1. Key Stage 1 SATs “If you can dream it, you can do it!” (Walt Disney) “If you can dream it, you can do it!” (Walt Disney)

2. The importance of the SAT’s tests. The National Curriculum tests are designed to assess children’s knowledge and understanding of the Key Stage 1 programmes of study. This is the first year where Year 2 children will be assessed without levels. Scaled scores will be used instead. The tests provide a formal assessment of a child’s attainment at the end of Key Stage 1 (Year 2). The results are passed onto their next teacher and targets are set for their progress over the next Key Stage (Year 3 to 6) where formal assessments are used again to measure their progress. SATs results are reported to the DfES with individual schools’ performance published in performance tables, usually referred to as `league tables`. As with KS2 and KS3, the end of KS1 statutory assessments are part of the Government’s commitment to raising standards.

3. Scaled scores (Information taken from the STA Guidance) The move to scaled scores was announced as part of the previous government’s response to the consultation on reforming the assessment and accountability for primary schools. Scaled scores are used all over the world. They help test results to be reported consistently from one year to the next. We design national curriculum tests to be as similar as possible year on year, but slight differences in difficulty will occur between years. Scaled scores maintain their meaning over time so that two pupils achieving the same scaled score on two different tests will have demonstrated the same attainment. For example, on our scale 100 will always represent the ‘national standard’. However, due to the small differences in difficulty between tests, the ‘raw score’ (ie the total number of correct responses) that equates to 100 might be different (though similar) each year. 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 can’t set the scale in advance; this cohort is the first that has reached the end of key stage 2 having studied sufficient content from the new national curriculum. If we were to set the scale using data from pupils that had studied the old national curriculum, it is likely it would be incorrect. 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 into a scaled score. We will publish this after the first tests have been administered. The standards underpinning the scale will be maintained as long as there is no large-scale change to what the tests cover. Once the national standard has been set in summer 2016, we will maintain the standard in subsequent years by using a process known as ‘test equating’. When we trial future tests in schools, we also administer a separate ‘anchor test’. This test remains the same over time. It allows us to link scores from one test to another to ensure standards are maintained.

4. When the tests are held? There will be an assessment week in the Summer term where the children have their ‘tests’. There is no set date that the tests need to be taken, but they must be carried out during May. Schools must submit their assessment data before the 13 th June 2016. We are going to complete our assessments on the week beginning 23 rd May 2016. All KS1 staff have the document ‘Assessment and reporting arrangements’ to ensure that we have the standardised information.

5. English reading Paper 1: combined reading prompt and answer booklet English reading Paper 2: reading booklet and reading answer booklet English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: spelling English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: questions Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning What can my child expect from the SAT’s?

6. Format of the tests… The children will have all tests explained to them using the provided guidance. They will have an approximate allocated time to complete the tests, following the guidance given. The Reading test must be completed independently with no support. During the Maths arithmetic test, children will complete the tests independently. During the Maths reasoning test, the questions will be read out aloud by the teacher.

7. Reading Papers The new reading test for Year 2 pupils will involve two separate papers: Paper 1 consists of a selection of texts totalling 400 to 700 words, with questions interspersed Paper 2 comprises a reading booklet of a selection of passages totalling 800 to 1100 words. Children will write their answers in a separate booklet Each paper is worth 50 per cent of the marks, and should take around 30 minutes, but children will not be strictly timed, as the tests are not intended to assess children’s ability to work at speed. The texts in the reading papers will cover a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry, and will get progressively more difficult towards the end of the test. There will be a variety of question types: Multiple choice Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show in which order they happened in the story’ Matching, e.g. ‘Match the character to the job that they do in the story’ Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title’ Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that shows what the weather was like in the story’ Short answer, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended answer, e.g. ‘Why did Lucy write the letter to her grandmother? Give two reasons’

8. SPAG paper Children taking Key Stage 1 SATs will sit three separate papers in grammar, spelling and punctuation: Paper 1: a grammar and punctuation written task, taking approximately 20 minutes, and worth 15 marks. Children will be provided with a prompt and stimulus for a short piece of writing, with a clear text type, audience and purpose. Handwriting will be worth four per cent of the marks. Paper 2: a grammar, punctuation and vocabulary test, in two sections of around 10 minutes each (with a break between, if necessary), worth 20 marks. This will involve a mixture of selecting the right answers e.g. through multiple choice, and writing short answers. Paper 3: a 20-word spelling test taking approximately 15 minutes and worth 10 marks.

9. Maths Papers The new Key Stage 1 maths test will comprise two papers: Paper 1: arithmetic, worth 25 marks and taking around 15 minutes. Paper 2: mathematical fluency, problem-solving and reasoning, worth 35 marks and taking 35 minutes, with a break if necessary. There will be a variety of question types: multiple choice, matching, true/false, constrained (e.g. completing a chart or table; drawing a shape) and less constrained (e.g. where children have to show or explain their method). Children will not be able to use any tools such as calculators or number lines.

10. How we deliver them… The tests happen in the child’s classes. Wall displays will be covered up. All equipment is provided and children have access to their water bottles at all times. Their teacher will deliver their tests. SAT’s papers are stored in a secured area. Where a pupil is not working at age related expectations, a teacher judgment will be made using a document provided by the Standards and Testing Agency. School will report the data formally. School will go to Local Authority Moderation to share their reported data with other teachers to ensure consistency and accuracy.

11. What we, as a school, will be doing for your child Identify needs of children and grouping them according to ability. Track each child to ensure children are striving for age related expectations. Work is differentiated accordingly. Marked success criteria linked to child’s targets. Appropriate Interventions to fill gaps in knowledge. Regular Homework to support and challenge. Mock SAT’s in preparation Identify misconceptions

12. Homework The importance of homework will evolve over the year. Parental support is vital to ensure completion of homework. Children will receive mental maths books and will be allocated set pages of homework to complete. Handwriting and spellings are vital as this is an identified weakness for this cohort. Reading with your child everyday where possible will help develop all other areas of the child’s learning.

13. What can you do at home? Encourage and support children with completion of homework. Listen to children read regularly and ask questions using the reading question cards that were sent home. Ask for help from your child’s teacher. Encourage your child to be confident about their ability to do well. Make sure they get enough sleep. Make sure they eat breakfast. Encourage them to ask the teacher if they are unsure about anything. Explain that the SATs are a way of showing what they know. Tell them how good they are and remind them ‘THEY CAN’T FAIL!’

14. In your folder is a pack of support materials… Handwriting formation and activities Phonic support Maths calculation examples and activities Punctuation support Spelling appendix from NC

15. Are there any questions? Miss Walsh – KS1 Leader/Y2 teacher Miss Lakin/Mrs Burton – Y2 teacher Miss Goldsmith – Deputy Head Teacher/Assessment Leader Thank you for joining us today and helping us with supporting your child to reach their potential.

16. Thank you for your time. “If you can dream it, you can do it!” (Walt Disney) “If you can dream it, you can do it!” (Walt Disney)