SATS Assessment Tests

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SATS Assessment Tests

• May 12th May 16th 2008

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What will the tests cover

• Reading comprehension
• Writing a short task long task (including
  handwriting)
• Spelling
• Mental maths
• Mathematics
• Science
• Tests measure what all children can do when they
  are set the same questions, they help teachers
  identify strengths and weaknesses in a childs
  understanding.

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SATS TIMETABLE
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Teacher Assessment

• As well as the tests being carried out, Miss
  Taylor has been assessing the following
  throughout the year.
• English
• Maths
• Science
• Teacher assessment judges your child's
  performance across the whole subject over time.
• These assessments are reported alongside the test
  results.
• Teacher assessment is based on descriptions of
  what a child should achieve at each level.
• Children are given a level that best fits their
  level of achievement
• Tests and teacher assessment are equally
  important

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Ways to help your child

• A child does not fail their SATS test
• Reassure your child and give them confidence
  about their ability and that they just have to
  try their best on the day
• Let your child live their lives as normal during
  test week
• Support your child by looking through the
  revision guidance
• Check out BBC Revisewise Website or SPARK ISLAND
  together
• Please do not keep your child off school
  unnecessarily phone us and talk to us.- Please
  tell us if anything has happened at home that
  could upset them.
• Encourage your child to spend 10-20 minutes a day
  on revision or practice over the next few weeks
• Remind your child that in most parts of the SAT
  papers, they will not have to write in sentences
  often, phrases or even single words will be
  enough . There are sometimes a variety of tick
  boxes   
• Make sure your child has breakfast every day,
  especially during the week of the tests -
  children who miss breakfast perform worse later
  in the morning
• Please make sure your child has some early nights
  that week a stress free week!

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Are the tests stressful for the children?

• The tests only cover what children have been
  learning at school.
• Everybody involved in the tests take care to make
  sure that they are not stressful and are as fair
  as possible to all children.
• We provide a supportive environment that aims to
  prepare the pupils and for them not to spend time
  worrying about the tests.
• Our aim is simple for the pupils to try their
  best!

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Ways we will be helping your child

• Questions from previous papers are practised,
  advice on how to read and answer questions, and
  managing their time during the tests. Nearer the
  time, the children are given the set timetable
  for the week of the tests.
• Finding the right place for your child to carry
  out the tests
• Providing readers for Maths and Science papers
  reminding the children to use the readers
  available
• Appropriate learning breaks between the tests
• Providing water bottles during the test
• A mental warm up before the Maths test
• Providing a treat after the tests!
• Reminding the children to use the revision
  guidance booklets information previously given
  to the children.

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What do the levels mean?The levels are a method
of comparing your childs ability against
national standards of achievement. It is expected
that it takes two years to complete each level.
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What happens to the tests?

• After each test, the papers are packed and sealed
  and sent by courier to be marked.
• Markers have been trained and their marking will
  have gone through a quality control check.
• The tests are due back in School the first week
  of July.
• The returned papers have to be checked for errors
  and all data loaded onto our tracking systems
  which generates a report which you will receive
  at the end of term.
• The report shows both the test result and the
  teacher assessment. Both carry equal weighting.

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Revision Websites