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SATs 2019. What are SATS?. End of Key Stage 2, all Year 6 pupils take the KS2 SATS. (Statutory Assessment Tests). Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling and Maths Teacher Assessment for Writing and Science. SATS Time-table Monday 13 th May – Thursday 16 th May 2019. English.
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What are SATS? • End of Key Stage 2, all Year 6 pupils take the KS2 SATS. (Statutory Assessment Tests). • Reading, Grammar, Punctuation and Spelling and Maths • Teacher Assessment for Writing and Science.
English • Speaking and listening – teacher assessment only • Reading - marked externally • Grammar, Punctuation and spelling – marked externally • Writing – teacher assessment only with external moderation • A score for each test is awarded.
Reading test • One hour to include reading time • Consists of a selection of fiction, non-fiction and poetry texts, with an accompanying answer booklet. • The paper will be scored out of 50. • Raw scores being converted into a scaled score, with 100 representing the expected standard.
Grammar • One paper of 45-minute • 50 marks in total • Short answer questions • Second test will assess spelling (20 marks). • The spelling test will be read to pupils, with each spelling contained in a contextualised sentence • Overall marks out of 70 • Will be converted to a scaled score, with 100 representing the expected standard
Maths • Arithmetic Paper – 30 minutes based written number questions. (This has replaced mental maths) • Paper A – 40 minutes (40 marks) • Paper B – 40 minutes (40 marks) Add all the marks together to get an overall score – marked externally
Arithmetic • Arithmetic: Consists largely of one-mark questions using calculations. • Some 2-mark questions for long multiplication and long division calculations. • In 2-mark questions, 1 mark will be award for correct method. E.g. long division • There are 40 marks for this paper.
Reasoning Paper A and Paper B • Fluency, reasoning and problem solving. • Up to half of the questions will be provided within a context. • No calculators allow • No extension paper (old level 6). • Raw scores will be converted to a scaled score, with 100 representing the expected standards.
The children will be assessed on various genres of writing such as: Writing • Fiction –stories with a focus on characters, settings, plot, dialogue, poetry, play scripts etc • Non-fiction – Recount, non-chronological reports, instructions, explanations, persuasion, discussion, letters, diaries, journalistic writing, biographies.
After the tests • School receives results before end of term. • We do not have the date for this. • Parents receive the results as part of the annual report in July.
Breakfast Club • Monday to Thursday • Free for all year 6 children • Meet in the dinner hall when the bell goes • Relaxation and exercise! • End of SATs treat ….remember to have early nights!