1. Year 6 SATs Information Evening
Mrs Porter
Mrs King
Mr Jewels
Mrs Selkirk
Wednesday 21st February 7.00pm

2. SATS Timetable 2018 Monday 14th May
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, Paper 1, short answer questions. English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, Paper 2, spelling.
Tuesday 15th May
English reading test, reading booklet and associated answer booklet.
Wednesday 16th May
Mathematics, Paper 1, arithmetic test. Mathematics, Paper 2, reasoning.
Thursday 17th May
Mathematics Paper 3, reasoning.

3. Scoring of End of Key Stage Tests
Instead of levels, children will be given a scaled scores
No extension tests – i.e. no equivalent to Level 6
The scaled scores are likely to look like this:
Conversion tables and children’s results will only be published in JULY
100
(expected standard)
120
(maximum)
80 (minimum)

4.
The government will publish KS2 test results on the NCA tools website in July Each pupil registered for the tests will receive:
a raw score (number of raw marks awarded)
a scaled score
confirmation of whether or not they attained the national standard
AS – Meaning Achieved Standard
NS – Not Achieved Standard
They will also publish conversion tables on GOV.UK at the same time.

5. Maths Arithmetic Paper 1 36 questions (40 marks) in 30 minutes
Question will include –
Straightforward addition and subtraction (1 mark)
More complex calculations with fractions (1 marks)
Long division and multiplication (2 marks)
2 written reasoning papers at 40 minutes each (35 marks each)
Reasoning Paper 2 and 3
TOTAL: 110 MARKS
Children’s marks from all three tests are combined to calculate their overall mathematics level.

6. Sample Arithmetic Questions
1, =
20% x 1,500 =
54 x 23 =
12 – 6.01 =

7. Tips for Maths Revision
Times tables, related division facts and related multiplications such as 70 x 40.
Online games, including My Maths and Abacus through Active Learn. Practise mental facts such as halving, doubling and quartering, adding/subtracting round numbers of tens and hundreds, mental addition and subtraction of smaller amounts.
Overlearning key facts such as metric conversions and shape names and properties
Try to do something daily - every little helps!
Use CGP Papers for revision – these are helpful to give you an idea of question style expected in the SATs papers. Please avoid the 2016 and 2017 exam papers as we will use these for our mock SATS tests in school.
Support your child to complete revision activities in the study books borrowed from school.

8. English: Reading
Children are given 3 or 4 unrelated texts of increasing difficulty in the English reading booklet, including fiction, non-fiction and poetry .
Children will have a total of one hour to read the texts and complete the questions at their own pace.
There are 50 marks available – approximately 40% are for retrieval and literal questions; 40% for inferential questions (using PEE) and 20% on language for effect and meaning of words.

9. English: SPaG
Spelling
Punctuation
Grammar

10. English: SPaG
The English grammar, punctuation and spelling test has two components, worth a total of 70 marks:
A booklet of short-answer questions, 45 minutes, 50 marks (Punctuation and Grammar)
A spelling task , worth 20 marks. Spellings are based on word patterns and the words on the government’s spelling lists for Years 3 and 4, 5 and 6.
The style of questions will be similar to previous years but they will be more challenging towards the end of the paper.

11. English: Writing
Since 2012 writing has been Teacher Assessed at the end of KS2.
Throughout the year, children are taught a range of fiction, non-fiction and poetry topics. They have opportunities to write across the genres and also produce extended writing linked to other curriculum areas.
We assess their writing throughout the year.

12. English: Writing Teacher Assessment Framework
When you receive your child’s SAT results, you will also be given their writing teacher assessment. This will be judged as follows:
Working towards the expected standard
Working at the expected standard
Working at greater depth within the expected standard

13. Tips for English Revision
Children should be reading for at least minutes every night.
Encourage your child to read a wide range of genres and authors
Discuss books and authors together
Learn spellings every night and discuss the meaning of unfamiliar vocabulary. Make links to word families and etymology, e.g. monotone, monochrome, monosyllabic.
Play online games e.g – BBC Bitesize and Topmarks
Encourage your child to edit any homework, with a focus on spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Support your child to complete revision activities in the study books provided by the school.

14. Tips for Parents
SATs can be a worrying time for your child and can lead to nervousness as the tests approach. We know the children are getting worried.
Please reassure them they can only do their best on the day, but that whatever happens you are proud of them and support them.
We as teachers know your children’s abilities very well and will pass this information up to secondary schools, this information is equally as valuable to them as the test scores.
Encourage your children to spend at least 20 minutes a day on revision or practice, but also ensure they get some downtime to maintain some balance.
Keep an early and regular bedtime routine in the days leading up to and including the test week.
Research shows that children who miss breakfast perform worse in late morning – please ensure the children eat a sensible breakfast in the morning.
Check your child can tell the time accurately so they will know how long there is to go in each test.
Please ensure your child is in school early, as arriving late may cause them to panic.
Please refrain, where possible, from booking appointments or any holidays during SATs week .

15. Thank you for attending this evening.
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