Overview and changes

• In 2014 a New National Curriculum was implemented into schools.
• In 2016 – New tests have been designed to measure how well the children have learnt key skills, facts, information etc..
• The ‘look’ of the test hasn’t changed much
• The way that they are reported and the complexity and difficulty has changed.

• https://m.youtube.com/watch?feature=youtu.
be&v=nF1n1g4CePI

New Tests Old Tests
1 Mental Maths Paper and 2 Problem solving papers
A possible 100 Marks were available
Mental – 20 marks (CD)
Paper A – 40 marks (40 minutes)
Paper B – 40 marks (40 minutes)
Focus on many aspects of Maths
1 Arithmetic Paper and 2 Problem
Solving and Reasoning Papers
A possible 110 marks are available
Arithmetic Paper – 40 marks (30 minutes)
Paper A – 35 marks (40 minutes)
Paper B – 35 marks (40 minutes)
Bigger emphasis on the number strands and fractions
A level 6 paper for higher achieving pupils
No level 6 papers
Tests have higher expectations.
They are more demanding.
This matches the New National Curriculum.

New tests Old tests
3 or 4 mini texts
Mixture of texts
Text 1 – lower challenge
Text 2 – more challenging questions
Text 3 – more challenging questions
Number of ways of recording answers – circle, writing, joining boxes, ticking boxes
15 minutes of reading time, 45 minutes to answer questions
Level 6 Paper
3 or 4 mini texts
Mixture of texts – but more narrative texts and only 1 information text
Text 1 questions will gain in difficulty as the questions progress
Text 2 questions will gain in difficulty as the questions progress
Text 3…
Number of ways of recording answers – circle, writing, joining boxes, ticking boxes
60 minutes to read and answer questions
No Level 6 Paper
Tests have higher expectations.
They are more demanding.
This matches the New National Curriculum
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• From the text, find and copy a word that describes how
Ruby felt.
• in a flash... (page 6) What does this tell you about the burning of rocks in space?
• The iguanodons are described as inoffensive brutes…
Look at the paragraph beginning: I do not know how long… (page 8). Explain how the descriptions of the iguanodons in this paragraph support the idea that they were both inoffensive and brutes. Use evidence from the text to support your answer

Old tests
Paper 1 – Grammar, Punctuation and
Vocabulary – 50 marks (45 minutes)
Paper 2 – Spelling – 20 marks (around 15 minutes)
Speech marks
Connectives – and, so, but , because , when , if
Connectives – on the other hand, therefore
Time connectives - first, then, so, next
Connectives - after, before
Embedded clause/subordinating clause
Level 6 papers
New tests
Paper 1 – Grammar, Punctuation and
Vocabulary – 50 marks (45 minutes)
Paper 2 – Spelling – 20 marks (around 15 minutes)
Inverted commas
Co-ordinating conjunctions Subordinating conjunctions
Adverbs or adverbials (group of words)
Adverbs (of time)
Subordinating conjunctions or Prepositions of time
Relative clause
No level 6 papers
Tests have higher expectations.
They are more demanding.
This matches the New National Curriculum.

• Circle all the pronouns in the sentence below.
They bought new jumpers for themselves and a warm scarf for Dad.
• Punctuate this sentence correctly: sit down at once ordered the officer
• Fill in the blanks
One elephant, six _____
One mouse, three _____
One sheep, four ______
• Which sentence is in the passive voice?
– A. The man must have eaten five hamburgers.
– B . Five hamburgers must have been eaten by the man.

• http://www.sats2016.co.uk/think-youd-passyour-sats-in-2016/

Working at the expected standard (meeting all objectives below)
I can ……………………………………. through a range of writing for audiences and purposes
I can create atmosphere and advance the action
I can integrate dialogue to convey character
I can select vocabulary and sentence structures to match the level of formality
I can use a range of cohesive devices, within and across sentences and paragraphs
(including adverbials, repeated reference to the same thing, determiners, pronouns, conjunctions)
I can use passive and modal verbs mostly appropriately
I can use a wide range clauses, sometimes in different places in the sentences
I can use adverbials, preposition phrases and expanded noun phrases to add detail
I can use inverted commas, commas for clarity, and punctuation for parenthesis mostly correctly
I can make some correct use of semi-colons, dashes, colons and hyphens
I can spell most words correctly from the years 5 and 6 word list
I can maintain legibility, fluency and speed in handwriting
I can choose whether or not to join specific letters

• Reading a range of texts to support the children writing a wide range of texts
• Handwriting – all writing should be legible and joined
• Spelling – using the Y3 – Y6 spelling lists provided to practice spellings at home using a range of strategies taught in school
• Alan Peat Spell Fix Y3 – Y6 app (free)
• SPaG games

• Scaled scores – converting raw scores to a scaled score.
• The ‘pass scaled score’ mark will always be 100.
• The amount of correct marks on the test needed to achieve the pass mark will change over the years depending on the difficulty of the tests.
• The amount needed to get 100 scale score points is set after the exam has been sat from the data
(tests completed) and by a group of experienced teachers.

Subject
Reading
SPaG
Maths
Scaled score Outcome
115 Met the expected standard
101
98
Met the expected standard
Did not meet the standard

Test Date
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• The school supports the Year 6 classes throughout the day and has designed its curriculum around the children’s needs.
• 1:1, small group tuition has been offered to some children who have been identified.
• Small group support within school – highly skilled staff.
• The support of Mr Lea with children’s worries etc…
• Stress free build up!
• Exam week we offer breakfast club – free of charge.

• Reading at home – questioning to assist the understanding of what the children have read.
• Any kind of revision is great – practice what they have learnt at school.
– Ask the children to teach you what they have been taught
• Use the internet – thousands of websites.
– Key stage 2 Maths games, SPAG, www.mymaths.co.uk
• Revision guides are available – WH Smiths, Letts…
• Revision mind maps to link learning
• Multiplication tables, division facts, real life problem solving in the supermarket, quick fire tests, spelling games etc.

• Complaints about whatsapp and other messaging systems – imessenger, facebook messenger etc. how they are being used at home.
• We make children aware of how to be safe on the
Internet and to be aware of what we are saying when online.
• We strongly recommend to the children not use facebook as the content is questionable and you must be 13 to sign up to the website.

• There are locks and blocks that parents can put on to phones, app stores and android stores.
• Fair usage agreements between yourselves and the children.
• Parents can be part of a ‘group’ so you can police the conversations that may go on.
• Facebook or other social media passwords can be kept by yourselves so that you can dip in and out of the account as and when required.