1. Welcome to the Year 6 end of Key Stage 2 test information evening

2. New National Curriculum Tests
Change in tests 2016
Levels abolished
Scaled scores to report test outcomes

3. New National Curriculum Tests

4. Common ‘Myths’ ‘My child won’t cope.’
‘My child is only 11. The learning that really matters happens at secondary school.’
‘The tests are just a measure of the school’s performance.’
‘The tests don’t really matter. They are tested again as soon as they get to secondary school.’

5. Purpose
Hold schools accountable for the attainment and progress made by their pupils
Inform parents and secondary schools about the performance of individual pupils
Used to determine estimated Attainment 8 Score and therefore Progress 8.

6. Scaled Scores Consistent year on year
100+ Working at Expected Standard (EXS)
110+ Working at Greater Depth (GDS)
Each pupil will receive:
raw score
scaled score
confirmation of whether or not met national standard
Reported to Secondary School

7. The Tests Monday 14th May – Thursday 16th May 2018
Questions in order of difficulty (typically)
Readers/additional time where appropriate
No separate test for most able
Writing teacher assessed
Tests:
English grammar, punctuation & spelling
English reading
Mathematics

8. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

9. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

10. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

11. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

12. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

13. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

14. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

15. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

16. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

17. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

18. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

19. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

20. English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling

21. English Reading

22. English Reading

23. English Reading

24. English Reading

25. English Reading

26. English Reading

27. English Reading

28. English Reading

29. English Reading

30. English Reading

31. English Reading

32. English Reading

33. English Reading

34. English Reading

35. Maths

36. Maths

37. Maths

38. Maths

39. Maths

40. Maths

41. Maths

42. Maths

43. Maths

44. Maths

45. Maths

46. Writing

47. Writing

48. Writing

49. Ways in which you can support…
Regular reading together –Bug Club books can be allocated by your child‘s teacher to support comprehension
Encourage child to move away from Tom Gates!
Discuss the spelling rule as well as the spellings.
Times tables – rapid recall
Telling the time (analogue and digital)
Measuring – cooking
Real money!
Asking how they know...
Checking homework for spelling and punctuation