1. Charlton Kings Junior School
Information evening for year 6 parents

2. End of Key Stage Assessment

3. At the end of Infant School – the end of KS1- 2015 cohort
Reading, Writing, Maths and Science
Level 1, 2 or 3
Or 1c, 1b, 1a, 2c, 2b, 2a, 3c
Your child will have been assessed by their teachers and given a level for Reading, Writing, Maths and Science
These were either level 1, level 2 or level 3
Sometimes these levels were subdivided with a letter
So levels could be 1c, 1b, 1a, 2c, 2b, 2a, 3 (generally counted as 3c)
The level expected of an average 7 year old was 2b

4. At the end of Junior School
Your children will take tests – SATs (during the week starting 13th May 2019)
The tests will be as follows:
Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation
Reading
Mathematics
The tests will be reported as a ‘scaled score’

5. What is a scaled score?
A scaled score will be a score based around 100
100 will be the score achieved by an average 11 year old – they will be at national expectations
Children scoring below 100 will be achieving below national expectations
Children scoring above 100 will be achieving above national expectations

6. How will scaled scores be calculated?
Scaled scores are based on a raw score and will be calculated from the average score of all children taking the test in 2019.
The raw score conversion will differ to previous years’ results as they are based on the current year.

7. 2018 raw score to standardised thresholds
Reading 28(out of 50) = 100 (40 for 110)
Maths 61 (out of 110) = 100 (96 for 110)
Grammar, punctuation and spelling 38(out of 70) = 100 (56 for 110)

8. What does this mean for your child?
Your child will take the following tests:
Monday 13th May – SPAG
A 45 minute grammar and punctuation test followed by a 20 minute spelling test
Tuesday 14th May - Reading
A 60 minute test paper based on a reading booklet
Wednesday 15th May - Mathematics
A maths arithmetic paper and a reasoning paper
Thursday 16th May - Mathematics
A second reasoning paper

9. Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation

10. Some tricky grammar questions…

11. Some tricky grammar questions ….

12. Reading Test

13. Mathematics

14. Tricky reasoning questions ….

15. Tricky reasoning questions ….

16. Writing – teacher assessment
Teacher assessments will put your child as:
Working towards the expected standard
Working at the expected standard
Working at greater depth within the expected standard
Your child has to show they are secure in each statement, across a range of their work, before the teacher can assess them at that standard

17. Working Towards the Expected Standard

18. The Expected Standard

19. The Greater Depth Standard

20. Exemplification Materials
assessment-exemplification-ks2-english-writing

21. What do the assessments mean for my child’s future?
SATs are used by the government to predict GCSE grades (Progress 8)
Schools monitor children’s performance against predictions and put in support/intervention if not on track

22. What information will I get with my child’s end of year report?
A written report from school
Scaled scores for Reading, SPAG and Maths
Teacher assessments indicating:
Whether your child is working towards, at or at greater depth within the expected standard for writing
Whether your child is working at the expected standard for science

23. What can parents do to help?
Keep the whole process as positive as possible – it is a chance for your child to show how much they have learnt
Encourage your child to enjoy the process and to feel confident
Make sure they have some 'down‘ time and time to relax and play (outside and in the fresh air!)
Help them achieve a healthy lifestyle – a balanced diet, plenty of exercise and a good night’s sleep every night
We try to keep a balance at school between preparing the children as fully as we can but also trying to stop the children feeling pressured – parents can support with this. Please see your child’s teacher if you feel he/she is feeling stressed about SATs.

24. How to help your child with their work
Continue to support with homework, reading and revision of times tables
Use the school website for guidance
The calculation policy shows the calculation strategies your child has been taught to use
The grammar glossary explains the terminology the children need to understand

25. Helping your child
Please discuss the SPAG and maths papers sent home with your child
Use them as a great opportunity to celebrate the things they have done well
It would be useful to ask them about any areas they are finding challenging and offer them support with these – either directly or by letting their class teacher know

26. Thank You
We will send a letter home at the end of the week with links to the documents shared this evening along with your child’s marked papers (for your use only)
All the information from tonight will be on the school website under the ‘Parents’ tab
Please speak to your child’s class teacher should you have any further questions or concerns