1. Monday 13th May – Thursday 16th May
Year Six SATs briefing 2019
Monday 13th May – Thursday 16th May

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

3. Timetable for the week
* 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
Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar

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.
Reading Comprehension

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. To meet the national standard pupils have to achieve somewhere
around the following figures :
43/70 - SPAG
28/50 – Reading
61/110 – Maths
Writing – teacher assessed – working/ at/ greater depth.

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 2018, only 10% of children nationally gained the higher standard in Reading, Writing, Maths combined together
In individual subjects, national achievement was at 24% Maths,
28% Reading , 34% SPAG

17. Ways to support your child
Study books – please encourage your child to use them!
Feel free to download practise tests (but no later than 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!