4th October 2018 Year 2

Outline Assessment arrangements for end of KS1 What are SATs? An outline of the tasks Teacher assessment What you can do to help

What are SATs? Children are assessed in: Reading Writing Mathematics In KS1 the emphasis is on teacher assessment, the tests support this judgement. We will familiarise children with the test format. Children do not know they are sitting tests! Key Stage 1 SATs consist of formal assessments in maths and reading that take around 3 hours in total to complete, plus informal assessments in science that take place throughout the year. SATs are just one aspect of the KS1 assessment process. Your child's teacher will be taking all their work in Years 1 and 2 into consideration in order to build a full, accurate picture of how well your child is doing. The full, teacher-assessment report about your child's progress in maths, reading, writing and science should be sent to you by the end of the summer term. Your child’s teacher is responsible for judging the standards your child is working at in English, maths and science, by the end of key stage 1. To help inform those judgements, pupils sit national curriculum tests in English and maths, commonly called SATs. They may also sit an optional test in English grammar, punctuation and spelling. The tests are a tool for teachers to help them measure your child’s performance and identify their needs as they move into key stage 2. They also allow teachers to see how your child is performing against national expected standards.

Tasks Assessment Area Reading Short text and questions Long text with separate questions Maths Arithmetic Mathematical reasoning There is not a test for the writing as this is assessed throughout the year using something called the ‘interim statements’. These interim statements are used to decide whether we feel that a child is

Writing Writing is teacher assessed. There is no test. Portfolio of evidence (6 pieces including cross curricular) Moderated internally , externally and by NCC.

Teacher Assessment If children do not perform to the best of their ability then test teacher assessment will be used and will over ride the test score. Children will not know that they are taking SATs.

Outcomes Working towards At Expected Greater Depth These are not used anymore.

Marking The Tests The grading system involves children's raw score – the actual number of marks they get – being translated into a scaled score. KS1 SATs papers are marked by your child’s teacher not externally. All subjects are moderated. As soon as the word ‘exam’ pops up, it can set off the parental panic button! Think of Key Stage 1 SATs as evaluations rather than exams – they’re not designed to be passed or failed, and they gauge what level your child has reached rather than whether or not they meet the standards set in the test. It’s another way to highlight where your child is doing well, and where they might need extra help.

The Results Results are reported to you in the end of year report. A national comparison will be made available with yearly reports. All levels reported to NCC and the DfE

Maths The Key Stage 1 Maths test is made up of two papers: Paper 1: Arithmetic, worth 25 marks and taking around 15 minutes. Paper 2: Mathematical fluency, problem-solving and reasoning, worth 35 marks and taking 35 minutes, with a break if necessary. There are a variety of question types: multiple choice, matching, true/false, constrained (e.g. completing a chart or table; drawing a shape) and less constrained (e.g. where children have to show or explain their method). Children are not allowed to use any tools such as calculators or number lines.

Reading The reading test for Year 2 pupils is made up of two separate papers: Paper 1 consists of a selection of texts totaling 400 to 700 words, with questions interspersed Paper 2 comprises a reading booklet of a selection of passages totaling 800 to 1100 words. Children will write their answers in a separate booklet Each paper is worth 50 per cent of the marks, and should take around 30 minutes, but children are not be strictly timed, as the tests are not intended to assess children’s ability to work at speed. The texts in the reading papers cover a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and get progressively more difficult towards the end of the test. Teachers have the option to stop the test at any point that they feel is appropriate for a particular child.

Reading There are a variety of question types: • Multiple choice • Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show in which order they happened in the story’ • Matching, e.g. ‘Match the character to the job that they do in the story’ • Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title’ • Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that shows what the weather was like in the story’ • Short answer, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ • Open-ended answer, e.g. ‘Why did Lucy write the letter to her grandmother? Give two reasons’ Each paper is worth 50 per cent of the marks, and should take around 30 minutes, but children are not be strictly timed, as the tests are not intended to assess children’s ability to work at speed. The texts in the reading papers cover a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and get progressively more difficult towards the end of the test. Teachers have the option to stop the test at any point that they feel is appropriate for a particular child.

When will they happen? The tests will be taken in May. The tests are not strictly timed we will do them when the children are ready. Pupils may not even know they are taking them as many teachers will incorporate them into everyday classroom activities. Please do not take any holiday during this month.

What can you do to help? Read together as much as possible and ask questions about the text. Use number problems in every day life, at the shops, on the bus, telling the time etc. Continue to work any targets discussed at parents evening. If we feel it is necessary, we may send home the odd practise question.

What can you do to help? Calculation policy Websites Interim statements.

Explicit revision is not necessary [teacher assessment]. Please remember Explicit revision is not necessary [teacher assessment]. Children already familiar with question format through subtle teaching.

Thank you for your time! Are there any questions?