Year 6 tests

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Npowell999
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Year 6 tests

Post by Npowell999 »

Hi is is sats or cats they do in year 6, can I get practice papers for these? Or old papers

Thanks
Okanagan
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by Okanagan »

All the 2013 and earlier KS2 SATS papers are now downloadable via the Department of Education STA Orderline - sort by most recent first to find the newest ones.

Some schools may be other tests too, but papers for those aren't usually available.
Npowell999
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by Npowell999 »

Hi my daughter is in year 6 what tests do they do in year six is it cats or sats?
Guest55
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by Guest55 »

Every state school takes the KS2 tests which are inaccurately called SATS. Some schools also do CATs which are different.
Optimist
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by Optimist »

Hi

The 11+ is out of the way for ds1. My thoughts are now turning to the Y6 KS2 writing paper. Can anyone advise if it is a choice of compositions to write. Or is there just the one. Are there any types that need to be prepared for ie reports, factal, letters etc.

Many thanks
Guest55
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by Guest55 »

Writing is teacher assessed - there is no KS2 test now.
DC17C
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by DC17C »

They should do enough in school without needing to do extra practice at home. I have no idea what my dc were did for SATs other than they both did very well just with the input they got in school.
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by ToadMum »

Okanagan wrote:All the 2013 and earlier KS2 SATS papers are now downloadable via the Department of Education STA Orderline - sort by most recent first to find the newest ones.

Some schools may be other tests too, but papers for those aren't usually available.
Just tried to download a 2012 paper (just to see whether I could, really :) ) and was told I couldn't, because I wasn't a school...
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southbucks3
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by southbucks3 »

Year 2011 and below work. I suspect the schools are still using 2012/2013 for in house assessment.
yoyo123
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Re: Year 6 tests

Post by yoyo123 »

you could try e-maths too, but I dare say that the school will be using past papers a lot!
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