Welcome to Radcliffe-on-Trent School SATS Information Evening 2012 KS2 SATs 2012 The Low Down The tests are split into three areas... English (Literacy) Mathematics (Numeracy) KS2 SATs Timetable 2012 Mon 14th May Tues 15th May Weds 16th May Thurs 17th May Fri 18th May English Reading Test 45 minutes + 15 minutes reading time No Tests Mental Maths Test Maths Paper B Science sampling Selected schools only. Maths Paper A English Tests English is split into 3 different areas: Reading Comprehension Writing (includes handwriting) Spelling The Reading and Writing tests are equally weighted. English Comprehension (Reading Test) 15 minutes to read a text. 45 minutes to answer questions. Test carries 50 marks Children can refer back to the text. Test focuses on several different types of text. Reading for understanding is essential. Children will be required to refer to text to justify their responses. Quick Answers Brief Answers More Complex Answers Writing Tests Two tests (long and short). No choice of writing task. Long Test 45 minutes (inc. planning). Short Test 20 minutes (inc. planning). Sentence structure, punctuation and text organisation are very important. Imaginative, interesting texts which grab the reader are essential. Handwriting assessed in the longer writing test. Changes for 2012 Schools allowed to opt to mark the papers internally or externally Children’s English writing result will be a teacher assessment judgement of their work across Year 6. Teacher’s judgement will be informed by and take account of [but not limited by] the child’s result in the standard test. The LA will carry out external moderation visits in selected schools. Longer Task Example Biography The task provides information about a fictional character. The children are required to use the information to write a biographical piece, using the appropriate features, language, sentence structure and punctuation. [In 45 minutes]. Longer Writing Task Example Shorter Task Example Memories of the School Year The task asks the children to imagine the class is making a book of memories of the year at school. Everyone in the class will write a page of the book about their final year. Again prompts are provided and the children have to produce three ‘chunky’ paragraphs in 20 minutes. Again, language, sentence structure and punctuation are Shorter Writing Task Example Spelling Test Within a text. Fill in the missing gaps. 20 spellings. Marks added to the overall writing score. Maximum of 7 marks Maths Attainment Targets Ma1 Ma2 Ma3 Ma4 Using and applying mathematics Number and algebra Shapes, space and measures Handling data Mathematics Test Papers There are three test papers: Paper A which lasts 45 minutes and carries 40 marks (Non-calculator). Paper B which lasts 45 minutes and carries 40 marks (Calculator allowed). Mental maths test which lasts approx 20 minutes and carries 20 marks. Questions will test all areas but now focus an application, reasoning and problem solving. Equipment Needed All equipment needed for these tests will be provided by the school. It changes each year according to the requirements of the questions. Question Example 1 Question Example 2 Question Example 3 Mental Maths Answer Sheet Mental Maths Question Sheet Top Tips Follow school’s revision programme/advice/be prepared to try Read questions thoroughly Get plenty of sleep Try your best Try not to leave an answer blank Manage your time effectively Don’t panic! How you can help Support your children with any homework tasks set and make sure they are completed [quality time and not rushed] Encourage them to use the suggested websites, especially BBC Revisewise site Encourage them to practise methods [ a few but often] Whenever writing encourage them to be more thorough in the self-checking process [Basics are there! Key Skills are there!] Whenever possible, read with your child [not just reading books!] and ask them questions. Thank you Useful Web Addresses- Links available through our website. http://www.bbc.co.uk/education/revisewise/ http://www.qca.org.uk/ca/tests/ http://www.mathsnet.net/links/ http://www.mathsyear2000.org/ http://www.buzzin.net/ http://www.schoolzone.co.uk http://www.nrich.maths.org.uk/