SATs 2016

Welcome to the SATS

Awareness Evening

Statutory requirements

Schools are required to administer the following tests:

English reading

English grammar, punctuation and spelling

mathematics

How well do children do at Priory?

Level 4b – Expected

Level 5 – Above Average

Level 6 - Exceptional

% Pupils Achieving Maths

Level 4+ Maths

Level 5+

Priory 2015 98% 73%

Central Beds 84% 39%

National 87% 42%

% Pupils Achieving SPAG*

Level 4+

SPAG* Level 5+

Reading Level 4+

Reading Level 5+

Writing Level 4+

Writing Level 5+

Priory 2015 94% 72% 98% 60% 96% 48%

Central Beds 77% 51% 88% 46% 88% 39%

National 89% 48% 89% 48% 87% 36%

* SPAG - Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar

Why are they important?

The results are formally reported as the child’s end of KS2 standardised score

They form the basis of progress measures and target setting for KS3 and KS4 outcomes

They support our planning of teaching and learning for your child The results are used by the Department for Education in the compiling

of school performance tables

Parents evening: Wednesday 10th February

Practical help at home

Support reading and writing at home

Listen to your child read

Support spelling and writing

Answer questions with them, discuss current affairs and read newspapers with them

Make use of online support, revision and support guides

Encouragement

Fun>Anxiety

Standardised Assessment Tests (SATs)

Mathematics

When are the tests?

Wednesday 11th May – Morning: Paper 1 Arithmetic

Afternoon: Paper 2 Reasoning

Thursday 12th May – Morning: Paper 3 Reasoning

Paper 1 – Arithmetic test

No calculators allowed

30 minutes

40 marks

Paper 2 – Reasoning

No calculators allowed

40 minutes

35 marks

Paper 3 – Reasoning

No calculators allowed

40 minutes

35 marks

Guidelines on how to answer questions

Arithmetic Test 1. Addition questions – 5 756 + 2 365 2. Subtraction questions – 234 897 – 45 996 3. Multiplying whole numbers, decimals and fractions 4. Adding and subtracting fractions 5. Long division 6. BIDMAS questions 7. Finding % of amounts

Reasoning paper Everyday problems: • time • real life word problems • interpreting graphs and data • using formulas • money • measuring using rulers and protractors • Roman numerals • measuring • ingredients / ratio

Focus on the words in bold type, underline them if necessary.

If the question asks you to show your working write down the calculations you have performed.

48 ÷ 3 = 16 cm 16 X 4 = 64 cm

64

Encourage them to annotate diagrams or underline information in tables.

Pace yourself – if you get stuck on a question, move on and come back to it later.

Ask if you would like a question read to you.

Practice answering word questions where they need to identify the correct operation.

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Checking your answers does not mean reading what you have written.

Answer the question again without reference to what you’ve already done.

Helping to prepare my child

At school …

Practice SATs questions

Revision programme

Revise all topics

Boosters / intervention

At home…

If you have access to the internet:

http://www.mymaths.co.uk/

Login: prioryms

Password: helix4

Helping to prepare my child

Also:

www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/

http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/funmaths.shtml

http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm

http://www.subtangent.com/maths/games.php

Importance of times tables

Games to play 42 ÷ 6

KS2 English

Key Stage 2 English Tests

Monday 9th May

Reading Comprehension

Tuesday 10th May

Punctuation & Grammar

Spelling test

Reading Comprehension

Reading booklet of different texts – not linked by a theme

Texts start with the least demanding and increase in difficulty

Different types of questions, from one word answers to more

complex (read between the lines) ones

Questions are worth 1, 2 or 3 marks

1 hour to work through the test paper at their own pace

There will be a selection of question types, including: Ranking/ordering, e.g. ‘Number the events below to show the order in which they happen in the story’ Labelling, e.g. ‘Label the text to show the title of the story’ Find and copy, e.g. ‘Find and copy one word that suggests what the weather is like in the story’ Short constructed response, e.g. ‘What does the bear eat?’ Open-ended response, e.g. ‘Look at the sentence that begins Once upon a time. How does the writer increase the tension throughout this paragraph? Explain fully, referring to the text in your answer.’

Punctuation & Grammar

45 minutes to answer questions on punctuation & grammar

Identify, insert and recognise:

different punctuation marks

word classes

clauses & phrases

sentence types

correct tenses

Spelling Test

Test consists of twenty sentences read aloud to pupils

Each sentence is missing a word

This word is repeated 3 times

All sentences are read again at end of test for any changes

How to help your child to succeed

Talk about the books they are reading

Encourage the use of dictionaries and thesauruses for unknown words

Talk about characters and events within those stories

Encourage them to share written work

Encourage them to proofread their work

Use praise frequently and suggest an area that can be further improved

Encourage them to use a library, and to read newspapers and magazines

etc

Play word games – e.g. scrabble, word association, hangman

Quick fire tests – nouns, adjectives, verbs

Thank you for listening