1. Year 6
SATs Meeting
Monday 30th January 2017

2. What are KS2 SATs? Standard Assessment Tests (SATs)
All children have to be tested before they go to high school
They provide assessment information for high schools
Purpose – to judge whether each child is working at the expected standard

3. What are the children tested on
What are the children tested on? The children are tested on all key elements of the learning which they have covered in maths and English. Other assessments take place throughout the year. Some schools are sampled for science testing too – we will not know about this until nearer the time.

4. What information do high schools want?
SATs results
Teacher assessments
Tests administered by the high schools

5. What does teacher assessment involve,
and is it different from testing?
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 outcomes.

6. How is SATs week organised?
Date
Subject
Mon 8th May
English Reading
Tues 9th May
English SPaG Paper 1
English SPaG Paper 2 - Spellings
Weds 10th May
Maths Paper 1 – Arithmetic
Maths Paper 2 - Reasoning
Thurs 11th May
Maths Paper 3 - Reasoning
Now let’s look at each of the assessments…

7. During SATs week:
Please ensure that your child is in school every day during SATs week
Ensure that they are in school on time
Please don’t book anything during this week e.g. doctor’s appointments, holidays etc
If your child is ill, let us know immediately

8. How can you help with reading?
Ensure your child reads a range of fiction and non-fiction on a regular basis
Try to ask them questions about the text – assessing their comprehension/understanding
Have a go at speed reading
Read 5 times every week
Support with homework tasks

9. How can you help with SPaG?
Learn the different word classes (see planner)
Practise writing the word lists (see planner), identifying spelling patterns and rules
Encourage your child to access Spellodrome from home/library etc
Support with homework tasks

10. How can you help with Maths?
Rehearse number facts e.g. times tables and also written calculation methods
Encourage your child to access Mathletics from home/library etc
Support with homework tasks
Ensure that your child is at school on time every day

11. What happens to the papers?
After each test the papers are packaged, sealed and sent to external markers
Papers are returned to the school with the results available in July 2017
A copy of your child’s results, together with the Teacher Assessment will be in their annual report

12. What are we doing?
Differentiated Input Model (DIM) with Mrs Wilcock, Mrs Cloake, Miss Kellett and Mrs Fairhurst
Same day/next day interventions
Homework
Test preparation
Big Maths
Growth Mindset

13. How else can you help? Ask you children about these:
Every other week – reading assessment
Every week – Big Maths assessment
Every Friday – Spelling test
Every Friday – SPaG assessment
Help with homework
Ensure children are punctual
Ensure your child has a good attendance record
Help to keep a balance between school work and after-school activities.

14. Final notes:
Please ensure your child has a pair of trainers in school every day, as we will be going outside after the tests
Friday, 12th May – Year 6 children are welcome to wear own clothes as we are planning to go to a local park and PLAY! (Unless we are selected to sit Science…then we will go the week after)