Meeting for the Parents of
Year 2 Children
Tuesday 29th April - 7pm
Aims of the Meeting
• To discuss assessments at Key Stage 1
• To explain and discuss the requirements
and assessment for the English Speaking
Board. (ESB)
• To answer any question you may have
You can help by:
• Making sure they get enough sleep during
the week and the weekends
• Trying to make sure they eat something for
breakfast
• Getting to school on time and being ready
for learning
• If they are unwell, please inform the office
as soon as possible.
The End of Key Stage 1
Assessments
• At the end of Key Stage 1 the children are
assessed in the key curriculum areas of
English (Speaking and Listening, Reading, Writing),
Maths and Science.
• Children’s attainment over the year is
assessed by the teachers and you will get
a final teacher assessment in July.
The End of Key Stage 1
Assessments
• The main teacher assessments take place
between January and June.
• Schools are regularly moderated to make
sure that their judgements are in line with
national levels
• Level 3 writing is externally moderated
• The SATs tests are carried out in May and
help support the teachers’ levelling.
Assessments and Tests
• The SATs tests are carried out in a more relaxed
atmosphere than is evident in other schools
so
• Please don’t mention tests!
Assessments and Tests – English
• Speaking and Listening
• Reading- 1:1, Level 2 and 3 comprehensions (fiction
and non-fiction)
• Writing :- Spelling
- Long Writing (1 hour)
- Short writing (30 mins)
-(handwriting is judged as part of writing tasks)
Maths
Evidence is taken from• Problem Solving
• Number systems and calculation
• Shape, Space and Measure
• Handling data
Tests –
• Level 2 and Level 3 papers
Science
Teacher Assessment based with 4 areas of
assessment which are:
• Scientific enquiry
• Life Processes
• Materials and Properties
• Physical Processes
Scientific enquiry carries more than half the
marks.
Reporting Back
• Results will be sent out with the Reports in July
and will consist of teacher assessment levels
• At Key Stage 1, Level 3 is not broken down into
c,b and a and usually they will only be working
within the lower end of this level
Please note- children often slip back a sub level
over the summer holidays, especially starting a
new school.
English Speaking Board
• Our Year 2 children are being given the
opportunity to be entered in an ESB exam.
In previous years this has been held in
March, but this year we have decided to
try it in July.
• As a school we feel this is of great benefit
in improving their Speaking and Listening
skills
The Syllabus for ESB
• Section 1 – Presenting – Something
special time…show your listeners
something that is special to you, and talk
about it without using notes. (2 minutes)
• Section 2 – Speaking by heart – Poetry
Give the title and the poet’s name before
saying from memory a poem that you
enjoy. (1 min)
The syllabus (cont)
• Section 3 - Reading aloud – Choose a
favourite book suitable for your reading
ability, and read a passage of about 100
words. Tell your listeners the title and
author to introduce your reading.
• Section 4 – Listening and responding.
Answer questions from the assessor, and
listeners after your talk, and be ready to
question others in your group.
Preparation time
• All these areas will be practised in school,
however further support from will be
needed.
• Please have “show and tell” ready straight
after half term, and poems by Friday June
6th.
• We can suggest poems and passages
from books if you are having difficulty.
Popular ESB books
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Diary of a Killer Cat – Anne Fine
The terrible Twins –Dick King-Smith
Charlotte’s web – E.B.White
Any Roald Dahl books
The Owl who was afraid of the Dark – J,
Tomlinson
• Alice in Wonderland – Lewis Carroll
• Paddington Bear – Michael Bond
Ideas for Show and tell
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Photographs – pets, holidays,
Favourite toy
Old family object
Items specific to hobby – sport, music,
cooking, art etc
Any questions??
In spite of the fact that this is a crucial
year, and that we expect the children to
work hard, we hope that they will have an
enjoyable and memorable final term at
Puttenham School!