SATs meeting

3. • SATs begin Monday 12th May 2013 –
Thursday 15th May 2013
• Children have tests in reading, grammar,
spelling and punctuation and mathematics.
• All writing will be teacher assessed across a
breadth of work
• Children will complete tests every morning
• Afternoon sessions will be used for further
revision and exercise

4. Day 9.00am – 10.20am 10.45am – 12.15pm
Monday Reading Test – 60 mins
Level 3-5
Reading Test - 35 mins
Level 6
Tuesday Spelling, Punctuation and
Grammar (SPAG) Test
60 mins
Level 3-5
Spelling, Punctuation and
Grammar (SPAG) Test
60 mins
Level 6
Wednesday Maths Test 1
45 mins
Level 3-5
Mental Maths Test
20 mins
Level 3-5
Thursday
Maths Test 2
45 mins
Level 3-5
MathsTest
Paper 1 & 2
45 mins each
Level 6

5.  Reading paper – 3 separate and unrelated
texts that become progressively harder to
understand
 Maths – no use of calculators in Level 3-5
papers

6.  Age related expectation for children at Key
Stage 2 are for children working at Level 4
 The SATs are designed to measure the
progress children make from Key Stage 1 to
Key Stage 2
 The school is set challenging targets and
strives hard to meet these.

7. Reading Writing Mathematics
Level 4 Level 5 Level 4 Level 5 Level 4 Level 5
Lytham Hall Park 100% 70.6% 100% 58.8% 100% 67.6%
National 86.6% 44.9% 84.2% 30.9% 86.3% 41.4%
+13.4% +25.7% +15.8% +27.9% +13.7% +26.2%
Reading Writing Mathematics
Level 6 Level 6 Level 6
Lytham Hall Park 0% 8.8% 26.5%
National 0% 1.5% 6.1%
- +7.3% 20.4%

8. How is my
child’s progress
measured?
Will my child
make the
progress that is
expected?
How do you
support my child
in achieving
expected or better
progress?
What is level 6?
Will all children
sit tests for
Level 6?
How will
results be
reported
to me?
Will the results
affect my child
at high school?
Is Year 6 just
about SATs?

9.  Support homework – use revision programs on the internet
 Class focus is Numeracy & GAPs – daily question to be
completed at home.
 Encourage children to check for accuracy. Discuss their
methods.
 Know times tables and related division facts
 Discuss Spelling, Grammar and Punctuation terms and practice
 Ensure children are in bed early
 Children need to eat breakfast
 Provide fruit or money for school fruit tuck shop
 Bring bottled water
 Children can bring one mascot – no bigger than their hand
 Reassurance