1. KS2 SATs INFORMATION EVENING
Thursday 4th April 2019

2. Types of Papers KS2 SATs Papers: Reading Grammar and Punctuation
Spelling
Maths 1 (arithmetic)
Maths 2 and 3 (reasoning)
Writing is assessed throughout the year so we do not have a writing paper

3. About the SATs This is the fourth year of tests on the 2014 NC
The children won’t get a level but a scaled score where 100 is average
If the children’s scaled score is above one hundred, then they have met the expected standard for Year 6
If the children’s scaled score is below one hundred, then they are working below the level of the new Year 6 standard
We have used previous year’s thresholds to help us to make predictions – no guarantee they will stay the same.

4. Grammar and Punctuation - External
The grammar test is 45 mins
It is worth 40 marks
It will focus on understanding of tense, clauses, sentence level features and contractions etc.
Range of question types (multiple choice, ticking, circling or underlining)
Questions get more challenging further in to the paper

5. Answer

6. Spelling - External The children will be given a 20 word spelling test
The test is worth 20 marks
There is no set time limit
The word is read, then the sentence, then the word again
The spelling score is added to Grammar to create one overall SPAG score

7. Reading - External Children will be given 1 hour to complete the test.
They will be asked to read a text in their reading booklet and then answer the corresponding questions before moving on to reading the next text.
There will be 3 texts which could include fiction, non-fiction and poetry
The reading paper is testing the children’s ability to infer, retrieve, comment on the structure, explain an authors choice of vocabulary or relate information in the text to their own lives or the world around them.

8. Reading - External
The test is worth 50 marks

9. Reading Answer

10. Maths- External Paper 1 (arithmetic)
The arithmetic test is a 30 min paper
The paper is worth 40 marks
The paper tests the children’s ability to answer addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions and percentages of amounts.

11. Maths Answer

12. Maths – External Paper 2 and 3 (reasoning)
The reasoning papers are both 40 mins
They are both worth 35 marks
They test the whole KS2 Maths curriculum in various contexts

13. Maths Answer

14. Teacher Assessment of Writing – Internal
The children will be assessed on independent writing tasks over a period of time – over a range of different writing genres e.g. diary, letter, explanation, information, persuasive, biography.
The children will be assessed on their handwriting, sentence structure and punctuation, text organisation and composition and effect.
They have to include all of a set list of features in at least six pieces of work in order to be classed as having met the Year 6 standard

15. What we will do to help during exam week
Usual routines:
Same classrooms
Same main members of staff
Same structure as previous assessment weeks.
More creative sessions
Where possible apply for additional time
Restrictive process
Set criteria to be judged against
Application process only just open
Only ever a small proportion of the year group
Split the sitting of the test
Small quiet groups
Staff available
Readers (where allowed)
Reassurance
Friendly / calm experience
Encourage questions from the
children
Small group sizes:
Additional time /
Support:
Only a couple
Something to help concentration
Boost a positive experience
Sweets!:

16. What can you do to help? Send them in: Early to bed: Reduce pressure:
Avoid absences
Nervous / upset tummies
Illness
Talk to the school
Vary test times
Come in just for the test
Broken arms!
Scribes / move rooms
On time – the office will be ringing immediately on any absence
Early to bed:
Early night really helps
A good filling breakfast
Breakfast club
Reduce pressure:
Important but only a snap shot
On going teacher assessments
Both submitted to their next school
Keep a balance
Same routines:
Equipment
No new pencils case / calculators
Reading book

17. Key Dates SATs week 13th May – 16th May Monday 13th May
Test
Monday 13th May
English grammar, punctuation and spelling test
Tuesday 14th May
English reading test
Wednesday 15th May
Maths Paper 1 (arithmetic)
Maths Paper 2 (reasoning)
Thursday 16th May
Maths Paper 3

18. Questions?