Transcript Middleton Parish Church School KS2 SAT Meeting

St Alphege CE Infant School
KS1 SATs Meeting
Parent’s Information Evening
Monday 23rd March 2015
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Working together for success
We believe every child is:
Special
Valued
Unique
Able to succeed
Working together for success
At school we have:
High expectations
Targeted support
Working together for success
Our aim is for children to feel:
Happy
Challenged
Supported
Confident
Secure
Valued
Successful
What are SAT assessments and Why do
children have to take them?
• SATs = Standard Assessment Tasks
• KS1 SAT papers are taken by pupils in year 2 (when they are 67 years old) as part of the National Curriculum assessment
programme.
• SATs inform Teacher Assessments
• 2016 will see changes in SATs assessments.
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What are SAT assessments and Why
do children have to take them?
•KS1 SATs results are used by KS2 schools (Junior
and Primary schools) to teach children at an
appropriate level.They will also use these results
to predict their levels at the end of KS2.
•Children take KS1 SAT papers in two core
subjects: English and Maths.
•These are broken down into 5 separate papers;
all marked internally. Science is 1 teacher
assessment.
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How will SATs fit in with class
work? Which papers will my child
do?
• Papers and tasks will be timetabled to suit the class.
•Exciting events will be used to stimulate learning.
•Children will be given support as required, for example
maths questions can be read to the children.
•Other tasks must be completed individually.
•If a child is working above the expected level they will be
given Level 3 papers to do.
•This will be decided by the class teacher.
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What are SAT Levels?
Level 1: Below the nationally expected level of attainment for a
pupil at the end of Year 2.
Level 2b: The nationally expected level of attainment for a pupil
at the end of Year 2.
Level 3: Above the nationally expected level of attainment for a
pupil at the end of Year 2.
At school, we also use sub-levels as a, b or c (a being the
highest). Eg. A level 2c is a low level 2, a 2b is a secure level 2 and
a 2a is a high level 2.
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What’s the Difference between
Attainment and Progress?
Progress
•At the end of Foundation
Stage, (Reception) your child
will have a FS profile. These
results then enabled school to
predict individual children’s
progress by the end of year 2.
Reception achieved a Good
Level of Development (GLD)
are predicted Level 2b.
Attainment
•This is the expectation for a
child's SAT performance
according to their age. For
example, an 7 year old child is
expected to achieve level 2b
by the end of year 2. A child
achieving level 3 is working at
a higher level than expected
for their age.
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The SATs Papers
English Reading:
• The Level 2 KS1 Reading SAT Paper. It is in 2 parts: a fiction
and non fiction section.
• Children read a short passage of text and then answer
questions based on the text they have just read.
• There are different types of questions, some are multiple
choice, some need a written answer and others require
matching statements.
• Pupils can refer back to the text at any point.
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The SATs Papers
• The Level 3 SAT Reading Paper is essentially just another
reading comprehension assessment but at a higher level.
• Pupils are given a Reading Booklet again with 2 parts: fiction
and non fiction. Pupils read whole text and then a further
answer the questions based on the text.
• As with the Level 2 Reading Test, the Level 3 Reading Test has
multiple choice, questions which need a written answer and
others require matching statements.
• The Level 3 paper requires more in depth responses to
demonstrate greater understanding and inference.
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The SATS Papers
English Written:
• Pupils complete 2 writing tasks and a spelling test.
• The writing genres have been covered in our normal class
work. The tasks provide an opportunity for the children to
show what they are capable of.
• The spelling test is 20 words, some phonic based and some
tricky words.
• The scores from the 2 written tasks, the spelling and a
handwriting mark are added
together to give an overall level.
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Teacher Assessment of Writing
Three strands are assessed through the writing tests:
• Sentence structure and punctuation
• Text structure and organisation
• Composition and effect.
The composition and effect strand carries the largest number of
available marks and is the main focus for this particular
assessment.
Local Authority moderators ensure high standards of Teacher
Assessment.
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The SATs Papers
Mathematics Papers:
• The Level 2 Mathematics SAT paper has mental questions to
begin with and then further written questions presented in a
booklet.
• Children can use apparatus and hundred squares if they need
the support.
• The score at the end gives the level.
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The SATs Papers
• As with the reading, some children will complete the Level 3
Mathematics SAT paper.
• The Level 3 Mathematics paper follows the same format as
the level 2, with mental questions to begin and then written
questions in a booklet.
• The score at the end gives the level.
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Science Assessment
• Science is totally teacher assessed.
• Normal class activities will be used to judge your child’s ability
to think scientifically and work practically.
• You will receive information about your child’s learning in
science alongside the other subjects as part of their report in
July.
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SATs Timetable
•The KS1 SATs will take part in May, before half term.
•They are completed during normal day to day activities.
• The children are used to completing these papers and should
feel no extra pressure or stress.
•Some will not even know they have taken them!
•The SATs papers are referred to ‘challenges’ for the children.
•Some are in small groups, some individual and some whole
class.
•Your child may also be re-taking the phonics screen this year,
this will take place at the end of June.
How You Can Support Your
Child At Home:
• Sensible bedtime and good attendance, breakfast and water.
• Encourage your child positively, without putting too much
pressure on him/her.
• Ask your child about what they have done in school.
• Read with your child, discussing the content and choice of
words the author has made. Ask your child questions about
their reading, encouraging them to identify words or phrases
to back up their answers.
• Help your child to learn maths facts such as times tables and
answering questions about different maths topics.
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