SATs Assessments

2014

Mental Maths Paper

Arrangements

• SATs begin Monday 12th May 2013 – Thursday 15th May 2013

• Children have tests in reading, grammar, spelling and punctuation and mathematics.

• All writing will be teacher assessed across a breadth of work

• Children will complete tests every morning

• Afternoon sessions will be used for further revision and exercise

Timetable

Day 9.00am – 10.20am 10.45am – 12.15pm

Monday Reading Test – 60 mins

Level 3-5

Reading Test - 35 minsLevel 6

Tuesday Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG)

Test 60 mins

Level 3-5

Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar (SPAG)

Test 60 minsLevel 6

Wednesday

Maths Test 1 45 mins

Level 3-5

Mental Maths Test 20 minsLevel 3-5

Thursday Maths Test 245 mins

Level 3-5

Maths Test Paper 1 & 2

45 mins eachLevel 6

Changes 2014

Reading paper – 3 separate and unrelated texts that become progressively harder to understand

Maths – no use of calculators in Level 3-5 papers

SATs

Age related expectation for children at Key Stage 2 are for children working at Level 4

The SATs are designed to measure the progress children make from Key Stage 1 to Key Stage 2

The school is set challenging targets and strives hard to meet these.

Results 2013

Reading Writing Mathematics

Level 4

Level 5

Level 4

Level 5

Level 4

Level 5

Lytham Hall Park

100% 70.6% 100% 58.8% 100% 67.6%

National 86.6% 44.9% 84.2% 30.9% 86.3% 41.4%

+13.4%

+25.7%

+15.8%

+27.9%

+13.7%

+26.2%

Reading Writing Mathematics

Level 6 Level 6 Level 6

Lytham Hall Park

0% 8.8% 26.5%

National 0% 1.5% 6.1%

- +7.3% 20.4%

How is my child’s

progress measured?

Will my child make the progress that is

expected?

How do you support my

child in achieving

expected or better

progress?

What is level 6?

Will all children sit

tests for Level 6?How will

results be

reported to me?

Will the results

affect my child at high

school?

Is Year 6 just about SATs?

How you can help!

Support homework – use revision programs on the internet

Class focus is Numeracy & GAPs – daily question to be completed at home.

Encourage children to check for accuracy. Discuss their methods.

Know times tables and related division facts

Discuss Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation terms and practice

Ensure children are in bed early

Children need to eat breakfast

Provide fruit or money for school fruit tuck shop

Bring bottled water

Children can bring one mascot – no bigger than their hand

Reassurance

Questions?