St Alphege CE Infant SchoolKS1 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 6-7 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 PapersEnglish 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.

As with the English, this level is taken alongside day to day class work to produce a final 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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