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Key Stage 2
SATs
2015
What subjects are the
children assessed in?
The children are assessed in:
•Reading.
•Grammar, Spelling & Punctuation.
•Maths.
What form will the tests take?
Date
Monday 11th May
Tuesday 12th May
Wednesday 13th May
Thursday 14th May
.
Tests
• Levels 3-5 English reading test
• Level 6 English reading test
• Levels 3-5 English grammar, punctuation and
spelling test
• Level 6 English grammar, punctuation and spelling
test
• Levels 3-5 mental mathematics test
• Levels 3-5 mathematics Paper 1
• No level 6 tests timetabled for this day
• Levels 3-5 mathematics Paper 2
• Level 6 mathematics Paper 1
• Level 6 mathematics Paper 2
“In any one school, all pupils taking the tests must
take each test at the same time, but the precise start
time for the tests each day is at the school’s
discretion.”
“The tests timetabled for each day may be taken
either in the morning or the afternoon session.”
Qualification and Curriculum Authority 2010
We will be taking the majority of tests in the
morning, when the children are at their brightest.
For all of the tests, except the Reading, help will be given to
those children who request it for reading questions.
However, we are unable to rephrase questions or explain them
further.
Some children may benefit from receiving slightly longer to
complete the test.
Strict criteria apply for this and we will let you know if this applies to
your child.
Some children may find it difficult to cope for the periods of time
demanded by the tests and may work in a smaller group elsewhere
in school. Once again we will let you know if this applies to your
child.
The Reading Test
The booklet is coloured,
bright and interesting.
60 minutes are given for
reading and completing
the paper.
No support can be given
for this.
The texts are based around a
theme and will be both fiction and
non-fiction.
The answers are recorded
in a separate booklet.
The page numbers or
sections of the reading
booklet are referred to.
Some of the questions
require a tick in a box, a
one word answer or a
phrase.
These receive one mark.
Multiple choice
answers also receive
one mark.
These seem really
easy at first glance but,
without careful reading,
mistakes can be made.
Some of the answers
are very similar and the
children are
encouraged to refer
back to the text to be
sure of the answer.
Other questions require more
detailed answers and are worth 2
or 3 marks.
These require the children to work
things out using clues from the
text and using their own
experiences but always referring
back to the text.
Grammar, Punctuation and
Spelling test
Paper 1 is a booklet which
has between 40 and 50 short
answer questions, and is
worth 50 marks.
The children have 45 minutes
to complete this test.
Paper 2 is a spelling test.
In the Grammar and Punctuation tests, there will be a
series of questions… Some like this with multiple
choice answers.
Copy the sentence below. Add any missing full stops or capital letters.
it went into the water and made a terrible splash
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
.................................................................................................................................
1 mark
Also, some like this whereby the children will need to
write or rewrite a selection of text, or identify errors.
An error is underlined in the sentence below.
I have told you before, I hasn’t got any money!
Write the correction in the box.
1 mark
The spelling task
1.
They were ........................... the crates on a boat.
2.
The world’s oldest railway ..........................., built for steam locomotives,
is Broad Green.
3.
For breakfast we had ........................... eggs.
4.
Mary ........................... the papers together.
5.
In ..........................., lunch will be served an hour later.
In the spelling tests, the children will have a series of
20 sentences with the word missing. The word will
be read to them and then read in the context of the
sentence on their paper.
The Mental Maths Test
This is a CD that is played.
The questions need to be
answered in 5 seconds, 10
seconds or 15 seconds.
They are read twice and then the
timed interval begins.
The test is not allowed to be
stopped once it has started.
If the children are unsure of an
answer they are encouraged to
leave it and think carefully about
the next question.
The children are given 45 minutes
to answer the questions.
The questions vary in difficulty, but
don’t gradually get more difficult.
The children are encouraged to
leave questions they can’t answer.
This helps them to attempt those
questions further on in the paper
that they may feel more confident
with.
Once they have finished the test
and checked their answers, we
then suggest they should
attempt those questions they
missed out.
Like the Reading Test
questions, marks given vary
for each of the questions.
One mark answers require
calculation and one step
approaches.
Questions that
involve
interpretation of
data often prove
particularly difficult
and so are an area
to concentrate
supporting your
child with.
Word problems are also
another area to concentrate
support on.
There are a lot of these type
of questions, as they involve
the children thinking
through and deciding how
to apply a wide range of
strategies.
Marks can also be given for
working out, even if the
answer isn’t correct, as long
as the strategy is correct.
Paper B is exactly the same as
Paper A in length of time given to
complete it and the variety of
questions.
In previous years, a calculator
could be used throughout the
paper. This is no longer the case,
the children are now expected to
use their own methods of
calculation!
The level of computation will be
lowered in order to account for
this alteration.
Getting Ready for the Tests
•The quality teaching and learning that has taken place all
year will continue.
•The children have been tested to see what their strengths
and weaknesses are.
•These have then helped us concentrate on specific areas for
learning and teaching.
Confident learners
will show what they can do in the test.
Numeracy
Sessions take place where the
children answer questions from past
Maths Papers and discuss them
together in pairs and as a class.
Opportunities are also given to
consider which strategies they used
and why. It is important for them to
consider whether other children’s
strategies may be easier or more
effective to use.
The children complete mental maths tests to get used to how long 5, 10
and 15 seconds are. Once again their answers will be discussed to learn
different methods of approach.
Regular sessions take place in which
the children answer questions from
past years’ Reading Papers within a
given time span. These sessions also
include the opportunity to discuss
particular questions, considering
what the full answer would be and
different ways to phrase their
answers.
Children will complete a mock maths and
reading test towards the end of this half term.
Class teachers will share these results and
areas for development at parents evening in
February.
Spelling, punctuation and grammar.
Children completed a Spelling, Punctuation
and Grammar test last week.
The papers have been marked and are here
tonight for parents to take home and share
with their children.
Our emphasis is on helping the children
become
confident learners.
Confident learners continue to progress and
SATs are just one measure of this.
HOW CAN I HELP MY CHILD?
Encourage your child to look at the Revision Guides that they
have borrowed from school.
Discuss your child’s work with them.
Encourage the idea of ‘little and often’. Whilst we encourage
revision and practising at home in order to prepare for these tests,
this should not be at the expense of a happy and well-rounded child.
Teach your child good studying habits e.g. working in a quiet place,
asking when stuck, taking a break etc. Reward and praise your child
for persisting with a challenge.
CGP
SATs BUSTER BUNDLE
MyMaths
Ratby Primary subscribes to the superb ‘MyMaths’
This resource is fantastic to use as a tool for
revision. Teachers can set homework activities
aimed at the correct level. Children can extend
their own learning my exploring the booster packs.
Class teacher’s are able to monitor the activities
each child completes.
APPs
.
Please let us know if your child is feeling too
pressured.
This is not our aim, but to enable the children to
feel as confident as they can during an important
week.
SATs are not the
end of Y6
Your child will continue to learn, have
fun and get prepared for starting
Secondary School.
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