SATs 2016

New curriculum, new standards, new tests

Main changes

• New tests :

• a grammar, punctuation and spelling test

• A arithmetic paper- this replaces mental maths test

• All pupils will take just 1 set of tests- no level 6

• Tests will include a small number of questions that will stretch the most able pupils.

Main changes

• Levels will be replaced by scaled scores

• Raw scores will be translated to scaled scores using a conversion table

• Conversion tables will be published on GOV. UK on return of of results day

• KS2 test results published on NCA tools in July 2016

• Pupils to receive a raw score, scaled score and confirmation of attainment of the national standard.

English tests

Reading:

1 hour

•Greater focus on fictional texts

•Greater emphasis on comprehension elements- point-evidence-explain

•3-4 unrelated texts of increasing difficulty

•Mixture of text types

SPAG

• 1 short answer paper ( 45 minutes) 50 marks

• Greater focus on knowing and applying grammatical terminology with full range of punctuation.

• Technical terms in grammar tested

• Spelling test (approx 15 minutes)20 marks (completing sentences with word missing-spelling patterns tested)

Maths

• 3 papers

• 1 arithmetic paper (Gridded paper provided)

• 36 questions, 40 marks, 30 minutes

• Addition & subtraction

• Complex calculations with fractions

• Long division & multiplications

• 2 mathematical reasoning papers

• 40 marks each ( total 80) 40 minutes

Scoring

Scale

•100 will always represent the ‘national; standard’

•Due to small differences in difficulty between tests raw score ( total number of correct responses, that equates 100) slightly different

•No information on what scale will look like yet-tests need to be taken and marked before it is set. Can’t do so with old data because it was based on a different curriculum

•Scaled score based on raw score – total marks

•Raw score to scaled scored will be made using a conversion table

Timetable

Monday 9 May

•English reading test

Tuesday 10 May

•English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: spelling (approx 15 minutes)

•English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 2: questions ( 45 minutes)

Wednesday 11 May

•Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic (30 minutes)

•Mathematics Paper 2: reasoning (40 minutes each)

Revision

• http://www.sparkyteaching.com/resources/thinkingskills/themfiles.php

• http://uk.ixl.com/math/year-6

• http://www.compare4kids.co.uk/maths.php

• http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/maths_booster/booster.html

Useful information

• https://www.gov.uk/government/news/new-video-published-on-changes-to-2016-tests-and-assessments

• https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/standards-and-testing-agency

• https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/national-curriculum-assessments-2016-sample-materials