Welcome to the Year 6 end of Key Stage 2 test information evening
New National Curriculum Tests Change in tests 2016 Levels abolished Scaled scores to report test outcomes
New National Curriculum Tests
Common ‘Myths’ ‘My child won’t cope.’ ‘My child is only 11. The learning that really matters happens at secondary school.’ ‘The tests are just a measure of the school’s performance.’ ‘The tests don’t really matter. They are tested again as soon as they get to secondary school.’
Purpose Hold schools accountable for the attainment and progress made by their pupils Inform parents and secondary schools about the performance of individual pupils Used to determine estimated Attainment 8 Score and therefore Progress 8.
Scaled Scores Consistent year on year 100+ Working at Expected Standard (EXS) 110+ Working at Greater Depth (GDS) Each pupil will receive: raw score scaled score confirmation of whether or not met national standard Reported to Secondary School
The Tests Monday 14th May – Thursday 16th May 2018 Questions in order of difficulty (typically) Readers/additional time where appropriate No separate test for most able Writing teacher assessed Tests: English grammar, punctuation & spelling English reading Mathematics
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
English Reading
Maths
Maths
Maths
Maths
Maths
Maths
Maths
Maths
Maths
Maths
Maths
Writing
Writing
Writing
Ways in which you can support… Regular reading together –Bug Club books can be allocated by your child‘s teacher to support comprehension Encourage child to move away from Tom Gates! Discuss the spelling rule as well as the spellings. Times tables – rapid recall Telling the time (analogue and digital) Measuring – cooking Real money! Asking how they know... Checking homework for spelling and punctuation