Should I tutor my DD?

[AnnieKenneyfanclub]

DD's school have just sent me through lots of details about her KS1 sats.

DD is higher ability and could do well, however I know that the school have not covered a large amount of content due to covid.

I have always understood that the KS1 sats are for the school not for the child. It is about their results not hers.

I could easily tutor DD in the areas that are missing so that she does well. However I wonder is this fair? Will it help her to be ahead of her peers? Will it actually help the school to analyse what they need to do next (and fix any weaknesses in their teaching or curriculum)?

Of course I want DD to do the best she can but I don't, as an example, want to spend time covering data handing, when the rest of the class hasn't. So she is likely to cover it again next year.

WWYD?

I would tutor her if you can. Yes it’s about the school but she’ll feel bad if she’s used to doing well then just doesn’t.

@LouiseTrees

I would tutor her if you can. Yes it’s about the school but she’ll feel bad if she’s used to doing well then just doesn’t.

How will she know if she didn't do well? When my Dc did KS1 SATS we received nothing in the way of 'results', so to this day I have no idea how either of them did, nor was it ever necessary for me to know.

Ime the children aren't even aware the sats have taken place. They are not told and it isn't an issue. I wouldn't give it another thought and I say that as a parent of 3 children that have done ks1 sats.

I would do what’s best in my child’s interest which is teach them the bits of the curriculum that the school hasn’t been able to for various reasons. Not helping your child to her SATs results a fair representation of what the school has taught her sounds a bit like cutting off your nose to spite your face.

There is still lots of time before the SATs . They are normally in May so I'm sure she will cover most areas of maths before then. If she has a particular weakness you could do that if you want to.