Dd has come home from school with a certificate saying she has achieved level A in maths. I thought she'd got an A in a maths test, but it turns out that this is a national assessment thingy. She's just 6, in P2, and apparently in the top set for maths.
I've had a quick google, and have gathered that this seems to be the Scottish equivalent of KS1, and that this is the level she should be at.....good!
But what I'm interested in is how this works. Does the teacher set a test when the group is likely to pass it, or is it done at a set time...are we to expect reading/ writing tests as well?
Her homework, such as it is, is pretty basic; very simple sums (up to 20), basic fractions. Last night she was measuring volumes using a cup of water.I'm supposed I'm surprised that they're testing at all at this level, I would have thought that next year they would get more meaningful results....