Year 6 SATs meeting for Parents

Aims To inform Parents about: How children are assessed The end of year SATs tests Teacher Assessment What the ‘results’ will look like What we are doing to help How you can help

How the children are assessed The End of Key Stage 2 is a National Assessment point Every child is assessed in Reading, Writing, Maths and Science

How the children are assessed Tests in Reading Maths Grammar, punctuation and spelling Science – for selected schools Writing is Teacher Assessed All the work they complete in Year 6 will be taken into account Also Teacher Assessments for Reading, Maths and Science

What are SATs? Standard Assessment Tests Every school in England has to undertake them Key Stage 2 tests are: Externally set Externally marked

Test Timetable Monday 8th May English reading test Tuesday 9th May English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, Paper 1, short answer questions. English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, Paper 2, spelling. Wednesday 10th May Mathematics, Paper 1, arithmetic test. Mathematics, Paper 2, reasoning. Thursday 11th May Mathematics Paper 3, reasoning.

Year 6 Reading

Reading The Reading Test consists of a single test paper with three unrelated reading texts. (one 800-word text and two passages of 300 words) Children are given 60 minutes in total, which includes reading the texts and answering the questions. A total of 50 marks are available. Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading. Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation.

Reading – Question types There will be a selection of question types, including: Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’  Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’  Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’  Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’  Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’ 

What’s tested? 18% 32% 2% 36% 6% 2% 4% 0% A B C D Give/explain the meaning of words. Retrieve information from the text. Summarise main ideas from more than one paragraph. Make inferences from the text using evidence from the text. E F G H Predict what may happen from details stated and implied. Explain how information is related and contributes to meaning as a whole. Explain how meaning is enhanced through choice of words and phrases. Make comparisons within the text. 18% 32% 2% 36% 6% 2% 4% 0%

A. Give/explain the meaning of words.

B. Retrieve information from the text.

D. Make inferences from the text using evidence from the text.

Year 6 Grammar, punctuation and spelling (SPAG)

Spelling Punctuation and Grammar A Spelling test is administered containing 20 words, lasting approximately 15 minutes. A separate test is given on Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar This test lasts for 45 minutes and requires short answer questions, including some multiple choice. Marks for these two tests are added together to give a total for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

What’s tested? 1 2 3 4 Grammatical terms / word classes Functions of sentences Combining words, phrases and clauses Verb forms, tenses and consistency 5 6 7 Punctuation Vocabulary Standard English and formality 26% 6% 12% 16% 28% 10% 2%

1. Grammatical terms / word classes

5. Punctuation

4. Verb forms, tenses and consistency

Year 6 Maths

Mathematics Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. Paper 1 is for ‘Arithmetic’ covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals. Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’, Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answer questions in context and decide what is required to find a solution. Questions gradually increase in difficulty. Not all children will be expected to access some of the more difficult questions later in the papers

Mathematics - coverage Area Percentage of marks Number, ratio and Algebra 75% - 85% Measurement, Geometry and Statistics 15% - 25%

Paper 1 Arithmetic About 36 Questions Total of 40 marks 30 minutes to answer them all Questions get harder as the paper goes on

Addition and Subtraction

Multiplication

Division

Adding and subtracting fractions

Multiplying and dividing fractions

About 20 Questions Total of 35 marks 40 minutes to answer them all Questions get harder as the paper goes on

Writing teacher assessment A range of writing over the year is assessed Writing is assessed against a National Framework Split into three standards – Working Towards, Working At and Working at Greater Depth Children must demonstrate attainment in all the statements within the standard to achieve it

What the ‘results’ will look like Teacher Assessment

What the ‘results’ will look like Teacher Assessment Category Meaning Working at the expected standard. Working At age related expectations Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for Maths, Reading and Science. Working towards the expected standard. (Writing only) Working Slightly Below age related expectations Has not met the expected standard. (Reading, Maths and Science) Working at greater depth within the expected standard. Working Above the age related expectations. Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for writing Pre-Key Stage standards Growing development of the expected standard Early Development of the expected standard Foundations for the expected standard Below the standard of the pre-key stage Working Below age related expectations

What the ‘results’ will look like Teacher Assessment Category Meaning Working at the expected standard. Working At age related expectations Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for Maths, Reading and Science. Working towards the expected standard. (Writing only) Working Slightly Below age related expectations Has not met the expected standard. (Reading, Maths and Science) Working at greater depth within the expected standard. Working Above the age related expectations. Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for writing Pre-Key Stage standards Growing development of the expected standard Early Development of the expected standard Foundations for the expected standard Below the standard of the pre-key stage Working Below age related expectations

What the ‘results’ will look like Teacher Assessment Category Meaning Working at the expected standard. Working At age related expectations Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for Maths, Reading and Science. Working towards the expected standard. (Writing only) Working Slightly Below age related expectations Has not met the expected standard. (Reading, Maths and Science) Working at greater depth within the expected standard. Working Above the age related expectations. Highest standard of attainment that can be awarded for writing Pre-Key Stage standards Growing development of the expected standard Early Development of the expected standard Foundations for the expected standard Below the standard of the pre-key stage Working Below age related expectations

What the ‘results’ will look like Test Assessment A ‘Raw Score’ for each test Marks available Reading Maths Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Raw Score 50 110 70 A ‘Scaled Score’ for each test Raw scores are converted to Scaled Scores Scaled scores run from 80 -120 100 is the ‘expected standard’ 110 was deemed a ‘high score’ in 2016 2016 thresholds Reading Maths Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Scaled score of 100 21 60 43 Scaled score of 110 34 98 61

How we help We talk to the children Each child will be treated as an individual and encouraged by us to do their very best Practise papers and questions – last week Mock SATs week – Last week of term Easter Holiday homework set 15-20 minutes work most days over the holiday Maths and SPAG revision books SATs Breakfast (including MOCKs week)

How you can help Help your child with their homework, hear them read and learn their multiplication tables and spellings. Encourage your child to do their best. Ensure that your child has a good night sleep. Let us know if they are worried

Any Questions?