1. KS2 SATS Guidance for Parents
SPRING 2018

2. Tonight we will……
Give some background into the KS2 SATs, what the children can expect and how they work
Opportunity to look at sample test materials
Arrangements for January – May
What you can do at home to support your children
Question and Answers

3. KS2 ‘Assessment’ in 2018 Statutory assessment
KS2 new national curriculum tests with outcomes in the form of scaled scores.
Teacher assessment at KS2 for writing, using the interim framework for teacher assessment.
Formative classroom assessment
Determined by schools in line with their curriculum.

4. KEY POINTS No levels Scaled Scores
The ‘new’ curriculum is more challenging and has an increased focus on developing children’s subject knowledge and skills.
“These (test) materials are designed to give teachers an indication of how the new curriculum will be assessed from It reflects areas of the curriculum that have changed, therefore the questions may be unfamiliar or more challenging.”
DfE Guidance 2016 key stage 2 mathematics: sample test materials, mark schemes and test administration instructions.
The new National Curriculum does not have levels of attainment, but instead has ‘expectations’ children are required to meet at each banding (EXPECTED STANDARD).
No levels
Scaled Scores
The 2017 tests will include reading, grammar, punctuation and spelling, arithmetic and reasoning.

5. REMEMBER – ALL CHILDREN ARE DIFFERENT!
NO MORE LEVELS!
Children develop at different times and in individual ways, but at the end of Year 6 the DfE guidelines for English and maths are as follows:-
Children not meeting the WORKING TOWARDS ‘Nationally Expected Standard’ category for a pupil at the end of Year 6
WORKING TOWARDS the ‘Nationally Expected Standard’ for a pupil at the end of Year 6
WORKING AT the ‘Nationally Expected Standard’ for a pupil at the end of Year 6
WORKING AT GREATER DEPTH within the ‘Nationally Expected Standard’ for a pupil at the end of Year 6
For Science, pupils will be grouped into 2 categories - Working at the expected standard, or a category for those pupils who do not meet the standard.
REMEMBER – ALL CHILDREN ARE DIFFERENT!

6. Scaled Scores Working Towards Expectation 100 Working At Expectation80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99
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Working At Expectation
Exceeding Expectation
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7. WHAT WILL BE ASSESSED? READING SPaG MATHS WRITING
ASSESSED BY TESTS (marked externally)
READING
SPaG
MATHS
ONE PAPER (1 hour)
Reading booklet and associated answer booklet.
Paper 1 (45 mins)
Short answer questions.
Paper 2
Spelling.
Paper 1 (30) - Arithmetic
Paper 2 (40) - Reasoning
Paper 3 (40) - Reasoning
* No Calculator Paper
CONTINUOUS TEACHER ASSESSMENT
WRITING

8. English Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling
Sample questions

9. Sample arithmetic questions

10. Sample reasoning questions

11. What is the ‘Expected Standard’ in writing?
The DfE have issued some guidance for schools.
Children are expected to be able to write using a range of different genres.

12. How are we preparing?
January - May
Increasing core curriculum
Intervention Groups
Regular familiarisation of SATs papers
Test technique integrated into lessons
10 Minute SATs Buster homework books
Morning maths booster groups

13. Timetable

14. The tests must be taken on the scheduled days.
WHEN ARE THE TESTS?
All KS2 SATs will be held in the week beginning 14th May 2017.
The tests must be taken on the scheduled days.
Monday 14 May
 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: questions
 English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: spelling
Tuesday 15 May
 English reading
Wednesday 16 May
 Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic
 Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning
Thursday 17 May
 Mathematics Paper 3: reasoning

15. HELPING AT HOME Support with homework. Communicate with teachers.
Read regularly and discuss a variety of texts – not just ‘listening’ to your child read.
Short bursts of mental maths, times tables and problem solving etc. ‘Little and often’
Support your children but don’t pressurise.

16. Thank You!