tables games Play mental maths games
Encourage your child to tell the time and to solve real life problems involving time
Practical problems using money, measurement, shape
Games which involve logic - draughts, chess, dominoes

11. In Class
Lessons
These will be planned as normal with opportunities to practice SATs style questions to provide the children with opportunities to practice answering questions.
Help the children develop confidence.
Partnership
Our aim is to enable every child to achieve their potential.
This can only be achieved if we are working together in partnership.