Court Lane Junior School

YEAR 6 SATs2016

Aims of the meeting:

That you feel well informed about Year 6 SATs and how to support your child

To familiarise you with test content / style

To answer any queries you may have

Agenda for evening:

1) Introduction 2) Outlining the main changes3) 10 minutes rotation workshops starting in

your child’s classroom: 6AF reading6CR grammar, spelling and punctuation 6HT maths6EC writing teacher assessment

What are SATs?

Statutory Assessment Tasks & Tests which all pupils take at the end of Key Stage two.

They provide a snapshot of attainment in English, and mathematics.

The tests take place during May - all tests must take place on the same day, nationally.

The tests are marked externally

What are the children tested on?The children will be tested on the ‘Programmes of

Study’ for English and maths, outlined in the National Curriculum 2014, which has been statutory in schools since Sept 2014. However, it will be tested for the first time in May 2016.

(There will be teacher assessments for writing

and science, although some schools will have to participate in science sample tests.)

The National Curriculum is a mastery curriculum and states:• Pupils who grasp concepts rapidly should be

challenged through being offered rich and sophisticated problems before any acceleration through new content.

• Those who are not sufficiently fluent with earlier material should consolidate their understanding, including through additional practice, before moving on.

From this

To thisBreadth, depth and mastery

What are the results used for?

Guiding secondary schools – alongside Teacher Assessment and testing on entry

Guiding the school on how to improve– analysed each year

Monitoring school success

Question: What do the results of SATs mean in real terms for my child’s education?

The result will suggest whether academically your child is ‘secondary ready’ or not

The main purpose of statutory assessment is to ascertain what pupils have achieved in relation to the areas of the national curriculum (2014) .

The main intended uses of the outcomes are to: • hold schools accountable for the attainment and progress made by

their pupils • inform parents and secondary schools about the performance of

individual pupils • enable benchmarking between schools, as well as monitoring

performance locally and nationally

Test timetableDate Tests

Monday 9th May

English reading test

Tuesday 10th May

English grammar, punctuation and spelling test: Paper 1 short answer questionsEnglish grammar, punctuation and spelling test: Paper 2 spelling

Wednesday 11th May

Mathematics: Paper 1 arithmetic testMathematics: Paper 2 reasoning

Thursday 12th May

Mathematics: Paper 3 reasoning

Main Changes for 2016Reading1. The English reading test will have a greater focus on

fictional texts. There is also a greater emphasis on the comprehension elements of the new curriculum.

2. There is a reading booklet and separate answer booklet

3. The children will have 1 hour to read the 3 texts and complete the questions. The least demanding text will come first.

4. Greater level of challenge within the testImplications:Building reading stamina, PEE (Point Evidence Explain), comprehension, test technique e.g. ‘Find and copy’

KS2 English grammar, punctuation and spelling test

Greater focus on knowing and applying grammatical terminology with the full range of punctuation tested

Paper 1: assesses grammar, punctuation and vocabulary45 mins 50 marksImplications: Terminology, accuracy, usually need to do more than one thing correctly to get a mark e.g.

Write the contracted form of the underlined words:That decision does not seem fair.

Circle all the determiners in the sentence below:Two apple trees screened the open windows on one side.

Paper 2: assesses spelling Approx. 15 mins 20 words 20 marksBased on the spelling rules taught across KS2, in increasing difficulty

70 marks in total – both papers will inform an overall grammar score

KS2 mathematics test

Paper 1: Arithmetic (replaces the mental mathematics test)30 mins nearly 40 questions 40 marks

Will test your child’s number skills, fluency and calculation skills.

Implications:Ability to recognise when to mentally calculate an answer and when to do a written methodFluency with number facts, table facts, formal methods (method marks) Accuracy

Example starter questions: 979 +100 = 48÷6 =

Example challenging questions: 2331÷37 = ¾ + 7/8 =

Papers 2 and 3 – mathematical reasoning

40 mins each 35 marks per paper

These test papers cover the wider areas of mathematics e.g. geometry and statistics , however the majority of marks are related to number and calculation within different contexts.

Many questions are likely to involve more than one step

The questions are set out in approximate order of difficulty

Even children who are proficient at mathematics will find aspects of the paper challenging.

Reporting using scaled scores

The results of the new National Tests will be reported as scaled scores. Children’s raw marks will be converted into a scaled score to identify whether they have met the national standard.

Scaled scores:A scaled score of 100 will always represent ‘the expected standard’

The raw score will be converted into a scaled score using a conversion table yet to be created (published at same time as results – July)

We will report to you:

• Your child’s raw score• Your child’s scaled score• Confirmation of whether or not they attained the expected standard

Teacher Assessment

• Teacher assessments must be reported for English reading, English writing, mathematics and science

• Teacher assessment provides a rounded judgement that:

- Is based on knowledge of how the pupil has performed over time and in a variety of contexts

- Takes into account strengths and weaknesses

2015/2016 Interim Teacher Assessment Frameworks

Writing: Teacher assessment only Three standards are described:

Working towards expected standardWorking at the expected standardWorking at greater depth within the expected standard

4th category of ‘do not meet ‘working towards’ standard

Implications: • All statements need to be met in the awarded standard and

preceding standard• Spelling – spelling most words correctly, including common

exception words• High Expectation of basics – proof-reading• Legible handwriting – must be evident for greater depth

For Reading, mathematics and science there is only on standard.

Working at the expected standard

So pupils will be reported as:

‘working at the expected standard’

Or ‘not working at the expected standard’

Preparing for the tests in school.We will be giving children opportunities to:Cover and secure the relevant content practise sample tests, questions and similar

materialscomplete work in a given timelearn test strategies i.e. what to do if they

cannot answer a question, read a word etc. interventionshome learning

Preparing for the tests at home: how can you help your children? Maths games (fluency) Activelearn Tables practice, number bonds Nrich maths website – reasoning Practising formal written methods (refer calculation policy on website) Maths whizz? High Expectations of things you know they can do e.g. basic

punctuation, spellings Practising spellings including statutory word lists from Y3,4,5 and 6 Spelling games Reading – to your child, with your child, Bug Club Home Learning – grammar books Home Learning – Learning Logs Rising Stars – Achieve 100 materials

Other questions answered

1. Does at ‘expected standard’ mean for your child or for a national expectation?

2. How does the move to class maths support pupils meeting the expected standard and being appropriately challenged?

3. Where do the SATs tests take place?

Key documents can be found on our website or use the following links:

Interim Teacher assessment frameworks:

https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/interim-frameworks-for-teacher-assessment-at-the-end-of-key-stage-2

Rising Stars 2016 National Tests Parent guide:

http://www.risingstars-uk.com/free-stuff/2016-national-tests-parent%E2%80%99s-guide

Sample Test Materials:https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum-assessments-2016-sample-materials