1. YEAR 2 SATS MEETING
23rd January 2016

2. 100 130 80 STA have decided the scale will centre around 100 points.
This 100 points represents a child has met the new standard.
We will not know the minimum or maximum scores until the tests have been taken
130
Maximum score
100
New standard 80
Minimum score
Scaled score

3. A scale allows direct comparisons of results from one set of assessments to another
Such comparisons would be difficult to make using raw scores because tests may be different – for example, they can have different numbers of questions, the number of correct answers required to pass may be different etc.
Mapping raw scores to a scaled score helps to minimise any variance between different test results
Raw Score X
Scaled score
Raw Score Y
100 85 60
Due to the difficulty of Test X, a raw score of 60 could map to a scaled score of 100
Test Y is not as difficult as Test X, so a raw score of 85 could map to a scaled score of 100

5. Progress measure how does it work?
Stage 2: -2 +2 +3
We put Chris back with his Y6 peers in his school
Chris now brings his +1 progress score with him +5 +2 +2 +2 +1 +1 +1 -4 -2
We add all the Y6 progress scores together and
divide by the number of pupils to give mean score
= schools progress score – of, say, +1
So pupils in Chris’ school made slightly more progress than those with similar starting points in other schools
Parents can now compare schools to see where pupils with similar starting points make more or less progress
Govt will set the definition of sufficient progress once tests have been taken (e.g. a school should have a score of at least -3 below or above.

6. S.A.T.S

7. Welcome By the end of this meeting we aim …
For you to understand what SATs are.
•For you to understand how SATs are organised in school.
•For you to know how the school prepare for SATs and how you can support your child at home.
For you to understand how we will report your child’s results.

8. No more levels
Children will no longer receive a level for each of the subjects.
Instead they will be assessed as:
Working towards the expected standard
Working at the expected standard
Working at greater depth within the expected standard
This will be for Maths, Reading, GPS and Writing.

9. Key Stage One Testing
Tests will be completed anytime in May unless we are chosen as a school to sit one of tests in April. It is important that your child is in school, everyday , unless of course, they are genuinely ill.
Familiar environment
Small groups or whole class. We can read the questions to the children on all the papers except for the reading test.
Children’s results are based on teacher assessment collated throughout the year, but the tests also contribute towards the final result.
We don’t want the children to panic about the SATS and tend not to use the ‘test’ with them as we want them to perform to the best of their ability whilst being stress-free.

10. Tests to be carried out Mathematics Reading
Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar
They will also be assessed in Writing but there is no test for this and it is solely based on teacher assessment

11. Reading There are two papers.
Key Change – Most children will sit both papers.
None of the papers are strictly timed at Key Stage One.
Paper 1 – approximately 30 minutes.
Likely to include some fiction and non-fiction texts.
There will be some writing, followed by some straight forward questions. Some may be multiple choice and others will ask the children to write a short answer.
Some of the later questions ask children to make inferences about what they have read and they can use the information they have read to help them with their answers.

14. Reading Paper 2 – approximately 40 minutes.
Slightly longer and more challenging texts.
These are presented in a separate booklet with questions asked separately.
Children can refer back to the booklet throughout the test.
Questions focus on two mains areas of reading at KS1:
Explaining their understanding of the words that they have read
Retrieving information from the text

17. G.A.P.S. Paper 1 – Spelling Test (approx. 15 mins)
Consists of 20 words drawn from the KS1 curriculum.
These words will be read as part of a sentence by the teacher.
The words will become increasingly difficult.
Paper 2 – Grammar Test (approx. 20 mins)
Questions covering grammar, punctuation & vocabulary
These two papers also help teachers to judge progress and attainment in writing.

20. Mathematics Paper 1 – Arithmetic Test (approx. 20 mins)
Children are presented with calculations without a context or story
Some of these questions will rely on children’s knowledge of basic number facts.
Paper 2 - Reasoning Test (approx. 35 mins – not strictly timed)
Each question is presented in a context.

21. Mathematics Key Change – Children do not have access to resources
Children will carry out the tasks in small groups with a teacher. Children will answer the questions independently but each question will be read to them.

24. WRITING
An example of a children working at the expected standard

25. Working Together Attendance
Giving your support with any work brought home from school (SATS revision booklets)
School will continue to prepare children for the SATs within the normal lessons.