SATS 2015
AN OVERVIEW
TIMETABLE
READING
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1 hour
Children work through at their pace
3 different pieces of text/genres
Least demanding 1 st
Question and Answer booklet
WRITING
Teacher assessed
 Use of level descriptors
 All work used-latter most important
 Usually assessed in June
 External moderation
 Randomly selected children
SPAG
 Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation 45 minutes
 Consists of between 40 and 50 short -answer questions.
Each question is worth one or two marks, and the paper is
worth 50 marks.
 Mixture of multiple choice, one word answers, Cloze tasks
 Spelling approx 20 minutes-read out by the administrator
 Each sentence has a word missing, which the child must
add. The task is worth 20 marks.
MATHS
 Paper 1 & 2 45 minutes each
 Both non-calculator
 Mental Maths approx. 20 minutes-disk
LEVEL 6
 Children selected
 Test administered on the same day in the afternoon
 Need to have achieved level 5
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Papers
SPAG
Spelling
Extended Task
Maths Paper 1& 2
THRESHOLDS
Results usually arrive at school around 7th July
THE WEEK
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Children will be placed into smaller groups
Tests will usually start by 9.00/9.20
2 administrators to each group
Prompts/readers/scribes-if needed. However, this needs to
be normal practice
 Longer break given with snacks, fruit and drinks
 Level 6 will be administered in the afternoon -2
administrators.
 Hope to have a treat on Friday -Town Park
USEFUL WEBSITES
English
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/english -programmes-ofstudy-for-key-stage-1-and-2-until-july-2015
http://www.lancsngfl.ac.uk/nationalstrategy/literacy/getfile.php?src=14
37/Example+sentences+with+levels.doc
Maths
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/maths -programmes -ofstudy-for-key-stage-1-and-2-until-july-2015
For SATs Papers
http://www.sats -papers.co.uk/
http://primarytools.co.uk/pages/pastpapers.html
 http://www.satspapers.co.uk/2015 -sats-dates/
Revision
 http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/ -£10 subscription
General
 https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/department for-education
 http://resources.woodlands -junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/