Kingsham Primary School YEAR 6 SATs 2019

Aims of the meeting: That you feel well informed about Year 6 SATs and how to support your child To familiarise you with test content / style To answer any queries you may have

Agenda: Introduction Outline of purpose and procedure Time to explore materials and ask questions

What are SATs? Statutory Assessment Tasks & Tests which all pupils take at the end of Key Stage two. They provide a snapshot of attainment in English, and mathematics. The tests take place during May - all tests must take place on the same day, nationally. The tests are marked externally

What are the children tested on? The children will be tested on the ‘Programmes of Study’ for English and maths, outlined in the National Curriculum 2014, This has been statutory in schools since Sept 2014. It was tested for the first time in May 2016. There will be teacher assessments for writing and science

What are the results used for? Guiding secondary schools – alongside Teacher Assessment and testing on entry Guiding the school on how to improve– analysed each year Monitoring school success

Question: What do the results of SATs mean in real terms for my child’s education? The result will suggest whether academically your child is ‘secondary ready’ or not The main purpose of statutory assessment is to ascertain what pupils have achieved in relation to the areas of the national curriculum (2014) . The main intended uses of the outcomes are to: hold schools accountable for the attainment and progress made by their pupils inform parents and secondary schools about the performance of individual pupils enable benchmarking between schools, as well as monitoring performance locally and nationally

Test timetable

KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test These tests focus on the pupil’s knowledge and ability to apply grammatical terminology and the full range of punctuation Paper 1: assesses grammar, punctuation and vocabulary 45 mins 50 marks Implications: Terminology, accuracy, usually need to do more than one thing correctly to get a mark e.g. Write the contracted form of the underlined words: That decision does not seem fair. Circle all the determiners in the sentence below: Two apple trees screened the open windows on one side.

Paper 2: assesses spelling Approx. 15 mins 20 words 20 marks Based on the spelling rules taught across KS2, in increasing difficulty 70 marks in total – both papers will inform an overall grammar score

Reading The English reading test tends to have a greater focus on fictional texts. There is also a significant emphasis on the comprehension elements of the curriculum. There is a reading booklet and separate answer booklet The children will have 1 hour to read the 3 texts and complete the questions. The least demanding text will come first. Greater level of challenge within the test Higher expectation of language Implications: Building reading stamina, APE (Answer it, Prove it, Explain it), comprehension, test technique e.g. ‘Find and copy,’ Tick two etc.

KS2 mathematics test Paper 1: Arithmetic 30 mins nearly 40 questions 40 marks Will test your child’s number skills, fluency and calculation skills. Implications: Ability to recognise when to mentally calculate an answer and when to do a written method Fluency with number facts, table facts, formal methods (method marks) Accuracy Example starter questions: 60 – 42 ÷ 6 = Example challenging questions: 2331÷37 =

Papers 2 and 3 – mathematical reasoning 40 mins each 35 marks per paper These test papers cover the wider areas of mathematics e.g. geometry and statistics , however the majority of marks are related to number and calculation within different contexts (particularly fractions and division). Many questions do involve more than one step The questions are set out in approximate order of difficulty Even children who are proficient at mathematics will find aspects of the paper challenging.

Reporting using scaled scores The results of the National Tests are reported as scaled scores. Children’s raw marks will be converted into a scaled score to identify whether they have met the national standard.

Scaled scores: A scaled score of 100 will always represent ‘the expected standard’ The raw score will be converted into a scaled score using a conversion table (published at same time as results – July) We will report to you: Your child’s scaled score Confirmation of whether or not they attained the expected standard.

Teacher Assessment Teacher assessments must now only be reported for writing and science. Teacher assessment provides a rounded judgement that: Is based on knowledge of how the pupil has performed over time and in a variety of contexts Takes into account strengths and weaknesses

2018/2019 Teacher Assessment Frameworks Writing: Teacher assessment only Three standards are described: Working towards expected standard Working at the expected standard Working at greater depth within the expected standard There are also standards for children working below working towards end of KS2 expectations. These are called the pre-key stage standards.

Implications: All statements need to be met in the awarded standard and preceding standard Spelling – spelling most words correctly, including common exception words (year 5 and 6) High Expectation of basics – proof-reading Handwriting Teacher assessment deadline is end of June so pupils will still be working on improving the evidence base for their writing across the curriculum Pupils need to show consistent evidence of all the statements across a range of writing

For science the framework contains one standard: pupils will either be described as ‘working at the expected standard’ or ‘has not met the expected standard’

Preparing for the tests in school. We will be giving children opportunities to: continue to work in two smaller morning groups taught by Miss Edwards and Mrs Towle cover and secure the relevant content practise previous papers, questions and similar materials complete work in a given time learn test strategies i.e. what to do if they cannot answer a question, read a word etc. Interventions – scoop up Practice book materials in grammar and reading home learning – maths homelearning books

How can you help your children? Maths games (fluency) e.g. dice games, mathletics, hit the button Tables practice, number bonds Nrich maths website – reasoning Practising formal written methods (refer calculation guide on website) High Expectations of things you know they can do e.g. basic punctuation, spellings Practising spellings including statutory word lists from Y3,4,5 and 6 Spelling games Reading – to your child, with your child Home Learning – maths books Encourage your child to work to speed Make sure your child is aware that getting stuck is not a problem. Encourage your child to believe in themselves, ‘you can do it!’ Sleep and good attendance

Questions answered Does at ‘expected standard’ mean for your child or for a national expectation? 2. Where do the SATs tests take place? Any other questions?