1. A Quick Guide. The Tests Revision Booster Classes
S.A.T.S Tests 2017
A Quick Guide.
The Tests
Revision
Booster Classes

2. Accountability

3. Key Stage 2: National Tests
Interim teacher assessment framework for 2015/16 (DfE, September 2015)
Three bands for reading, maths and writing and one band for science
Working towards the expected standard
Working at the expected standard
Working at greater depth within the expected standard
Final teacher assessment framework to be published for use from 2017 onwards

4. Key Stage 2: National Tests
Reading, GPS & Mathematics
Test results will be converted from raw scores to a scaled score
Reporting results to parents/pupils:
raw test scores
scaled score
has met national expected standard in all areas?

5. Key Stage 2: National Tests
Interim teacher assessment framework for 2015/16 (DFE, September 2015)
Three bands for writing and one band for reading, mathematics and science
Working towards the expected standard
Working at the expected standard
Working at greater depth within the expected standard

6. Scaled scores enable raw test marks from different exams to be reported using a consistent scale
100 is the expected

8. Results
For the KS2 tests a “scaled score” of 100 will represent the expected standard.
Each pupil sitting the tests will receive:
A raw score
A scaled score
Confirmation of whether or not they attained the expected standard.

9. 2016 results AS (Expected) National Average Achieving AS (Expected)
AS (Expected)
National Average Achieving AS (Expected)
Reading
22/24 = 91.7%
66% (+25.7%)*
Writing
20/24 = 83.3%
74%
(+9.3%)*
SPAG
21/24 = 87.5%
72%
(+12.5%)*
Maths
70%
(+17.5%)*

10. Monday May 8th – Thursday May 11th Booster/Homework Classes
Dates for your Diary!
S.A.T.s Week 2016
Monday May 8th – Thursday May 11th
Booster/Homework Classes
Monday 23rd January

11. Timetable Monday May 8th Tuesday May 9th Wednesday May 10th
Thursday May 11th
Friday May 12th
Reading Test – 1 hour
SPAG
Spelling – approx 20 minutes
Arithmetic– 30 mins.
Mathematics Paper 3 Reasoning – 40 mins.
Punctuation and Grammar – 45 minutes
Mathematics Paper 2 Reasoning– 40 mins.

12. English
Four Elements
One reading paper – 1 hour Monday May 8th – Externally Marked
SPAG – two elements – Spelling approx 20 minutes followed by 45 minute Punctuation and Grammar Tuesday 9th May

13. Mathematics Three Papers.
Arithmetic – 36 questions 40 marks– Wednesday May 11th.
Paper 2– Reasoning, 35 marks, 40 minutes – Wednesday May 10th.
Paper 3– Reasoning, 35 marks 40 minutes – Thursday May 11th.
Stress placed on showing working out.

14. What will be covered in School?
Everything we possibly can!

15. Booster Classes
Homework Club – Begins January 23rd – After school till 4.00p.m. every Monday. ALL CHILDREN INVITED.
Grammar Boosters
Reading inference intervention on a 10 week programme
English Masters– Thursdays 8.20
Maths Masters– Fridays 8.20

16. What can you do at Home?
Encourage your child to read their revision booklets regularly and completed the associated homework to the best of their ability and on-time.
Plan a revision timetable with them – concentrate on their main concerns as a starting point.
Use the BBC Revise Wise Web site as an alternative method of revising.
Let your child revise for no longer than 30 minutes at a time.
Make sure they eat well and get plenty of sleep – particularly in the last few weeks before the tests begin.
DO LOTS OF OTHER THINGS TOO!!