Khalsa Primary School

Wednesday 11th November 2015Welcome to Year 6 SATs meeting

Aims of the meeting

To share important information about KS2 SATs

To answer questions about KS2 SATs

Discuss and share ideas about how you, as a parent can help your child at home

What does SATs stand for?

• Statutory Assessment Tasks and Tests (also includes Teacher Assessment).

• SATs are taken at the end of Key Stage 1 (at age 7) and at the end of Key Stage 2 (at age 11).

What are KS2 SATs?• KS2 SAT tests are taken by pupils in year 6

(when they are 10-11 years old) as part of the National Curriculum assessment programme.

• KS2 SAT results are used by secondary schools to put pupils into suitable sets for core subjects. They will also use these results to predict their GCSE grades.

• Year 6 pupils undertake KS2 SAT papers in two core subjects: English and Maths.

What level should Year 6 pupils be at?

Level 3: Below the nationally expected level of attainment for a pupil at the end of Year 6.

Level 4: The nationally expected level of attainment for a pupil at the end of Year 6.

Level 5: Above the nationally expected level of attainment for a pupil at the end of Year 6.

Levels no longer exist

• The Government have now removed levels and instead there will be a new way in which progress and attainment will be recorded

• Pupils will have to working at expected levels and pupils will have to gain a score of 100 to pass

• For example one way in which results may be shared with parents is: Subject/Aspect Test

scoreTeacher assessment judgement

 Reading 108 Working at expected level

   X

  Not working at the expected level 

 

Writing N/A Working towards the expected standard 

  X

  Working at the expected standard 

 

Working at greater depth within expected standard 

 

Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

112 N/A  

Mathematics 109 Working at the expected level 

  X

  Not working at the expected level 

 

Science N/A Working at the expected level 

  X

  Not working at the expected level 

 

What does teacher assessment involve, and is it different from

testing?• Teacher assessment draws together

everything the teacher (s) know about a child, including observations, marked work and school assessments.

• Teacher assessment is not a ‘snapshot’ like tests and is therefore more reliable.

• There can be a difference between teacher assessment results and test levels.

• Teacher assessment only, is used for children who work below level 3 (children who don’t do the SATs).

How is SATs week organised?• A timetable is issued to schools, informing us

on which days/sessions, tests must be administered.

• All pupils must sit the tests at the same time.

• Test papers can only be opened 1 hour before the tests begin.

• Tests are completed in classrooms - displays that may help pupils are covered.

• Pupils are divided into groups for test administration to ensure they are properly supported and feel secure.

SATs Timetable

SATs will take place during the week commencing Monday 9th May to Thursday 12th May 2016

English SATs

English SATs consist of:

•A reading test

•A grammar, punctuation and spelling test

English Comprehension

• The reading test has changed since July 2015. This year, pupils will read three texts which may not be linked together. The least demanding text will come first with the following texts increasing in level of difficulty

• Instead of being given 15 minutes reading time and 45 minutes to answer the questions, pupils will have a total of one hour to read the texts and complete the questions at their own pace.

Sentence from: “A Day in the English Countryside”

As the afternoon light started to fade, the cow stopped eating grass, stood instead

with its head over the gate and gazed expectantly down the lane.

1. Where was the cow? (Deductive)

2. What do you think the cow was expecting? (Inferential)

3. What time of day was it? (Literal)

4. What three things did the cow do? (Literal)

English, grammar, punctuation & spelling

• A new statutory test of English grammar, punctuation and spelling was introduced for children at the end of key stage 2 from May 2013

• The test will assess grammar, punctuation, spelling & vocabulary

1. Circle all the adverbs in the sentence below. Open the drawers carefully and quietly when using the filing cabinet.

2. Tick one word to complete the sentence below.Michael and Kate read their books ______________ they ate their sandwiches.Tick one.Whilewhichbetweenduring

How can parents help with reading?

• Ensure your child reads every night.

• Encourage them to read fiction and non-fiction.

• Try to listen to your child read and ask them questions about the text.

• Help them with the different skills of reading especially ‘skim’ reading where they are looking for key words in the text.

• Speed reading

Writing• The Form of Writing to be tested is not known

by the school prior to the test.• The tasks could require the children to write any

of the following…• Instructions• Persuasive text• Discussion text• Recount• Report• Explanation• Poetry • Narrative texts (a story, or based on any of the

above formats)

Assessment of writing

• The written test is no longer sent away to be externally marked and assessed.

• The on going progress of individual children is carefully tracked and developed throughout the whole of year 6: this level assessed by the teacher is used in conjunction with the written test to agree on a Level.

• Local Authority moderators visit schools to ensure high standards of teacher assessment.

Writing test examples

Teacher assessment of writing

Mathematics

Mathematics SATs consist of:

Three Maths Papers

Paper 1 – Arithmetic Paper.

Paper 2 and Paper 3 – Reasoning Papers.

Calculators are not permitted in any of the Maths tests.

Paper 1: An arithmetic paper. Questions will be context free. They will assess number, calculations and fractions. The ‘fractions’ strand in the new national curriculum covers fractions, decimals and percentages.

Pupils will be expected to use formal methods to solve specific arithmetic questions, e.g. long multiplication and long division. There will be guidance in the test booklet to indicate when a formal method is required. Two marks will be available for these questions. One mark may be awarded if an appropriate formal method is used but the final answer is incorrect.

Each question in the arithmetic paper will have a grid area to encourage appropriate working outTimings for the test

Paper 1: 30 minutes to answer 36 questions

Paper 1: Arithmetic sample questions555 + 656 =

1 1/7 − 3/7 =

Write the missing fraction.

1/3+1/4+ =1

120 − 15 × 5 =

Paper 2 and Paper 3:

Assesses pupils’ ability to apply mathematics to problems and to reason. There won’t be significant differences in format or difficulty between the two papers. The tests will contain a mixture of contextualised and context-free questions, and real life and abstract problems.

Timings for the test Paper 2 and Paper 3:

Each paper will take 40 minutes.

Complete this sentence

Every number with a factor of 10 must also have factors of

Paper 2 and Paper 3 : Reasoning sample questions

A bag of 5 lemons costs £1

A bag of 4 oranges costs £1.80

How much more does one orange cost than one lemon?

Support with homework – not just helping with the Maths but reading the questions can really help.

TIMES TABLES!!!

Help your child to check their work through – this will help them to spot mistakes that can sometimes be easily fixed.

How can parents help with Maths?

Thank you for coming.

Any questions?