1. Monday 14th May – Thursday 17th May
Year Six SATs briefing 2018
Monday 14th May – Thursday 17th May

2. The SATs
What are they?
Why do children sit them?
What do they mean?

3. Timetable for the week Date Tests Monday 14th May
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test
Tuesday 15th May
English Reading
Wednesday 16th May
Mathematics Paper 1: Arithmetic
Mathematics Paper 2: Reasoning
Thursday 17th May
Mathematics Paper 3: Reasoning
* Writing is teacher assessment based, due in by the end of June

4. Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
20 spellings – giving up to 20 marks
A short answer booklet taking 45 minutes – giving up to 50 marks, involving the usual kind of grammar expectations

6. Mathematics Arithmetic Test
30 minute test involving written calculations, fractions and percentages
Reasoning Tests
2 x 40minute papers involving all Maths strands in word problem/ using and applying type situations

9. Reading Comprehension
A 1 hr test with 3 texts to read and answer questions upon.
Questions and texts range from easier, more accessible language, to difficult texts with in depth answers required.
50 marks are available.

12. Writing All teacher assessment based Writing from across the year
Uses interim frameworks to make judgements
Handwriting and spelling are really important
Judgement made towards end of June

14. The SATs – Reporting Results
Results come out in July
Reports will show:
a raw score (number of raw marks awarded)
a scaled score
confirmation of whether or not they attained the national standard
100 scaled score = met Y6 expectations.
NO FORMAL ‘EXCEEDING’ MEASURE… however, if your child gains a scaled score of 110 – you can consider them as gaining a ‘higher score’ in the assessments

15. New tests so challenging, that last year, only 61% of pupils nationally achieved Year 6 expectations in RWM combined!!
School achieved 87%
To meet the national standard pupils have to achieve somewhere
around the following figures (highest raw score out of 2 years) :
43/70 - SPAG (2017 -nationally 77 % achieved – school – 92%)
26/50 – Reading (2017 -nationally 71% achieved - school – 87%)
60/110 – Maths (2017 -nationally 75% achieved - school – 93%
Writing – teacher assessed – working/ at/ greater depth.
Nationally 76% achieved ‘at’ - school 92%

16. At the higher standard (110 scaled score) it’s really tough
Need to get around the following marks on the test (again highest raw score shown):
Reading 39/50
Maths 98/110
Spag 61/70
To put this into context - in 2017, only 9% of children nationally gained the higher score in Reading, Writing, Maths combined (School – 25%)

17. Ways to support your child
Study books
Feel free to download practise tests (but no later than 2015 please as we use them for assessment) available from satspapers.org, but remember these are based on the old curriculum and are different to the tests your child will be taking
Spelling investigations
Good night’s rest/relaxing weekend/ brain food breakfast prior to tests!
Reassure them – they are being well prepared by the school in the curriculum!