Wednesday 3rd March

SATs Information
Wednesday
th
5
March
What are the children
tested in?
Literacy – reading, writing and grammar,
punctuation & spelling
From last year children’s levels for writing will be
teacher assessed. However, some schools will
be selected for sample testing. We were one of
these schools two years ago.
 Numeracy – mental maths and written methods
(both now non-calculator use)
 Science is not tested; apart from in a sample of
selected schools; we were selected in a
previous year for this.
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When is SATs week?
What is tested and when?
How long are the tests?
Monday 12th May – Thursday 15th May inclusive
Monday
Reading test (1 hour to read the booklet and
answer the questions)
Level 6 test on the afternoon
Tuesday
Grammar, punctuation and spelling test (45
mins)
Level 6 test on the afternoon
Wednesday
Mental Maths test (20 mins)
Mathematics Paper 1 (45 mins)
Thursday
Mathematics Paper 2 (45 mins)
Thursday
afternoon
Mathematics papers 1 & 2 (Level 6)
What do the levels
mean?
Level 3 is below average;
 Level 4b is national average;
 Level 5 is above average;
 Level 6 is where a child is particularly
gifted.
The levels are sub-divided into categories in
some cases:
 4c is the lower end of level 4;
 4b is a middle level 4;
 4a is the higher end of level 4
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How can you support your
child?
• Support them at home through working with
them to complete homework and provide them
with a quiet environment and timed conditions to
complete their practice SATs papers.
• Retain a positive atmosphere at home, refraining
from applying pressure, but instead having
confidence in their abilities.
• Encouraging them to do revision using various
revision sites and through the use of revision
books.
Useful Resources for SAT
Preparation
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Count On (http://www.counton.org/games/) - recommend the "Who
wants to be a mathonaire" game. Have a pen a paper ready to do some
workings out. Also, be sure to select games for KS2 pupils as the
website has games for all Key Stages on it.
Other websites that have helpful material on them include:
BBC Revisewise http://www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/
Mathematical Activities for Y6
http://www.echalk.co.uk/Maths/PrimaryNationalStrategy_Yr6/DfESMathsActivitiesforyear6/index.html
Hit the Button
http://www.wmnet.org.uk/wmnet/custom/files_uploaded/uploaded_reso
urces/851/Hitthebuttonv7.swf
Primary Games http://www.primarygames.co.uk/evalindex.html
Woodland junior school http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/
http://www.freepastpapers.co.uk/sats-papers-ks2.php
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attending
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