1. SATS meeting for parents
Thursday 8th February 2018

2. WHAT ARE SATS AND WHY DO CHILDREN TAKE THEM?
S – Statutory
A - Assessment
T - Tests
End of Key Stage measure of attainment and
pupil progress.
KS1 - Year 2, KS2 – Year 6,

3. How are the children assessed?
The tests cover the content of
the national curriculum.
Average pupil considered ‘age related expectation’.
Some children achieve below, others will exceed ARE.
Targets/success based on KS1 SATs.

4. What are children tested on?
English – Reading, Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation and Writing.
Mathematics - 3 x written papers

5. Reading test 1 hour to read and answer.
Booklet contains different types of texts.
Important to use the text to give reasons for answer.
What can you do at home?
Build up your child’s reading stamina. Can they read for a sustained period? Are they using the text to show their understanding of what they read? Does your child check to see if they understand what a word means?
Reading test

6. SPAG test What can you do at home? - Practise spellings regularly.
Spelling, punctuation and grammar
Test children’s understanding of how to use punctuation and grammar.
20 word spelling test.
What can you do at home?
- Practise spellings regularly.
Help your child to learn (revise) grammar terms e.g. noun, verb, adverb, subordinate clause etc
Be aware they will be tested on their standard English.

7. 1. sharp ravenously
2. whiskers approached
3. surveyed cautiously
4. lying bristling
5. rigid sensible
6. intruder height
7. scattered corridor
8. enough proud
9. females straightened
10. doubt voice

8. Mental Arithmetic test –
Fixed response questions
30 minutes to answer – includes long division/multiplication, fractions, percentages and decimals
Need quick recall
What can I do at home?
Practise times tables and corresponding division facts/ number bonds/ multiplying and dividing by 10,100, regular practise for instant recall (very little thinking time).
- TT rockstars
Instant recall impacts on all maths…most Important area.

9. Arithmetic paper 1

10. Maths Papers No calculators allowed. Paper 2 – mathematical reasoning
40 minutes per test

11. Reasoning papers 2 and 3

12. SATS week 14th May – 17th May May
Date
Level 3-5 tests
Mon 14th May 2018
SPaG Test
Tues 15th May 2018
Reading Test
Wed 16th May 2018
Arithmetic Test paper 1
- Reasoning Paper 2
Thurs 17th May 2018
– Reasoning Paper 3

13. Taking the test
The timetable is set nationally
Holidays
Illness
Tests start at 9am.

14. Results come online in July.
When will parents be informed of pupils’ results and who else will use these results?
Results come online in July.
Raw score, scaled score, ARE and a teacher assessment for end of Year 6.
Results will be sent out with reports.

15. https://registration. livegroup. co. uk/sta/ContentTabs/E mbed. aspx
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17. How we are supporting the children
TT rockstars
SPaG.com
Homework books
Booster groups
Test techniques.
Practise tests (1 per half term)
Quality first teaching.

18. How you can support your child
First and foremost, support and reassure your child that there is nothing to worry about and they should always just try their best. Praise and encourage!
Do any home learning
Practise their spellings/ times tables/ mental maths facts.
Revision guides.
Promote the tests as positive – a chance to show off the hard work they have done in the last 4 years.
Attendance
Avoid practise tests*
Early bedtimes and a good breakfast.

19. Finally – health warning
We do consider the SAT tests to be important and see them as a chance for your child to show off all that they are capable of.
It is important to remember that all the children in Year 6 are special and unique irrespective of a test.
The value and worth of each child cannot be quantified by a test level and nor should it.
Thank you for taking the time to find out more.
If there is something you feel we could support
your child with more, please do not hesitate to ask.
Example tests can be found at the back