1. Y6 Assessment Information Evening
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Y6 Assessment Information Evening
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2. What do assessments look like?
Teacher assessment data for: Reading, Writing, Maths and Science.
Formal KS2 National Curriculum tests for:
Reading, Grammar, Spelling, Maths, and possible Science sampling.

3. KS2 National Curriculum Tests
The tests are statutory at the end of each key stage (Year 2 and Year 6) .
The idea of the tests is to show what pupils have learnt and retained during their time in Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6). The tests help us understand more about a child’s strengths and weaknesses in a subject.

4. What are the children tested on?
The children are tested on all of the work they have covered in all year groups so far. Year 6 children are tested on Maths and English.
Formal assessments take place throughout the key stage and informal assessments throughout the year. National Curriculum test results rarely hold any surprises for the teachers.

5. What form will the tests take?
English Reading (60 minutes to read three extracts and answer questions) Grammar and spelling test (60 minutes) Maths Mathematics, Paper 1, arithmetic test (30 minutes)
Mathematics, Paper 2, reasoning (40 minutes)
Mathematics Paper 3, reasoning (40 minutes)
What form will the tests take?

6. Where will the tests take place?
In their normal classroom environment.
We try to make the children as comfortable as possible.

7. How are the tests marked?
The tests are all sent away for external marking and hopefully returned to school before the end of term! (This is beyond our control.)
This year the tests will be marked electronically.

8. Assessing Writing
Your child’s writing level will be determined solely by teacher assessment.
The judgement will be based upon work from across the curriculum.
We may be chosen for external moderation at the end of May or beginning of June by the Local Authority. This is simply to confirm our judgements.
The deadline for submitting teacher assessments is 27th May 2016.
All test results will be returned after this date.

9. When will the tests take place?
Monday 9th May
Tuesday 10th May
Wednesday 11th May
Thursday 12th May
Friday 13th May
Reading Test
60 minutes to answer
BREAK
AFTERNOON
Grammar, punctuation and spelling
60 minutes
Mathematics, Paper 1, arithmetic test (30 minutes)
Mathematics, Paper 2, reasoning (40 minutes)
Mathematics Paper 3, reasoning (40 minutes)

10. How will the results be reported?
The children will be told their test scores individually.
Teacher assessment and test scores will be reported to parents within the pupil’s annual report, on a separate sheet.

11. How are scores calculated?
Test scores:
How are scores calculated?
Pupils will receive a scaled score, based on a raw test score. The raw score is the total number of marks a pupil receives in a test, based on the number of questions they answered correctly.
The pupil’s raw score will be translated into a scaled score using a conversion table. A pupil who achieves the national standard will have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the areas assessed by the tests. This will mean that they are well-placed to succeed in the next phase of their education.

12. How are scores calculated?
Children will receive a scaled score.
A score of 100 will always represent the ‘national standard’. However, due to the small differences in difficulty between tests, the ‘raw score’ (i.e. the total number of correct responses) that equates to 100 might be different (though similar) each year.
We cannot yet give full information about what the scale will look like. When pupils have completed the tests , the government will set the national standard and the rest of the scale.
The scale will have a lower end point below 100 (probably 80) and an upper end point above 100 (probably 120). Once the national standard has been set, the government will use a statistical technique called ‘scaling’ to transform the raw score into a scaled score. This will be published after the first tests have been administered.

13. Teacher assessments
An interim teacher assessment framework has been created for We will use this to assess your children.
Copies of the interim framework were sent out to parents, and can be found on the website.

14. Standards Children will be reported as working:
Below the national standard
Towards the national standard
At the national standard, or
Above the national standard

15. How can parents help?
Encourage children to be confident about their ability to do well and to try their best.
Playing is important - children should not be stopped from living their lives as normal during test week.
Support you child in working through the revision guides and homework activities.
Also, check out some of our recommended websites.

16. How to help your child:
Make sure they are in school that week and on time, unless they are unwell.
Make sure they get enough sleep.
Make sure they eat breakfast.
Don’t try to frighten them into revising. Children work best when they are feeling confident about what they are doing.
Encourage them to ask us if they are unsure about anything.
Explain that the tests are a way of showing what they know!

17. Recommended Websites

18. Please feel free to explore some of the sample papers on the desks, to see what the tests look like.
Finally, let’s remind the children of how this can be a really positive way to show off all they have learnt so far.