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KS2 teachers: criteria for sitting a level 6 paper?

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Iamnotminterested · 03/02/2012 10:13

Given that there will be such little time between the standard 3-5 SATs and the optional level 6's for marking, would a child be chosen to sit a level 6 paper based on their continual TA though the year?

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member · 07/02/2012 18:54

Glad to have found this thread as dd has come out of school saying that her & two others from her Year 6 class are being entered for level 6 SATS in maths based on a mock paper they did last week. She is upset & tearful about this as she thinks she'll get them all wrong!

At PCE in October, her teacher said she was comfortably in level 5 for literacy & that her "target" should be level 6 by the end of Yr 6. I took this to mean extension activities as had no idea that there was a L6 paper.

The class haven't had the results back from the mock literacy papers yet, but she consistently works at a higher level in literacy than in maths so am now wondering if they'll want to enter her for L6 in that.

She doesn't think that she's done any work at level 6 (have no idea if that's true) & freaks out is so afraid of failure, that she balks at things which don't instantly come easily to her.

Annual reports come out end of March & final PCE end of June after SATS.

Are school supposed to ask for parental permission before submitting children for L6?

Feenie · 07/02/2012 18:58

No.

busymummy3 · 07/02/2012 23:36

This is completely wrong that an 11 year old child is coming out of school crying about tests and is obviously feeling under pressure and so sad to hear she has "targets" they should be enjoying their last year of primary. Is there no way as a parent you can refuse her to be entered for a level 6 paper? is there no such thing as a level 6 teachers assessment anymore or do they have to prove it by achieving level 6 on a level 6 paper?

Feenie · 08/02/2012 06:47

That's an issue regarding tests and the way a school handles them - not anything to do with level 6. A child may be just as upset about their level 4/5 test/target if the school handles it badly.

IndigoBell · 08/02/2012 07:33

busy - you don't think primary aged kids should have targets?

Every child has targets from the day they enter reception. This is (one way) how school can tell if there's a problem and a child isn't making progress.

Without targets it'd be harder to tell if there was a problem - and if the problem was with the child, the teacher, or the school.....

Some schools share the targets with the kids and parents, some don't. But they all have them.

And why should a child be enjoying their last year of primary? I mean is it just the last year of primary they should be enjoying? Or all of primary? Or all of school? Or their whole life?

I want my children to enjoy their whole life. But I think working hard and achieving is very satisfying and enjoyable, and a good way to enjoy your life. I don't think being lazy or coasting is nearly as much fun.

member · 08/02/2012 18:36

Sorry, didn't get back to this until now. Thanks Feenie.

I don't blame the school in this regard, dd's always been aware of having targets. Dd does have a tendency to look on the black side of things; the tears were short-lived and her demeanour improved after a snack

I just wish the school had intimated that there were such things as L6 SATS/what they entailed - it all seemed to come from nowhere & this thread is as much information as I've come across. Can you tell where dd gets her control freakery from?

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