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Year 6 Changes and Expectations for 2017/18

Presentation to parents about the changes and expectations for Year 6, including responsibilities, activities, assessments, and the new curriculum.

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Year 6 Changes and Expectations for 2017/18

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  1. Welcome to Year 6 St. Martin’s Catholic Primary Presentation to Parents Thursday 28th September 2017 Information and Guidance on the Changes and Expectations for 2017/18

  2. Responsibilities • House Captains • School Councillors – both Junior and Infant • Sports Ambassadors – whole school • Safety Officers – whole school • Hall and assembly monitors • Swimming lessons – ability to choose how they leave: walk home, collected or back to school.

  3. Year 6 assemblies and masses. • Holocaust Memorial Day • Martin Luther King Jnr. Day. • Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet performance. • Christmas Advent Mass • Stations of the Cross. • Year 6 Leaver’s Mass. • Year 6 Music performance. • Year 6 Leaver’s Assembly – on the final day.

  4. Residential trips • Robinwood – January 2018 • (Details to be sent out soon.) • London –either: Harry Potter World or H.M.S. Belfast (overnight stay in London)

  5. Level of work in Year 6 • The work done in Year 6 has to be independently done. • What does this mean? • As a teacher I can guide the children with my teaching, in English for instance, I am not allowed to scaffold answers, it has to be their own work. • In Maths it is no longer acceptable to just have a numerical answer – the children are expected to be able to construct a written answer, using mathematical language – explaining the reasoning behind their numerical answer. • Homework in Year 6 is essential and has to be independently completed.

  6. Expectations and SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests or officially - National Curriculum Tests) • These will take place – week beginning Monday 14th May 2018 • As well as these tests the children have to be assessed in their writing – this is a Teacher Assessment under ‘strict’ guidelines from the Standards and Testing Agency (STA) and are Moderated in a cluster of 8 Halton Schools. They are also open to Moderation from both Halton Council and the STA.

  7. Expectations and SATs (Statutory Assessment Tests or officially - National Curriculum Tests) • The children will also receive a Teacher assessment covering their work across 180 days of school (approx.) in the following subjects: • Maths • English Reading including speaking and listening. • Science • These assessments are entered into the STA website on June 28th 2018. The children will be working up to this date – especially in their writing. • These Teacher Assessments also use the two-tier system – NAS and AS.

  8. Sample Questions: all 3 National Curriculum Tests (NCT)

  9. NS or AS • The new NCT’s (SATs) are based on a two tier system: • NS – Not achieved Standard • AS – Achieved Standard • In 2016-17 the following scaled scores were required to Achieve Standard: • Maths 57 out of 110 = 62.7% • Reading 26 out of 50 = 52% • GaPS 36 out of 70 = 51.4% • All 3 marks would give a Scaled Score of 100. This is the required mark to Achieve Standard.

  10. In conclusion: • It will be a very challenging year, however we now get requests from all the High Schools in and around Halton to ask St. Martin’s children to consider their school. • This is a testament to the hard work your children and you yourselves have done over their time here at St. Martins. • Although I started by saying it would be a ‘challenging year’ let me finish by saying:

  11. In conclusion: • It will also be the most enlightening and productive year of their Primary School life. Enabling them to move on to ‘pastures’ new and start their respective High School full of the skills and confidence needed to succeed - wherever they end up. • Hers’s to another wonderful Year 6 at St. Martins.

  12. Assessment and Reporting • ‘Old’ national curriculum levels (e.g. Level 3, 4, 5) have now been abolished, as set out in the government guidelines. • From 2016, test scores will be reported as ‘scaled scores’. • This means it is very difficult to compare the assessment of a previous year with the current year. • Your child will still be taught with the highest expectations and cover all required elements of the curriculum, similar to previous years. • The new curriculum is more rigorous and sets high expectations which all schools have had to work hard to meet since the beginning of last year. • ‘Old’ national curriculum levels (e.g. Level 3, 4, 5) have now been abolished, as set out in the government guidelines. • From 2016, test scores will be reported as ‘scaled scores’. • This means it is very difficult to compare the assessment of a previous year with the current year. • Your child will still be taught with the highest expectations and cover all required elements of the curriculum, similar to previous years. • The new curriculum is more rigorous and sets high expectations which all schools have had to work hard to meet since the beginning of last year.

  13. Scaled Scores • What is meant by ‘scaled scores’? • It is planned that 100 will always represent the ‘national standard’. • Each pupil’s raw test score will therefore be converted into a score on the scale, either at, above or below 100. • The scale will have a lower end point somewhere below 100 and an upper end point above 100. • A child who achieves the ‘national standard’ (a score of 100) will be judged to have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the areas assessed by the tests. • In July 2016 for the first publication of test results, each pupil will receive: • A raw score (number of raw marks awarded). • A scaled score in each tested subject. • Confirmation of whether or not they attained the national standard. • What is meant by ‘scaled scores’? • It is planned that 100 will always represent the ‘national standard’. • Each pupil’s raw test score will therefore be converted into a score on the scale, either at, above or below 100. • The scale will have a lower end point somewhere below 100 and an upper end point above 100. • A child who achieves the ‘national standard’ (a score of 100) will be judged to have demonstrated sufficient knowledge in the areas assessed by the tests. • In July 2016 for the first publication of test results, each pupil will receive: • A raw score (number of raw marks awarded). • A scaled score in each tested subject. • Confirmation of whether or not they attained the national standard.

  14. Scaled Score Examples On publication of the test results in July 2016: • A child awarded a scaled score of 100 is judged to have met the ‘national standard’ in the area judged by the test. • A child awarded a scaled score of more than 100 is judged to have exceeded the national standard and demonstrated a higher than expected knowledge of the curriculum for their age. • A child awarded a scaled score of less than 100 is judged to have not yet met the national standard and performed below expectation for their age. On publication of the test results in July 2016: • A child awarded a scaled score of 100 is judged to have met the ‘national standard’ in the area judged by the test. • A child awarded a scaled score of more than 100 is judged to have exceeded the national standard and demonstrated a higher than expected knowledge of the curriculum for their age. • A child awarded a scaled score of less than 100 is judged to have not yet met the national standard and performed below expectation for their age.

  15. Higher Attaining Pupils • Previous Key Stage 2 tests were aimed at children achieving Levels 3-5 (with a national expectation to reach at least Level 4) • In the past, additional Level 6 tests were produced for children who demonstrated higher than expected attainment, above Level 5. • From this year, there won’t be any separate tests for the most able children. • Instead, each test will have scope for higher attaining pupils to show their strengths. • Previous Key Stage 2 tests were aimed at children achieving Levels 3-5 (with a national expectation to reach at least Level 4) • In the past, additional Level 6 tests were produced for children who demonstrated higher than expected attainment, above Level 5. • From this year, there won’t be any separate tests for the most able children.

  16. The Tests • Key Stage 2 National Curriculum Tests (SATs) take place nationally in the week commencing 14th May 2018. • Statutory tests will be administered in the following subjects: • Reading (60 minutes) • Spelling (approximately 15 minutes) • Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar (45 minutes) • Mathematics - Paper 1: Arithmetic (30 minutes) - Paper 2: Reasoning (40 minutes) - Paper 3: Reasoning (40 minutes) • In addition, some schools will be required to take part in Science testing, consisting of three tests in Biology, Physics and Chemistry. Not all schools will take part in this sampling, which takes place on a later date. • All tests are externally marked. • Writing will be ‘Teacher Assessed’ internally, as in recent years. • Key Stage 2 SATs take place nationally in the week commencing 9th May 2016. • Statutory tests will be administered in the following subjects: • Reading (60 minutes) • Spelling (approximately 15 minutes) • Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar (45 minutes) • Mathematics - Paper 1: Arithmetic (30 minutes) - Paper 2: Reasoning (40 minutes) - Paper 3: Reasoning (40 minutes) • In addition, some schools will be required to take part in Science testing, consisting of three tests in Biology, Physics and Chemistry. Not all schools will take part in this sampling, which takes place on a later date. • All tests are externally marked. • Writing will be ‘Teacher Assessed’ internally, as in recent years.

  17. Reading • The Reading Test consists of a single test paper with three unrelated reading texts. • Children are given 60 minutes in total, which includes reading the texts and answering the questions. • A total of 50 marks are available. • Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading. • Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation. • The Reading Test consists of a single test paper with three unrelated reading texts. • Children are given 60 minutes in total, which includes reading the texts and answering the questions. • A total of 50 marks are available. • Questions are designed to assess the comprehension and understanding of a child’s reading. • Some questions are multiple choice or selected response, others require short answers and some require an extended response or explanation. • There is an increased level of inference questions and a new element of predictive questions. These questions will make up between 36 to 50% of the paper.

  18. Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar • A Spelling test is administered containing 20 words, lasting approximately 15 minutes. • A separate test is given on Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar • This test lasts for 45 minutes and requires short answer questions, including some multiple choice. • Marks for these two tests are added together to give a total for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar. • A Spelling test is administered containing 20 words, lasting approximately 15 minutes. • A separate test is given on Punctuation, Vocabulary and Grammar • This test lasts for 45 minutes and requires short answer questions, including some multiple choice. • Marks for these two tests are added together to give a total for Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar.

  19. Mathematics • The Mathematics tests have undergone the biggest change this year. • Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. • Paper 1 is for ‘Arithmetic’ lasting for 30 minutes, covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals. • Questions gradually increase in difficulty. Not all children will be expected to access some of the more difficult questions later in the paper. • Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’, each lasting for 40 minutes. • Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answer questions in context and decide what is required to find a solution. • The Mathematics tests have undergone the biggest change this year. • Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. • Paper 1 is for ‘Arithmetic’ lasting for 30 minutes, covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals. • Questions gradually increase in difficulty. Not all children will be expected to access some of the more difficult questions later in the paper. • Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’, each lasting for 40 minutes. • Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answer questions in context and decide what is required to find a solution. • The Mathematics tests have undergone the biggest change since 2015. • Children will sit three tests: Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3. • Paper 1 is for ‘Arithmetic’ lasting for 30 minutes, covering calculation methods for all operations, including use of fractions, percentages and decimals. • Questions gradually increase in difficulty. Not all children will be expected to access some of the more difficult questions later in the paper. • Papers 2 and 3 cover ‘Problem Solving and Reasoning’, each lasting for 40 minutes. • Pupils will still require calculation skills but will need to answer questions in context and decide what is required to find a solution.

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