Sorry to post again ( posted a month or so ago ). Dd1 will be sitting her SATs in May, her teacher has said she is capable of level 6's in English and maths.
At parents evening a few weeks ago, teacher says he's unsure if dd will get the grade she deserves as she is i. Too much of a rush and often skips information in the questions leading to mistakes being made.
Teacher has been given the class mock papers for level 3-5 but so far has not tested them ( the ones sitting the level 6 ) on any level 6 mock papers. Because so few are taking the level 6 nothing has been done to prepare them for what might be in the paper. For this reason I managed to get hold of a level 6 paper from a previous year, I set down with dd and went though the paper, most of the questions she could not answer as the topics ( algebra , long division, how to calculate angles, and stem charts) has not been taught in class.
Am I wrong in thinking ' if they are not going to prepare her there's no point in her sitting the level 6 paper?'.
It's got to the point where she's getting upset as I have been trying to teach her ( not easy when I'm not that good at maths myself ), although I would love for her to get a level 6 I don't want her getting stressed and having to sit extra tests when she doesn't stand a chance of getting the level 6 anyway.
So do I tell her teacher to ditch the level 6 paper? Or do I work hard with her at home to get her through it? Is it really worth the hassle as the SATs are mainly for the schools benefit and not hers ( a level 5 will get her into the top maths set at high school anyway ).
Anyone else's dc sitting the level 6's, what prep has been done with your children?
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Endler32 · 06/03/2015 09:41
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