1. Year 5/Year 6 Reaching their potential and moving on.

2. Think carefully PESE test is designed to identify the children best suited to a grammar education. Not all children will cope at Grammar school. All children do not need to sit the test. The test day is rigorous and the appeal process leaves children uncertain for a long time. Most Secondaries have grammar streams in which their more able pupils flourish.

3. Graduate with Pride A succesful end to their time at Primary School. End of year statutory assessments official measure to show if your child has worked to their full potential. Transition programme residential etc. Certificates and leavers service.

4. School is not just academia The 4 R’s Role models Responsibility Respect Resilience

5. Secondary Ready? At the end of Year 6 pupils will continue to be tested in Maths, Reading and SPAG “More challenging tests that will report a precise scaled score rather than a level” Your child’s score, school average, local and national. These will determine “Secondary Readiness.”

6. Partnership with Parents Homework Uniform Behaviour Attendance/punctuality Trips Healthy schools TLC

7. PESE 16 - 17 If you want your child to take the PESE test then you will need to apply online between 1 st June and 30 th June 2016 For online applications go to www.kent.gov.uk/ola If you want to use a computer at school to apply please contact Mrs Kemp to arrange an appointment.

8. Testing and results timetable 1 June to 30 June Register children to take the Kent Test Thursday 8 th September test day. Results via email after 4pm on Thursday13 th October. Friday 14 th October scores available at school. Parents evening will be held on Wednesday 19 th and Thursday 20 th October to consider next actions.

9. This year’s tests will be: a) English and Maths Test 2016 in multiple choice format (c.60 minutes plus admin time, two separate sections each with introductory practice items, English first); b) Reasoning Test 2016 in multiple choice format (c.60 minutes plus admin time, one Verbal Reasoning section and five Non-Verbal, separately timed with introductory practice items.) Pupils will also be required to complete a writing exercise under test conditions which will take 40 minutes. This will NOT be marked and is not something which will affect a pupil’s standardised score: it is simply to ensure that at least one good, extended sample of a pupil’s unaided written work is available should his or her assessment require further consideration. Test Day A familiarisation paper is available on the Kent website (www.kent.gov.uk), and the papers themselves will have introductory drills and practice questions, but there are no practice tests.

10. Secondary Admissions Look out for forms and information regarding open days in late September early October. Apply online at www.kent.gov.uk/ola by 31st Octoberwww.kent.gov.uk/ola

11. The SCAF You can name four schools we would strongly recommend that you use all four preferences. If any of your named schools receive more applications than there are places available your application is assessed against that schools over subscription criteria.

12. Disagree with assessment? If your intention is to appeal you must name the school you are hoping for on your CAF form. Only then can you ask an independent appeal panel to consider whether there might be a reason to admit your child. Appeal forms will be included in your offer of a place on 1st March 2017.

13. Online Applications www.kent.gov.uk/ola Any further information and paper registration forms are available at www.kent.gov.uk/secondaryadmissions www.kent.gov.uk/secondaryadmissions or tel: 03000 41 21 21