Welcome to the Year 6 SATs Information meeting Wednesday 17th April 2013

What and When ? SATs - Statutory Assessment Tests English and Maths Week beginning 13th May 2013 Standard snapshot of child’s attainment Combines with Teacher Assessment Level 4 is the expectation for most children Teacher assessment is essential part of NC assessment and reporting and is carried out throughout the year over lots of pieces of work-part of everyday teaching and learning Evidence from different contexts In English, TA includes speaking & listening-equal weighting for these (writing elements combined) In maths, using & applying maths x2, number & algebra x5, shape, space, measuresx2, data handlingx1 Tests are a snapshot of performance on the day Whilst important, they don’t give the whole picture Also, don’t show how well a child is doing against their potential, or progress made School uses wide range of data and tracking throughout a child’s time in school which gives us this evidence Whilst SATS v important, need to balance that against this context So, in school, prepare children and stress importance but not put undue pressure on-not a qualification, is only 1 piece of information that high schools want and will use Positive attitude rather than trauma Levels-all children different and different abilities, level 4 being the expectation for most children. Tests are pitched at this level. Pupils working below this level do not sit tests as it is not aimed at their ability If a child is absent, they are given an automatic L3

English Reading Test New Spelling and Grammar Test Writing- on-going teacher assessment Maths Mental maths Calculator and non calculator papers

English Reading comprehension Writing on-going assessment Inference Deduction Interpretation skills 15mins reading, 45 mins paper Range of text types- fiction, non fiction, poetry Writing on-going assessment Children will be given an overall writing level based on their continuous class work (teacher assessment)

SPAG Test The SPAG test will include questions that assess the following elements of the English curriculum: • Sentence grammar through both identifying and writing sentences that are grammatically correct • Punctuation through identifying and writing sentences that are correctly punctuated • Vocabulary through identifying and writing sentences in which a word is used correctly • Spelling Spelling Insert spellings of missing words in a passage read aloud 20 spellings Style, organisation as well as punctuation and grammar

Maths Mental maths Papers A and B 20 questions 5 to 15 seconds to answer Papers A and B 45 mins each paper Questions are progressively harder Working out gains marks on paper A Calculator allowed on paper B Need roughly half marks on each paper for Level 4, three quarters for Level 5

Mental maths Now it’s your turn! Have a go at the mental maths test 2008 Good luck! Don’t worry, we won’t mark your answers!

Preparation Weekly dedicated time for Year 6 children Looking at papers for familiarity with layout, requirements of questions Timed practice for a ‘feel’ of the time available Teaching input to revise knowledge covered Looking at elements of mark scheme to understand requirements of different question types Continued good teaching Use maths and literacy vocabulary books/booster booklets as a revision aid