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Welcome to our
“
online Year 6 Information Evening
              about
Statutory Assessment Tests (SATs)

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    Meet and greet the Allenbourn team…

Mr. Daw – Head of Year 6,
who assists with the organization
 of the SATs and ensures that
   pupils’ pastoral care and
 attendance are both closely
           monitored.

Mr. Golding – AHT & Head of English,
who will explain about the
assessments for reading, EGPS and
writing (TA).

                        GRAMMAR, PUNCTUATION
                        & SPELLING

Mrs. Miller – Head of Maths, who
will explain about the statutory
tests for mathematics.

Gold Star Attendance – Aim for 97-100%
       Why is regular attendance so vital for a good
                         education?
There is a clear link between poor attendance at school and lower
achievement. Government figures show that:

   Pupils who fall below 50% attendance - only 3% will achieve five 9-5 (old A* -
    C) grades at GCSE (including Maths and English).
   Pupils in the 80%-90% attendance range- only 35% will achieve five 9-5 (old
    A*-C) grades at GCSE (including Maths and English).
   Pupils below 95% attendance - only 73% will achieve five 9-5 (old A*-C)
    grades at GCSE (including Maths and English).

Why does that matter to my child NOW?

   By the end of Year 6, pupils who are working at the national expected
    standards are more likely to be on track to achieve 5 or more GCSE
    passes, including English and maths at grade 5 or above (old level C and
    above).
   Pupils exceeding the national expected standards by the end of Year 6
    are more likely to be on track to achieve 8 or more high grades at GCSE
    level (9-6 or old A*-B).
   Upper schools base pupils’ GCSE target grades on their KS2 SATs data and
    use them to place pupils in sets/bands for core lessons.

KEY DATES for your diaries:

Mock SATs Week commencing
Monday 1st February, 2021
Statutory SATs Week commencing
Monday 10th May, 2021

Week Commencing: Monday 10th May

English Reading test

Mathematics, Paper 1: arithmetic test. Mathematics, Paper
2: reasoning.

Mathematics Paper 3: reasoning.

SATS Outcomes will be reported in two ways:

Teacher Assessments in Writing and tests in Maths and
Reading.

  • In the case of Writing, this assessment will be either:
     • ‘Working at Greater Depth’ within the expected
        standard
     • ‘Working at’ the expected standard
     • ‘Working Towards’ the expected standard
     • Pre Key Stage

  • In the case of Reading and Maths, children will be
    assessed as either ‘Working at’ the expected standard
    or ‘Not Meeting’ the expected standard.

Test Scores in Reading and Maths.

  • Each paper has a different pass mark that is set after
    the tests have been taken.

  • The results is reported as a raw score (how many marks
    the child achieved) and a scaled score.
     • A scaled score of 100 or more shows a child has
       ‘Achieved’ the expected standard.

KS2 - English SATs

Matt Golding – Head of English

KS2 English SATs May 2021

The papers will consist of:
 Reading test (60 mins)
 English Grammar, Punctuation & Spelling Test will not be taking
  place.

Reading Paper
   Pupils will have 1 hour in total to read the texts (normally 3)
    and answer the associated questions – texts will be mix of
    fiction and non-fiction and may include poetry.

   They should read a text and answer the questions, before
    moving on to the next text

   Texts usually become progressively more challenging – but
    not always!

Reading paper 2021
Pupils will be tested on the following 8 domains:

 • Word meanings                • Making Predictions

 • Fact retrieval               • Text Structure

 • Inference                    • Language Use

 • Summarising                  • Making Comparisons

Reading Test: Word meanings

‘He was at his most productive and successful there.’

 Which is the word closest in meaning to ‘productive’ in this sentence.

             Tick one box

 qualified

 profitable

 tough

 fruitful

Reading Test: Fact retrieval
        The wind turbine was invented by Charles Brush in

    1778                 1778             1778              1778

Circle your answer

Reading Test: Inference (reading between the
                    lines)

Edward found a game. How can you tell that there was something strange
about the game?

Explain two ways, using evidence from the text to support your answer.

Reading Test: Summarising
Examples:

Which of these statements is True or False?
(Table and tick box)

What do you think is the main message of the section called
‘Where to Begin’?
________________________________________________
________________________________________________
_(2 marks)

Reading Test: Predictions
How do you think the story of Bob will end? Explain your
answer fully, referring to the text.
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
_____________________________________________
______________________ (3 marks)

Reading Test: Structure
Write the numbers 1 to 4 in the boxes to put these parts of the
 text in the right order. One has been done for you.

Mr Bells’ thoughts after the meeting

A brief history of turbines
                                                        1

Councillor Jake’s views

The details of Mr Bell’s speech

Reading Test: Language
Find and copy a word from page 6 that shows that
Sophie approached the teachers cautiously.

Which word in the sentence suggests that Mr Carey is
having difficulty.

Reading Test: Comparisons

What is different about the teachers’ behaviour in the
last paragraph compared with the first paragraph?

How you can help your child
  Encourage your child to read at home every day – talk to them
     about what they read and ask questions about their reading

    Keep an eye on homework – reading comprehensions

    Be a reader yourself. Read things out loud to your child –
     anything from stories to newspaper headlines. If you can, read
     what they are reading – there are some great children’s books!

    Please don’t rehearse the SATs papers posted online by
     the DfE – we use these for in school assessment.

Writing
   Writing is not assessed by testing.

   Instead, writing judgements will be based on
    teacher assessment across a variety of tasks
    throughout the year

   Frequent moderation (internal and external)
    sessions will ensure accuracy of judgements
    across sets and schools

KS 2 - Mathematics SATs

Mandy Miller– Head of Maths

KS2 maths
Children will sit three papers in maths:
•Paper 1: arithmetic, 30 minutes (40 marks)
•Papers 2 and 3: reasoning, 40 minutes per paper (35 marks each)

Paper 1 will consist of fixed response questions, where children
have to give the correct answer to calculations, including long
multiplication and division.
Papers 2 and 3 will involve a number of question types, including:
      Multiple choice
      True or false
      Constrained questions, e.g. giving the answer to a calculation,
drawing a shape or completing a table or chart
      Less constrained questions, where children will have to
explain their approach for solving a problem.

Sample KS2 maths arithmetic questions
   6.1 + 0.3 =
   1,034 + 586 =
   24 × 3 =
   48 ÷ 6 =
   2.5 + 0.05 =
   5×4×7=
   630 ÷ 9 =
   1.28 × 100 =
   4² =
   100 × 100 =
   1,440 ÷ 12 =
   23% of 1,500 =

Sample KS2 maths reasoning questions

Sample KS2 maths reasoning questions

Sample KS2 maths reasoning questions

How to support your child with maths
•Knowing their timetables (up to 12 x 12) –
children can then use them accurately and quickly for
multiplication, division – they come into every lesson!

•Formal method for the four operations practice: it is important
child can complete methods accurately. (Methods for year 6
child: column addition, column subtraction, short multiplication,
long multiplication, short division, long division including
expressing remainders as fractions, decimals and remainder
form)

•practise multiplying and dividing numbers (with
up to 3 decimal places) by 10, 100 and 1000.
Remind them that the digits move, not the decimal
point!

How to support your child with maths

• Everyday maths – eg measuring, time

problem solving and reasoning skills:
• set your child problems that require more than one
  mathematical step to solve them.
• Help them build their confidence and resilience in solving
  problems.
• Support them in reading problems and under-standing
  what the maths involves.
• Encourage your child to explain their methods and write
  down their calculations.

Additional resources

Websites:

•   Mathletics (all pupils have a log-in)
•   BBC Bitesize KS2
•   Woodlands Junior School
•   Topmarks (eg ‘hit the button’)
•   Hegarty Maths

Head of Year 6

SATs & Your Child

The Most Important Thing…

Let’s Help Them Achieve

What We Do
Pastoral                           Academic
Tutor and year team support        Lessons - discrete and cross curricular
Teaching Assistants                Provide revision resources
Peer support groups                Ongoing assessment
                                   Small group tutoring
                                   Drop in sessions
                                   Homework club

What We Ask Of You
Encourage them and help your child to complete any work suggested by their subject
teachers.

Let your child have a go at small sections of practice papers in short time limits to
build up their confidence gradually.

Do not feel compelled to buy every revision book in the shop!

Encourage your child with their homework. This will increase
in the run up to the tests.

Give them plenty of practical practise e.g. adding up shopping, reading a variety of texts
etc.

Useful Websites For SATs

             BBC Bitesize

              Mathletics

What We Ask Of You
      Keep calm and help them to remain calm.

Contact us if you have any concerns about your child.

Other Ways To Help

Don’t take your child on holiday during term time.

Illness

If your child is unwell let us know ASAP!

Readers

Key Dates

Date                    Event
Week Commencing         Practice SATs
1th-4th February 2021
                        SAT’s
Week Commencing
10th May 2021

Reporting

A report on your child’s SAT’s results will be issued
                    in mid-July.

Finally

All we ask is that your child shows us what they know!

Questions?