1. Year 2 SATs Information Meeting
Tuesday 21st February 2017

2. Purpose of the Meeting Explanation of the tests Scaled Scores
Timetable for tests-May 2017
Looking at the tests
How you can help at home
Question Time

3. Explanation of Tests
Reading Test – Paper 1 and Paper 2-everyone sits both papers
Maths Test – Paper 1 (mental arithmetic) & paper 2 (application) everyone sits both papers
Writing assessment

4. Reading
Paper 1-text and question appear on the same page-lower demand.
Paper 2- higher demand- separate reading and question booklets
Need to identify key aspects of the text so they can answer questions on characters, events , titles and information. (40-80%)
Small set of questions requiring inference (10-35%)
Make predictions (0-5%)
Sequence of events (0-8%)
The texts will cover a range of poetry, fiction and non-fiction
% are approximate for proportion of questions assessing each area
Reported as a scaled score-100 national standard

5. Examples

6. SPAG (non-statutory)
Paper 1-Spelling test- 20 words which counts for 50% of overall SPAG
A selection of spellings from the Year 2 statutory word list
Paper 2- Grammar, punctuation & vocabulary
Identify and apply knowledge of verb forms, contractions, prefixes and suffixes, plurals, tenses, punctuation and sentences with different forms

7. Examples

8. Writing Task
A range of independent writing in different genres which are moderated and graded against end of year expectation
children must demonstrate that they have met ALL of the age –related expectations for Year 2
(see handout)
This will be recorded as a teacher assessment- not a scaled score

9. Maths Paper 1 (mental arithmetic) and Paper 2 (problem solving)
Paper marks. Approximate timing of 20 minutes given to assess. To assess fluency in place value, numbers and counting
Paper marks. Approximate time 35minutes. Problem solving and mathematical reasoning. All strands of mathematics at KS1. Only allowed a ruler!
Reported as a scaled score- 100 national standard

10. Examples

11. Reporting of scores
LA moderate all schools on a 3 year cycle to ensure assessments are accurate.
We will report a teacher assessment based on year group expectation in reading, writing and maths to parents.
DfE will inform schools of the scaled scores and we convert the test scores.
We will report the achieved standard (Working Towards the Standard, Expected Standard, Greater Depth Standard) in reading, writing and maths to the local authority who then report this to the Department for Education
We use these scaled scores to inform our teacher assessment.

12. Moving to Year 3
How we sit the tests
How we make our judgements

13. Timetable Tests will take place during the whole month of May.
Writing assessment takes place during June.
Therefore – there are only 8 school weeks left before we start!

14. How you can help at home
Reading every night – lots of inferential questions. Fun skimming and scanning!
Mental maths- make it fun
Learn 2,5,10 and 3 tables
Hold number in head and count on or back
½, ¼, 1/3 , ¾ of numbers
We do not make a big thing of the tests – we make the atmosphere relaxed and there are plenty of breaks
Good breakfast
Good night’s sleep
In school every day!

15. Skimming and scanning

16. Any Questions?

17. Thank you for coming