Year 6 Sats Meeting for Parents Thursday 22nd February 2018

SATs Week Monday 14th May – Thursday 17th May The week will follow this order… Monday am – Grammar & Spelling (Changed) Tuesday am – Reading Wednesday am – Maths: Arithmetic & Paper 2 Thursday am – Maths Paper 3

Maths Tests Maths Tests Emphasis on mental strategies & reasoning Paper 1 – Arithmetic (30 mins) Papers 2 & 3 (40 mins) – Covers all areas of the KS2 curriculum

Sample of a page from the Arithmetic paper. 36 questions to answer in 30 minutes. Less than one per minute.

Sample question from one of the reasoning papers. Using and Applying.

Reading Test 3 Differentiated texts Timings (1 hour) Text types (no theme) Reading between the lines, not only about understanding.

Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar Test 2 parts Grammar, Punctuation and Vocabulary (looks at the technical terms). Often short answers – 45 minutes (50 marks). Spellings (20 marks) see handout. Spelling games to play at home.

Assessment Writing will be teacher assessed. - Working below the expected standard - Working towards the expected standard - Working at the expected standard - Working at greater depth within the expected standard Children must demonstrate they have achieved each objective in a variety of pieces of work to achieve the expected standard. See writing assessment grids (Y6)

Assessment The tests will be marked by giving a ‘scaled score’ https://www.gov.uk/guidance/scaled-scores-at-key-stage-2 Department for Education: As part of the national curriculum review, levels have been abolished. We are changing the way the tests are reported. From 2016, we will use scaled scores to report national curriculum test outcomes….. We can’t give full information about what the scale will look like yet. We need to wait until pupils have taken the tests and the tests have been marked before we can set the national standard and the rest of the scale….. We do know the scale will have a lower end point below 100 and an upper end point above 100. Once we have set the national standard we will use a statistical technique called ‘scaling’ to transform the raw score (number of marks correct) into a scaled score.

How you can help Practise spellings at home Mathletics Reading with your child and asking a range of questions – see handout Times tables/4 rules of number Time and money in context Ask any questions Parents Evening – Thursday 8th March