1. Statutory Assessment tests Year 1 Phonic Screening End of Key Stage 1 May 2017
What do the assessments involve?
How will my child be supported to prepare for the assessments?
What information will I be given about my child’s results?
Welcome
Outline of the evening covering three main areas
Time for questions
See papers

2. What is the purpose of the assessments?
Provide parents with clear information about their child’s progress and attainment at the end of primary education
Enable schools to evaluate the effectiveness of curriculum, teaching and learning
Provide information to government about the standards of education nationally
Support transition to key stage 2
Parents understand where their child is after 3 years of statutory education; 2 years of national curriculum
Assess understanding of phonics as this is the best indicator a future reading competence- fluency in decoding allows child to concentrate on understanding story
Emphasise the most significant use is for government and school to evaluate quality of education e.g. GB, OFSTED
All children will take part- few children would not be able to access- decision is HT

3. Year one Phonic Screening
One to one assessment
Words & non-words
Segmenting and Blending
40 words approx. 20mins
Week beg 12th June
Carried out by class teacher on one to one
Mix of nonsense words which are designed to test children’s knowledge of phonemes and ability to recognise and use
Importance of blending and saying word correctly
Pass score 32; those who do not reach will receive additional support in year 2.

4. Year two Phonic Recheck
One to one assessment
Recheck to ensure reached expected standard
Support in year 3 for those who have not reached standard
Children who did not reach standard in yr 1 have to be reassessed in the same way
The pass score has been 32 but is not known until after the check has been administered
SEND leader will liaise with year 3 to ensure appropriate support in place for pupil who do not reach expected standard

5. Supporting your child to be successful
Reading regularly
Familiarisation with THRASS chart
Decoding strategies
High Frequency Words
Hear your child read and read to them (more challenging texts)
Use THRSS chart and talk about the phonemes/sound boxes
Check Learning Intentions each week so you know which sounds are being learnt
Segmenting; sound buttons; blending demo (put up THRSS chart)
High Frequency Words which are not phonically decodable we call tricky words e.g. said, was, they, the need to be known by sight

6. Organisation of the key stage 1 assessments
Reading comprehension paper 1 approx. 30 min
Reading Comprehension paper 2 approx. 40mins
Grammar & Punctuation paper Optional 20mins
Spelling paper Optional 15mins
Maths 1 Arithmetic 20mins
Maths 2 Reasoning 35mins
Reading- 2 papers first text and questions combined; second more challenging text separately to question booklet
G & P- knowledge of sentence structure, parts of sentence and being able to identify errors or correct punctuation
Spelling- read by teacher, fill in missing words in a series of sentences
Maths- Arithmetic based on calculations and using standard methods to calculate- speed of recall of facts
Reasoning- application of mathematical knowledge inc data handling, shape space and measures
Test are marked internally by teachers and raw scores converted using table provided by NCA to see if reached expected standard

7. Teacher Assessment Reading TA in addition to statutory assessment
Writing TA only
Maths TA in addition to statutory assessment
Science TA only
Teachers will use the test to inform their teacher assessment
Teacher assessment is looking at different things to the tests so serves a different purpose e.g. read fluently at 90 words per minute; make links between books they have read
Writing teach will assess writing based on tasks completed in class over the course of the year against criteria dictated by DFE
Sample of schools selected to complete science paper- alternate years so not in 2017
External moderation by LA

8. When do the assessments take place?
Throughout May
Small groups
Children working below the level of the test TA only
Test are administered in the class room by the classteacher
Often children do not realise it is a test as they are used to these style of questions
Support for children with EAL in Maths
Some children will not be expected to undertake the tests; this will be discussed with individual parents

9. How will my child be prepared for the assessments?
High quality teaching and learning
Regular assessments
Learning conversations
Targeted interventions
Learning Logs
Practice assessments
Please do not use the 2016 tests at home
Booklets will be provided and ask you to support the children to complete at home

10. Assessment Results July 2017
Reading- scaled score (100), working towards; expected standard; greater depth & Teacher assessment
Writing- Teacher assessment WTS; EXS; GDS
Maths- Scaled score (100), WTS, EXS; GDS & Teacher assessment
Science- Teacher assessment, Expected standard
Reports with the results
Importance of secure fit model
Reading scale score where 100 is the expected- TA with working at or not
Writing- WTS, EXS, GDS
Maths- scale score 100 TA EXS or not
Science- EXS or not

11. Supporting your Child to be successful
Positive encouragement
Engagement in school learning tasks
Routine- exercise, sleep & diet
Wider interests
Success in all aspects of education for life
Can do attitude
Learning logs, spellings, x tables etc
Start routines now- electronic devices
Focus on things child enjoys outside of school
One part of bigger picture

12. Questions