Assessing your child Without Levels What does it look like?

Recent changes in the national curriculum Higher Expectations!

We are challenging the staff to extend and deepen the children’s knowledge so they can answer questions in a range of formats and give them the opportunity to reflect, and consolidate instead of rushing them onto to the next thing. We need to ensure the building blocks of learning are on a strong foundations and that they are securely in place!

Stronger emphasis on vocabulary development, grammar, punctuation and spelling (for example, the use of commas and apostrophes now expected to be taught in KS1) A greater focus on phonics in EYFS-YR3 in reading and writing. Handwriting is expected to be fluent, legible and speedy. Spoken English has a greater emphasis with a focus on standard English, with children being taught debating, reciting poetry by heart and presenting skills.

Five-year-olds are expected to learn to count up to 100 and beyond (compared to 20 in the previous curriculum) and children now learn number bonds to 20 (previously up to 10) Simple fractions (1/4, 1/3, 1/2, 2/4, 3/4 ) will be taught from KS1. By the end of year 2, children will be expected to know 2, 3, 5, and 10 times tables

Key Stage 1 Testing arrangements • As in previous years the tests are done and marked in school and our aim is for the children to be unaware that they are doing a government test. The tests are used in the same way as they have been in the past to inform the teachers when they make their judgement about your child’s attainment. They are only one part of a bank of assessments. Children are not expected to be doing extra practise papers for these tests at home as they are meant to be an indication of what children can consistently do.

The 40 words and non-words are divided into two sections – one with simple word structures of three or four letters, and one with more complex word structures of five or six letters. Your child is scored against a national standard to determine whether or not they meet this standard Children who do not meet the required standard in Year 1 will be re- checked in Year 2.

KS1 English, Year 2 Reading • The reading test is made up of two parts; one integrated reading and answer booklet and one separate reading booklet with an associated reading answer booklet. Children will have access to all components but teachers can stop the child at any stage of the test that they feel is appropriate for that particular child. The total testing time is approximately 60 minutes.

Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling Children will sit two papers, • Paper 1 spelling, (20 words within a sentence.) • Paper 2, Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary 1. Selected response 2. Constructed response, answer of their own 3. Handwriting will also be assessed

Paper 1 Spelling

KS1 Maths, Year 2 Children will sit two papers • Paper 1, arithmetic • Paper 2, fluency, solving problems and reasoning

Paper 1, arithmetic

Paper 2, reasoning

Outcomes First year of testing Standardised scale still to be set In comparison to the old style levels the new age related expected standard is the equivalent of a 2B