2. To share important information about KS2 SATs To answer any questions about KS2 SATs Discuss / share ideas about how you, as a parent, can help your child at home Aims of the session

3. Standard Assessment Tests All children have to be tested before they go to secondary school Provide assessment information for secondary schools Purpose – assign National Curriculum levels to children before they leave primary school What are KS2 SATs?

4. Level 2 – these children will not be entered for the tests Level 3 – below age related expectation Level 4 – age related expectation Level 5 – above age related expectation

5. Teacher assessment draws together everything the teacher or teachers know about a child, including observations, marked work and school assessments. Teacher assessment is not a ‘snapshot’ like tests and is therefore more reliable. There can be a difference between teacher assessment results and test levels. Teacher assessment only, is used for children who work below level 3 (children who don’t do the SATs). What does teacher assessment involve, and is it different from testing?

6. A timetable is issued to school, telling us on which days/sessions tests must be administered. All children must sit the tests at the same time. Test papers can only be opened 1 hour before the tests begin. Tests are completed in classrooms, with any displays that may help covered over. Children are divided into groups for test administration to ensure they are properly supported and feel secure. How is SATs week organised?

7. Year 6 SATs Week 12 th – 15 th May2014

8. The best help is interest taken in learning and progress. Supporting homework. Good communication between the school and home. Getting a good sleep on a school night! How can parents help?

9. English SATs consist of: A reading test A grammar, punctuation and spelling test There is no writing test. Writing is purely teacher assessed.

10. 60 minutes to read booklet and answer questions. Children are allowed to refer to the reading booklet during this time There are a variety of different questions to be answered in different ways Children cannot have any adult help in this test

11. How can parents help with reading? Ensure your child reads every night! Encourage them to read fiction and non-fiction. Try to listen to your child read and ask them questions about the text. Help them with the different skills of reading especially ‘skim’ reading where they are looking for key words in the text. Speed reading Reading homework

12. Mathematics SATs consist of: This is a 20 minute orally delivered, taped assessment. The mental mathematics test has a subject weighting of 20%. A mental mathematics test. Two written test papers Test A and Test B Changes for 2014: No calculators allowed

13. Support with homework – not just helping with the Maths but reading the question can really help. TIMES TABLES!!! Help your child to check their work through – this will help them to spot mistakes that can sometimes be easily fixed. How can parents help with Maths?

15. Centre ID:PO1BJ User ID:Date of birth followed by two initials: first name then last name. Example: 010896DJ is the User ID for David Jones born 1 st Aug 1996. Password : Same as the User ID. Do not use the option to re-set the password. Website address: www.samlearning.comwww.samlearning.com

16. http://www.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/maths/sats/index.html

17. http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/

18. http://www.cgpbooks.co.uk/online_rev/ks2_choice.asp

19. What happens if my child is ill on the day of the test and can’t come to school? There are very strict guidelines regarding variations in when children sit a test and the criteria to be considered. Information about timetable variations - https://www.education.gov.uk/sta/keystage2/a00201115/ttv