Welcome to the SATS
Awareness Evening
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Statutory requirements
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Schools are required to administer the following levels 3-5 tests:
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English reading
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English grammar, punctuation and spelling
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mathematics
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Schools may also choose to administer level 6 versions of these tests.
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How well do children do at Priory?
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Level 4b – Expected
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Level 5 – Above Average
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Level 6 - Exceptional
Maths
Level 4+
Maths
Level 5+
Priory 2013
100%
65%
Central Beds
80%
38%
National
85%
41%
% Pupils Achieving
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SPAG*
Level
4+
SPAG*
Level
5+
Reading
Level
4+
Reading
Level
5+
Writing
Level
4+
Writing
Level
5+
Priory 2013
92%
61%
98%
54%
97%
44%
Central Beds
69%
44%
83%
42%
83%
30%
National
74%
48%
86%
45%
83%
30%
% Pupils Achieving
* SPAG - Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
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Why are they important?
The results are formally reported as the child’s end of KS2 level of
attainment
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
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Practical help at home
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Support reading and writing at home
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Listen to your child read
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Support spelling and writing
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Answer questions with them, discuss current affairs and read
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newspapers with them
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Make use of online support, revision and support guides
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Encouragement
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Fun>Anxiety
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Standardised Assessment Tests
(SATs)
Mathematics
Miss Collins
Leader of Mathematics Dept
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When are the tests
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Wednesday 14th May – Test A and mental maths
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Thursday 15th May – Test B
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Thursday 15th – Level 6 Tests in the afternoon
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Paper A
 No calculators allowed
 45 minutes
 40 marks
Paper B
 No Calculators allowed
 45 minutes
 40 marks
Mental Maths Test
 Questions read aloud from a CD
 20 marks
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Guidelines on how to answer questions
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Focus on the words in bold type, underline them if necessary.
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If the question asks you to show your working write down the calculations
you have performed.
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48 ÷ 3 = 16 cm
16 X 4 = 64 cm
64
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Encourage them to annotate diagrams or underline information in
tables.
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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.
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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.
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Helping to prepare my child
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At school …
Practice SATs questions
Revision programme
Revise all topics
Boosters / intervention
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At home…
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If you have access to the internet:
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http://www.mymaths.co.uk/
Login: prioryms
Password: helix3
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Helping to prepare my child
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Also:
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www.bbc.co.uk/schools/revisewise/maths/
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http://www.teachingandlearningresources.co.uk/funmaths.shtml
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http://www.multiplication.com/interactive_games.htm
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http://www.subtangent.com/maths/games.php
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Importance of times tables
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Games to play
42 ÷ 6
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Maths Level Thresholds
Level
Mark
6
33 - 50
5a
93 - 100
5b
86 - 92
5c
79 - 85
4a
67-78
4b
56-66
4c
45-55
3a
35-44
3b
26-34
3c
18-25
2
15-17
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KS2 English
Miss Scott
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Key Stage 2 English Tests
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Monday 12th May
Reading Comprehension
 Level 3-5 am
 Level 6 pm
Tuesday 13th May
Spelling, Punctuation & Grammar
 Level 3-5 am
 Level 6 pm (including extended writing)
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Reading Comprehension
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Reading booklet of different texts – not linked by theme this year
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Texts start with the least demanding and increase in difficulty
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Different types of questions, from one word answers to more
complex (read between the lines) ones
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Questions are worth 1, 2 or 3 marks
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1 hour to work through the test paper at their own pace
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Punctuation & Grammar
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45 minutes to answer questions on punctuation & grammar
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Identify, insert and recognise:
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different punctuation marks
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word classes
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clauses & phrases
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sentence types
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correct tenses
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Spelling Test
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Test consists of twenty sentences read aloud to pupils
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Each sentence is missing a word
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This word is repeated 3 times
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All sentences are read again at end of test for any changes
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Level 6 Writing
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A 30 minute piece of writing in which markers are looking for:
“precision, choice and accuracy of punctuation, syntax and
vocabulary when writing”
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Focus should be on using a range of sentence structures and
punctuation marks to control the writing
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Spelling is not assessed in this piece of writing
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SPAG.COM
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We have signed up to www.spag.com
This site provides practice papers for punctuation and grammar at
level 3-5 and level 6
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Each child in Y6 has a username and password
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These will be handed out
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Tests will be set by English teachers for pupils to access and
complete themselves
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How to help your child to succeed
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Talk about the books they are reading
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Encourage the use of dictionaries and thesauruses for unknown words
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Talk about characters and events within those stories
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Encourage them to share written work across the curriculum
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Encourage them to proofread their work
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Encourage them to complete tests on www.spag.com
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Use praise frequently and suggest an area that can be further improved
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Encourage them to use a library, and to read newspapers and magazines
etc
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Play word games – e.g. scrabble, word association, hangman
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English Level Thresholds
Reading
SPAG
Level
Mark
Level
Mark
6
37-50
6
22-33
5a
65-70
5a
46-50
5b
59-64
5b
41-45
5c
54-58
5c
36-40
4a
50-53
4a
30-35
4b
47-49
4b
25-29
4c
44-46
4c
19-24
3a
38-43
3a
16-18
3b
32-37
3b
13-15
3c
25-31
3c
11-12
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Thank you for listening
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