Preparing for Year 6 SATs in 2027? What would help?

[SparkyUK27]

Would you pay £7/month for an app that shows your child's SATs gaps AND gives you three conversation starters each week?

No. I really don't like the pressure some schools put on children in Year 5 and 6 to perform well in a test. I wouldn't want to be doing more SATs work at home.

No.

there’s no value in any prep. SATs are a measure for the schools not students.

(and they’re a rubbish school measure in my opinion)

No

No, DD's school asked that we only do the set homework and no more.

No.

SATS are a tool for schools and have no influence on your child’s future. In secondary school they will do their own base line testing.

Absolutely not.

No way

No.

No I wouldn’t. You don’t need to prep them for SATs; as other posters have said they’re more of a measure of a school than the individuals. If you want to help your child just make sure they know their times tables, that they read regularly etc-things that will benefit them personally and help them in life rather than to pass a test. School will identify any significant gaps.

Definitely not. I work in year 6 and we spend every week, from September, preparing the children. Every day, a 15 or 30 minute maths paper, every day a comprehension paper, every week a spelling test and so on.

There is far too much pressure put on SATs and it’s for the government/schools statistics, not your child.

No.

God no.
It's bad enough what the poor schools have to do.
SATS are a pile of nonsense.

Absolutely not, I’ve just had my 4th DD finish her sats and we’ve never done anything additional with any of them outside of school.

They’re a measure of the school, not your child, so boosting them at home does nothing but skew the perception of the school.

Is your child working at expected standard? Yes, then no need to do more but keep up on the reading. If working below expected, ask the school for what they suggest your child needs to do; is it SPAG? Reading comprehension? Maths reasoning? It is probably not all three.

No, sats are to measure the schools performance. Kids have more than enough pressure without adding that on. DD has just done hers and I'm glad she has a teacher that didn't pile the pressure on like others do.

Why? Are you selling one?

Absolutely not.
I did nothing 'extra' to encourage my 3 through sats .
In my opinion year 6 is ruined by in some cases tremendous pressure by the school for little gain.
All 3 knew there were tests to test the teacher/school and that's it.
Had any of them become overly stressed and anxious about them i would have withdrawn them , they weren't aware of that though.
I hate sats.

No!!!

No
11 year olds do not need to be stressed out about tests. SATs are for schools not the child

Absolutely not. Sats aren’t GCSE’s, the kids don’t come out with an actual qualification afterwards. In fact they don’t benefit them in any way whatsoever so ever. There’s no need to put 10/11 year old children under anymore pressure than necessary and I certainly wouldn’t pay to do so.

SATs concentrate on English and Maths and schools will be focused on those subjects. Talk to them and encourage reading books on history science and geography as those subjects are neglected so the school can achieve fantastic sats results (for their own benefit).

I had dealings with the school in our area which has the best sats results in the county.
Omg!
They put the pressure on the parents. They would deny this absolutely but its very sneaky the way that they do it. The parents get stressed about what marks their kids will get. They get tutors. They buy study guides. They put pressure on the kids.
History and Geography and other lessons are cancelled for the half term before sats. The kids spend all day, every day, doing sats revision.
During sats week, kids go into school stressed, crying and upset. Somehow school doesn't notice this.
When the results come through they are always the best. The head emerges from her office to soak up the praise. She's not available at any other time of year; certainly not to talk to parents.

The child that I knew at that school did all their classwork, did all their homework. Walked into school totally unstressed for sats, and passed.
As long as the child has worked well throughout their school career they should pass their sats. Those who have issues will have been flagged by the school.
I did wonder If some of the dramatic parents were those who hadn't bothered about their kids schooling and were suddenly panicking.
I am cynical.

You can't "fail" SATs. They measure a child's progress compared to an average. My DS was very laid back about them as was I as he had already passed entrance exams for an idepenent senior school. I am expecting him to achieve greater depth as usual.

A child doing SATS in 2027 should have gaps because they've not been taught the curriculum yet! If someone is keen enough to get an app, their child will probably do fine anyway if the child has the capability to pass.

No need to prep at all - it's to check in where they are at, it doesn't impact on other things. Our kids' primary, which was high achieving generally, didn't make any fuss of them at all.