Events Calendar

Y6 SATs Week

Year 6 SATS take place during the week commencing 14-5-18

Assessment and Reporting

‘Old’ national curriculum levels (e.g. Level 3, 4, 5) have now been abolished, as set out in the government guidelines.
From 2016, test scores have been reported as ‘scaled scores’.
Your child will still be taught with the highest expectations and cover all required elements of the curriculum, similar to previous years.
The new curriculum is more rigorous and sets high expectations for all children.

Scaled Score Examples

On publication of the test results in July 2018.

A child awarded a scaled score of 100 is judged to have met the ‘national standard’ in the area judged by the test.
A child awarded a scaled score of more than 110 is judged to have exceeded the national standard and demonstrated a higher than expected knowledge of the curriculum for their age.
A child awarded a scaled score of less than 100 is judged to have not yet met the national standard and performed below expectation for their age.

The Tests

Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar (45 minutes)

Spelling (approximately 15 minutes)

Reading (60 minutes)

Mathematics

– Paper 1: Arithmetic (30 minutes)

– Paper 2: Reasoning (40 minutes)

– Paper 3: Reasoning (40 minutes)

Writing will be ‘Teacher Assessed’ internally, as in recent years.

How to help your child

Support and reassure your child that there is nothing to worry about and they should always just try their best. Praise and encourage!
Ensure your child has the best possible attendance at school, this includes being punctual
Support your child with any homework tasks.
Reading, spelling and arithmetic (e.g. times tables) are always good to practise.
Talk to your child about what they have learnt at school and what book(s) they are reading (the character, the plot, their opinion).
Make sure your child has a good sleep and healthy breakfast every morning! Year 6 Children are invited to come to breakfast club during SATS week, starting at 8am.

How to help with reading

Listening to your child read can take many forms.
Enjoy stories together – reading stories to your child at KS1 and KS2 is equally as important as listening to your child read.
Read a little at a time but often, rather than rarely but for long periods of time!
Talk about the story before, during and afterwards – discuss the plot, the characters, their feelings and actions, how it makes you feel, predict what will happen and encourage your child to have their own opinions.
Look up definitions of words together – you could use a dictionary, the internet or an app on a phone or tablet.
All reading is valuable – it doesn’t have to be just stories. Reading can involve anything from fiction and non-fiction, poetry, newspapers, magazines, football programmes, TV guides.

How to help with writing and spelling, punctuation and grammar

Practise and learn spelling lists – make it fun! – Ask in school if you would like a copy of our spelling lists.
Encourage opportunities for writing such as letters to family or friends, shopping lists, notes or reminders, stories or poems.
Write together – be a good role model for writing.
Encourage use of a dictionary to check spelling and a thesaurus to find synonyms and expand vocabulary
Remember that good readers become good writers! Identify good writing features when reading (e.g. vocabulary, sentence structure, punctuation).

How to help with maths

Play times tables games
Play mental maths games including counting in different amounts, forwards and backwards
Encourage opportunities for telling the time
Encourage opportunities for counting coins and money; finding amounts or calculating change when shopping
Look for numbers on street signs, car registrations and anywhere else!
Look for examples of 2D and 3D shapes around the home
Identify, weigh or measure quantities and amounts in the kitchen or in recipes
Play games involving numbers or logic, such as dominoes, card games, darts or chess