Getting ready for SATS

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Getting ready for SATS

• A guide from
• Coaley C of E Primary
• 2009

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Background

• Statutory
• Assessment
• Tests (Tasks)
• All Year 6
• All schools
• All at the same time

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Children are assessed in

• English (Literacy)
• Maths (Numeracy)
• Science

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The tests
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• Standardised assessment tasks
• Must be taken at the end of each Key Stage (Year
  2, 6, 9) legally
• Must be reported to parents at the end of each
  key stage, used for comparisons
• Also optional interim SATs at
• Years 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
• school administered, not statutory.

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Photos and movies

• SATs
• A snap shot
• Direction and speed not always easy to determine

• Teacher assessment
• A Record over time
• Direction and speed more easily determined

Both forms of assessment have equal weighting,
and are passed on to the next school.
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Procedures

• Taken week beginning May 11th
• Formal tests, like exams
• Timetable for testing, sealed envelopes, spot
  checks, marked by paid markers
• Results arrive in July
• Results (raw scores and levels) go to secondary
  schools used for setting
• Teacher assessment

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External marking

• SCIENCE 200?
• Points Level
• 37 3A
• 38 3A
• 39 3A
• 40 3A
• 41 4C
• 42 4C
• 43 4C
• 44 4C
• 45 4C
• 46 Child A 4C
• 47 4C
• 48 4B
• 49 Child B 4B
• 50 4B
• 51 Child C 4B
• 52 4B

• Points are converted to Levels, which are
  reported to parents. Level thresholds can change
  year-to-year.
• The range of points for a Level can be quite
  wide. Schools sub-divide these for internal audit
  purposes.
• Borderline cases are double-checked by school.
• There is an appeals procedure.

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Expected progress
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The timetable
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Preparation

• During Y5 and Y6, past questions are sometimes
  used as part of normal lessons
• At Year 6, we do practice papers and revision
  lessons, including a mock SATs weeks
• SATs Booster Club

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• A film starts at 645pm.
• It lasts 2 hours
• and 35 minutes.
• What time will the film finish?
• 1 mark

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Some children watch salty water being heated.
They measure the change in temperature over 14
minutes.They make a graph of their results. The
graph shows at what temperature their salty water
boiled.
Use the graph. At what temperature did their
salty water boil? ...............................
........... C The children continued heating the
water for a further 5 minutes. What happened to
the temperature? _________________________________
_______________________
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How can I help?

• Early nights, hassle free mornings!
• Please, not lots of past papers
• Revisewise www.bbc.co.uk/revisewise
• Take an interest give them something to write
  about, keep mental skills sharp
• Try not to stress and worry yourself its
  infectious!
• Be positive

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The week before

• Studies show that water is important for thinking
  therefore please allow your child to bring in
  their water bottle.
• Bananas are also good apparently, but any
  additional snacks will probably help them relax.
  One lucky mascot/toy can also be brought in, but
  should be inspiring rather than distracting!
• In most of the tests children will need to use a
  pen, so if your child has a special ink pen
  please remind them to bring it along. Are spare
  cartridges needed?
• A good restful weekend will now be the best
  preparation for the tests next week.
• During the SATS week your child will obviously
  need early nights and to eat well so that they
  are able to do their best.
• They have been under lots of pressure but we are
  sure that with encouragement they will gain a
  sense of achievement from the week.
• Mr Batchelor and Mrs Lowe