SATs are Standard Assessment Tests
These are completed at the end of KS1 and at the end of KS2. They are a set of tests that report how your child has performed.
SATS tests are:
Teacher Assessment
Teacher assessment occurs when teachers assess where they believe children are at academically. Writing for KS1 and KS2 is teacher assessed over a range of different pieces of writing. Teacher assessment covers the following aspects:
When are the tests in 2021?
Key Stage 1: throughout May and June
All KS2 SATs will be held in the week beginning 11th May 2021
The tests must be taken on the scheduled days.
Key Stage 2: Monday 10th May – Thursday 13th May
Monday 10th May |
English grammar, punctuation and spelling Paper 1: Questions Paper 2: Spelling |
Tuesday 11th May |
English Reading |
Wednesday 12th May |
Mathematics Paper 1: arithmetic Paper 2: reasoning
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Thursday 13th May |
Mathematics Paper 3: reasoning
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Children should not go on holiday during term time and especially during these periods, or leading up to the tests.
Children in Year 2 and will be tested in English (reading & writing) & maths) and children in Year 6 will be tested in English (reading, writing, grammar & spelling) and in maths.
PLEASE REMEMBER …All children are individual!
What we should celebrate, as parents and as teachers, is that each individual child has made progress – not necessarily focus on the level a child has attained.
PLEASE RESIST THE URGE TO COMPARE ONE CHILD UNFAVOURABLY WITH ANOTHER
(your own or someone else’s!)
Great Websites!
BBC Bitesize
Oak Acadamy
Active Learn
Timestable Rockstars
All of the above websites will be of use to help with revision!
Helping at Home
We recommend:-
Early nights
Lots of sleep
Good attendance
Good punctuality
A good breakfast
LOTS OF PRAISE AND ENCOURAGEMENT!