KS2 SATS 2018 Goosewell Academy
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How are we preparing? Daily Maths and Literacy lessons. SPaG or whole class reading taught on a daily basis. Continuous assessment in lessons to inform next steps. Practising previous SATs style questions within lessons. Assessment Weeks. Maths clubs and intervention support. Assessed writing tasks focusing on a variety of skills. Individual target setting and conferencing for writing. Home learning (Mathletics, Achieve 100 SPaG and reading tasks, Arithmetic tests and CGP books.)
WHAT WILL BE ASSESSED? ASSESSED BY TESTS (marked externally) MATHS PAPER 1 (Arithmetic) PAPER 2/3 (Reasoning) READING ONE PAPER Children must answer questions on three texts. SPaG SPELLING GRAMMAR & PUNCTUATION CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT SAMPLING - TESTS WRITING SPEAKING & LISTENING SCIENCE
MATHS 2018 MATHS (marked externally) PAPER 1 - Arithmetic Paper 2 & 3 - Reasoning Lasts for 30 minutes. Last for 40 minutes. Answers are awarded 1-3 marks. Children may be awarded marks for a calculation with one minor error.
MATHS 2018 Example Questions
MATHS 2018
MATHS 2018 The three numbers on each line add up to 763 Example Questions Write in the missing numbers.
MATHS 2018
MATHS 2018 Some examples of Arithmetic questions...
READING 2018 PAPER 1 One paper based on reading comprehension of three to four different, un-linked texts, with a total of 35 to 40 questions. (Totalling 50 marks). The least demanding texts will come first with the following texts increasing in level of difficulty. Questions worth 1,2,or 3 marks each. There is a focus on being able to answer inferential questions based on the text. Lasts for 1 hour (no reading time to start) (marked externally)
READING 2018 There are 4 main types of questions on the reading paper: Literal answer is there in the text Deductive/interential look for clues Inferential read between the lines Author intent e.g. why does an author use a particular word?
SPaG 2018 English - Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar PAPER 1 PAPER 2 Comprises 40 to 50 short-answer questions covering grammar, punctuation and vocabulary. A spelling test with 20 questions. (marked externally)
Sample questions
WRITING 2018 There is now a greater focus on the progress children make throughout the school year, as opposed to a test-day snapshot of what they know. Teachers will assess children s writing composition. Children s results for English writing will be a judgement of their work across Year 6. Children's grammar, punctuation and spelling skills will be assessed as part of their writing, but their creativity and writing style will also be evaluated. Schools will moderate their judgements with other local schools and may be moderated by external agencies too.
SCIENCE 2018 SCIENCE SAMPLING - Every Two Years This year, we may be asked to complete a pilot test. 5 children will be chosen from the cohort. Science sampling has been reintroduced. Schools that are selected will be notified by 23 rd April, and are legally obliged to participate if chosen. Results will be published at a national level; neither schools nor parents will be given their children s individual results, and they won t be used in league tables.
WHEN ARE THE TESTS? All KS2 SATs will be held in the week beginning 14 th May 2018. Date Monday 14 th May English grammar, punctuation (Paper1) and spelling (Paper 2) Tuesday 15 th May English Reading Wednesday 16 th May Maths Arithmetic Test (Paper 1) Maths Reasoning Paper (Paper 2) Thursday 17 th May Maths Reasoning Paper (Paper 3)
EXPLAINING THE RESULTS Your child will receive a scaled score based upon the total number of marks that they receive in the test. This will determine if they are working at, below or above the expected standard. A scaled score of 110+ indicates your child is working above the national standard. A scaled score of 100+ indicates your child is working at the national standard. A scaled score of less than 100 indicates your child is working below the national standard. The national standard will not be determined until the tests have been completed nationally. A pupil s scaled score will be based on their raw score. The raw score is the total number of marks a pupil receives in a test, based on the number of questions they answered correctly. The pupil s raw score will be translated into a scaled score using a conversion table. A pupil who achieves the national standard will have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the areas assessed by the tests. DfE 2016
REPORTING RESULTS Children s progress, as well as their achievement, will be measured and reported on in school performance tables. Teacher assessments will be passed on to secondary schools so they can be used as part of the planning process for Year 7 teaching. Your child s results are sent home at the end of the summer term. These will show you if your child has met the national standard.
HELPING AT HOME Try not to put pressure on your child. Support with homework and the targets which will be discussed at parents evening. Read regularly and discuss a variety of texts not just listening to your child read. Short bursts of arithmetic questions, times tables and problem solving etc. Please remember that the methods that we teach in school are the methods that the children will be assessed against. Please don t use previous SATs Papers to practise at home as these are used to prepare and assess children in school.
WE RECOMMEND Early nights and lots of sleep Good attendance Good punctuality A good breakfast LOTS OF PRAISE AND ENCOURAGEMENT!