1. Welcome
SATs parents meeting 2016

2. What are SATs? Standard Assessment Tests.
Compulsory for all children at the end of Year 6.
Tests in: reading, GPS (grammar, punctuation and spelling) and mathematics.
Science is assessed by the class teacher

3. CHANGES To KS2 SATs in 2016?
In the summer term 2016, children in Year 6 will be the first to take the new SATs papers.
These test in English and math reflect the new national curriculum.
There will also be a completely new marking scheme to replace the existing national curriculum levels.
The tests will be both set and marked externally.

4. Key stage 2 reading
The reading test will be a paper with questions based on three passages of text that are unrelated.
They have one hour, including reading time, to complete the test.
There will be a selection of question types, including:
Ranking/ordering - number the events below
True or false – The children walked to school. True or False
Find and copy – Find and copy one word that suggests…
Short constructed responses – Look at the sentence that beings ‘Once upon a time.’ How does the writer increase the tensions throughout this paper? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.

5. Key stage 2 GPS This paper consist of two parts:
GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION
45 minute paper requiring short answers
Selected responses – identify the adjective in the sentence below
Constructed response – Complete the sentence below
SPELLING TEST
Approximately 15 – 20 minutes
Aural spelling test of 20 words.

6. Key stage 2 GPS
Grammar Paper 1:

7. Key stage 2 GPS
Grammar Paper 1:

8. Key stage 2 Maths This paper consist of three papers
Arithmetic (Paper 1)
30 minutes
Reasoning Paper (2 and 3)
40 minutes
Calculation based
Drawing a shape, completing a table or chart
Problem solving

9. Math Paper 1
Arithmetic

10. Math Paper 2 and 3: Reasoning

11. Math Paper 2 and 3: Reasoning

12. What about writing?
Your child’s writing is assessed against national standards by their class teacher.
The grade that they are given is then moderated by the local authority.

13. What happens to the results?
Results are sent to secondary schools; some use the results for streaming.
Almost all secondary schools test children themselves at the start of year 7.
Results of the SATs are used to place schools in a league table.
They show the progress children have made from KS1.
The results show the great effort the children have made in their learning!

14. How will they be run?
Children will sit the exams either in the upstairs hall or in their classroom.
You will be told where your child will be taking their exams before the date of the tests.
They will be invigilated by members of the senior leadership team and class teachers.

15. Timetable
This is the timetable for the SATs week. You have each been given a copy to take home.
Day
Papers
Monday 9th May
Reading
Tuesday 10th May
GPS
Wednesday 11th May
Paper 1: Arithmetic Paper;
Paper 2: Reasoning
Thursday 12th May
Paper 3: Reasoning

16. How can I help my child?
Talk to them about their homework and support them with revision from their CGP books
Make sure they get an early night.
Make sure they eat a good breakfast in the morning of the SATs.
However, we will be offering free breakfast for the year 6s on the morning of the SATs
Give them plenty of praise and encouragement; it’s hard work doing all those tests!

17. Monitoring visits
10% of schools will receive a monitoring visit, either from the STA or from the local authority (LA).

18. Any Questions?

19. Thank you for coming