KEY STAGE 2 SATS 2019 INFORMATION EVENING OUR

KEY STAGE 2 SATS 2019 INFORMATION EVENING

OUR AIMS THIS EVENING: • • To explain how children are assessed at the end of KS 2. To explain current KS 2 SATs procedures and share the timetable for tests this May. To suggest ways of supporting your child in the lead up to the SATs. To reassure you and your children about the whole SATs experience.

KEY POINTS The National Curriculum that was introduced in 2014 is more challenging and has an increased focus on developing and deepening children’s subject knowledge and skills. Your children have been taught this curriculum since Year 3. Unlike previously, there are no ‘levels’ of attainment. Instead, there are ‘expectations’ that children are required to meet in reading, writing, spelling, punctuation & grammar, maths and science: WORKING TOWARDS THE EXPECTED STANDARD MEETING THE EXPECTED STANDARD WORKING AT GREATER DEPTH WITHIN THE EXPECTED STANDARD

WHAT WILL BE ASSESSED? ASSESSED BY TESTS (marked externally) READING SPa. G 1 paper Paper 1 - short answer questions. Reading booklet and answer booklet. Paper 2 - spelling. MATHS Paper 1 - arithmetic Paper 2 - reasoning Paper 3 - reasoning For each test children will receive a raw score (the number of marks awarded for the papers); a scaled score (80 -120); confirmation of whether or not they have attained the national standard or achieved a ‘high score’. TEACHER ASSESSMENT TEST SAMPLING SELECTED SCHOOLS WRITIN G SCIENCE Can assess as ‘working towards’ ‘expected’ or ‘greater depth’ For the first time this year, teachers are no longer required to submit teacher assessments for reading and maths IF school is selected, a small sample of children will be required to sit 3 papers (Biology, Chemistry, Physics – 25 mins each). Test will be administered sometime in the 2 weeks from Monday 3 rd June. Results are not published. Teachers also have to submit assessments for ALL children. Judgements are based on a child’s performance in science throughout KS 2. Teachers can only assess as ‘working towards’ or ‘expected’

WHEN ARE THE TESTS? Week beginning 13 th May 2019. The tests must be taken on the scheduled days. Monday 13 May English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, Paper 1, short answer questions. English grammar, punctuation and spelling test, Paper 2, spelling. Tuesday 14 May English reading test, reading booklet and associated answer booklet. Wednesday 15 May Thursday 16 May Mathematics, Paper 1, arithmetic test. Mathematics, Paper 2, reasoning. Mathematics Paper 3, reasoning.

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ASSESSING WRITING 2019 When assessing writing, there is a greater focus on the progress children make throughout the school year, as opposed to a test-day snapshot of what they know. To help with teacher assessment the Df. E has produced updated Teacher Assessment Frameworks. These set out the standards a pupil will be assessed against in reading, writing, maths and science. In the writing framework it states that: ‘A pupil’s writing should meet all the statements within the standard at which they are judged. However, teachers can use their discretion to ensure that, on occasion, a particular weakness does not prevent an accurate judgement being made of a pupil’s attainment overall. ’ • Children's grammar, punctuation and spelling skills are assessed as part of their writing, but their creativity and writing style is also evaluated. • We moderate teacher judgements internally, with other schools in our MAT and local authority and may be moderated externally as well.

WHAT IS ‘WORKING TOWARDS THE ‘EXPECTED STANDARD’ IN WRITING? The pupil can: • write for a range of purposes. • use paragraphs to organise ideas. • in narratives, describe settings and characters. • in non-narrative writing, use simple devices to structure the writing and support the reader (e. g. headings, sub-headings, bullet points). • use capital letters, full stops, question marks, commas for lists and apostrophes for contraction mostly correctly. • spell correctly most words from the year 3 / year 4 spelling list, and some words from the year 5 / year 6 spelling list. • write legibly. Children are expected to be able to write in a range of different genres.

WHAT IS ‘WORKING AT THE ‘EXPECTED STANDARD’ IN WRITING? The pupil can: • write effectively for a range of purposes and audiences, selecting language that shows good awareness of the reader (e. g. the use of the first person in a diary; direct address in instructions and persuasive writing). • in narratives, describe settings, characters and atmosphere. • integrate dialogue in narratives to convey character and advance the action. • select vocabulary and grammatical structures that reflect what the writing requires, doing this mostly appropriately (e. g. using contracted forms in dialogues in narrative; using passive verbs to affect how information is presented; using modal verbs to suggest degrees of possibility). • use a range of devices to build cohesion (e. g. conjunctions, adverbials of time and place, pronouns, synonyms) within and across paragraphs. • use verb tenses consistently and correctly throughout their writing • use the range of punctuation taught at key stage 2 mostly correctly (e. g. inverted commas and other punctuation to indicate direct speech). • spell correctly most words from the year 5 / year 6 spelling list, and use a dictionary to check the spelling of uncommon or more ambitious vocabulary. • maintain legibility in joined handwriting when writing at speed. Children are expected to be able to write in a range of different genres.

WHAT IS ‘WORKING AT GREATER DEPTH WITHIN EXPECTED STANDARD’ IN WRITING? Meet ALL criteria for the expected standard AND… The pupil can: • write effectively for a range of purposes and audiences, selecting the appropriate form and drawing independently on what they have read as models for their own writing (e. g. literary language, characterisation, structure). • distinguish between the language of speech and writing and choose the appropriate register. • exercise an assured and conscious control over levels of formality, particularly through manipulating grammar and vocabulary to achieve this. • use the range of punctuation taught at key stage 2 correctly (e. g. semi-colons, dashes, colons, hyphens) and, when necessary, use such punctuation precisely to enhance meaning and avoid ambiguity. Children are expected to be able to write in a range of different genres.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT AND PREPARE YOUR CHILD IN SCHOOL Before SATs week: • • Main focus after Easter will be on reading, writing, SPa. G and maths. Revision of all the areas we have covered. Teaching of ‘test techniques’ and vocabulary Based on assessment of children’s needs, small groups will be taken out of class at different times for targeted teaching/revision. • Any children receiving additional after school support will continue with this right up until SATs week. • Practice questions - some individual questions selected for a specific teaching point and some whole papers. • Plus lots of active participation through games, quizzes, team challenges.

HOW WE WILL SUPPORT AND PREPARE YOUR CHILD IN SCHOOL During SATs week: All children will be invited to attend a breakfast club. The children will be split into smaller groups and we will use various rooms throughout the school. Staff will be present throughout the tests and can offer support in accordance with the guidance for administering the test. Staff are there for moral support and to reassure and encourage the children. If a child feels unwell during a test, they can be taken out of the room and resume the test later. If a child is unable to attend school on any of the test days there are procedures to follow which will enable them to sit the test at a later date.

HOW YOU CAN PREPARE AND SUPPORT YOUR CHILD AT HOME v Support with homework – do it with them but not for them or check it once completed. v Read regularly together and discuss what you’ve read – not just ‘listening’ to your child read. v Short bursts of mental maths, times tables and problem solving etc. v If you wish to do some practice papers at home, please use papers before 2012 so that we can use the more recent papers in school to assess and prepare them fully. Remember that the format has changed. v Early nights and lots of sleep v Good attendance and punctuality v A good breakfast v Your child is working really hard, so give them LOTS OF PRAISE AND ENCOURAGEMENT AND KEEP THEM CALM!

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