End of Key Stage Assessment Meeting Year 2 20th February 2019

National Curriculum Subjects The National Curriculum, taught to all pupils, is made up of blocks of years, known as key stages: Years 1 and 2 are known as Key Stage 1 Years 3 to 6 are known as Key Stage 2

The National Curriculum English, Maths, Science - Core Subjects Geography, History, Art, DT, P.E, Music, Computing – Foundation Subjects Schools also have to teach R.E, although parents have the right to remove their child from the R.E. Curriculum. We follow the Beds Agreed Syllabus. Schools are also advised to teach P.S.H.E. and a modern foreign language from Key Stage 2.

End of Key Stage Assessments Tasks are undertaken near the end of KS1 in May: w/b 13th May 2019- mornings w/b 20th May 2019- mornings- finishing off Maths (arithmetic and reasoning) Reading (comprehension) English (grammar, punctuation and spelling) These tasks are used to support the teacher’s on-going assessment of your child’s progress. Only the teacher’s assessment is reported to the local authority.

What is Teacher Assessment? Teachers constantly gather evidence about pupil performance. This on-going assessment is more reliable than tests which are just a snapshot of achievement. Not all children will achieve their best in the tests and some may excel. Teacher assessment helps to create a balanced picture.

Emerging Expected Exceeding New ‘Levels’ At the end of each year children are now assessed on their understanding of that year’s curriculum requirements. They will either be: Emerging Expected Exceeding

Assessment The tests can be taken at a time the school chooses. The results are not reported separately but are used to help the teacher assess your child's work. The teacher assessment is then moderated by your local authority. This is to make sure teachers make consistent assessments of children's work.

Maths - Paper 1 - arithmetic

Maths - Paper 2 - reasoning 5 Aural questions Independent questions

Reading – Paper 1 Non-fiction Fiction

Reading – Paper 2 Non-fiction & Fiction text Answer booklet

English: grammar

20 spellings with 15 minutes to complete English: spelling 20 spellings with 15 minutes to complete

Key Points If it is appropriate, children can have the Maths paper read to them. No help can be given with the Reading, grammar or spelling tests. Teacher assessments (with evidence) are more important than test results. Assessments have no major impact on the child’s future education as assessments are done regularly to inform teachers of their planning.

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